Before joining the Illinois Press Foundation in 2018, Rogers was a newspaper editor and reporter for 30 years with news organizations in Sterling, Dixon, Galesburg, Freeport and Monroe, Wisconsin. He is a current member of the board of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. Rogers grew up in Lanark in northwest Illinois and has a journalism degree from Bradley University in Peoria. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Springfield and have four adult children and two granddaughters.
Clip Department
217-241-1300, Ext. 249
Lisa Bouvet has worked in the clip department for the Illinois Press Association since 1986. She is from Springfield, Illinois. She is responsible for the media-monitoring of all Illinois newspapers.
Systems Support Specialst
217-241-1300
Neil comes to the Illinois Press Association from Gannett. He joined the IPA in June 2023.
217-241-1300, Ext. 225
Lisa grew up on a dairy farm in northwestern Illinois. She joined IPA in May 1996. She is responsible for the media-monitoring of all Illinois newspapers.
Ron Kline joined the Illinois Press Assoication in 2010 as Technology & Online Coordinator. He is credited for assisting in the development and maintaining the publicnoticeillinois.com site as well as the IPA's electronic contest entry system, both systems utilized by many other state press associations. Prior to joining the IPA, Kline was a production system specialist for The News-Journal in Daytona Beach, FL and worked in various positions at The State Journal-Register in Springfield IL for close to 10 years. He also has experience with a variety of specialized computer systems.
Administrative Assistant & Member Relations
217-241-1300, Ext. 226
Cindy Bedolli is from Williamsville, IL. She worked at The State Journal-Register in advertising for over 12 years. She most recently came from The Hope Institute where she worked in human resources. Cindy is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a bachelors of science degree in marketing. She joined the Illinois Press in 2015.
Advertising Service Manager
217-241-1700, Ext. 234
Charlene is a long-time resident of Springfield, Illinois. She has worked at the Illinois Press Assoication since 1996.
Advertising Department
217-241-1300, Ext. 236
Nicole recently joined the Illinois Press Association and brings over 10 years of advertising experience. Originally from Canton, Illinois, she moved to Springfield last winter and is excited to start this new chapter.