Vana Nespor has a passion for learning, creating, and empowering others. As an academic leader at Bay Path University, she created innovative degree programs between 1999 and 2017 helping thousands of students complete their college degree. As she was preparing to retire, Vana took a publishing internship with Bellastoria Press and fell in love with its Partners, Linda Cardillo and Ann DeFee and their process of bringing great historic fiction to bookshelves everywhere.

As soon as she retired, Vana joined Bellastoria as a partner and had an exciting five years editing, nurturing talent, and launching novels. When the partnership ended with the sad passing of Ann, Vana looked for something that would make a difference. Concerned about the number of projects that were languishing because larger publishers didn’t think they would sell enough copies, she decided to create a unique small publishing company that focused on a select group of first time authors helping them publish high quality products. Thus, Park Edge Creative, LLC was launched with her dear friend and colleague Haabiba Rothenberg-Whitney.

Vana adores this exciting new venture, as well as her forever home in Springfield, MA, her amazing husband Al, and her two very fluffy cats.