Our people
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Board of directors
Valerie Kibler, MJE
President, 2025-2027
Harrisonburg High School
Justin Daigle, MJE
Vice President, 2025-2027
Brighton High School
Andrea Negri, MJE
Scholastic Press Rights Director, 2024-2026
Sandra Coyer, MJE
Director-at-large, 2024-2026
Shari Chumley, MJE
Director at Large, 2025-2027
Tupelo (Mississippi) High School
Timm Pilcher, MJE
Director at Large, 2025-2027
Drake University
Rachel Steil, MJE
Educational Initiatives Director, 2025-2027
Stillwater Area High School
Committee chairs and editors
Jim Streisel
Curriculum Chair
Carmel High School
Michelle Balmeo
Nominations Chair
Jessica Hunziker, MJE
Journalist of the Year
Castle View High School
Shari Chumley, MJE
Mentoring Chair
Tupelo (Mississippi) High School
Rod Satterthwaite, MJE
Certification Chair
Palo Alto High School
Louisa Avery, MJE
Awards
The American School in London
Laura Negri, MJE
Career and Technical Education
Alief Kerr High School
Nancy Y. Smith, MJE
Contests (National Student Media Contests)
Aaron Manfull, MJE
Digital Media
Francis Howell North High School
PJ Cabrera, MJE, Ed.D
Scholastic Journalism Week
Judson High School
Bradley Wilson, MJE
Communication: Journalism Education Today
Midwestern State University
Kelly Furnas, MJE
Global Engagement Director
Elon University
State directors
We are looking to fill the state director position for the following states: Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming. To apply, please send JEA Vice President Justin Daigle a resume along with a cover letter explaining your interest, vision and hopes in the role via email at this address (jdaigle@sd27j.net).
Erin Coggins, MJE
Alabama
Artemis Virtual Academy and Sparkman High School
Jason Davis, CJE
Arizona
Apache Junction High School and Cactus Canyon Junior High School
Justin Turner
Arkansas
LR Southwest Magnet High School
Mitch Ziegler, CJE
California
California JEA State Director
Annie Gorenstein-Falkenberg, CJE
Colorado
Longmont High School
David Fortier
Connecticut
Rocky Hill High School
Dennis Leizear, CJE
Delaware
Padua Academy
Alexandra Wilding
District of Columbia
Washington International School
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
Sedgwick High School
Katie Fernandez, CJE
Illinois
Northwestern University
Ryan Gunterman, MJE
Indiana
Indiana High School Press Association
Leslie Shipp, MJE
Iowa
Iowa JEA State Director
Susan Massy
Kansas
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
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
New Bedford High School
Kaitlin Edgerton, CJE
Michigan
Adlai Stevenson High School
Rachel Chrest
Minnesota
R.J. Morgan, MJE
Mississippi
Mississippi Scholastic Press Association
Christina Manolis, MJE
Missouri
Oakville High School
Erica Brockmoller, CJE
Nebraska
Lexington High School
Jessica Hedaria, M.Ed.
Nevada
Coral Academy of Science
Timothy Cain, CJE
New Hampshire
Pinkerton Academy
Greg Gagliardi, CJE
New Jersey
Cherry Hill High School East
Katina Paron, MJE
New York
New York JEA State Director
Steve Hanf
North Carolina
First Flight High School
Nicholas 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
Pennsylvania JEA State Director
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
Matt Pavao
Rhode Island
Lincoln Public Schools
Mary Kay Downes, MJE
Virginia
Virginia JEA State Director
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, DBA, CAE
Executive Director
Amber James
Events and Programs Manager
Davonté Longmire
Member Engagement Strategist
Pam Boller
Office Manager
