Judith A. Proffer

Former publisher of LA Weekly and OC Weekly, Judith A. Proffer was a key player in the alternative newsweekly world for nearly eighteen years. She went on to establish a consulting company then co-founded a chain of community newsweeklies in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. In 2010 she launched Huqua Press, a boutique publishing company. She and her husband, music and media producer Spencer Proffer, formed Padaro Press to combine her love of books with his passion for music to publish music and media centric titles.