Managing Editors

Tamar Datan is a writer and independent consultant to public and private clients in sustainable community and economic development, conservation, and philanthropy. She was formerly Vice President and Director of The Nature Conservancy's Compatible Ventures Group, where she promoted development compatible with conservation in rural communities nationwide. Prior to that, she was Venture Fund Officer with The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she managed a diverse grants portfolio totaling more than $100 million over seven years. Tamar holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a bachelor's from Swarthmore College. She currently resides in northern Virginia, where she is Vice Chair of the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission and President of the Taylorstown Community Store, Inc. She also serves as Chair of Green Advantage, Inc. and on the Advisory Board for the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

David Wiseman is managing partner of Useful Studios, an information design company in Leesburg, Virginia., that focuses on improving the usability of communication channels like web sites, printed media, and signage. Prior to forming Useful Studios, he served as the creative director for Iconixx, a large interactive design and technology consultant. During his tenure there, he oversaw the development and evolution of the company's design methodology and directed projects for ExxonMobil, Geico, Riggs Bank, Pepco and Sprint, among others. He has earned regional and national awards for his design work during his 15-year career. He holds a BS in mass communications and a BFA in design from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has served on the board of directors for the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Both Tamar and Dave are managing partners of Loudoun Forward, a micro-local news project in rapidly growing Loudoun County, Virginia. Loudoun Forward is one of the inaugural New Voices grantees — a grant managed by the University of Maryland's J-Lab . Through a printed publication, a web site, community web blog, e-newsletter and public forums, the project aims to give residents the tools to make better public decisions about such topics as economic growth, housing, crime, education and health care.