Youngstowner takes helm at Reader's Digest

Supportive parents encouraged Tracey Altman to follow her heart. And follow her heart she did — into the publisher’s seat at Reader’s Digest.

The Youngstown native was named vice president, publisher of the national magazine in September, after an eight-year stint at Publishing Group of America. She had been senior vice president and group publisher at that company, which publishes magazines and other content that are carried in newspapers.

She made the move, Altman said, because a magazine about hope, optimism and community is more relevant and engaging to readers than ever.

“On top of that, I’ve launched three magazines with my current company … and all three were successful launches, so I was kind of ready for my next venture,” she said.

Altman had an early start in the publishing world — she was editor of the Redmen Review while a student at Woodrow Wilson High School.

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