Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia has named Laurie Petersen as general manager of Minyanville Family Media, its new division dedicated to entertaining and educating children and families on the
basics of economics and finance. Petersen, formerly executive editor at MediaPost Communications, is a veteran online journalist and producer. At Minyanville, Petersen will oversee and direct all of
the company's children's and family initiatives, including a multi-player gaming and virtual community site and partnership relationships such as Kaboose and The National Council on Economic
Education. Petersen begins her new role at Minyanville (http://www.minyanville.com) today.
