Leadership

As of Sept. 26, 2011

SND Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs

Officers
One-year terms, elected*


President*

Jonathon Berlin
Graphics editor
Chicago Tribune, 
435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4001
(312) 222-3508
Email: Jonathon Berlin


Vice President*

Rob Schneider
Presentation Director
The Dallas Morning News, 508 Young St., Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 977-7663
Email: Rob Schneider


Secretary/Treasurer*

David Kordalski
AME/Visuals
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1801 Superior Ave., Cleveland 44114
Email: David Kordalski


Immediate Past 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


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


Executive Committee

Consists of the elected officers, the executive director, the past-president, a representative from the program directors (elected annual 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 members:

Jonathon Berlin
Rob Schneider
David Kordalski
Stephen Komives
Steve Dorsey
Marshall Matlock (programs)
Lily Lu (regional)

At large: Cristobal Edwards (International)
At large: (vacant)


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 (Fall 2013)
Design Editor, Hearst Connecticut Newspapers
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)
Graphic Designer, Variety
5900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3100, L.A., CA 90036
Email: Shraddha Swaroop


Region 3 — Southern U.S.

REGION 3 includes: TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL, LA, AR, PR, TX, OK

Karsten Ivey (Fall 2013)
Co-owner/Infographics designer, KarBel Multimedia
7050 NW 44 St. #306
Lauderhill, Florida 33319
(954) 733-8684
Email: Karsten Ivey


Region 4 — Central U.S.

REGION 4 includes: MI, IN, IL, OH, WI, KY

Michael Tribble (Fall 2012)
AME/Digital & Online, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-2198
(216) 999-4303
Email: Michael Tribble



Canada

REGION 9 includes: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island. REGION 10 includes: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territories, Regions 9 and 10 were combined under one Canadian regional director in a board vote at the 2011 spring meeting.
Jason A. Chiu (Spring 2013)
Design Editor, The Globe and Mail
444 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
M5V 2S9
(416) 585-5926
Email: Jason A. Chiu


Region 11 — Mexico + Central America

Oscar Santiago Méndez (2012)
Design Director, El Universal Newspaper
Calle Tulipan, Manzana 15, Lote 27, Col. Lomas de San Lorenzo, C.P. 09780 Del. Iztapalapa, Mexico D.F. (55) 5709 1313 x4589
Email: Oscar Santiago


Region 12 — South America

Gustavo Lo Valvo (2012)
Design Director, Clarín
Tacuari 1846, 1140 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Email: 
Gustavo Lo Valvo


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

[Vacant]


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 (Fall 2013)
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

REGION 18 SND/FR includes: Quebec, France, Belguim
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

TK Sajeev (Fall 2013)
Sajeev Kumar T.K
Visual Editor
Kerala Kaumudi
Kerala, India
Email: TKsajeev


Region 20 — Africa + Middle East

Douglas Okasaki (2013)
Designer, Gulf News
P.O. Box 6519, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9714 406 7235
Email: Douglas Okasaki


Region 21 — SND Chinese

Lily Lu (Fall 2013)
Consultant, L5 Communications
Newark, N.J.
(973) 392-5713
Email: Lily Lu


Program Directors
Three-year terms, appointed

Best of News Design

C. Marshall Matlock (2013)
Professor Emeritus & Print Competition and Judging Director
Syracuse University
, 215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
Email: 
C. Marshall Matlock


32nd Edition Competition Coordinator

Becky Pendergast (2011)
Assistant Managing Editor
The Chronicle for Higher Education
Email: Becky Pendergast


33rd Edition Competition Coordinator

Josh Crutchmer (2012)
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Projects designer
Email: Josh Crutchmer


Annual Book

Lance Johnson
Waterford, Conn.


Best of Digital Design

Ryan Sparrow (2013)
Instructor, Ball State University
Art & Journalism Building, 300
Muncie, IN  47306
(765) 285-3560
Email: Ryan Sparrow


International Relations

Cristóbal Edwards (2012)
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s school of journalism
Santiago, Chile
Email: Cristóbal Edwards


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


Annual Workshop Chairs

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

2012: Cleveland

Michael Tribble
AME for digital and online, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-2198
(216) 999-4303
Email: Michael Tribble


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-Palilonis


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