Happy Holidays from the Palisadian-Post

  Publisher Roberta Donohue was born and raised in Pacific Palisades, where her father owned the Mobil station. She started as a receptionist at the Post in 1972 and worked in virtually every department of the paper before becoming publisher in 1987. Married for 34 years, Roberta and her husband Rich have one daughter, Jenny, a senior at PaliHi whose volleyball team won the city championships this year. Roberta has been active in the Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years and has served as Chamber president in the past.   Business manager Cheryel Kanan has been with the post since 1984. A 44-year resident of the Palisades, she has five children and seven grandchildren. She is a past president and active member of the Chamber of Commerce and has served as the president of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA). In 2006 Cheryel was awarded the Mort Farberow Business Award.   Post subscriptions fall into the able hands of Office Manager Sharon Reynolds, who has been in charge of circulation since 1989. Reynolds moved to California from Missouri when she was a high school junior and met her husband, Jim, who is the production manager. They’ve been married for 44 years and have two daughters, a son, five grandchildren and a dog.   Office assistant Jolene Knight began working at the Post 10 years ago, one day a week. Her ability to work on several fronts was recognized and she now works four days a week in four different departments. A native of West L.A., she attended University High, Santa Monica City College and UCLA. Jolene has one son and a grandson and in her spare time enjoys baking and entertaining.   Laura Sarkin’s smiling face greets visitors at the Post’s reception desk. A Michigan native with a degree in special education, Laura has lived all over the world, including India, where she was drawn because of her interest in meditation. She has one daughter who works for Disney and lives in London.   An administrative assistant for the printing department, Carol Slick is a native Californian, growing up in the San Francisco area. She has a degree in liberal arts from Mount St. Mary’s College in Brentwood. Carol has two sons and a new granddaughter, Chiara, who will be one in January.   Ned Small is a Management Trainee of Small Newspaper Group, assigned to the Post since April 2007. He is the son of SNG President Rob Small and nephew of Post President Tom Small. A graduate of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA, he is the fourth generation in his family to go into the newspaper business.