Board of Trustees
Lori Bergen – Founding Dean, College of Media, Communication & Information at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Stephen Buckley – Professional Development Program, Aga Khan Graduate School of Media and Communications, Nairobi
Neil Brown – President, The Poynter Institute
Monica Davey – Chicago Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Paula Ellis – Retired, Former Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Rob King – Senior Vice President, SportsCenter and News, ESPN
Ann Marie Lipinski – Curator, The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
Kelly McBride – Senior Vice President, The Poynter Institute
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; Professor, Media Innovation and Leadership, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University
Glenn Burkins – Founder and Publisher, QCity Metro
Shelly Leslie – General Manager, Audience Development, Capitol Broadcasting
Andrew Pergam – Director, Governance and Strategic Initiatives, Facebook
Christine Portela – Director of News Operations, Local Media, Univision Communications, Inc.
Emily Ramshaw – Co-Founder/CEO, Women’s Media Venture
Christa Scharfenberg – CEO, Center for Investigative Reporting
Frank Sesno – Director, School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University
Kameel Stanley – Senior Producer, USA Today
Mike Wilson – Editor, The Dallas Morning News
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
Michael Dreyer – President, The Tampa Bay Trust Company
Craig Newmark – Founder, craigslist and the Craig Newmark Foundation
Frank “Sandy” Rief III – Attorney, Allen Dell, Attorneys at Law
Elizabeth Sembler – Board Member, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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)