Board of Trustees
Lori Bergen – Founding Dean, College of Media, Communication & Information at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Stephen Buckley – Lead Story Editor, Global Press
Neil Brown – President, The Poynter Institute
Monica Davey – Assistant National Editor and Chicago Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Conan Gallaty – President, Tampa Bay Times
Paula Ellis – Retired, Former Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Rob King – Senior Vice President and Editor-at-Large, SportsCenter and News, ESPN
Ann Marie Lipinski – Curator, The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
Kelly McBride – Senior Vice President, The Poynter Institute; Public Editor, NPR; Chair, Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership
Jessica “Jessi” Navarro – Vice President of Business and Finance, The Poynter Institute
Paul C. Tash – Chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company; Chairman of Poynter’s Board of Trustees
National Advisory Board
Mi-Ai Parrish – Chair of Poynter’s National Advisory Board; CEO and President of MAP Strategies Group; Endowed Chair, Media Innovation and Leadership, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University
Ashley Alvarado – Director of Community Engagement, Southern California Public Radio (KPCC + LAist)
Glenn Burkins – Founder and Publisher, QCity Metro
David Von Drehle – Opinions Columnist, The Washington Post
Shelly Leslie – Head of Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network, Original Programming, Audience Development
Andrew Pergam – Director of Global Strategic Initiatives, Facebook
Christine Portela – Director of News Operations, Local Media, Univision Communications, Inc.
Emily Ramshaw – Co-Founder/CEO, The 19th*
Christa Scharfenberg – CEO, Reveal/Center for Investigative Reporting
Frank Sesno – Director of Strategic Initiatives, School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University
Kameel Stanley – Senior Producer of The City podcast, USA Today
Lori Waldon – President and General Manager, KOAT TV, ABC affiliate in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mike Wilson – Deputy Sports Editor, The New York Times
The Poynter Foundation Board
Brian P. Tierney – CEO Brian Communications, Chairman Realtime Media
Paul C. Tash – Chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company and Chairman of Poynter’s Board of Trustees
Neil Brown – President, The Poynter Institute
Ramon Bosquez – President, The Bosquez Group, LLC
Michael Dreyer – President, The Tampa Bay Trust Company
Frank “Sandy” Rief III – Attorney, Allen Dell, Attorneys at Law
Michael Silver – Attorney, Shutts & Bowen LLP
Emeritus Board Member
Craig Newmark – Founder, craigslist and the Craig Newmark Foundation
Founder
Nelson Poynter (1903-1978)
Former Chairmen
Andy Barnes – Poynter Chairman and CEO Emeritus
Eugene Patterson – Poynter Chairman and CEO Emeritus (1923-2013)
Former Presidents
Tim Franklin – Former President
Dr. Karen B. Dunlap – President Emerita
James M. Naughton – President Emeritus (1938-2012)
Bob Haiman – President Emeritus
Donald Baldwin – President Emeritus (1918-2006)