diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/actions/ZonesActions.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/actions/ZonesActions.js
index 11460b66d..01e992314 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/actions/ZonesActions.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/actions/ZonesActions.js
@@ -9,89 +9,11 @@ import * as types from '../constants/ActionTypes'
 import {
   zoneSchema,
   widgetSchema,
-  articleSchema,
-  imageSchema,
-  eventSchema,
-  topicSchema,
-  podcastEpisodeSchema,
 } from '../constants/Schemas'
 
-function normalizeZoneData(field, data) {
-  switch (field.type) {
-  case 'article':
-    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(articleSchema)) : normalize(data, articleSchema)
-  case 'image':
-    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(imageSchema)) : normalize(data, imageSchema)
-  case 'event':
-    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(eventSchema)) : normalize(data, eventSchema)
-  case 'topic':
-    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(topicSchema)) : normalize(data, topicSchema)
-  case 'podcast':
-    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(podcastEpisodeSchema)) : normalize(data, podcastEpisodeSchema)
-  case 'widget':
-    return normalizeZone(data, true)
-  default:
-    return {
-      result: data,
-      entities: {}
-    }
-  }
-}
+import * as fields from '../components/fields'
 
-function normalizeZone(zone, isNestedWidget=false) {
-  const fields = R.path(['widget', 'fields'], zone) || []
-
-  let fieldEntities = {}
-
-  fields.forEach(field => {
-    if (!zone.data || !zone.data[field.name]) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const normalizedData = normalizeZoneData(field, zone.data[field.name])
-
-    fieldEntities = R.mergeWith(
-      R.merge,
-      fieldEntities,
-      normalizedData.entities
-    )
-
-    if (field.type != 'widget') {
-      zone.data[field.name] = normalizedData.result
-    }
-  })
-
-  let result = !isNestedWidget ? normalize(zone, zoneSchema) : {}
-
-  result.entities = R.mergeWith(
-    R.merge,
-    result.entities,
-    fieldEntities
-  )
-
-  return result
-}
-
-function normalizeZones(zones) {
-  let results = []
-  let entities = {}
-
-  zones.forEach(zone => {
-    const normalizedData = normalizeZone(zone)
-    results.push(normalizedData.result)
-
-    entities = R.mergeWith(
-      R.merge,
-      entities,
-      normalizedData.entities
-    )
-  })
-
-  return {
-    result: results,
-    entities: entities
-  }
-}
+const schemaMap = initSchemaMap()
 
 export function list(token, query) {
   return {
@@ -160,3 +82,83 @@ export function listWidgets(token, zoneId) {
       }))
   }
 }
+
+function normalizeZoneData(field, data) {
+  if (schemaMap.has(field.type)) {
+    const schema = schemaMap.get(field.type)
+    return field.many ? normalize(data, arrayOf(schema)) : normalize(data, schema)
+  } else {
+    return {
+      result: data,
+      entities: {}
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeZone(zone, isNestedWidget=false) {
+  const fields = R.path(['widget', 'fields'], zone) || []
+
+  let fieldEntities = {}
+
+  fields.forEach(field => {
+    if (!zone.data || !zone.data[field.name]) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const normalizedData = normalizeZoneData(field, zone.data[field.name])
+
+    fieldEntities = R.mergeWith(
+      R.merge,
+      fieldEntities,
+      normalizedData.entities
+    )
+
+    if (field.type != 'widget') {
+      zone.data[field.name] = normalizedData.result
+    }
+  })
+
+  let result = !isNestedWidget ? normalize(zone, zoneSchema) : {}
+
+  result.entities = R.mergeWith(
+    R.merge,
+    result.entities,
+    fieldEntities
+  )
+
+  return result
+}
+
+function normalizeZones(zones) {
+  let results = []
+  let entities = {}
+
+  zones.forEach(zone => {
+    const normalizedData = normalizeZone(zone)
+    results.push(normalizedData.result)
+
+    entities = R.mergeWith(
+      R.merge,
+      entities,
+      normalizedData.entities
+    )
+  })
+
+  return {
+    result: results,
+    entities: entities
+  }
+}
+
+function initSchemaMap() {
+  var schemaMap = new Map()
+
+  for (let fieldType in fields) {
+    const field = fields[fieldType]
+    if (field.schema) {
+      schemaMap.set(field.type, field.schema)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return schemaMap
+}
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diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/ZoneEditor/index.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/ZoneEditor/index.js
index b0628a496..b225aa906 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/ZoneEditor/index.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/ZoneEditor/index.js
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import DocumentTitle from 'react-document-title'
 
 import * as zonesActions from '../../actions/ZonesActions'
 
-import ListItemToolbar from '../ItemEditor/ListItemToolbar'
-import Panel from '../Panel'
-import WidgetSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/WidgetSelectInput'
 import * as Form from '../Form'
-
+import Panel from '../Panel'
 import FieldGroup from '../fields/FieldGroup'
+import ListItemToolbar from '../ItemEditor/ListItemToolbar'
+import WidgetSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/WidgetSelectInput'
 
 class ZoneEditorComponent extends React.Component {
 
@@ -35,24 +34,10 @@ class ZoneEditorComponent extends React.Component {
       return zone
     }
 
-    function processWidget(widget, fields) {
-      if (!fields) {
-        return widget
-      }
-
-      fields.forEach((field) => {
-        if (field.type == 'widget') {
-          const newWidget = R.path(['data', field.name], widget)
-          if (newWidget) {
-            widget.data[field.name] = processWidget(newWidget, R.path(['widget', 'fields'], newWidget))
-            widget = R.dissocPath(['data', field.name, 'widget'], widget)
-          }
-        }
-      })
-      return widget
-    }
-
-    return processWidget(zone, R.prop('fields', this.props.widget || {}))
+    return processNestedWidgets(
+      zone, 
+      R.prop('fields', this.props.widget || {})
+    )
   }
 
   saveZone() {
@@ -112,6 +97,30 @@ class ZoneEditorComponent extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+function processNestedWidgets(widget, fields) {
+  if (!fields) {
+    return widget
+  }
+
+  fields.forEach((field) => {
+    if (field.type == 'widget') {
+      const newWidget = R.path(['data', field.name], widget)
+
+      if (newWidget) {
+
+        widget.data[field.name] = processNestedWidgets(
+          newWidget, 
+          R.path(['widget', 'fields'], newWidget)
+        )
+
+        widget = R.dissocPath(['data', field.name, 'widget'], widget)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  return widget
+}
+
 const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
   const zone = state.app.entities.local.zones[state.app.zones.single.id]
   const widget = zone ? state.app.entities.widgets[zone.widget] : null
diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ArticleField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ArticleField.js
index c2c0e1a7c..52c5ee1a9 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ArticleField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ArticleField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { articleSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import ArticleSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/ArticleSelectInput'
 
-export default function ArticleField(props) {
+function ArticleField(props) {
   return (
     <ArticleSelectInput
       value={props.data}
@@ -10,3 +12,8 @@ export default function ArticleField(props) {
       onChange={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+ArticleField.type = 'article'
+ArticleField.schema = articleSchema
+
+export default ArticleField
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diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/EventField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/EventField.js
index d844268f3..33fb4bdc5 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/EventField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/EventField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { eventSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import EventSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/EventSelectInput'
 
-export default function EventField(props) {
+function EventField(props) {
   return (
     <EventSelectInput
       value={props.data}
@@ -10,3 +12,8 @@ export default function EventField(props) {
       onChange={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+EventField.type = 'event'
+EventField.schema = eventSchema
+
+export default EventField
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ImageField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ImageField.js
index 2ec533856..978fe1e9f 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ImageField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/ImageField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { imageSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import ImageInput from '../inputs/ImageInput'
 
-export default function ImageField(props) {
+function ImageField(props) {
   return (
     <ImageInput
       removable={false}
@@ -11,3 +13,8 @@ export default function ImageField(props) {
       onChange={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+ImageField.type = 'image'
+ImageField.schema = imageSchema
+
+export default ImageField
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PodcastField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PodcastField.js
index b2503c5d3..6574bbb68 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PodcastField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PodcastField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { podcastEpisodeSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import PodcastEpisodeSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/PodcastEpisodeSelectInput'
 
-export default function PodcastField(props) {
+function PodcastField(props) {
   return (
     <PodcastEpisodeSelectInput
       value={props.data}
@@ -10,3 +12,8 @@ export default function PodcastField(props) {
       onChange={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+PodcastField.type = 'podcast'
+PodcastField.schema = podcastEpisodeSchema
+
+export default PodcastField
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PollField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PollField.js
index 20f0d3a85..1c8022d61 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PollField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/PollField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { pollSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import PollSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/PollSelectInput'
 
-export default function PollField(props) {
+function PollField(props) {
   return (
     <PollSelectInput
       value={props.data}
@@ -10,3 +12,8 @@ export default function PollField(props) {
       onChange={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+PollField.type = 'poll'
+PollField.schema = pollSchema
+
+export default PollField
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diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/TopicField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/TopicField.js
index b2f6008bd..7ab26ea10 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/TopicField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/TopicField.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { topicSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
+
 import TopicSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/TopicSelectInput'
 
-export default function TopicField(props) {
+function TopicField(props) {
   return (
     <TopicSelectInput
       value={props.data}
@@ -10,3 +12,8 @@ export default function TopicField(props) {
       update={selected => props.onChange(selected)} />
   )
 }
+
+TopicField.type = 'topic'
+TopicField.schema = topicSchema
+
+export default TopicField
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diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/WidgetField.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/WidgetField.js
index 4c4d7b4c4..cb2443a71 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/WidgetField.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/WidgetField.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import R from 'ramda'
 
-import WidgetSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/WidgetSelectInput'
+import { widgetSchema } from '../../constants/Schemas'
 
 import FieldGroup from './FieldGroup'
+import WidgetSelectInput from '../inputs/selects/WidgetSelectInput'
 
-export default class WidgetFieldComponent extends React.Component {
+class WidgetField extends React.Component {
   handleWidgetChange(widgetId) {
     if (!widgetId) {
       // Set data to null when removing widget
@@ -68,7 +69,12 @@ export default class WidgetFieldComponent extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-WidgetFieldComponent.defaultProps = {
+WidgetField.defaultProps = {
   data: {},
   field: {}
 }
+
+WidgetField.type = 'widget'
+WidgetField.schema = widgetSchema
+
+export default WidgetField
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diff --git a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/index.js b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/index.js
index fcc86bcd5..32dcd0e36 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/index.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/manager/src/js/components/fields/index.js
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
-import CharField from './CharField'
-import TextField from './TextField'
 import ArticleField from './ArticleField'
-import ImageField from './ImageField'
-import EventField from './EventField'
+import BoolField from './BoolField'
+import CharField from './CharField'
 import DateTimeField from './DateTimeField'
+import EventField from './EventField'
+import ImageField from './ImageField'
+import InstructionField from './InstructionField'
 import IntegerField from './IntegerField'
-import BoolField from './BoolField'
-import SelectField from './SelectField'
-import WidgetField from './WidgetField'
-import PollField from './PollField'
 import PodcastField from './PodcastField'
-import InstructionField from './InstructionField'
+import PollField from './PollField'
+import SelectField from './SelectField'
+import TextField from './TextField'
 import TopicField from './TopicField'
+import WidgetField from './WidgetField'
 
 export {
-  CharField as char,
-  TextField as text,
   ArticleField as article,
-  ImageField as image,
-  EventField as event,
+  BoolField as bool,
+  CharField as char,
   DateTimeField as datetime,
+  EventField as event,
+  ImageField as image,
+  InstructionField as instruction,
   IntegerField as integer,
-  BoolField as bool,
-  SelectField as select,
-  WidgetField as widget,
+  PodcastField as podcast,
   PollField as poll,
-  InstructionField as instruction,
+  SelectField as select,
+  TextField as text,
   TopicField as topic,
-  PodcastField as podcast,
+  WidgetField as widget,
 }