Regions

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, 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)
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

Karsten Ivey (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)
Design and Graphics Director, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-2198
(216) 999-4303
Email: Michael Tribble

Eastern Canada

REGION 9 includes: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
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

Western Canada

REGION 10 includes: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territories
[Vacant]

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

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

[Vacant]

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