Bowling Center Management features a dynamic editorial team that covers the bowling center business from top to bottom. Virtually any question about the bowling business can be answered by one of the many authors, columnists and industry experts featured monthly in BCM. Here are the regular contributors to BCM:

Michael M. Mazek ()

Michael M. Mazek joined Luby Publishing in June 2000 as Assistant Editor of Billiards Digest, after graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor’s Degree in English-Writing. He was named Editor of Bowling Center Management in March 2001. He earned his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in 2004. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and numerous other local and national publications. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Kristin, and bowls regularly in local leagues.

Bob Jarlenski ()

Bob Jarlenski has developed several breakthrough league-building strategies over the course of his career in the bowling business. One of the first columnists for BCM, he is a frequent contributor on the topics of customer retention, league development and customer service. When not performing big-band concerts all over the state of Florida, he resides in Ft. Myers, Fla., with his wife, Joan.

Stacy Karten ()

Stacy Karten is one of the foremost industry experts on the topic of bowling center marketing. The Vice President of Kaploe Marketing Group, Karten’s monthly marketing column in BCM covers all areas of marketing bowling centers, including building open play revenue, designing comprehensive food and beverage packages and creating effective advertisements. He lives in Owings Mills, Md., with his wife, Nancy, and two daughters, Lisa and Rebecca.