Matchbook Editorial

april white

April White has served as a senior editor for print and digital regional, national and global publications, including the HBS Alumni Bulletin, Smithsonian and Atlas Obscura. As an editor, April has collaborated with freelance writers on six continents to produce compelling short- and long-form articles, editorial packages and podcasts for both general-interest audiences and alumni communities. For more than 20 years April has also worked as a freelance writer herself. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Politico, Slate, the Boston Globe and Atavist Magazine, among other publications. For the past decade, she has specialized in storytelling in higher education, for organizations including Harvard Business School, Boston College, Middlebury College, Denison University and Cal Tech.

amy allen

Amy Allen has 20 years of experience in administrative, operational, entrepreneurial and leadership roles. Amy holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Early in her career Amy was the owner of the web design firm Purple Crayon Studios, where she managed the business operations and served as lead designer. To satisfy the varying needs of her clients, she also hired and managed a team of international freelance web and graphic designers to support the studio. More recently Amy has been working in the field of higher education, managing budgets, overseeing purchasing, hiring and onboarding employees, processing payroll and coordinating departmental operations.