About Our Team
Faculty and Staff
Manuela Soares
Director, Lecturer
As Director of the Pace University Press, Soares works with editors on a variety of academic journals. Well-known for its studies of Virginia Woolf and medieval literature, more recent additions to the Press list of publications include journals on acting, comics, philosophy, and psychology. As Director, Soares reviews new submissions and oversees the operation of the Press and its staff. Soares is also the Director of the MS in Publishing program at Pace.
Eileen Bishop Kreit
Faculty Advisor
Eileen Bishop Kreit is a lifelong reader and book lover. She spent 32 years at Penguin Random House, joining the Putnam Berkley Publishing Group as Sales Assistant after graduating from the University of Massachusetts. After 15 years in sales leadership and management, Eileen moved to the editorial side as Vice President and Publisher of Puffin Books. Rising to President in 2007, she worked with authors, including the collective works of Roald Dahl, and the Puffin Classics publishing program. In 2018, she transitioned to Vice President, Business Development, Viking Children’s Books and Philomel Books, She is excited to share her knowledge, experience, and passion with her students, both as a Faculty Advisor and as a Professor.
Kayleigh Woltal
Graduate Assistant
Kayleigh is a second-year MS in Publishing student pursuing a career in design within the publishing industry. She attended Fordham University at Lincoln Center and received a BA in New Media & Digital Design with a minor in English. After graduation, she began writing and designing for grain of salt—an online magazine promoting the creative work of marginalized identities—where she discovered her passion for designing visuals to accompany written work. Kayleigh has always loved to read, write, and create and is excited to begin her publishing career at the Pace University Press. She hopes to someday work on covers for titles with disability, mental illness, and queer representation.
Zetta Whiting
Graduate Assistant
Zetta is a first-year MS in Publishing student from Las Vegas. She earned her BA in English with an emphasis in journalism from Chapman University and minored in dance. Several of her news stories have been published in the Voice of OC, a local newspaper in Orange, California. She has also written over 60 articles for Her Campus magazine, covering topics that ranged from election season updates to TikTok makeup trends. Upon graduating, Zetta is determined to work in children’s book publishing and possibly write her own young adult novel one day. She can’t wait to begin her publishing journey at Pace University.
Elizabeth Abrams
Student Aide