 The IPA Board of Directors is comprised of 15 members which represent six geographical newspaper districts within the state. The Board is evenly distributed between daily and weekly newspapers by maintaining a balance of seven members representing daily newspapers and eight members representing weekly newspapers.
The IPA Executive Director is an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Board. The Board also selects an ex-officio board member that is an active professor at one of the Illinois university journalism schools. This Director shall be a nonvoting Director elected for a two year term which may be renewed indefinitely at the Board's discretion.
Listed below is the current IPA Board of Directors and the newspaper/organization they represent and the Bylaws.
IPA Board Members
IPA ByLaws
2012 Illinois Press Association Officers
President
John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times
Vice President
John Galer, The Journal-News, Hillsboro
Treasurer
Karen Flax, Tribune Company, Chicago
Past President
Steve Raymond, Effingham Daily News
Board Members
Sam Fisher, Bureau County Republican, Princeton
Sandy Macfarland, Law Bulletin Publishing, Chicago
Wendy Martin, Mason County Democrat, Havana
Nick Monico, GateHouse Media Inc.
Todd Nelson, Lee Enterprises, Decatur/Bloomington
Jim Shrader, Alton Telegraph
Carroll Stacklin, GateHouse Media Inc., Downers Grove
L. Nicole Trottie, West Suburban Journal, Forest Park
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