At Pace Communications, it’s our people who make the difference. We’re a mixture of home-grown talent and far-reaching experience gained at the highest levels of consumer and business publishing—here in the United States and in the most competitive overseas markets.

Each of Pace’s client liaisons is adept at recognizing and meeting any and all client objectives. Our team leaders have a wealth of marketing and publishing experience. They are expert at getting inside your brand and knowing your business. When we work together, we’ll establish measurable objectives for the project, agree to clear guidelines and reporting, and get down to the business of producing world-class work.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is the CEO and owner of Pace Communications. Bonnie launched the company in 1973 with Pace Magazine, the inflight publication of Piedmont Airlines. Today, Pace is the world’s leading custom-publishing business. Bonnie has been recognized as one of the country’s leading women entrepreneurs. Her recent role as Ambassador for the United States and her current position as Chair of the American Red Cross indicate her lifelong commitment to service—both to her country and to the community at large. Bonnie also received the United Way’s 2004 National Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award for her leadership and exemplary service to her community.

Craig Waller, CMO and President of Pace Airline Media. Craig leads the custom publishing and airline media business at Pace and is our acknowledged expert in this field. Before moving to Greensboro from London in 2004, Craig ran a group of digital, publishing and branding agencies for Chime Communications. Prior to that, he co-founded a leading custom publishing business in the United Kingdom, which was acquired by the U.S. marketing services giant Omnicom. For four years, he managed the worldwide custom publishing for that company’s Diversified Agencies Services (DAS) division. He is currently a Board Director of the Custom Publishing Council (CPC) in the US and a frequent speaker and panelist on branded content and publishing around the world.

Leigh Ann Klee is Pace's chief finance officer. She is responsible for treasury management, accounting practices, information technology, as well as legal and business planning aspects of Pace. Prior to joining Pace in 1997, Leigh Ann worked for The Walt Disney Company in corporate finance where she led both domestic and international consulting and audit projects across the company's various divisions, such as Consumer Products, Buena Vista Theatrical Distribution, Miramax and ESPN. Leigh Ann received her Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Leigh Ann earned her CPA with Ernst & Young. Leigh Ann also serves on the Board of the Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation.

Ed Calfo serves as Pace’s executive vice president, overseeing Pace’s production department as well as publications for several key clients, including Toyota, the American Cancer Society, AAA and IGA. Prior to joining Pace in 1987, Ed was vice president of Operations for trade magazine publisher Communications Today. Previously, he was senior vice president and chief auditing officer for BPA, a magazine circulation audit service firm. Ed has extensive knowledge of leading-edge print production technologies and efficiencies and has led Pace’s initiatives to source and secure competitive, volume-based pricing for print and paper.

George Stearns serves as executive vice president. From 1999 to 2001, George served as vice president and general manager of Pace’s Elegant Bride magazine and Exclusively Weddings business unit. He most recently served as general manager of strategic partnerships for Delta Air Lines. George has also held executive positions with the Walt Disney Company and was a senior associate with Mercer Management Consulting, where he worked with clients such as US Airways, Northwest Airlines and UPS.

Jim DeCata is vice president of production at Pace. His career spans 30 years in printing and publishing, including management positions with several nationally recognized printing, pre-press and publishing companies. A member of the Pace team for 13 years, Jim led the transition from film-based printing to direct-to-plate printing, improving quality and production time while reducing costs. He is an innovator in the successful merger of personalized direct marketing information into the magazine publishing format,merging items from various platforms and providers.

Jaci Hughes Ponzoni is senior vice president of custom publishing at Pace. Jaci has 20 years’ experience in editorial operations, spanning daily newspapers, trade publications, and B2B and B2C custom magazines. Since joining Pace in 1996, Jaci has successfully launched custom print and electronic publications for clients including Wachovia, Bluetooth, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, the American Cancer Society, AAA, AT&T Wireless and NCR. Currently she is the Pace executive lead for Wachovia, Winterthur, Bluetooth and Carlson Hotels. Before joining Pace, Jaci was an editor in Reed Elsevier’s Cahners Business Publishing group. A graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she chairs the advisory board of the Department of Journalism for North Carolina A&T State University and serves on the Board of Directors for Piedmont Land Conservancy.