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Please contact the officers in your state for information on upcoming events and programs. If you don't see the officer you're seeking, please contact the state president. If you don't find the state you’re seeking, please contact NFPW Headquarters.

For a complete list of state officers, download this database. (xls, cwk, .pdf) Updated June 25, 2009

Officers: To check on job responsibilities, go to the MEMBERS-ONLY PAGE / History and Governance.

 

State Officers

A–D | E-L | M-0 | P-Z

 

ALABAMA MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

President
Jane Ehrhardt
Birmingham (205) 240-9776
jane@inhighspirits.com

Vice President of Membership
Lori Culpepper
Birmingham
(205) 621-0336
loriculpepper@bellsouth.net

Vice President of Programs

Sondra Washington
Birmingham
(205) 970-0998
bhamfreelancer@bellsouth.net

Treasurer
Deborah Lockridge
Hoover
(205) 989-6467
deblock@wwisp.com

Contest Director
Ella Robinson
Pleasant Grove
(205) 744-4925
erobnson@aol.com

 

ALASKA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
akprocom.org

President
Connie Huff
Anchorage
907/550-8464
chuff@kska.org

Membership Chair
Doris Thomas
907/694-3570
Eagle River
doris.sethomas@gci.net

Contest Chair
Carolyn Rinehart
Anchorage
907/345-3961
ccrinehart@gci.net

Youth Contest Chair
Diane Walters
Anchorage
907/753-2640
diane.h.walters@poa02.usace.army.mil

 

ARIZONA PRESS WOMEN
azpw.org

President
Brenda Warneka
Scottsdale
480/778-8775
warneka@cox.net

Vice President
Marion E. Gold
Scottsdale
480/247-2621
gold@speedsite.com

Secretary
Kay Runbeck
Payson
928/474-2373
krunbeck@earthlink.net

Treasurer
Cheryl Kohout
Tucson
cheryl.kohout@tmcaz.com

Contest Co-Chairs
Vera Marie Badertscher
Tucson
520/820-0299
veramarie@pen4hire.com

Barbara Clarihew
Tucson
clerihew@comcast.net

COA Co-Chairs
Karen Walenga
Sahuarita
kwalenga@gvnews.com

Cheryl Kohout
Tucson
Cheryl.kohout@tmcaz.com

Youth Contest
Liz Smith
Scottsdale
480/234-2279
lizsmith29@gmail.com

 

ARKANSAS PRESS WOMEN
www.arkansaspresswomen.org

President
Helen Plotkin
Little Rock
501/455-4531
plotkin@hendrix.edu

Contest Chair
Debbie Miller
Bentonville
479-464-4451
dmiller@nwaonline.net

Youth Contest Chair
Kristin Netterstrom
Little Rock
501/378-3479
knetterstrom@arkansasonline.com

Membership Director
Mary Hightower
Little Rock
501/551-2563,
mary.hightower@gmail.com

 

CALIFORNIA / NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESS WOMEN

All Offices
Betty Packard
San Francisco
415/285-1551
bettypackard@comcast.net

 

CALIFORNIA / SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

President
Sylvia Mendoza
Encinitas
760/942-8058
smendoza7@aol.com

Membership Director
Betty Bartley
Orange
714/637-0158
bettyruth@aol.com

Contest Chair
Diana Saenger
Alpine
619/455-4105
dianas2121@cox.net

Youth Contest Chair
Kathy Foster
San Diego

 

COLORADO PRESS WOMEN
coloradopresswomen.org

President
Gay Porter DeNileon
gporter@awwa.org

Co-Vice Presidents/Programs
Marion Galant
mariongalant@msn.com

Jeannine Natterman
Jeannine.Natterman@state.co.us

Co-Vice Presidents/Membership
Teresa Ford
Fordedit@aol.com

Lee Anne Peck
LEEANNE.PECK@unc.edu

Secretary
Christine McManus
blktyp@yahoo.com

Treasurer
Cheryl Ghrist
cheryl@colopress.net

High School Journalism Contest
Anne Subart
anne.k.subart@jpmorgan.com

Scholarship Chair
Kathleen Duff
kathleenduff@coloradoan.com

 

CONNECTICUT PRESS CLUB

President
Sherry Shameer Cohen
Stamford
203/968-8600
mail@newsandfeatures.org

Membership Director
Virginia Palmer-Skok
Monroe
vpalmer2@earthlink.net

Contest Chair
Stacy Maxwell
Easton
203/268-3505
smaxwell@snet.net

Youth Contest Chair
Doris Skutch
Westport
203/333-3333
dskutch@yahoo.com

 

DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATION
DelawarePressAssociation.org

President
Mark Fowser
New Castle
302/395-9857
markfowser@clearchannel.com

Membership Director
Allison Taylor Levine
Wilmington
302/892-4800
allisonlevine@synchrogenix.com

Contest Chair
Annie Nefosky
Bear
302/750-0982
annienefosky@clearchannel.com

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Barbara Roewe
Wilmington
302/764-7483
bcroewe@aol.com

High School Contest Director
Barbara Roewe
Wilmington
302/764-7483
bcroewe@aol.com

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / CAPITAL PRESS WOMEN

President / Membership / Competitions
Paula McKenzie
Washington
202/319-7668
pmckenzie@peoplepc.com

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FLORIDA PRESS WOMEN

President
To be announced

 

MEDIA NETWORK IDAHO
idahopresswomen.org

President
Cathy Koon
St. Anthony
208/624-4067
cakoon@fretel.com

Membership Director
Kitty Fleischman
Boise
208/336-0653, ext. 100 kfleisch@idahomagazine.com

Contest Chair
Margaret (Peggy) Parks
Challis
208/879-4445
pegparks@custertel.net

 

ILLINOIS WOMAN’S PRESS ASSOCIATION
www.iwpa.org

President
Suzanne Hanney
Chicago
312/829-2526
suzannestreetwise@yahoo.com

Membership Director
Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas
Chicago
312/744-7096
mwolfastro@aol.com

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Ann Heinrichs
Chicago
773/769-4890
alh5456@sbcglobal.net

Contest Chair
Ann Heinrichs
Chicago, IL
773/769-4890
Alh5456@sbcglobal.net

 

INDIANA / WOMAN’S PRESS CLUB OF INDIANA

President
Vivian Rosswurm
Churubusco
260/693-3949
vrosswurm@aol.com

Membership Director
Rebecca Manley
Churubusco
260/691-3696
manleyrebecca@yahoo.com

Contest Chair
Jacquelyn Davis
Indianapolis
317/283-4360
davisja63@hotmail.com

Youth Contest Chair
Elizabeth Granger
Fishers
317/849-5514
wayfarer2@att.net

 

IOWA PRESS WOMEN

President
Jane Whitmore
Emmetsburg
712/852-2568
epubco@iowatelecom.net

Vice President
Lori Martinez
Emmetsburg
712/852-2323

Treasurer
Barb Geerts
Davenport
563/285-8111
bgeerts@northscottpress.com

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Marsha Hoffman
Council Bluffs
712/325-5730
mhoffman@nonpareilonline.com

Membership Director
Sandy Mickelson
Fort Dodge
515/576-6765
mcsalt@frontiernet.net

Contest Chair
Barb Geerts
Davenport
563/285-8111
bgeerts@northscottpress.com

Youth Contest Chair
Marsha Hoffman
Council Bluffs
712/325-5730
mhoffman@nonpareilonline.com

 

KANSAS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
kansasprofessionalcommunicators.org

President
Teresa Veazey
Wichita
316/978-6462
teresa.veazey@wichita.edu

Vice President of Membership
Sheila Lucia
Hutchinson
620/662-3847
sheilamariel@hotmail.com

Vice President of Bylaws
Linda Dueser
Great Bend
620/792-9309
DueserL@bartonccc.edu

Secretary
Gwen Larson
Emporia
620/342-8202
gazettegl@yahoo.com

Contest Chair
Becky Funke
Wichita
316/942-5385
bfunke@activeagingonline.com

Youth Contest Chair
Terry Rombeck
Lawrence
trombeck@ljworld.com

 

KENTUCKY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

President
Helen Hunt
Ashland
606/324-0716
hhunt1325@aol.com

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Pauline Young
Morehead
606/783-2411
pa.young@moreheadstate.edu

Contest Co-Chairs
Cathie Shaffer
Ashland
606/473-9851
CathieinAshland@webtv.net

Helen Hunt
Ashland
hhunt1325@aol.com

Youth Contest Chair
Eva Stimson
Louisville
502/569-5635
estimson@ctr.pcusa.org

 

LOUISIANA PRESS WOMEN

President
Karen Rowley
Baton Rouge
225/578-7095
rowleykm@earthlink.net

Vice President
Opal Sue Saunders Blood
St. Landry
318/838-2449
jfossb@juno.com

Treasurer
Carol Anne Blitzer
Baton Rouge
225/343-5819
blitzer@cox.net

FAN Contact
Marsha Shuler
Baton Rouge
225/342-7279
mshuler@theadvocate.com

 

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MINNESOTA
Contact NFPW Headquarters

 

MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

President
Fran Mannino
Kirkwood
314/965-7735
info@timesnewspapers.com

Membership Director
Suzanne Corbett
St. Louis
314/849-7578
corbettsuzanne@aol.com

Contest Chair
Janice Denham
Kirkwood
314/821-2462, ext. 165
jdenham@yourjournal.com

 

NEBRASKA PRESS WOMEN
nebraskapresswomen.org

President
Ruth Brown
Kearney
308/865-8736
RuthBrown08@gmail.com

Treasurer
Sherry Thompson
Omaha
402/891-5789
sherrythompson@cox.net

Contest Co-Chairs
Bette Pore
Grand Island
308/381-5421
bette.pore@theindependent.com

Barb Micek
Fullerton
308/536-3100
bamicek@hamilton.net

 

NEVADA PRESS WOMEN

President / Membership Co-Directors
Shayne Del Cohen
Reno
775/827-9228
shayne@sprintmail.com

Contest Chair
Marilyn Newton
Reno
775/788-6523
mnewton@rgj.com

 

NEW JERSEY PRESS WOMEN

President / Contest Chair
Jane Primerano
Hope
jpdwrite@earthlink.com

Youth Contest Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Birge
Montclair
birge@home.com

Christine W. Kulikowski
Highland Park
chrissyalicia@peoplepc.com

 

NEW MEXICO PRESS WOMEN
newmexicopresswomen.org

President
Carol Clark
Los Alamos
505/662-4185
caclarkci@yahoo.com

Membership Director
Sharon Niederman
Albuquerque
505/681-8551
sherites@swcp.com

Contest Chairman
Connie Gotsch
Farmington
505/326-4969
cgotsch@gobrainstorm.net

Youth Contest
Christine Burroughs
Albuquerque
505/844-0948
coburro@sandia.gov

 

NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CLUB
www.ncpressclub.org

President
Suzy Barile
Cary
919/469-9611
suzyb3@gmail.com

Secretary
Suzanne Tate
Manteo
crabbynabby@yahoo.com

Treasurer
Gwen White
Columbia
252/796-4966
whiteink1@earthlink.net

Communications Director
Ric Carter
Raleigh
919-787-2021
ricc@mindspring.com

Contest Chair
Ric Carter
Raleigh
919-787-2021
ricc@mindspring.com

Membership Director
Clara Cartrette
Whiteville
claracartrette@whiteville.com

 

NORTH DAKOTA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
aboutndpc.org

President
Pamela Gibb
Moorehead, MN
218/284-3321
pgibb@moorhead.k12.mn.us

Membership Director
Jennifer Dobrowski
Grand Forks
701/772-4869
jdobrowski@altru.org

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Janell Cole
Bismarck
701/255-1995
janellco@btiinet.net

Contest Chair
Jane Brandt
Hebron
701/878-4494
hherald@westriv.com

 

OHIO PROFESSIONAL WRITERS

President
Beth Deisher
Bellafontaine
937/493-0921
bdeisher@coinworld.com

Membership Chair
Sandi Latimer
Columbus
614/878-4214
sandlot17@juno.com

Contest Chair
Mary Jane Skala
Chagrin Falls
440/247-2206
editormj@yahoo.com

 

OKLAHOMA PRESS WOMEN

President / Contest Chair
Nina G. Smith-Leckie
Oklahoma City

Youth Contest Chair
Edna Hennessee
Lawton
405/355-2182
edna@aloe-vera.com

 

OREGON PRESS WOMEN
nfpw.org/oregon/

President
Jo McIntyre
131 NW 8th St.
McMinnville
Phone: 503/472.8277
Fax: 503/472.8277 (call first)
jomcintyre@verizon.net

Vice President, Membership Director
Maren Schmidt
Columnist/teacher, www.KidsTalkNews.com
25877 E. Bright Ave.
Welches
503/622.6750
503/550.3143
maren@comcast.net

Treasurer
Sally Petersen
Tigard
sallywriter7@gmail.com

Contest Director
Jo Ann Boatwright
Hillsboro
503/214-1141
joannboatwright@hillsboroargus.com

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PENNSYLVANIA PRESS CLUB
www.papressclub.com

President
Walt Brasch
Bloomsburg
570/389-4565
brasch@ptd.net

Membership Director
Jean A. Korten
Lititz
mosermedia@dejazzd.com

Contest Co-Chairs
Susan Brimo-Cox
Ohiopyle
724/438-3890
susan@brimo-cox.com

Patricia Ryder
Allentown
610/398-0916
rydrryt@earthlink.net

Youth Contest Chair
Heidi Butler
Emmaus
610/861-5453
hbutler@northampton.edu

 

SOUTH CAROLINA / MEDIA WOMEN OF SOUTH CAROLINA

President
Carolyn Farr Smith
Greenville
864/246-4722
carolyn.farr@gmail.com

Contest Chair
Karen Rhodes
Spartanburg
864-266-4449
krhodes@sherman.edu

Youth Contest Chair
Marcia Murff
Spartanburg
864/596-8402
mmurff@spart7.k12.sc.us

 

SOUTH DAKOTA PRESS WOMEN

President
Susan Smith
Brookings
605/692-4300
susan.smith@sdstate.edu

Vice President/Contest
Katie Zerr
Mobridge
605/845-3646
news@mobridgetribune.com

Membership Director
Angela Hatton
Brookings
605/697-4514
ahatton@daktronics.com

Youth Contest Chair
Vicki Schuster
524 4th St
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 692-4177
vschuster@yahoo.com

 

TENNESSEE MEDIA WOMEN

President
Paula Casey
Memphis
901/525-7510
pfcasey@bellsouth.net

Contest Chair
Paula Casey
Memphis
901/525-7510
pfcasey@bellsouth.net

 

TEXAS / PRESS WOMEN OF TEXAS

President
Kay Casey
Denison
903/465-8567
ckaycasey@att.net

President-Elect
Donna Hunt
Denison
903/465-8412
d.hunt_903@yahoo.com

VP Membership
Mary Lou Hazal
Greenville
903-454-7539
mary_hazal@tamu-commerce.edu

VP Public Relations
Katherine Kelly
Lubbock
806/842-3864
kellall@nts-online.net

VP Professional Development
Mary Day
Richardson
972/231-8595
dewey99@earthlink.net

Secretary
Kathie Magers
West Tawakoni
903-447-0047
pmagers@verizon.net

Treasurer
Larry Arnold
Kerrville
830/895-2869
larnold@ktc.com

Membership Director
Harriet Gross
Dallas
harrietgross@sbcglobal.net

Communicator of Achievement Chair
Anna Tinsley
Fort Worth
817-390-7610
annatinsley@sbcglobal.net

Contest Chair
Clara Clay
Houston
713-529-5482
claraclay@workco.com

Youth Contest Chair
Kathie Magers
West Tawakoni
903-447-0047
pmagers@verizon.net

 

VIRGINIA PRESS WOMEN
virginiapresswomen.org

President
Gwen Woolf
Fredericksburg
540/374-5432
gwoolf@freelancestar.com

Membership Director
Katherine O'Donnell
Richmond
804/783-7414
kodonnell@richmondva.org

Treasurer
Jayne Harding
Mechanicsville
804/746-1348
jayneharding@yahoo.com

Communications Contest
Mary Ann Johnson
Blacksburg
540/231-6975
jnayram@vt.edu

Norma Lugar
Roanoke
540/989-6138
nlugar@leisurepublishing.com

Youth Contest Chair
Mary Martin
Crozier
804/231-0741
mrmric@earthlink.net

 

WASHINGTON PRESS ASSOCIATION

President
Marilyn Olsen
Bellingham
360/647-1223

Vice President
Larry Workman
Taholah
360/276-8215 ext. 287
lworkman@quinault.org

Secretary
Margaret Doyle
Eastsound
360/376-2827
Gemini@interisland.net

Treasurer
Barbara Nilson
Renton
425/228-5903
NLBARBA@aol.com

 

WISCONSIN PRESS WOMEN

President
Joanne Flemming
Menasha
920/722-9015
lulutwigg@yahoo.com

Membership Director
Joanne Flemming
Menasha
920/722-9015
lulutwigg@yahoo.com

Contest Chair
Joanne Flemming
Menasha
920/722-9015
lulutwigg@yahoo.com

Youth Contest Chair
Joanne Flemming
Menasha
920/722-9015
lulutwigg@yahoo.com

 

WYOMING MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

President, Treasurer
Linn Rounds
Cheyenne
307/638-6537
linn.rounds@bresnan.net

 

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