Regional press associationsMISSOURI NEWSPAPER ORGANIZATIONS
Missouri has a wealth of information, regarding newspapers and the business of producing them, within its borders. Below, check the list of entities and their current officers. Those groups with web-sites are linked.
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS OF MISSOURI: President, Richard Fredrick, Paris; First Vice President, Bob Cunningham, Moberly; Secretary, Beth McPherson, Weston; Treasurer, Linda Geist, Monroe City.
MISSOURI CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: President, Brenda Carney, Harrisonville; First Vice President, Jack Kaminsky, Joplin; Second Vice President, Steve Edwards, St. Joseph; Secretary, David Pine, Kansas City; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Jim Kennedy, Bolivar; Ken Carpenter, Kansas City; Rob Siebeneck, Jefferson City.
MISSOURI ADVERTISING MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION: President, Steve Hutchings, Gainesville; First Vice President, Trevor Vernon, Eldon; Second Vice President, Bobbie Snodgrass, Joplin; Secretary, Jim Salzman, Jackson; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Debra Kiser, Jefferson City; Stacy Rice, Drexel; Dennis Warden, Owensville; Suzie Wilson, Milan. Past President, Jane Haberberger, Washington.
MISSOURI ASSOCIATED DAILIES: President, Joe May, Mexico; Vice President, Ben Weir, Jr., Independence; Secretary, Shelly Arth, Marshall; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia; Past President, Larry Freels, Kirksville. Directors: Jack Whitaker, Hannibal; Arnie Robbins, St. Louis; Charlie Fischer, Sedalia; Don Wyatt, Springfield; Dan Potter, Columbia; Randy Cope, Neosho.
MISSOURI AFFILIATE, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN (NFPW): President, Karen Glines, Des Peres; Vice President, Fran Mannino, Kirkwood; Secretary and Newsletter Compositor, Peggy Koch, Barnhart; Publicity, Colene McEntee, St. Peters; Membership, Linda Mantle, Olivette; Treasurer/Archivist, Dee Rabey, Granite City, Ill.; Contest, Janice Denham, Kirkwood; Quest Awards, Marge Polcyn and Linda Mantle; Past President and Conference Director, Susan Fadem, Olivette; At Large, Verna Smith, St. Louis; Mary Kimbrough, St. Louis; Sue Mathias, Clayton.
MISSOURI PRESS SERVICE: President, John Spaar, Odessa; Vice President, Gary Sosniecki, Vandalia; Secretary-Treasurer, Dave Berry, Bolivar. Directors: Dane Vernon, Eldon; Wendell Lenhart, Trenton.
MISSOURI PRESS FOUNDATION, INC.: President, Tom Miller, Washington; First Vice President, David Lipman, St. Louis; Second Vice President, Mrs. Betty Spaar, Odessa; Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: R.B. Smith III, Lebanon; Wallace Vernon, Eldon; Rogers Hewitt, Shelbyville; James Sterling, Columbia; Mrs. Wanda Brown, Harrisonville; Mrs. Avis Tucker, Warrensburg; Edward Steele, Columbia; Robert Wilson, Milan; Kirk Powell, Pleasant Hill; Wendell Lenhart, Trenton.
MISSOURI-KANSAS AP PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS (AP): Chairman, John Montgomery, Hutchinson, Kan. Missouri AP Managing Editors: Chairman, Carol Stark, Joplin; Past Chairman, Oliver Wiest, Sedalia.
MISSOURI SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS (ASNE): President, Buzz Ball, Carthage; First Vice President, Cathy Ripley, Chillicothe; Second Vice President, Dale Brendel, Independence; Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Chris Wrinkle, Hannibal; Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Rob Viehman, Cuba; Jeff Schrag, Springfield; Sam Blackwell, Cape Girardeau; and Oliver Wiest, Sedalia; Past President, Buck Collier, St. Louis.
MISSOURI COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION: President, Alexandra Nicolas, Missouri Southern State University; Vice President, Morgan Ryman, Metropolitan Community College, Longview; Secretary, Jesse Cordova, Missouri Southern State University; MPA Liaison, Pat Sparks, Longview Community College; Adviser, T.R. Hanrahan, Missouri Southern State University.
