Kristen Kazarian is the editor-in-chief at Powder and Bulk Solids. She was previously in the managing editor role for more than two years. Kristen has been a writer and editor for more than 35 years and has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women’s interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and IT. She was editor-in-chief of Packaging Strategies magazine, managing editor at Food Engineering magazine, and editorial director at Produce Processing magazine and Organic Grower magazine. Kristen also worked in television as the digital producer helping write scripts for advertiser spots. Prior, in the 1990s, Kristen worked at CarCraft, Hot Rod, ‘Teen, Sassy, JUMP, Men’s Fitness, Shape, and other consumer magazines owned by Petersen Publishing and Weider Publishing. She also worked at a Microsoft partner magazine, Redmond (formerly Microsoft Professional magazine) as the associate editor. In the late ’80s to early ’90s, Kristen worked as the editorial assistant for a regional weekly newspaper while earning her B.A. in journalism with a concentration in public relations from Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, in 1991.