With nearly 100 publications going to print every year, it's absolutely critical that we manage our production schedules with a rod of iron. Tracie is that rod. She's the lynchpin that holds together creative, sales, print, mailing and everything else that combines to bring a magazine to your desk. She has a thousand dates in her head, and printers' ink running through her veins.

The only person who really dares to stand up to Tracie is her daughter. Brave girl.