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Biographies
 Doris S. Michaels
— President Education:
B.A. in English and German Literature, University of California
at Santa Cruz; M.A.T. University of California at Berkeley; Certificate
in Computer Technology, Columbia University; Certificate in Book
and Magazine Publishing, 1994 Summer Publishing Institute, New York
University.
Career history:
Editor for Prentice-Hall, 1982-84; Consultant for PHINET, 1984-86;
Consultant for Prudential-Bache, 1986-87; Manager of International
Information Center for Union Bank in Switzerland based in Zurich,
1987-91; Consultant based in London, 1992-93; President of Doris
S. Michaels Literary Agency Inc. based in New York City, 1994-Present.
Professional activities
and affiliations: Member of the Association of Authors'
Representatives, Women's National Book Association (WNBA), Women
in Publishing, International Business Network, Women's Agenda; Conferences
attended include Frankfurt Book Fair, London Book Fair, Book Expo
America (BEA) in both Chicago and Los Angeles; Speaking engagements
include Society of Southwestern Authors in Tucson, San Diego State
University Writers' Conference, Willamette Writers' Conference in
Portland, International Women's Writing Guild (IWWG), American Society
of Journalists and Authors, National Press Club, Maui Writers' Conference;
Moderator for panels on Books into Movies, Literary Fiction and
the Bestseller List, The Importance of Subsidiary Rights, Book Industry
Mergers and Acquisitions (aired on C-SPAN Book TV, May 1999), Business
and Finance Books in the Age of E-Commerce, and Powerful Women in
Publishing: Rising to the Top (C-SPAN Book TV, May 28, 2000); Listed
in
Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents
by Jeff Herman, Writer's Digest Guide
to Literary Agents by Don Prues, and the Literary
Market Place.
Hobbies and personal
interests: Music, including listening to classical music
and playing the violin. Sports, including mountain biking,
skiing, and swimming. Fluent in German.
A personal note from
Doris: All my life I have loved to read and solidified
my passion by majoring in English and German Literature at UC Berkeley.
It was there that I met my husband of over twenty years, Charlie
Michaels, and where I learned the business skills to combine my
love of reading with practical applications. In the early 80’s I
began a career in publishing as an acquisitions editor for Prentice-Hall.
Since I felt left out of the computer revolution, to round out my
education I went to Columbia University at nights and on weekends
while working full time to earn a Certificate in Programming and
Technology. The additional education gave me the qualifications
to run the International Information Center for the largest bank
in Switzerland after my husband was offered the opportunity to start
the European Securities area for Goldman Sachs based in Zurich.
After four years in Zurich and two years in London, we returned
to the States and I started my literary agency. Now that the computer
world has merged with all other industries, I’m happy to be a part
of this new technical world with all the opportunities of e-mail
and websites to expand an agency like mine.
Photograph by Metin
Oner
 Delia Berrigan Fakis
— Director of Development
Delia
Berrigan Fakis is the Director of Development at the DSM Agency.
She handles the sale of translation, audio and film rights for all
available titles and works to grow the agency on all fronts.
Previously
Delia was the subsidiary rights specialist at the agency. Prior
to joining the DSM Agency team in 2005, Delia was an editorial assistant
at John Wiley & Sons in Hoboken , NJ , and an editorial assistant
and contributing writer at the Connection Newspapers in the Washington
, DC metropolitan area. Delia is a graduate of Drew University ,
cum laude, with a Bachelors Degree in English and received her Masters
Degree in Publishing from New York University in the fall of 2006.
A member of the Women’s National Book Association, she lives with
her husband and dog in Somerset , NJ .
Photograph
by Sarah Hluchan
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