World Vision magazine, the flagship publication of World Vision U.S., affirms people responding to God’s call to care for the poor by providing information, inspiration, and opportunities for action, linking them with children and families in nearly 100 countries where World Vision serves.
The quarterly publication is mailed to more than 500,000 people in the United States, mainly child sponsors and other supporters of World Vision.
E-mail us at wvmagazine@worldvision.org.
Memberships: Evangelical Press Association, Society of National Association Publications
Meet the Team
Milana McLead, Editorial Director
What I do: In addition to being a juggler, firefighter, cheerleader, and storyteller (not necessarily in that order), I oversee the Publications and Information Resources team.
What I like: Publishing, Starbucks, gardening, white food groups (pasta, potatoes, cheese), Florida beaches, liturgy, all things Scottish except for haggis, the color purple, learning Spanish.
Pet peeves: Typos, weeds, lutefisk, slugs and earwigs, lack of lightning and thunder in the Pacific northwest, shrimp, no nonstop flights between Seatac and Tampa, conjugating Spanish verbs.
Topics I’m passionate about: Women’s and girls issues, publishing, poverty and injustice, telling World Vision’s story, short-term missions, The Hole in Our Gospel.
Jane Sutton-Redner, Editor-in-Chief
What I do: Oversee editorial, photography, and design for World Vision’s publications, making sure everybody plays nice.
What I like: Books, magazines, naps, coffee, Psalms, my son’s laugh, my husband’s cooking, the Oregon coast, every U2 song ever, chocolate.
Pet peeves: Misplaced apostrophes, slow PCs, having to pay extra for aisle seats on flights.
Topics I’m passionate about: Children, gender equality, literacy, narrative nonfiction.
Jon Warren, Photo Director
What I do: Photography for World Vision, photo editing, training for national communications staff.
What I like: Family, hearing stories, outdoor activities, reading, great movies, good food, wonderful light, original music.
Pet peeves: Lukewarm tea, making the same mistake twice.
Topics I’m passionate about: Justice, beauty, faith, ecology, culture.
James Addis, Senior Editor
What I do: Gather stories for World Vision publications, secure and brief contributors, and ensure copy is supplied on deadline.
What I like: The Economist, a good debate, cycling to work, dinner out with my wife, a great story.
Pet peeves: Missed deadlines, factual errors, rudeness, political skullduggery.
Topics I’m passionate about: Since becoming a father of two, I am ever more convinced the world needs to be kinder to children.
Ryan Smith, Associate Editor
What I do: I proofread stories, help coordinate the magazine design process, manage Web projects, and occasionally write stories.
What I like: Hiking, alpine lakes, used book stores, warm cookies, the sound of the ocean, food from my little balcony garden.
Pet peeves: Extraneous apostrophes, tomatoes, empty coffee pots, folding laundry.
Topics I’m passionate about: Fair trade, Seattle sports teams, proper grammar and punctuation (yes, I’m actually passionate about that).
Kari Costanza, Contributing Editor
What I do: Report and write stories for World Vision and sometimes produce videos.
What I like: Feeding my children breakfast in the morning, walking for exercise, and whistling.
Pet peeves: When the post office changes the price of stamps; I boycott several multinational corporations I probably shouldn’t name.
Topics I’m passionate about: Anything about people, the history of places, taking classes at my church.
Recent Awards
Evangelical Press Association
- First place, general article: “Five Days of Hunger,” by Kari Costanza
- First place, cover: Summer 2009
- First place, photo feature: “Five Days of Hunger,” by Jon Warren
- First place, Single Photo-candid: “Matriarch Ekomol,” by Jon Warren
- First place, single photo-controlled: “Starry Night,” by Jon Warren
- Third place, reporting: “Taking Cover” by James Addis
- Third place, standing column: “From the President,” by Rich Stearns
Folio
- Bronze Eddie Award, association/non-profit (circulation less than 6 times a year: Full Issue (Spring 2008)
Society for National Association Publications
- Bronze for magazine design excellence (circulation more than 100,000): Autumn 2008 and Winter 2008
ContentWise: Magnum Opus Awards
- Gold, best use of photography/single feature: “Drought-Ravaged Zimbabwe: Why Hope Still Reigns” by Jon Warren (Spring 2008)
- Silver, best use of photography, overall publication: Winter 2008
- Bronze, best feature design: “Drought-Ravaged Zimbabwe: Why Hope Still Reigns,” design by Journey Group (Spring 2008)