The faces of the Dublin Citizen

Sadly, The Citizen had to say goodbye to a staff member as Sara Gann, our resident ad sales maestro and all-around helper decided to leave to be closer to her family back east.

Sara joined the staff shortly before I took over as editor and has been a reliable staff member, managing schedules (honestly, far better than I ever could) and readily helping in whatever way we need.

As a constant reader with a wide variety of interests, she could also be counted on for unique insights into whatever conversation we had.

An avid fan of true crime, her humor usually skewed into the morbid (coincidentally the title to her favorite podcast), but I’d be lying if she didn’t make me laugh often.

She’ll be missed around here and we wish her all the best.

I realize that the general public will mostly know her from visiting with business owners and taking pictures for the paper, but she did a lot around the office.

I take for granted that to many I’m the ‘face’ of the Dublin Citizen because this paper wouldn’t be possible without the office staff who provide the business with a lot of hard work and character. (We’re working on hiring another sales manager but they won’t be a replacement for Sara.)

I consider our business manager, Cindy, just as integral to our success.

Cindy has been here nearly as long as I have is and is well known to those who run classified ads with us but she is also extremely adept in billing and bookkeeping, (I honestly don’t know how many lifetimes it would take for me to learn all that she knows or get as good as her on the business side of things.)

She is literally the face of the Citizen to anyone entering the office because she will be the first person you see, ready to help with advertising, taking content, helping with copies or faxes, or acting in her capacity as a Notary Public.

She, like me, is also a big fan of movies. Many Mondays start with us talking about what we did on the weekends and any movies or tv shows we watched.

Sometimes, it’s a big recent blockbuster and sometimes its a bizarre artsy movie from the ‘70s or ‘80s. There really is no telling with either of us.

What you can always count on Cindy for is an honest opinion. If you start talking about a movie you like and she thinks it’s horrible, she’ll let you know.

Is she’s excited about something coming on TV or going somewhere good for lunch, you’ll hear a “woohoo” that carries through the office.

If something is frustrating, her growl can carry just as far. (I usually try to stick to my desk if I hear that.)

I’d like to offer my gratitude to Cindy, Sara and anybody else that I’ve worked with here that’s made it possible and enjoyable to put out your community newspaper.

Paul Gaudette is the managing editor at the Dublin Citizen and can be reached at 445-2515 and publisher@dublincitizen. com.