The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) recently appointed Michael Covington as director of information and education. In this position, Covington will oversee all data and research initiatives, including the channel-wide sales collection and interpretation system, PubTrack. PubTrack was announced in January 2006 as a Web-based data-tracking system that looks to improve data collection and analysis for both publishers and retailers.

Covington brings a decade of retail experience to his role at ECPA, having served most recently as general manager at The Master's--A Parable Christian Store in Clovis, N.M.

In addition to his work with PubTrack, Covington will provide leadership for all publishing reports commissioned by ECPA including the annual Financial and Sales Survey, the Salary and Benefits Report and others. He will also assist with ongoing industry-wide educational events such as Publishing University.