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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
akpresswomen.com
President
Diane Walters
Anchorage
907/753-2640
dwalters@gci.net
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
Marion Peddle
Phoenix
602/278-3684
mlpeddle@aol.com
Membership Director
Joan Westlake
Tempe
westwoman@aol.com
Communicator of Achievement
Barbara Clarihew
Tucson
clarihew@u.arizona.edu
Contest Chair
Cheryl Kohout
Tucson
520/722-1273
cheryl.kohout@tmcaz.com
Youth Contest Chair
Karen Walenga
Sahuarita
520/625-5511
kwalenga@gvnews.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
Beth Miller
Wilmington
302/656-5840
bmiller57@verizon.net
Membership Director
Allison Taylor Levine
Wilmington
302/892-4800
allisonlevine@synchrogenix.com
Contest Co-Chairs
Annie Nefosky
Bear
302/740-7020
annienefosky@clearchannel.com
Jean Hull Herman
Wilmington
302/529-1928
jherman007@aol.com
Communicator of Achievement Chair
Karen Galanaugh
Wilmington
302/478-8115
kareng@galanaugh.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
Grace Buol
Bradenton
941-727-7149
judgegrace@aol.com
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 WOMANS 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 / WOMANS 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
jamadavis@hotmail.com
Youth Contest Chair
Elizabeth Granger
Fishers
317/849-5514
wayfarer2@insightbb.com
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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MICHIGAN PRESS WOMEN
President
Carole Eberly
Mt. Pleasant
989/774-2549
cmeberly@yahoo.com
Vice President/Membership
Joyce Brown
Clarklake
517/629-9946
brownjoy@juno.com
Secretary
Patrice Johnson
Dansville
517/623-0287
pjohnson112002@yahoo.com
Contest Chair
Agnes Geiger
Niles
616/684-6048
ageiger@sbtinfo.com
MINNESOTA
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MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS
Co-Presidents
Fran Mannino
Kirkwood
314/965-7735
info@timesnewspapers.com
Janice Denham
Kirkwood
314/965-1079
denham3@sbcglobal.net
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 & Treasurer
Stephanie Geery-Zink
Lincoln
402/328-9969
geeryznk@inebraska.com
Membership Director
Judith Nelson
Lincoln
402/472-3031
Member Services
Lori Potter
Kearney
308/233-9730
lori.potter@kearneyhub.com
Communicator of Achievement Chair
Cheryl Alberts Irwin
Lincoln
402/464-7955
calberts1@unl.edu
Contest ChairBette Pore
Grand Island
308/381-9411
bette.pore@theindependent.com
Youth Contest Chair
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 / Communicator of Achievement Chair
Christine Burroughs
Albuquerque
505/844-0948
coburro@sandia.gov
Membership Director
Emily Drabanski
Santa Fe
505/438-0347
edrabanski@yahoo.com
Contest Chair
Connie Gotsch
Farmington
505/326-4969
cgotsch@gobrainstorm.net
Youth Contest Directors
Christine Romero
Vanessa Baca
NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CLUB www.ncpressclub.org
President
Gwen White
Columbia
252/796-4966
whiteink1@earthlink.net
Membership Director
Suzy Barile
Cary
919/469-9611
suzyb3@gmail.com
Contest Chair
Ken Bucher
Apex
919/362-0182
eagle21554@aol.com
Treasurer
Clara Cartrette
Whiteville
claracartrette@newsreporter.biz
Secretary
Suzanne Tate
Manteo
crabbynabby@yahoo.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 Director
Jane Ann Turzillo
Akron
jturzillo@neo.rr.com
Contest Chair
Siegrid Richer
Wauseon
SRicher@saudervillage.org
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
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
Teri Levy
San Antonio
210/345-3965
teriabe9295@sbcglobal.net
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
Mary Lou Hazal
Greenville
903/454-7539
mary_hazal@tamu-commerce.edu
Treasurer
Larry Arnold
Kerrville
830/895-2869
larnold@ktc.com
Membership Director
Harriet Gross
Dallas
harrietgross@sbcglobal.net
Communicator of Achievement Chair
Mary Lou Hazal
Greenville
903/454-7539
Mary_hazal@tamu-commerce.edu
Contest Chair
Carol Dobbs
Houston
Unlisted telephone
Cdobbs001@comcast.net
Youth Contest Chair
Judy Gharis
Sherman
903/892-6565
jgharis@juno.com
VIRGINIA PRESS WOMEN
virginiapresswomen.org
President
Sande Snead
Chester
804/225-4491
ssnead@pulsaradvertising.com
Membership Director
Gwen Woolf
Fredericksburg
540/374-5432
gwoolf@freelancestar.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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