Our leadership team has over 50 years of publishing experience.
David Welday – President & Chief Development Officer
Dave’s rich and diverse publishing background fuels the vision at HigherLife. In 1978, he began his career with a boutique publishing house outside Chicago. From there, he ventured into magazine marketing and created strategies that propelled the publications he served to record circulation growth. In 1981, he moved to Florida to join a fledgling media company. During his 20-year tenure, Dave served as publisher of the curriculum division, publisher of the book publishing division, director of marketing and circulation, and vice president of product development, acting as a strategic catalyst for growth at every post. Dave was president of the Florida Magazine Association and serves on the board of directors for numerous respected organizations. He founded HigherLife in 2005, in part to serve a broader variety of authors, speakers, and organizations. Dave is the father of three sons and offers parenting guidance through a non-profit organization he founded called Next Generation Institute.
Contact: dwelday@ahigherlife.com
Anne Camblin- Finance Manager
Anne moved to Florida from North Carolina last year, bringing 30 years of accounting experience in a variety of business environments to HigherLife. In addition to working as an accountant, she has been a massage therapist, personal trainer and image consultant and is excited about using the skills developed through these past experiences as she adds production manager to her role of finance manager for HigherLife. She has been married for over 25 years; they have three children. When she is not working with HigherLife, Anne enjoys exercise and participating in prayer ministry.
Contact: acamblin@ahigherlife.com
C. Hope Flinchbaugh – Literary Agent & Senior Editor
Hope’s desire to get the message out can be clearly seen in each aspect of her life. She’s an author, literary agent, and homeschooling mom from Pennsylvania. Her four novels, three of which are based on true testimonies of religious persecution and revival in China and one of which is based on factual stories of starving North Korean citizens desperately seeking food and freedom, reveal the depth of her passion for those whose stories need to be told. Hope also authored Spiritually Parenting Your Preschooler, a nonfiction book with parenting tips and ideas about today’s school choices. She is a contributor to the Soul Matter series and Our Heart to Yours, a book of teachings from such gifted authors as Lisa Bevere, Heidi Baker, Babbie Mason, and Joyce Meyer. Hope’s home is full of laughter and surprises as she and her family recently welcomed two new daughters from Burma. These beautiful girls fled Burma over one year ago and have a favorite American saying: “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
Contact: hope@ahigherlife.com
David Whitlock – Marketing Manager
Dave is a self-motivated and results-driven professional with extensive experience in Internet and traditional marketing, advertising, campaign planning and analysis, and public relations. He is a strategic thinker and decisive leader adept at successfully identifying and resolving issues. He specializes in internet marketing, project management, marketing, advertising, web development and graphic design, analytics, SEO, and executive management.
Contact: dwhitlock@ahigherlife.com
Wes Harbour – Strategic Marketing Analyst
Wes has over 20 years of publishing experience. He was Director of Marketing and Strategic Branding for the Left Behind Series, developing new propriety marketing techniques such as “Buzz Marketing” and “Mindset Branding” – which he uses with his current clients. He has also served as a Regional Manager for Thomas Nelson Publishers and as the Director of Research/Senior Account Executive of a top-five Nashville Ad Agency – helping to re-brand Baptist Bookstores into LifeWay Christian Stores. Wes also has worked for Rapha Hospital Treatment Centers and had his own former full-time ministry, Safe Harbour (sponsored by Steve Auterburn and New Life Ministries) — where he traveled nationally and internationally — speaking about addictions from a Biblical perspective and helping leaders set up Christ-centered support groups. He has been married for 25 years. His wife is a State Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and they have a 20-year-old homeschooled daughter who is currently a ballet teacher.
Contact: wharbour@ahigherlife.com
Joe Fazio – Director of Business Development
Joe graduated from the University of Notre Dame and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He also played four years of football for the Fighting Irish. After graduation, Joe began a career in Sales & Marketing and worked for numerous Fortune 500 corporations in the area of business development. He specializes in marketing and enjoys helping business owners, organizations and authors gain exposure for their brand by leveraging technology. Joe views his work as a ministry, as described in Colossians 3:23-24. Originally from New Jersey, Joe has made Orlando his home for the past decade. He is married to Pamela and together, they have three teenage children. Joe is a member of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce and also participates in worldwide discipleship initiatives. He enjoys snow skiing, game night with friends, and watching Notre Dame Football.
Contact: jfazio@ahigherlife.com
Kristin Hester – Marketing Coordinator
Kristin graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelors of Science in Marketing, complimented by a minor in psychology, and a concentration in advertising. She was previously the Marketing Assistant for The Bell Tower Shops, a mall in Southwest Florida with 40+ stores, which has given her the ability to multitask and effectively manage a variety of projects at one time. She brings these skills and enthusiasm to HigherLife and eagerly takes on both marketing and publishing projects to help clients share their message with the world.
Contact: khester@ahigherlife.com
Dani Massalone – Senior Product Development Manager
Dani is originally from Clearwater, FL and she sometimes misses the beach. Dani’s previous experience in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s International Marketing department and her background at University of Central Florida combine to provide a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Production team at HigherLife. Dani has a strong attention to detail and prefers everything to be organized. If Dani wasn’t working in Publishing she would like to be working with animals or children. When she isn’t working, Dani enjoys reading a variety of books and spending time with her family and pets, of which she has many.
Contact: dmassalone@ahigherlife.com
Nikki Jenkins – Product Development Manager
Nikki graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors of Arts degree comprised of English Writing, American Studies, and Behavior and Social Sciences. She has served as the Executive Editor of a church based magazine, written articles for a community magazine, and has been a freelance ghost writer, writer and editor for more than six years. Her attention to detail and understanding of the publishing industry brings a great can-do attitude to Higher Life. In her free time, Nikki enjoys…what free time? She has three kids and all her non-working time is spent with them.
Contact: njenkins@ahigherlife.com
