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High School Journalists

Board Members

The 21 members are elected / re-elected to three-year terms.
Terms expire Dec. 31 of the year indicated.

2008

This year's committee assignments

Officers

Sharon Boehlefeld, President
The Observer, Rockford Diocese
815-399-4300
Board term expires: 2010

Pete Nenni, 1st V.P.
Lake County Editor
The Daily Herald
847-680-5510
Board term expires: 2009

Kim Kubiak, 2nd V.P.
General Manager, The Woodstock Independent
815-338-8040
Board term expires: 2008

Jim Slonoff, Treasurer
Publisher, co-owner, The Hinsdalean
630-323-4422
Board term expires: 2009

Greg Rivara, Past President
Board term expires: 2010

Dirk Johnson, Executive Secretary
NIU Department of Communication
815-753-0612
Board term expires: 2010

Jim Killam, Communications Coordinator
Adviser, Northern Star (NIU)
815-753-4239
Board term expires: 2008


Board Members

Lonny Cain
Managing Editor
The Times, Ottawa
815-431-4041
Board term expires: 2010

Mike Cetera
Associate Editor - Features, The Beacon News, Aurora
630-844-5853
Board term expires: 2009

Joe Corrado
Owner, Corrado Communications
847-710-6401
Board term expires: 2009

Jay Dickerson
Editor
Galena Gazette
815-777-0019
Board term expires: 2009

John Etheredge
News Editor
Ledger-Sentinel, Oswego
630-554-8573
Board term expires: 2008

Wally Haas
Editorial Page Editor
Rockford Register Star
815-987-1359
Board term expires: 2010

Pam Lannom
Editor, co-owner, The Hinsdalean
630-323-4422
Board term expires: 2010

Rick Nagel
Editor and Publisher
The Beacon News, Aurora
630-844-5840
Board term expires: 2009

Colin O'Donnell
VP / Operations & Planning
Daily Herald
847-427-4551
Board term expires: 2008

Denise Renckens
Executive Editor, The Daily Journal, Kankakee
815-937-3374
Board term expires: 2008

Roger Ruthhart
Managing Editor
The Rock Island Argus
309-786-6441
Board term expires: 2010

Randy Swikle
Illinois Director, Journalism Education Ass'n
815-385-9233, ext. 130
Board term expires: 2010

Penny Wiegert
The Observer / Rockford Diocese
815-399-4300
Board term expires: 2008


Staff and Support

Valerie Clawson
NIU Communication Department secretary
815-753-1564

Jeff Chown
Interim Chair, NIU Department of Communication
815-753-7028

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2008 Committee Assignments

Executive committee:
President - Sharon Boehlefeld
1st Vice President - Pete Nenni
2nd Vice President - Kim Kubiak
Past President - Greg Rivara
Treasurer - Jim Slonoff
At-Large Member: Mike Cetera
Executive Secretary - Dirk Johnson

Program Committee: Pete Nenni (chair), Rick Nagel, Denise Renckens, Colin O'Donnell, Mike Cetera, Josh Albrecht, Roger Ruthhart, Kristen Turner

Education Committee: Kim Kubiak (chair), Jay Dickerson, John Etheredge, Wally Haas, Randy Swikle, Jason Schaumburg.

Membership Committee: Greg Rivara (chair), Joe Corrado, Lonny Cain, Jim Slonoff, Pam Lannom, Penny Wiegert.

Resource Committee: Jim Killam, Dirk Johnson.

 

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