SPJ elects 2024-25 Board of Directors and Regional Coordinators
9/30/2024
CONTACT:
Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins, SPJ National President, ashanti.blaize@gmail.com
Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org
INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists has elected its 2024-25 Board of Directors and Regional Coordinators. Voting closed at noon EDT today. Newly elected SPJ Board of Directors members and Regional Coordinators for Regions 1, 4, 5 and 9 are:
• Chris Vaccaro as Vice President, running unopposed
• Sara Catania as Secretary-Treasurer, with 56.9% of votes for that role
• Patricia Gallagher Newberry as Director At-Large, with 29.8% of votes for that office
• Nicole DeCriscio as Director At-Large, with 28.5% of votes for that position
• Michelle Watson as Region 1 Coordinator, with 53.4% of votes for that office
• Ginny McCabe as Region 4 Coordinator, with 94.7% of votes for that role
• Nicole DeCriscio as Region 5 Coordinator, running unopposed
• McKenzie Romero as Region 9 Coordinator, running unopposed
A swearing-in ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday via Zoom. SPJ’s 108th president, Emily Bloch, will be sworn in alongside new 2024-25 Board of Directors members and Regional Coordinators.
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