Natural Awakenings Westchester – Putnam – Dutchess welcomes Erica Mills to the helm as Dana Boulanger retires from publishing this month. No stranger to the magazine, the publishing industry or the region, Mills has been publisher of the Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties edition of Natural Awakenings, in Connecticut, since 2021 and also lives with her family in Westchester County.  

Prior to acquiring the Connecticut edition, Mills had also worked on all aspects of the publication under the three previous publishers for 13 years. Beginning in January 2024, she will oversee operations for the Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess edition as well. “I’m thrilled that I can leave the magazine in Erica’s able and ready hands,” shares Boulanger enthusiastically. “I’m confident she will offer the community the same value of service and dedication that it’s become accustomed to over the past 16 years.”

Mills says her intention is always to provide the community with interesting and relevant content that inspires, educates and promotes healthy, natural living, noting, “I look forward to continuing with the creation and distribution of this beloved local resource in my own hometown area, too. I’m excited to personally introduce myself to you all soon and I am always happy to chat by phone or text.” 

Boulanger and Mills have been collaborating on all the aspects of the acquisition for the past few months, and reflecting on the seamless transition thus far, Boulanger adds, “It just feels right.”