About Us

Monique Hitchings has been with Hart Energy Publishing since January 2000. Prior to joining FUEL full time in January 2008 and beginning newsletter management in 2009, she was the magazine's editor as well as corporate director of custom publishing. She previously was a newspaper reporter in Texas. Monique holds a bachelor's degree in journalism with honors and a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Jack Peckham is executive editor of Diesel Fuel News and Gasification News. Jack came to Hart 13 years ago from the newsletter group of the Financial Times of London, where he was editor of U.S. Oil Week. Before that, Jack was a reporter for Knight-Ridder newspapers. Jack was a University Board of Governors Scholar at Wayne State University in his native Detroit, Michigan, where he was graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and English in 1979. When not traveling on business, he makes his home in Colombia, South America.

Frank Nieto is editor of Gas Processors Report. Before joining Hart in 2007, he worked at U.S. Lifeline, where he was editor of Dail-E News, a daily electronic newsletter covering news in the healthcare supply chain, and Major Account News, a weekly newsletter that provides extensive coverage of the healthcare industry to the provider segment. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Pennsylvania State University.

Theresa Ward is Managing Editor, Downstream Newsletters, for Hart Energy Publishing. Since 1997, Ward has worked as an editor and writer for trade publications covering telecom, energy and business relocation as well as writing business guides to various U.S. cities. Before relocating to the Houston area in 1996, Ward lived in Los Angeles, where she was a writer and segment producer for a variety of syndicated TV programs. She studied French and English at Southern Methodist University, Dallas; the University of Texas, Austin; as well as at the Alliance Francaise in Paris.

Rene Gonzalez rejoined Hart in 2009 as senior editor, refining and technology. From 2001 to 2009, he had been editor for PTQ, a refining and petrochemical focused quarterly publication. Prior to that, he worked with Hart as editor of World Refining magazine. He has also developed multi-client studies pertaining to fluid catalytic cracking, refinery catalysis, petcoke gasification and other refinery-related processes. His other developing areas of interest include cogeneration, coal liquefaction and investigation of impending BACT/carbon capture methodology. Rene received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University.

Louise Poirier has been with Hart Energy Publishing since July 2007. Prior to becoming editor of Ethanol & Biodiesel News in September 2009, she was associate editor for Hart's downstream consulting services, the International Fuel Quality Center and Global Biofuels Center. She is also a regular contributor to FUEL magazine. Louise holds a bachelor's degree with honors in magazine journalism and English & textual studies, with a minor in French, from Syracuse University in New York.

Lesley Hart joined Hart in September 2009 as Manager of Client Services responsible for newsletter subscription, site licenses and advertising for FUEL.

Ari Roman is circulation manager for Hart Energy Publishing, responsible for client record management, subscriptions and billing for many publications. He has held similar positions at Jobson Medical Information and Chemical Week Associates. Ari received a bachelor's degree in administration in marketing from Pace University in New York.