Our Story

It started with a single magazine, Turf , whose mission was to cover the various sectors of the turfgrass industry. Twenty years and several launches and acquisitions later, Moose River Media is a leading business-to-business media company serving the professional lawn and landscape, tree care, light construction, forestry and agricultural industries.

What evolved into Moose River Media started in 1987 as a partnership between two friends. Headquartered in the beautiful hills of northeastern Vermont, Moose River was founded and remains today in St. Johnsbury (www.discoverstj.com). By 1998 we were ready to grow the company to the next level and sold what was then called Moose River Publishing to a Boston-based venture capital company. After several successful years of growth, we were acquired in 2005 by Topspin Partners (www.topspinlbo.com), a private equity firm located in Long Island, N.Y.

Today, as Moose River Media, we offer a variety of media solutions to the industries that we serve; print and digital magazines, high-traffic electronic media, custom communications, proprietary research and much more. Our magazine brands include Turf, Superintendent, Landscape Construction, Tree Services, SportsField Management, Forest Products Equipment, Growing and Farming . We also publish the Moose River Media Sourcebook , an annual directory of products that covers all of the industries that we serve.

Moose River Media also offers several online communities: PlowSite.com , for the snow and ice industry; SuperintendentSite.com , for the professional golf course superintendent; LandscapeConstructionSite.com , serving light construction, hardscape and landscape design and build professionals; and the largest community and most visited Web site in the Green Industry, LawnSite.com .

We're honored to be one of our region's largest employers and equally proud of our experienced and well-tenured staff. In fact, our employees average nearly seven years of service to the company.

With numerous launches and acquisitions in the planning stages, we're excited about our future and look forward to serving the green industry for many years to come!

Executive Management

David Cassidy – Group Publisher/Executive Editor
Mr. Cassidy is the group publisher and executive editor for Moose River Media. His responsibilities include direct supervision of all content, production, and sales and marketing for all of the company's brands. Previously, Mr. Cassidy was associate publisher of two electronic magazines at WGE Publications, Peterborough, N.H. and joined Moose River Media as the editor of Turf in 1996. He began his career in publishing designing and editing playbills and collateral materials for The Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. Mr. Cassidy has a bachelor's in communications from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts.

Sharon Ferland – Administrative Director
Ms. Ferland joined Moose River Media in June 2000. She is responsible for the human relations, information systems and accounts receivable and payable functions at the company. Previously, she was employed at Vermont Mutual, an insurance company, for 10 years, where her position was liaison for accounting and information technology. Ms. Ferland earned associate degrees from Johnson & Wales University and Champlain College.

Elizabeth Brown – Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Brown has been with Moose River Media since 1978. Ms. Brown oversees the finance and management information systems within the company. She is responsible for the implementation of Moose River's accounting systems and control procedures. Through the years, she has held various positions of increasing responsibility within the organization, including office manager, associate publisher and chief financial officer.

Korry Stagnito – President/Chief Executive Officer
A 20-year business-to-business media veteran, Mr. Stagnito became president and chief executive officer of Moose River Media in 2007. Prior to that, he was co-founder and president of Deerfield, Ill.-based Stagnito Communications, a media company serving the food, beverage and packaging industries. Mr. Stagnito graduated from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., with a bachelor's in Journalism.