Credentials

Roger Woodson
Executive Publisher, Author, Photographer

As an author, Woodson has written over 100 books and dozens of magazine articles. His publishers include some of the biggest names in publishing — Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Contemporary Books, and others.

In addition to writing, Woodson has packaged many of his own books for major publishers. The books were provided "printer ready," to the publisher. Experience gained through this process allowed Woodson to establish a publishing/packaging team and business, that can provide completed works to be sold to major publishers.

Woodson is well connected in the industry due to his personally published work through several main houses. He has also built a valuable network of "expert" sources — architects, engineers, interior designers, lawyers, CPAs, medical professionals, educators and others — enhancing his ability to coordinate cooperative titles and publish packages on numerous subjects.

Woodson's own books cover many topics including, but not limited to, real estate, construction, remodeling, business, travel, camping and photography. He is an accomplished photographer and illustrates many of his own stories and books. Woodson's photography has been represented by Globe Photos, Inc., and has been published in books, magazines, newspapers, and corporate documents. He has the distinction of receiving the highest classification available in a professional license — that of Designated Real Estate Broker — as well as Master Plumber and General Contractor.

Prior to becoming an author, Woodson's career revolved around real estate and construction. In Virginia, he built as many as sixty homes a year, was involved in extensive remodeling, operated a full-service plumbing company, and ran his own real estate brokerage firm. Woodson also worked as a business consultant, where he assisted small business start-ups and advised on productivity and profits.

Woodson designed, developed, wrote and presented state-approved real estate courses for continuing education credits, business seminars, and videos such as Positive Problem Solving and Recycling Real Estate, for Mid-Coast Training & Development. He was also a member of the adjunct faculty of Central Maine Technical College, where he taught adult education courses in plumbing.

Virginia Howe
Production Manager

Virginia Howe is one of two primary Production Managers with R. Dodge Woodson. Once a project is ready for production, Ms. Howe makes it happen. She serves as liaison with publishers, printers, vendors, and related fields. Additionally, she is a hands-on compositor and supervisor who is responsible for the superior quality of R. Dodge Woodson projects.

Virginia C. Howe is a book compositor, graphic designer, and Photoshop specialist with over 25 years of industry experience. While her primary expertise has involved complex technical manuscripts she has also worked in magazine publishing and advertising.  As a freelancer, her clients include Smart Homeowner Magazine, Professional Mariner Magazine, and Ocean Navigator Magazine. Her clients in the book publishing industry include Reeds Nautical Publications, Penchant Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill Professional Division, Lyons Press, and American Waterworks Association.

Advertising design clients include Brunswick Marine Technologies, Raymarine, Oyster Yachts, Steiner Optics, International Mountain Climbing School, Wild Things Gear for Climbers, MarineMedia.biz, and Climashield Fabrics.

A native of Maryland, she is a fine arts graduate of Towson University and currently lives in Maine.

Jacquie Wallace
Production Manager

Jacquie Wallace is one of two primary Production Managers with R. Dodge Woodson. Once a project is ready for production, Ms. Wallace makes it happen. She serves as liaison with publishers, printers, vendors, and related fields. Additionally, she is a hands-on compositor and supervisor who is responsible for the superior quality of R. Dodge Woodson projects.

Jacquie Wallace has over 20 years experience in publication production, from writing to editing, proofreading, graphic design and prepress production. She earned her bachelor of science degree in Communication/Marketing from Florida State University.

After college Ms. Wallace worked as communications director for the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce and one of Northwest Florida's largest healthcare providers, West Florida Healthcare, before starting her own freelance business in 1991. Since that time her client list has grown to include three major hospitals in the Northwest Florida area, as well as several national and regional publishers. Her expertise lies in copyediting, proofreading, and book composition, as well as project organization. With an eye for details, she is able to contribute to the entire production process.

Wendy Lochner
Executive Editor

Wendy Lochner serves as Executive Editor for R. Dodge Woodson. Her roles are diversified and range from the creation of publishing programs to copyediting. Ms. Lochner’s vast experience in the publishing world adds to the dynamic R. Dodge Woodson team to ensure customer satisfaction and a winning publishing program.

Wendy Lochner has more than 20 years of experience in a wide variety of editorial capacities. As an acquisitions editor at Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (subsequently  acquired by John Wiley & Sons) and later at McGraw-Hill’s Professional and Reference Group, she was responsible for planning, developing, and editing books and electronic media in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning, and building construction.

During the course of her career Wendy was responsible for some of the most successful and award-winning books published in her fields. Many of her titles continue to be used in colleges to this day. Some of her titles include Frank Ching’s Building Construction 

Illustrated and Architectural Graphics, Michael Doyle’s Color Drawing, Donald Watson’s Time-Saver Standards for Building Materials and Systems, and Robert Butler’s Standard Handbook of Architectural Engineering.

Wendy holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in philosophy from New York University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In addition to her work with Lone Wolf, she works for Columbia University Press as Senior Executive Editor for philosophy and religion.