| Alabama | |
| State Director | 
Susan Newell MJE, NBCT
Alabama
Home 1150 Valley Forge Road Tuscaloosa AL 35406
Cell Phone: 205-454-9394
Personal Email: newellsusan54@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 4, 2019 |
| Website | Alabama Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to ASPA. |
| Alaska | |
| State Director | 
Chad Eichenlaub
Alaska
Work Unalaska City High School PO Box 570 Unalaska AK 99685
Work Phone: 907-581-1222
Cell Phone: 907-359-1340
Work Email: ceichenlaub@ucsd.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Arizona | |
| State Director | 
Christine Brandell Melendez
Arizona
Work Paradise Valley High School 3950 E Bell Road Phoenix AZ 85032
Work Phone: 602-449-7000
Personal Email: msbrandell@gmail.com
Work Email: cbrandellmelendez@pvschools.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Arizona Interscholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to the AZAIPA Board |
| Arkansas | |
| State Director | 
Justin Turner
Arkansas
Home 1013 Shobe Road Bryant AR 72022
Cell Phone: 501-838-0354
Personal Email: journalismteach@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| California | |
| State Director | 
Danielle Ryan MJE
California
Work Carlsbad High School 3557 Lancer Way Carlsbad CA 92008
Home Phone: 858-349-3451
Personal Email: danielleryancajea@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Website | California Journalist of the Year State Application |
| Submitting Entries | Submit applications online at above link. |
| Colorado | |
| State Director | 
Kristi Rathbun MJE
Colorado
Work Rock Canyon High School 5810 McArthur Ranch Road Highlands Ranch CO 80124
Work Phone: 303-387-3000
Work Email: kristi.rathbun@dcsdk12.org
Personal Email: kristi.rathbun@comcast.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Colorado Student Media Association |
| Submitting Entries | Mail to Jack Kennedy, 9253 Sori Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, or email to Jack Kennedy. |
| Connecticut | |
| State Director | 
David Fortier
Connecticut
Work Rocky Hill High School 50 Chapin Ave Rocky Hill CT 06067
Cell Phone: 860-690-4358
Personal Email: fortier.david@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Delaware | |
| State Director | 
Dennis Leizear CJE
Delaware
Work Padua Academy 905 N. Broom St. Wilmington DE 19806
Work Phone: 302-421-3739
Work Email: dleizear@paduaacademy.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to Dennis Leizear Cell phone: 847-421-5278 |
| District of Columbia | |
| State Director | 
Clare Berke
District of Columbia
Work Benjamin Banneker Academic High School 800 Euclid St. NW Washington DC 20001
Work Phone: 202-671-6320
Cell Phone: 303-709-8304
Work Email: clare.berke@dc.gov
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Florida | |
| State Director | 
Renee Burke MJE
Florida
Work William R. Boone High School 1000 E. Kaley St. Orlando FL 32806
Personal Email: renee.burke@ocps.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 8, 2019 |
| Website | Florida Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. (MyFSPA.com/evaluations) |
| Georgia | |
| State Director | 
Karen Collier CJE
Georgia
Work Veterans High School 340 Piney Grove Rd Kathleen GA 31047
Work Phone: 478-218-7537
Cell Phone: 478-335-5476
Work Email: karen.collier@hcbe.net
Personal Email: collier.karenc@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 2, 2019 |
| Website | Georgia Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email URL to Diane Murray at murrayd@uga.edu |
| Hawaii | |
| State Director | 
Cynthia “Cindy” Reves CJE
Hawaii
Home President William McKinley High School 1039 S. King St. Honolulu HI 96814
Cell Phone: 808-398-5116
Work Phone: 808-594-0400
Personal Email: cmreves@yahoo.com
Categories: State Directors
Updated 3 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Hawaii Journalist of the Year State Application |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Idaho | |
| State Director | 
William Love
Idaho
Work Sandpoint High School 410 S Division St Sandpoint ID 83864
Cell Phone: 208-890-6975
Personal Email: ldsjamedia@gmail.com
Work Email: william.love@lposd.org
Categories: State Directors
Updated 8 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 16, 2019 |
| Website | Idaho Journalist of the Year State Application |
| Submitting Entries | Submit at online application (above). |
| Illinois | |
| State Director | 
Brenda Field MJE
Illinois
Work Glenbrook South High School 4000 W. Lake Ave. Glenview IL 60026
Work Phone: 847-486-4509
Personal Email: bfield.etruscan@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Illinois Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Indiana | |
| State Director | 
Nancy Hastings MJE
Indiana
Home 9234 Prairie Ave. Highland IN 46322-2339
Home Phone: 219-838-6743
Personal Email: nhastna@comcast.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Indiana High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Iowa | |
| State Director | 
Leslie Shipp MJE
Iowa
Work Johnston High School 6501 N.W. 62nd Ave. PO Box 10 Johnston IA 50131
Work Phone: 515-278-0449
Work Email: lshipp@johnston.k12.ia.us
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Iowa High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Kansas | |
| State Director | 
Susan Massy
Kansas
Work Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S. 12701 W. 67th St. Shawnee KS 66216
Work Phone: 913-993-7286
Work Fax: 913-993-7466
Work Email: susanmassy@smsd.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Website | Kansas Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Kentucky | |
| State Director | 
Larry Steinmetz CJE
Kentucky
Home Bullitt East High School 11450 Highway 44 E Mount Washington KY 40047
Work Phone: 502-869-6400
Cell Phone: 502-727-8538
Work Fax: 502-538-8368
Personal Email: lsteiner32@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Louisiana | |
| State Director | 
Albert Dupont
Louisiana
Work Loyola University School of Mass Communication 6363 St. Charles Ave. Box 201 New Orleans LA 70118
Work Phone: 504-865-2653
Cell Phone: 504-465-0637
Personal Email: jea.louisiana@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 21, 2019 |
| Website | Louisiana application form |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director |
| Maine | |
| State Director | 
Marcie Young
Maine
Work Presque Isle High School 16 Griffin St Presque Isle ME 04769
Home Phone: 207-551-3223
Personal Email: youngm@sad1.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Maryland | |
| State Director | 
Jessica Nassau CJE
Maryland
Work Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School 11710 Hunters Lane Rockville MD 20852
Work Phone: 301-692-4971
Work Email: jnassau@cesjds.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 10, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Massachusetts | |
| State Director | 
Bretton Zinger MJE
Massachusetts
Home 238 Austin St West Newton MA 02465
Cell Phone: 202-316-0309
Personal Email: bretton.zinger@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb.16, 2019 |
| Website | Massachusetts form |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Michigan | |
| State Director | 
Timothy Morley CJE
Michigan
Categories: State Directors
Updated 8 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 17, 2019 |
| Website | Michigan Interscholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Minnesota | |
| State Director | 
Laurie Hansen MJE
Minnesota
Stillwater Area High School
Work 5701 Stillwater Blvd. N. Stillwater MN 55082
Work Phone: 651-351-8128
Work Email: hansenl@stillwaterschools.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1, 2019 |
| Website | http://minnjournalism.org/ |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Mississippi | |
| State Director | 
R.J. Morgan CJE
Mississippi
Work The University of Mississippi 102 Farley Hall PO Box 1848 University MS 38677
Work Phone: 662-915-7150
Work Email: morgan@go.olemiss.edu
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 (perpetual) |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Missouri | |
| State Director | 
Erin Sucher-O’Grady CJE
Missouri
Work Clayton High School 1 Mark Twain Circle Clayton MO 63105
Work Phone: 314-854-6668
Cell Phone: 314-807-3945
Work Email: erincastellano@claytonschools.net
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 9, 2019 |
| Website | Missouri Student Journalist of the Year Award Submission Page |
| Submitting Entries | Email to Judge and state director. (See website for specific details.) |
| Montana | |
| State Director | 
Linda Ballew MJE
Montana
Home 2212 4th St. S. Great Falls MT 59405
Home Phone: 406-727-2795
Cell Phone: 406-799-8313
Personal Email: linda_ballew@outlook.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Website | Montana Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Nebraska | |
| State Director | 
Marsha Kalkowski MJE
Nebraska
Work Marian High School 7400 Military Ave. Omaha NE 68134-3398
Work Phone: 402-571-2618, ext 1134
Work Fax: 402-571-2978
Work Email: mkalkowski@omahamarian.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 (perpetual) |
| Website | Nebraska High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Nevada | |
| State Director | 
Matthew LaPorte CJE
Nevada
Work Southwest Career and Technical Academy 7050 W. Shelbourne Ave. Las Vegas NV 89113
Home Phone: 702-406-3871
Personal Email: matthewlaportesnsj@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 2, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| New Hampshire | |
| State Director | 
Adam Theriault
New Hampshire
Work Souhegan High School 412 Boston Post Rd Amherst NH 03031
Work Phone: 603-673-9940
Work Email: atheriault@sprise.com
Personal Email: ajtheriault@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| New Jersey | |
| State Director | 
Greg Gagliardi CJE
New Jersey
Work Cherry Hill High School East 1750 Kresson Road Cherry Hill NJ 08003
Work Phone: 856-424-2222
Work Email: greggagliardi@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 9, 2019 |
| Website | Garden State Scholastic Press Association (see Kilgore Scholarship) |
| Submitting Entries | Send application, postmarked no later than Feb. 9, 2019: Kilgore Scholarship Committee New Jersey Press Foundation 810 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 102 West Trenton, NJ 08628-1022 |
| New Mexico | |
| State Director | 
Nina Quintana CJE
New Mexico
Work Bernalillo High School 148 Spartan Alley Bernalillo NM 87004
Cell Phone: 505-450-7246
Work Phone: 505-404-5196
Personal Email: nquintana022@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Rebeca Zimmermann, 8109 Oso Feliz Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122 |
| New York | |
| State Director | 
Katina Paron MJE
New York
Home NYC High School Journalism Collaborative at Baruch College 582 20th St Brooklyn NY 11218
Cell Phone: 718-755-6225
Personal Email: katina.paron@baruch.cuny.edu
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| North Carolina | |
| State Director | 
Marva Hutchinson
North Carolina
Work Providence Senior High School 1800 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte NC 28270
Work Phone: 980-343-5390
Work Email: marva.hutchinson@cms.k12.nc.us
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Received by Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | North Carolina Scholastic Media Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to NCSMA. (See website for specifics.) |
| North Dakota | |
| State Director | 
Jeremy Murphy CJE
North Dakota
Work West Fargo High School 801 9th St. E. West Fargo ND 58078
Work Phone: 701-499-1864
Work Email: jpmurphy@west-fargo.k12.nd.us
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Ohio | |
| State Director | 
Maggie Cogar CJE
Ohio
Ashland University
Work 401 College Ave. 138 Center for the Arts Ashland OH 44805
Cell Phone: 330-441-2860
Personal Email: maggiecogar@gmail.com
Work Email: mcogar@ashland.edu
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Oklahoma | |
| State Director | 
Darla Tresner MJE
Oklahoma
Home 3512 Harvey Road Bartlesville OK 74006
Cell Phone: 918-214-5512
Personal Email: oklahomajea@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Oregon | |
| State Director | 
Brian Eriksen
Oregon
Work South Salem High School
Work Email: eriksen_brian@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Oregon Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | See OJEA website for more information. |
| Pennsylvania | |
| State Director | 
Beth Ann Brown CJE
Pennsylvania
Work Northeastern High School 300 High St. Manchester PA 17345
Home Phone: 717-421-3504
Work Phone: 717-266-3644
Work Email: brownbe@nebobcats.org
Categories: State Directors
Kate Plows CJE
Pennsylvania
Home 1504 Windermere Road Apt 201 West Chester PA 19380
Home Phone: 484-467-2817
Personal Email: kplows@gmail.com
Categories: Uncategorized
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| Submission Deadline | March 1, 2019 |
| Website | Pennsylvania School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Rhode Island | |
| State Director | 
Doreen Picozzi MJE
Rhode Island
Work Lincoln High School 135 Old River Road Lincoln RI 02865
Work Phone: 401-334-7500
Cell Phone: 401-524-6517
Work Email: picozzid@lincolnps.org
Personal Email: dpic457@cox.net
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 16, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| South Carolina | |
| State Director | 
Leslie Dennis
South Carolina
Work S.C. Scholastic Press Assn. and SIPA 800 Sumter St. School of Journalism and Mass Communications Columbia SC 29208
Work Phone: 803-777-6146
Work Email: dennislc@email.sc.edu
Categories: State Directors
Updated 1 month ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | South Carolina Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to Leslie Dennis. |
| South Dakota | |
| State Director | 
Marina Hendricks CJE
South Dakota
Home South Dakota State University School of Communication and Journalism Box 2235 Yeager Hall 224 Brookings SD 57007
Work Phone: (605) 688-6515
Personal Email: SouthDakotaJEA@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
Updated 10 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Tennessee | |
| State Director | 
Heather Nagel CJE
Tennessee
Work Christ Presbyterian Academy 2323 Old Hickory Blvd. Nashville TN 37215
Work Phone: 615-373-9550
Work Email: heather.nagel@cpalions.org
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 17, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Texas | |
| State Director | 
Leah Waters CJE
Texas
Work Heritage High School 14040 Eldorado Pkwy Frisco TX 75035
Work Phone: 469-633-5955 x 25917
Cell Phone: 972-822-6950
Work Email: watersl@friscoisd.org
Personal Email: lwaters6609@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | http://www.taje.org/joy/ |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Utah | |
| State Director | 
Morgan Olsen
Utah
Work Rockwell Charter High School 3435 E Stonebridge Lane Eagle Mountain UT 84005
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Vermont | |
| State Director | 
Nancy A. Olson CJE
Vermont
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 16, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Virginia | |
| State Director | 
Erinn Harris MJE
Virginia
Work Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 6560 Braddock Road Alexandria VA 22312
Work Phone: 336-775-7397
Work Email: eharris1@fcps.edu
Categories: State Directors, Uncategorized
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 16, 2019 |
| Website | Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Washington | |
| State Director | 
Anne Hayman MJE
Washington
Home Arlington High School 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Arlington WA 98223
Home Phone: 425-876-6495
Work Email: ahayman@asd.wednet.edu
Personal Email: mywjeapresident@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Washington Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to WJEA Executive Director Kathy Schrier. (See website for specifics.) |
| West Virginia | |
| State Director | 
Jessica N Bramer CJE
West Virginia
Work John Marshall High School 1300 Wheeling Ave. Glen Dale WV 26038
Work Phone: 304-843-4444
Work Email: jbramer@k12.wv.us
Personal Email: JEAinWV@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Wisconsin | |
| State Director | 
Matthew Smith CJE
Wisconsin
Work Fond du Lac High School 801 Campus Dr Fond du Lac WI 54935
Cell Phone: 920-266-5590
Personal Email: matthewssmith17@gmail.com
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Wyoming | |
| State Director | Dawn Knudsvig
Wyoming
Work Arvada-Clearmont High School 1601 Meade Ave. P.O. Box 125 Clearmont WY 82835
Work Phone: 307-758-4444
Work Email: dknudsvig@shr3panthers.com
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | Wyoming High School Student Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| International | |
| Global Engagement Director | 
Kelly Furnas MJE
Global Engagement Director
Work Elon University 2855 Campus Box Elon NC 27244
Cell Phone: 540-200-8665
Work Email: kfurnas@elon.edu
Categories: Committee Chairs
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to kfurnas@elon.edu Cell phone: 540-200-8665 |