Meet Our Staff
Dory West
Publisher
Dory West has lived in the 78653 for over 20 years. Dory is the owner of Adorna Design. An artist by nature and by training, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Idaho State University, with a concentration in Ceramics. She has offered freelance and commission-based calligraphy, illustration, and design for many years. Interests include SCUBA diving, martial arts, and flea marketing. With an early background in sales and service, Dory adopted the Manor Journal with a desire to be of service to the growing and flourishing community of Manor, TX.
Dory’s background in publishing began in high school, where she worked on the school newspaper. This interest in layout and writing continued with the management of newsletters for various clubs and organizations over the years. She adopted the Manor Journal in July of 2016 with an eye to providing advertising opportunities for local businesses, exposure and support to MISD and the activity of our students, and serving up the kind of local, home-grown community news Manor residents will find nowhere else.
Madison Gray
Editor-in-Chief
Madison Gray joined the Manor Journal in early 2023. As a seasoned writer and meticulous editor with over 15 years of experience, Madison brings a sharp eye for detail and a passion for storytelling to the newspaper's editorial content. As the new Managing Editor, she offers a unique blend of creativity and precision that ensures every article is engaging and well-crafted. Outside of the newsroom, Madison is also a small business owner, running her own editing company, Gray Editorial. With a deep understanding of the written word and a meticulous approach, she offers professional editing services to authors, businesses, and individuals seeking to refine their written work. Alongside her editing ventures, she spends her free time reading, crocheting, and puttering around in the garden.
Vicki McFarland
Reporter
Manor Journal reporter Vicki McFarland began her journalism career when she was on the newspaper and yearbook staff during her junior and senior years at John H. Reagan High School in Austin, Tx. Earning Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and at Texas State University gave her the skills she needed to write lesson plans, curriculum documents, personnel handbooks, press releases and newsletters to parents during her 28 years in public education. She served as a High School History and Government teacher, an elementary principal, curriculum director and assistant superintendent for human resources.
When she moved to Manor in 1986, the City of Manor had a population of 1,100 people, Manor Grocery in downtown Manor was the only grocery store and Hamilton Point was the only subdivision. Manor ISD had less than 1,000 students attending one elementary school, one junior high school and one high school.
Manor has certainly changed since 1986. Vicki is a community volunteer for several non-profit organizations, and she recently retired after serving 15 years as the Executive Director for the Manor Chamber of Commerce.
Carolina Zertuche
Salesperson
Carolina Zertuche was born and raised in Mexico and is new to the Manor community. Although her most recent focus has been entrepreneurial ventures, Carolina obtained a B.S in Biochemistry from St. Mary’s University. At the moment, she is working on developing an online store for customized furniture pieces. In her spare time, Carolina works closely with Austin Lost and Found Pets, a non profit organization that reunites lost pets in the Austin area. Her passion has always been nature and science but business is in her blood. Carolina is excited to see what the growing community of Manor has to offer.
Nancy Boatright
Bookkeeper
Nancy Boatright has been a member of the Manor Journal team since July 2016 as the paper’s bookkeeper.
Nancy and her husband, Ben have lived in Manor since their marriage in December 1971. They have been blessed with two children, who are schoolteachers.
She started her bookkeeping business in March 2003 after working many years in the banking industry, serving a wide variety of clients. She also serves as treasurer with several organizations that she belongs to, such as Manor United Methodist Church, Manor Chamber of Commerce and Manor Texas Disaster Relief.
In her free time, she volunteers at HOPE reSTOREd, a mission project at Manor United Methodist Church, enjoys reading, spending time with family and crafting.