U of A Press Hires Daniel Bertalotto to Manage Design and Production

Mary Herrera

Daniel Bertalotto

The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to welcome Daniel Bertalotto as new manager of design and production. Since 1996 Bertalotto has worked for the Fayetteville-based marketing agency DOXA / Vantage in increasingly responsible roles as a digital prepress technician, graphic designer, art director and creative director.

Bertalotto replaces Liz Lester, who had served as the U of A production manager since 2017 and retired this year. Lester first began her career at the U of A Press in 1992.

"I can't overstate the value that Liz has brought to the press in her many years of service in varying capacities," said Mike Bieker, director of the U of A Press. "The changes she has witnessed, and expertly navigated, in her years here could be a master class on bookmaking. As she leaves for her much-deserved retirement, I'm very excited to welcome Daniel to the press. His creativity, technical skill and extensive experience make him a great fit for the position."

Since 1980, the U of A Press has published peer-reviewed scholarship and literature of enduring value and curates a list of books by authors of diverse backgrounds writing for specialty as well as general audiences in Arkansas and throughout the world.

Please join the U of A Press in welcoming Bertalotto and in wishing Lester hearty congratulations on a long and valued career.