Our Forefront Team Is at Your Service!

At Forefront Books, our team is a huge part of why our clients continue to publish with us time and time again. This page is dedicated to sharing our story and mission.

Meet Our Team

The Forefront Books team has a combined one-hundred-plus years of publishing industry experience.

  • Jonathan Merkh

    Co-Founder, President and CEO

  • Becky Nesbitt

    VP, Group Publisher

  • Justin Batt

    VP of Business Development; Publisher, Worth Books and Associate Publisher, Forefront, Maxwell Leadership, and Frederick Douglass Books

  • Mickey Maudlin

    Associate Publisher

  • Jen Gingerich

    VP, Editorial Director

  • Lauren Ward

    Chief of Staff, Director of Author Experience

  • Kia Harris

    Editorial Director, Frederick Douglass Books

  • Caroline Pierce

    Business Affairs Manager

  • Jill Smith

    Senior Editor

  • Cupid

    Director of Security and Chief Meeting Disruptor

Meet Our President

Get to know our president, Jonathan Merkh and his mission behind Forefront Books.

Meet Jonathan Merkh

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