About:
Blue Bottle Design Group is based in Chittenden County, Vt. The company is owned by
Wendy Hatoum, who has a background in design and communications.
Ms. Hatoum most recently served as managing editor for two weekly community
newspapers: The Essex Reporter and The Colchester Sun. She was responsible for
managing the day-to-day operations of the papers while also reporting, editing,
designing, and maintaining the companies' web sites.
Wendy also has editorial and production experience from her work at Times Mirror
Magazines, New York, NY, a publisher of nine consumer magazines.
As public relations director for Sandage Advertising and Marketing in Burlington, Vt.,
Ms. Hatoum executed publicity campaigns for the State of Vermont and the
Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Wendy gained design experience while working at Trinity College of Vermont,
producing all in-house newsletters, brochures, advertisements and the
college's quarterly alumni magazine.
Ms. Hatoum holds a bachelors degree in education from SUNY New Paltz
and will complete
a certificate in web design at the Community College
of Vermont in December 2010.