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Rising Star: Mark Hannallah
Mark Hannallah sees the forest instead of the trees. It’s what makes him a successful product manager at USA TODAY Network. “For me, the ‘why’ is about the forest, and that’s the first step in which other things are built from,” Mark says.
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Since he joined USA TODAY Network in 2016, Haowei Qin has fueled growth by changing how the company views and leverages data from a strategic and operational perspective.
Rising Star: Dorothy Edwards
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Rising Star: Bridget Lane
Rising Star Bridget Lane supports real news from behind the scenes – and behind a screen. As a computer software developer at USA TODAY Network, she supports over 140 websites across the United States.