Leadership
As of January 1, 2010
SND Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs
Officers
One-year terms, elected*
President*
Kris Viesselman
Managing Editor and Creative Director
San Diego Union-Tribune, 350 Camino de la Reina, San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 325-9255
Email: Kris Viesselman
Vice President*
Steve Dorsey
Vice President / R+D, Detroit Media Partnership
Detroit Free Press, 615 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226-2706
(313) 222-6792
Email: Steve Dorsey
Secretary/Treasurer*
Jonathon Berlin
Design Director
Chicago Tribune,
435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4001
(720) 318-8546
Email: Jonathon Berlin
Executive Director
Stephen Komives
The Society for News Design
424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406, Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 420-7748
(407) 420-7697 fax
Email: Stephen Komives
Immediate Past President
[Vacant]
The past president is in charge of nominations.
The 2011 ballot will be crafted by the executive committee as a group.
Executive Committee
Consists of the elected officers, the executive director, the past-president, a representative from the program directors (elected annually from the group), a representative from the regional directors (elected annually from the group) and three-at large members, one of whom has traditionally been the International Relations Director. Current at-large members:
Kris Viesselman
Steve Dorsey
Jonathon Berlin
Stephen Komives
Melissa Angle
Marshall Matlock
Hans-Peter Janisch
Kenny Irby (2010)
Visual Journalism Group Leader and Director of Diversity
The Poynter Institute, 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(888) 769-6837
Email: Kenny Irby
Cristobal Edwards (2011)
Regional Directors (two-year terms, appointed)
Region 1 — Eastern U.S. (formerly Regions 1 + 2)
REGION 1 includes: ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NJ, NY, PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, DC
Lee Steele (2011)
Design Editor, Connecticut Post
410 State St., Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 218-2863
Email: Lee Steele
Region 2 — Western U.S. (formerly Regions 5,6,7,8)
REGION 2 includes: AK, HI, WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, UT, ID, MT, WY, CO, NM, ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, MO
Shraddha Swaroop (Fall 2012)
Contract designer, Los Angeles Times
202 W. First Street, L.A., CA 90012
Email: Shraddha Swaroop
Region 3 — Southern U.S.
REGION 3 includes: TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL, LA, AR, PR, TX, OK
Melissa Angle (2011)
Senior Designer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
942 Stokeswood Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 526-7196
Email: Melissa Angle
Region 4 — Central U.S.
REGION 4 includes: MI, IN, IL, OH, WI, KY
Michael Tribble ( Fall 2012)
Design and Graphics Director, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-2198
(216) 999-4303
Email: Michael Tribble
Region 9 — Eastern Canada
[Vacant]
Region 10 — Western Canada
[Vacant]
Region 11 — Mexico + Central America
Norma Ramirez (2011)
Art Director, El Diario de Hoy
11 Calle Oriente #271, 0495 San Salvador, El Salvador
(503) 2271-0100
Email: Norma Ramirez
Region 12 — South America
Luiz Adolfo Lino de Souza (2010)
RBS Art Director, Zero Hora
Av. Ipiranga 1075, Porto Alegre, CEP /0169900 Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
Email:
Luiz Adolfo Lino de Souza
Region 13 — SND/Scandinavia
Anders Tapola (as long as SND/S president)
Design Editor, Smålandsposten/Gota Media
S-351 70 Växjö, Sweden
0470 770686
Email: Anders Tapola
Region 14 — SND/Spain
Javier Errea (as long as SNE/E president)
Principal, Javier Errea Comunicación
Parque Empresarial Ansoáin, Larrazko 93. Oficina 201
31013 Ansoáin, Navarra
Email: Javier Errea
Region 15 — Western Europe
Alan Formby-Jackson (2011)
Sub Editor/Designer, Evening Gazette
Borough Rd., Middlesbrough, Teesside, TS1 3AZ ENGLAND
44 1642 23 4252
Email: Alan Formby-Jackson
Region 16 — SND/Dach (German-speaking countries)
Stefan Knapp (as long as SND-Dach president)
DIPL Designer, Design Consulting
Laubestrasse 24, D-60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Email:
Stefan Knapp
Region 17 — Russia (and Russian-language newspapers)
Svetlana Maximchenko (2010)
Editor in Chief, Akzia
Ostapovsky Proezd, 5, 1C, Office 151, 109316 Moscow, RUSSIA
7 495 229 39 79
Email: Svetlana Maximchenko
Region 18 — SND/France
Olivier Bourgeois (as long as SND/F president)
General Manager, IFRA
SWE
66, Cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon, FRANCE
33 1 69211863
Email: Olivier Bourgeois
Region 19 — Asia, South-Pacific
Felix Soh (2010)
Deputy Editor, The Straits Times Press
1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre,
318994 Singapore, SINGAPORE
(65) 63 195305
Email: Felix Soh
Region 20 — Africa + Middle East
Douglas Okasaki (2011)
Designer, Gulf News
P.O. Box 6519, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9714 406 7235
Email: Douglas Okasaki
Region 21 — SND Chinese
Lily Lu (2010)
Consultant, L5 Communications
Newark, N.J.
(973) 392-5713
Email: Lily Lu
Program Directors
Three-year terms, appointed
Print Competition
C. Marshall Matlock (2010)
Associate Professor
Syracuse University
, 215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
Email:
C. Marshall Matlock
31st Edition Competition Coordinator
Michael A. Rice (2010)
Visual team leader for design and graphics
Arizona Daily Star, 912 S. Jefferson Ave., Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 807-7775
Email: Mike Rice
Annual Book
Lance Johnson
Waterford, Conn.
New Media Competition
Laura Ruel (2010)
Assistant Professor Visual Communication and Multimedia
School of Journalism and Mass Communication,
77 Carroll Hall, Campus Box 3365
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
919-962-4076
Email: Laura Ruel
500 W. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 971-5946
International Relations
Hans-Peter Janisch (2010)
Consultant/Faculty
Friedenstrasse 14, D-36137 Grossenlueder, GERMANY
49 6648 8720
Email: Hans-Peter Janisch
Education & Training
Melissa Angle (2011)
Senior Designer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
942 Stokeswood Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 526-7196
Email: Melissa Angle
Online Publications Director
Tyson Evans
Interface Developer, New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
(212) 556-3942
Email: Tyson Evans
Print Publications Director
Suzette Moyer
Art Director, Bay Magazine (St. Petersburg Times)
490 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Email: Suzette Moyer
Newspagedesigner
Tim Frank
ME Visuals/Creative Director
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 200 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(602) 444-8109
Email: Tim Frank
Annual Workshop Chairs
2010: Denver
J. Damon Cain
The Denver Post
2011: St. Louis
Carlos Ayulo, Design Director, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Email: Carlos Ayulo
Will Sullivan, Interactive Director, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Email: Will Sullivan
SND Foundation
President, SND Foundation
Denise M. Reagan (2013)
AME/Visual Journalism
The Florida Times-Union, P.O. Box 1949, Jacksonville, FL 32231
(904) 451-0493
Email: Denise M. Reagan
Education Directors
U.S.:
Jennifer George-Palilonis (2011)
Journalism Graphics Sequence Coordinator
Ball State University, Art & Journalism Bldg., 300, Muncie, IN 47304
(765) 285-8216
Email: Jennifer George-Palilones
Non-U.S.:
H. Michael Stoll (2010)
Professor/Visual Design
Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Friedberger Strabe 2, D 86161 Augsburg, GERMANY 49 821
5586413
Email: Heinz Michael Stoll
Diversity Director
Javier Torres (2010)
AME Presentation
The News-Press, 2442 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Fort Meyers, FL 33901
(239) 910-6381
Email: Javier Torres
