Executive Officers

President
Barbara Ciara
Immediate Past President, National Association of Black Journalists
Biography »

Vice President
Joanna Hernandez
Editor
North Jersey Media Group
Northern New Jersey
Biography »

Secretary
Michaela Saunders
Education Reporter
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, Neb.
Biography »

Treasurer
Jeanne Mariani-Belding
Editorial & Opinion Editor
The Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu, HI
Biography »

Directors

Sharon Chan
Staff Reporter
Seattle Times

Derrick Henry
Senior Producer
The New York Times Digital
New York City
Biography »

Neal Justin
TV Columinist
The Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minn.

Patty Loew
Associate Professor / Producer
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Wisconsin Public TV
UW-Madison Dept. Life Sciences
Madison, Wis.

Peter Ortiz
Journalist
Ignites
Jersey City, N.J.
Biography »

O. Ricardo Pimentel
Vice President/Editorial Page Editor
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Milwaukee, Wis.

Leisa Richardson
Assistant Metro Editor
The Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Ind.

Doris Truong
Copy Editor, Style
The Washington Post
Washington, D.C.

Ronnie Washines
Program Administrator-Multimedia Services
Yakama Nation
Toppenish, Wash.

Robin Washington
News Editor
Duluth News Tribune
Duluth, Minn.
Biography »

John Yearwood
World Editor
The Miami Herald
Miami, Fla.
Biography »

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Onica N. Makwakwa
Executive Director
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22107
Tel: (703) 854-3585 main
Fax: (703) 854-3586

Ellen Udo
Executive Director
Asian American Journalists Association
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 346-2051
Fax: (415) 346-6343

Ivan Roman
Executive Director
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
529 14th Street, NW, 1000 National Press
Building
Washington, DC 20045
Tel: (202) 662-7145
Fax: (202) 662-7144

Karen Wynn Freeman
Executive Director
National Association of Black Journalists
8701-A Adelphi Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
Tel: (301) 445-7100
Fax: (301) 445-7101

Jeff Harjo
Executive Director
Native American Journalists Association
University of Oklahoma
Gaylord College
395 W. Lindsey
Norman, OK 73019
Tel: (405) 325-9008
Fax: (405) 325-6945

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