Missouri Press Association

OTHER Newspaper OrganiZatiONS REgional PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

The state of Missouri is blessed to have four regional chapters of the state Press Association. They include the Show-Me Press Association, the Northwest Missouri Press Association, the Ozark Press Association and the Southeast Missouri Press Association.

Registration fees to attend their annual meetings cover their dues.

2010-2011 Northwest Missouri Press Association Officers

President -- Matt Daugherty, Smithville
Vice-President -- Phil Cobb, Maryville
Secretary -- Kathy Conger, Bethany
Treasurer - W.C. Farmer, Rock Port

Board of Directors

Jim Fall, Maryville
Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph
Leslie Speckman, Savannah
Jim McPherson, Weston
Chuck Haney, Chillicothe
Adam Johnson, Mound City
Steve Tinnen, Plattsburg
Jamey Honeycutt, Cameron
Kay Wilson, Maryville
Steve Booher, St. Joseph

2010-2011 Ozark Press Association Officers

President -- Sharon Vaughn, Summersville
First Vice-President -- Regina Wynn, Gainesville
Secretary / Treasurer -- Dala Whittaker, Cabool

Board of Directors

Roger Dillon, Eminence
Brad Gentry, Houston
Jeff Schrag, Springfield
Keith Moore, Ava
Chris Case, Cuba
Tianna Brooks, Mtn. View

Ozark Press officers for the coming year are, front row from left, Vice President Jeff McNeill, Houston Herald; President Sharon Vaughn, Summersville Beacon; and Secretary/Treasurer Dala Whittaker, Cabool Enterprise; back row, Director Keith Moore, Ava Douglas County Herald; Director Brad Gentry, Houston Herald; Director Roger Dillon, Eminence Current Wave; Director Jim Hamilton, Buffa lo Reflex; and Past President Tianna Brooks, Mountain View Standard News.

2010-2011 Southeast Missouri Press Association

Officers

President -- Betty Watkins, Dexter
First Vice-President -- Sherry Greminger, Park Hills
Second Vice-President -- Donna Denson, Cape Girardeau
Secretary / Treasurer -- Michelle Friedrich, Poplar Bluff
Historian - Peggy Scott, Festus
Executive Secretery - Ann Hayes, Cape Girardeau

Board of Directors

Gera LeGrand, Cape Girardeau
Kim Combs, Piedmont
Judy Schaaf-Wheeler, Ironton
H. Scott Seal, Portageville
Deanna Nelson, Sikeston
Kate Martin, Perryville

2010-2011 Show Me Press Association Officers

President --Linda Geist, Monroe City
First Vice-President --David Eales, Paris
Secretary / Treasurer -- Sandy Nelson, News-Press Co.

Board of Directors

Dennis Warden, Owensville
Stacy Rice, Drexel
Past President/Director -- Judy Spaar, Oak Grove

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2012 MPA BOUND Newspaper Directory

An alphabetical resource guide to all of the newspapers in the state of Missouri. $45.00

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