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 Missouri 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.

 2008 Northwest Missouri Press Association Officers

President -- Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph
Vice-President -- Jim Fall. Maryville
Secretary -- Kathy Conger, Bethany
Treasurer - W.C. Farmer, Rock Port

Board of Directors 

Leslie Speckman, Savannah
Chuck Haney, Chillicothe
Steve Tinnen, Plattsburg
Jamey Honeycutt, Cameron
Kay Wilson, Maryville
Steve Booher, St. Joseph
Matt Daugherty, Smithville

 
 

2008 Ozark Press Association Officers

President --Tianna Brooks, Mountain View
First Vice-President -- Jeff McNiel, Houston
Secretary / Treasurer -- Sharon Vaughn, Summersville

Board of Directors

Dala Whittaker, Cabool
Brad Gentry, Houston
Jeff Schrag, Springfield
David Burton, Springfield
Keith Moore, Ava
Past President -- Roger Dillon, Eminence

Ozark Press Association elected officers when it met March 28 in Point Lookout. Seated, from left, are Director Jeff Schrag, Springfield; President Tianna Brooks, Mountain View; Vice President Jeff McNeill, Houston; and Director Keith Moore, Ava. Standing are Director Brad Gentry, Houston; Director Dala Whittaker, Cabool; Secretary-Treasurer Sharon Vaughn, Summersville; Director David Burton, Springfield; and Past President Roger Dillon, Eminence.

2007 Southeast Missouri Press Association Officers

President --Kate Martin, Perryville
First Vice-President -- Elaine Pursell, Dexter
Second Vice-President Gera LeGrand, Cape Girardeau
Secretary / Treasurer -- Michelle Friedrich, Poplar Bluff
Historian - Mrs. Mildred Wallhausen, Charleston
Executive Secretery - Ann Hayes, Cape Girardeau

Board of Directors

Kim Million-Gipson, Piedmont
Judy Schaaf-Wheeler, Ironton
H. Scott Seal, Portageville
Peggy Scott, Festus
Diane McClain, Kennett

 
 
 
2007 Show Me Press Association Officers

President --Trevor Vernon, Eldon
First Vice-President -- John Spaar, Odessa
Secretary / Treasurer -- Sandy Nelson, Harrisonville

Board of Directors

Stacey Rice, Drexel
Judy Spaar, Odessa
Past President/Director -- Gary Beissenherz, Concordia.