Our people
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Board of directors
Valerie Kibler, MJE
President, 2023-2025
Harrisonburg High School
Justin Daigle, MJE
Vice President, 2023-2025
Brighton High School
Andrea Negri, MJE
Scholastic Press Rights Director, 2024-2026
Shari Adwers, MJE
Educational Initiatives Director, 2020-2025
Loudoun Valley High School
Debra Klevens, CJE
Director at Large, 2023-2025
Parkway West High School
Sandra Coyer, MJE
Director-at-large, 2024-2026
Committee chairs and editors
Louisa Avery, MJE
Awards
The American School in London
Laura Negri, MJE
Career and Technical Education
Alief Kerr High School
Amy Sorrell, MJE
Certification
Antwerp Local School
Nancy Y. Smith, MJE
Contests (National Student Media Contests)
Aaron Manfull, MJE
Digital Media
Francis Howell North High School
Joe Humphrey, MJE
Journalist of the Year
Sickles High School
Alicia Merrifield, CJE
Mentoring Program
The Village School
PJ Cabrera, CJE
Scholastic Journalism Week
Judson High School
Bradley Wilson, MJE
Communication: Journalism Education Today
Midwestern State University
Kelly Furnas, MJE
Global Engagement Director and Nominations
Elon University
State directors
We are working to fill the state director position for the following states: Alaska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah and Wyoming.
Erin Coggins, MJE
Alabama
Sparkman High School
Jason Davis, CJE
Arizona
Apache Junction High School and Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Justin Turner
Arkansas
Mitch Ziegler, CJE
California
Jessica Hunziker, MJE
Colorado
Castle View High School
David Fortier
Connecticut
Rocky Hill High School
Dennis Leizear, CJE
Delaware
Padua Academy
Mary Stapp
District of Columbia
Ben Langevin, CJE
Florida
Oviedo High School
David Ragsdale, CJE
Georgia
Clarke Central High School
Cynthia Reves, CJE
Hawaii
President William McKinley High School
Michael Dunn
Idaho
Lakeland High School
Katie Fernandez, CJE
Illinois
Ryan Gunterman, MJE
Indiana
Leslie Shipp, MJE
Iowa
Susan Massy
Kansas
Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S.
Larry Steinmetz, CJE
Kentucky
Bullitt East High School
Albert Dupont
Louisiana
Loyola University
Marcie Young
Maine
Presque Isle High School
Krista McKim, CJE
Maryland
Rockville High School
Bretton Zinger, MJE
Massachusetts
Kaitlin Edgerton, CJE
Michigan
Grosse Pointe South High School
Rachel Steil, MJE
Minnesota
Stillwater Area High School
R.J. Morgan, MJE
Mississippi
The University of Mississippi
Christina Manolis, MJE
Missouri
Oakville High School
Linda Ballew, MJE
Montana
Marsha Kalkowski, MJE
Nebraska
Marian High School
Eric Johnston, CJE
Nevada
Green Valley High School
Timothy Cain, CJE
New Hampshire
Pinkerton Academy
Greg Gagliardi, CJE
New Jersey
Cherry Hill High School East
Katina Paron, MJE
New York
Steve Hanf
North Carolina
First Flight High School
Nick Hornbacher, CJE
North Dakota
Legacy High School
Julieanne McClain, MJE
Ohio
Rutherford B Hayes High School
Sue Flaming
Oklahoma
Caney Valley Middle/High School
Glenn Krake, CJE
Oregon
West Linn High School
Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt, CJE
Pennsylvania
Phillip Caston, CJE
South Carolina
Wando High School
Marina Hendricks, CJE
South Dakota
South Dakota State University
Heather Nagel, CJE
Tennessee
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Lisa Roskens
Texas
Prosper High School
Stacey Allen
Vermont
Long Trail School
Erinn Harris, MJE
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson High School
Anne Hayman, MJE
Washington
Arlington High School
Morgan Bricker
West Virginia
Weir High School
Matthew Smith, CJE
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac High School
Staff
Veronica Purvis, MSM, CAE
Executive Director
Lindsay Porter, CJE
Assistant Director
Amber James
Events and Programs Manager
Davonte Longmire
Member Engagement Strategist
Pam Boller
Office Manager
