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.

Complete list of state officers: Download this database. (xls, cwk, .pdf) Updated May 27, 2010

State Dues Chart: (.doc, cwk, .pdf) Updated Feb. 25, 2010

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

State Officers

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ALABAMA MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

President
Kathy Hagood
Birmingham
krhagood@yahoo.com

Vice President / Programs
Jennifer Journey
Birmingham
jwjourney@bellsouth.net

Treasurer
Susan Robinson
Birmingham
srobinsonala@earthlink.net

Membership Chair
Kathy Seale
Birmingham
ksseale@gmail.com

Contest Chair
Jennifer Journey
Birmingham
jwjourney@bellsouth.net

ALASKA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
akprocom.org

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

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

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

Youth Contest Director
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

Membership Director
Joan Westlake
Tempe, AZ
480/262-8077

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

Barbara Clarihew
Tucson
clerihew@comcast.net

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

Cheryl Kohout
Tucson
Cheryl.kohout@tmcaz.com

Youth Contest Co-Chair
Cheryl Kohout
Tucson
520-722-1273
Cheryl.kohout@tmcaz.com

Youth Contest Co-Chair
Joan Westlake
Tempe
westwoman@aol.com

ARKANSAS PRESS WOMEN
www.arkansaspresswomen.org

President
Mary Hightower
Ferndale
501/671-2126
mary.hightower@gmail.com

1st Vice President/Membership
Debbie Miller
Bentonville
479/464-4451
dmiller@nwaonline.net

Treasurer
Terry Hawkins
Dumas
870/382-2344
thawkins@centurytel.net

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

COA Co-Chair
Carol Sanders Reiner
Little Rock
501-225-9398
carolsr@juno.com

COA Co-Chair
Eva Marie Pearson
Pine Bluff
870/543-1418
epearson@pbcommercial.com

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

First Amendment Contact
Brenda J. Blagg
Fayetteville
479/443-5702
bblagg@nwaonline.net

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

Youth Contest Director
Kathy Foster
San Diego

COLORADO PRESS WOMEN
coloradopresswomen.org

President
Ann Lockhart
Denver
303-388-6978
ajldenver@aol.com

VP/Membership
LeeAnne Peck
Fort Collins
970-482-7312
leeanne.peck@unc.edu

Contest Chairman
Judy Debus
Sterling
970-580-0932
jdebs@bresnan.net

COA Chairman
Sandy Graham
Columbine Valley
303-730-7661
sangraham@mac.com

Youth Contest Chairman
Mary Alice Parmelee
Denver
303-347-6272
mparmelee@awwa.org

First Amendment Contact
Ruth Anna
Littleton
rannapr@msn.com

 

CONNECTICUT PRESS CLUB

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

Contest Chairman
Elizabeth Keyser
elizabeth5000@optonline.net

DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATION
DelawarePressAssociation.org

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

Membership Director
Allison Levine
Wilmington
302-324-8471
aljay89@yahoo.com

Contest Director
Annie Nefosky
Bear
302-750-0982
Annienefosky@yahoo.com

COA Director
Theresa Medoff
Wilmington
302-547-7742
tgmedoff@aol.com

Youth Contest Director
Deborah Pace
Wilmington
302-764-6562
debde72@hotmail.com

First Amendment Contact
Gloria Galloway
Centerville
302-658-1221
gogalloway@comcast.net

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

President
Kitty Fleischman
Boise
208-336-0653 (w)

Vice President and Student Contest Chair
Teri Ehresman
Idaho Falls
208-526-7785 (w)

Secretary and Contest Chair
Cathy Koon
St. Anthony
208/313-2025
cakoon52@cableone.net

Treasurer
Margaret (Peggy) Parks
Challis
208/879-4772
pegparks@custertel.net

Membership Director
Desire Aguirre
Sagle
208/610-4684
desireaguirre@verizon.net

ILLINOIS WOMAN’S PRESS ASSOCIATION
www.iwpa.org

President
Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas
Chicago
312/259-5467
mwolfastro@aol.com

Membership Director
Pamela Dittmer McKuen
Chicago
pmckuen@gmail.com

Communicator of Achievement Director
Lana Weiss Brown
Chicago
815/325-6929
lanabrown@comcast.net

Contest Director
Angie Leszczak
Chicago, IL
708/672-9865
angie@angieleszczak.com

INDIANA / WOMAN’S PRESS CLUB OF INDIANA

President
Julie Slaymaker
Indianapolis
317-255-5554
slaymakers@aol.com

Vice President Membership / Contest Chairman
Jacquelyn Davis
Indianapolis
317-283-4360
davisja63@hotmail.com

COA Chairman
Marion Garmel
Indianapolis
317-283-2388

Youth Contest Chairman
Elizabeth Granger
Fishers
317-849-5514
wayfarer2@insightbb.com

First Amendment Contact
Jacquelyn Davis
Indianapolis
317-283-4360
davisja63@hotmail.com

IOWA PRESS WOMEN

President
Julie Hoffman
Council Bluffs
712-852-2568
marjuliowa@msn.com

COA Chairman
Marsha Hoffman
Council Bluffs
712-326-5730
mhoffman@nonpareilonline.com

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

KANSAS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
kansasprofessionalcommunicators.org

President
Wilma Moore-Black
Wichita
316-685-6159
wilma.black@wichita.edu

Membership Director
Jill Miller
Wichita
316-841-8927
jilldm@swbell.net

Youth Contest
Gwen Larson
Emporia
620-342-8202
gazettegl@yahoo.com

KENTUCKY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

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

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

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

Helen Hunt
Ashland
hhunt1325@aol.com

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

LOUISIANA PRESS WOMEN

President
Opal Blood
St. Landry
318-838-2449
jfossb@juno.com

Contest Chairman
Keli Jacobi
Monroe
318-342-5445
jacobi@ulm.edu

Youth Contest Chairman
Madelyn Lamb
Baton Rouge
225-388-0314
mlamb@theadvocate.com

First Amendment Contact
Marsha Shuler
Baton Rouge
225-342-7279
mshuler@theadvocate.com

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MINNESOTA
Contact NFPW Headquarters

MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
www.mpc-nfpw.org

President
Colene McEntee
St. Charles
314/707-4004
coleneemc@yahoo.com

Membership Director
Linda Briggs-Harty
Webster Groves
314/962-2463
stellarsupport@att.net

Secretary
Peggy Koch
Barnhart
636/942-9999
writer999@sisna.com

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

NEBRASKA PRESS WOMEN
nebraskapresswomen.org

President
Ruth Brown
Lincoln
308-325-1111
ruthbrown08@gmail.com

Membership Director
Jan Thompson
Kearny
308-865-8847
thompsonjl@unk.edu

Contest Chairman
Barbara Micek
Fullerton
308-536-3100
bamicek@hamilton.net

Youth Contest Chairman
Mary Pierce
Ogallala
308-284-4046
mpierce@ogallalakcnews.com

COA Chairman
Cheryl Irwin
Lincoln
402-472-9707
calberts1@unl.edu

NEVADA PRESS WOMEN

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

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

NEW JERSEY PRESS WOMEN

President
Rosemary Carroll
Annandale
908-238-1743
rosemarycarroll12@gmail.com

Contest Chairman
Christine Kulikowski
Highland Park
732-249-8025
chrissyalicia@peoplepc.com

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

Christine Kulikowski
Highland Park
732-249-8025
chrissyalicia@peoplepc.com

NEW MEXICO PRESS WOMEN
newmexicopresswomen.org

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

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

COA Chairman
Diana Sandoval
Albuquerque
505-841-6866
dmcsandoval@aol.com

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

First Amendment Contact
Connie Gotsch
Farmington
505-326-4969
cgotsch@gobrainstorm.net

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

Membership Director
Clara Cartrette
Whiteville
claracartrette@whiteville.com

NORTH DAKOTA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
aboutndpc.org

President
Pam Knudson
Grand Forks
701-775-9836
pknudson@gra.midco.net

Membership Director
Cathy Jelsing
Rugby
701-776-7606
cjelsing@gondtc.com

Contest Chairman
Jeanine Larson
Fargo
701-297-1679
jeanine.larson@noridian.com

Youth Contest Chairman
Megan Fraase
Fargo
701-277-2661
megan.fraase@noridian.com

 

OHIO PROFESSIONAL WRITERS
nfpw.org/ohio

President / Membership Director
Sandi Latimer
Columbus
614/444-1123
sandlot17@juno.com

Vice President / First Amendment Contact
Marjorie Thomas
Cleveland
216/635-3204
met@clevelandmetroparks.com

Secretary
Vivian Goodman
Richmond Heights
330/672-2132
goodman@wksu.org

Treasurer
Ann VerWiebe
Akron
330/672-3114
verwiebe@wksu.org

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

OKLAHOMA PRESS WOMEN

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

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

OREGON PRESS WOMEN

President/Membership Director
Maren Schmidt
Welches
503/622-6750
maren@comcast.net

Contest Chairman
Maren Schmidt
Welches
503/622-6750
maren@comcast.net

First Amendment Contact
Glennis McNeal
Beaverton
503/526-9434
glennis555@aol.com

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PENNSYLVANIA PRESS CLUB
www.papressclub.com

President
Heidi Butler
Bethlehem
610/967-5819
hbutler@northampton.edu

Contest Chairman
Linda Koehler
Palmerton
610/377-2051
lkoehler@tnonline.com

SOUTH CAROLINA / MEDIA WOMEN OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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

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

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

SOUTH DAKOTA PRESS WOMEN

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

Membership Director
Molly McRobers
Gettysburg
605/765-2464
molly@pottercountynews.com

Contest Chairman
Laurie Hallstrom
Rapid City
605/343-3541
lhallstrom@diorc.org

Youth Contest Chairman
Vicki Schuster
Brookings
605/692-4177
vschuster@yahoo.com

TENNESSEE MEDIA WOMEN

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

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

TEXAS / PRESS WOMEN OF TEXAS

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

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

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

COA Chairman
Carol Dobbs
Houston
713/460-1257
cdobbs001@comcast.net

Youth Contest Chairman
Kathleen 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

Contest Co-Chairmen
Teresa Mannix
Washington, D.C.
220/687-4080
tmm53@georgetown.edu

Diane Vogel
Fredericksburg
540/898-6564
dcvogel70@verizon.net

WASHINGTON PRESS ASSOCIATION

President
Marilyn Olsen
Bellingham
360/647-1223
marilyn.olsen@comcast.net

Contest Co-Chairmen
Sheri Ward
Bellingham
360/961-4956
sheriward@clearwire.net

Marilyn Olsen
Bellingham
360/647-1223
marilyn.olsen@comcast.net

WISCONSIN PRESS WOMEN

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

Treasurer
Jo Bartels Alderson
Oshkosh
920/231-8646

Secretary
Judith Russell
Oshkosh
920/231-0824
jrussell14@new.rr.com

WYOMING MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

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

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