(FORTUNE Small Business) – Not many journalists arrive at the newsroom with a degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a résumé that includes a stint on a submarine-hunting plane in the Pacific. But that's just one of the ways in which FSB's assistant managing editor, Jeff Garigliano, is special. Jeff, 37, has the discipline and knack for planning that you would expect from an Annapolis grad. He is a fierce enemy of lazy reporting, sloppy thinking, flaccid verbs, and most adjectives. But he's a mushball at heart--a yoga devotee who works as a volunteer to help prisoners train guide dogs for the blind. He is also one of FSB's most patient and effective teachers of news writing, working closely with young journalists not only to hone a particular article but also to develop their reporting and storytelling skills.

Jeff embodies the old saying that if you want something done quickly and well, assign it to a busy person. Each month he conceives and edits our Off Hours section, covering the latest leisure pursuits of entrepreneurs and the small businesses that cater to them. At the same time he works with staff and freelance writers to develop feature stories, including, in the issue you're holding, Julie Sloane's intriguing piece on a libertarian law firm that helps small businesses fight government red tape. Jeff this month also edited our popular annual feature on promising small-cap stocks. Add it all up, and he has shepherded more than a third of the magazine.

Which might cause some to wonder: What has senior editor Jason Tanz been up to? Well, he just turned 30, which required some time for recovery. Then he won a coveted Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan, commencing in September. Then he got married to a woman who not only has charmed our staff but also tolerates Jason's, shall we say, eclectic tastes in music and his addiction to Texas Hold 'Em.

Most months, Jason runs our Part One section, whose appetizer-sized items nicely reflect the breadth of entrepreneurs' interests, from the newsy to the whimsical. Jason also edits feature stories, including this month's Breaking Big page on a small firm that profits by fielding calls from corporate whistleblowers. Please e-mail us at editor@fsb.com to comment on our staff's handiwork.

DAN GOODGAME