Benay Enterprises, Inc.  

About Us

Benay Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1986,  is built on a legacy of expertise and dynamic thinking to match the changing accounting and bookkeeping needs of our valued customers.

Dawn Reshen-Doty, President

Dawn Reshen-Doty joined Benay in 1990 after working several years with the Travelers Relocation division of General Electric as a relocation specialist working with the Asian business community.  Prior to that she worked for the international real estate firm of Julian Studley as assistant manager of their Asian division.

Dawn holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.  She is a Deacon and Deaconate board vice-chairperson of the Wilton Congregational Church.  She is also a student interviewer for Georgetown's Alumni program.

She is currently a board member of Danbury's chapter of Literacy Volunteer's of America.

Dawn became president of Benay in 2010 upon the retirement of her business partner and father, Neil Reshen, founder of Benay.

Merrilee Warholak, Director of Publisher Relations

In 1996, Merrilee Warholak began her career as a Publicity Director for a local publishing company. She then joined Benay Enterprises, Inc. in 1998.

Merrilee has since worn multiple hats as the Director of Publisher Relations at Benay including incorporating new companies, overseeing the preparation of royalties, negotiating contracts, and licensing foreign book rights for such books as Rocket Boys by best-selling author Homer Hickam, Jr., Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, numerous For Beginners titles, as well as various titles for Literary Group International and AK Press.

In 2007, Merrilee donned her newest hat as Managing Editor and Editorial Director for Benay’s client, For Beginners LLC (formerly Writers and Readers Publishing).

Merrilee received her BA in English from Western Connecticut State University.