At the Excellence in Journalism Convention winners were announced in various elections for leadership positions. Meet your new national board of directors and committee chairs!
SPJ HAS A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
- President: Dana Neuts
- President-Elect: Paul Fletcher
- Secretary-Treasurer: Lynn Walsh
- Immediate Past President: David Cuillier
- Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs: Sue Kopen Katcef
- Directors At-Large: Bill McCloskey and J. Alex Tarquinio
- Campus Representatives: Jordan Gass-Poore, Texas State University and Brett Hall, University of Maryland
- Campus Advisers At-Large: Mike Reilley, DePaul University and Becky Tallent, University of Idaho
- Region 1 Director: Rebecca Baker
- Region 2 Director: Andy Schotz
- Region 3 Director: Michael Koretzky
- Region 4 Director: Patricia Gallagher Newberry
- Region 5 Director: Deborah Givens
- Region 6 Director: Joseph Radske
- Region 7 Director: Rob McLean
- Region 8 Director: Eddye Gallagher
- Region 9 Director: Tom Johnson
- Region 10 Director: Pia Hallenberg
- Region 11 Director: Matthew T. Hall
- Region 12 Director: Tony Hernandez
MEET SPJ’S NEW COMMITTEE, COMMUNITY CHAIRS
Awards & Honors Committee Chair
Andy Schotz
Sarah Bauer, vice chair
Bylaws Committee Chair
Robert Becker
Diversity Committee Chair
April Bethea
Georgiana Vines, vice chair
Ethics Committee chair
Andrew Seaman
Monica Guzman, vice chair
Freedom of Information Committee Chair
David Cuillier
Freelance Community Chair
Michael Fitzgerald
Anna Pratt, vice chair
Generation J Committee chairs
Claudia Amezcua
Jennifer Nicole Sullivan
Journalism Education Committee Chair
Butler Cain
June Nicholson, vice chair
Membership Committee Chair
Robyn Davis Sekula
Resolutions Committee Chair
Sonny Albarado
Digital Community
Lead by Alex Veeneman
International Community
Lead by Carlos Restrepo