The Society for News Design » 424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406, Orlando, FL 32801 » (407) 420-7748 | (407) 420-7697 fax. For news about the Society, SNDMakes and other programs and events, follow SND on Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo or Facebook and consider supporting programs like this one by becoming a member. As of Jan. 1, 2016, below find the full list of SND elected officers and appointed directors, committee chairs, program directors. Last updated March 25, 2016.
Officers • Staff • Regional directors • Program directors
Board of Directors
The business of the Society is governed by its Board of Directors. Each are dues-paying members of the Society, and either elected officers (President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, immediate Past President) or appointed directors (Regional and Program). The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors consists of the officers, executive director, one regional director, one program director and three appointees from the Media/Journalism community at large, not necessarily SND members.
Board member responsibilities and accountabilities: Ultimate responsibility for the association rests with the Board of Directors. The responsibility is recognized by state and federal laws; legally, the Board is responsible for the activities, employees and fiscal integrity of the association. The appropriate role of the Board is to set policies that will ensure it fulfills its legal and professional responsibilities to the association. The Board should set the tone for dynamic and aggressive leadership within the association. Specific responsibility areas include:
• Ensuring membership needs are met;
• Approving and evaluating all the programs and activities of the association;
• Planning the future direction of the association;
• Establishing broad policies to guide the operation of the association;
• Selecting and hiring the chief staff executive and monitoring and evaluating the staff executive’s performance;
• and, Setting financial objectives and monitoring their achievement.
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Executive Committee – 10 members, mix of elected and appointed: 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.
Duties of the Executive Committee: Sets agendas for semi-annual board meetings and to handle any contracts and evaluations of staff members
Current committee:
• Douglas Okasaki, current President
• Tyson Evans, current Vice President
• Paige Connor, current Secretary/Treasurer
• Sara Quinn, Immediate Past-President
• Gustavo Lo Valvo, Regions representative
• Vacant, Programs representative
• Stephen Komives, Executive Director
• At large: Cristóbal Edwards
• At large: Jennifer George-Palilonis
• At large: Vacant
Officers • Staff • Regional directors • Program directors
Officers – One-year terms, elected
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President — Douglas Okasaki
Senior Designer, Gulf News
971-050-257-1639 » dokasaki@gulfnews.com » @dokasaki
Duties of the President: Preside over meetings of the Board of Directors; serve as chair of the Executive Committee; monitor and control implementation of policies of the Society; make such Director or Officer appointments as are necessary during the term of office; supervise the Executive Director.
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Vice President — Tyson Evans
Editor for Newsroom Strategy, The New York Times
tysone@mac.com » @tysone
Duties of the Vice President: Discharge duties of the President in the absence or inability of the President to act; supervise the Program Directors; coordinate closely with the President and serve as “President-Elect” during the last quarter of the President’s term in office; other duties as assigned by President. Member of Executive Committee. Also serves as Chairman, SND Foundation.
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Secretary/Treasurer— Paige Connor
Product Manager at CQ Roll Call
pkconnor34@yahoo.com @paigekconnor
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Immediate Past President — Sara Quinn
R.M. Seaton Professional Journalism Chair, Kansas State University
(727) 366-0128 » saraquinnmedia@gmail.com » @saraquinn
Duties of the Immediate Past President: Serve as chair of an ad-hoc Nominating Committee, which usually selects two candidates for the office of Secretary/Treasurer. Advise the President on matters of continuing importance (which overlap from term to term); other duties as assigned by President. Chair of the Past President Advisory Committee. Member of Executive Committee.
Officers • Staff • Regional directors • Program directors
Full-time staff
Executive Director — Stephen Komives
skomives@snd.org » @skomives
Duties of the Executive Director: Serves as the Society’s chief administrative officer, and for the purposes of managing the corporation day-to-day, be considered the Corporate Secretary. The executive director is responsible to the Executive Committee, and shall confer regularly with the Society’s members on all matters of Society policy, and on major matters of the Society’s operations.
Officers • Staff • Regional directors • Program directors
Regional Directors — Two-year terms, appointed
Region 1 — U.S. and Canada
Kyle Ellis (2018)
Consultant for American City Business Journals
120 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Email: Kyle Ellis
Region 11 — Mexico + Central America
Alexandro Medrano (2018)
Innovation and Strategic Planning Director for Grupo Imagen
Bucareli No. 1, Col. Centro C.P. 06600 México
Email: Alexandro Medrano
Region 12 — South America
Gustavo Lo Valvo (2019)
Design Director, Clarín
Tacuari 1846, 1140 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Email:
Gustavo Lo Valvo
Region 13 — SND/Scandinavia
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Fleming Hvidtfeldt (as long as SND/S president)
BLM, Berlingske Media
45 20911752
Email: Flemming Hvidtfeldt
Region 14 — SND/Mediterranean
Includes: Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey
Javier Errea (as long as SND/España 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)
Fyodor Shumilov (2017)
Founder, ‘Parovoz,’ infographic studio
Ul. Odoevskogo, 28, apt. 292
Saint Petersburg 199155 Russia
+7 (921) 934-5581
Email: Fyodor Shumilov
Twitter: @f_shumilov
Region 18 — SND/France
Includes: France, Belgium
Melina Zerbib (2017)
Digital Design Director, Le Monde
80 bd Auguste Blanqui
75013 Paris, France
Email : zerbib@lemonde.fr
Twitter : @melinazerbib
Region 19 — Asia, South-Pacific
Darren Long (2019)
Head of Graphics and Magazine Design
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong
Email: Darren Long
Region 20 — Africa + Middle East
Osama Aljawish (2017)
Senior Designer, Times of Oman/al Shabiba
Muscat, Muscat, Oman 112
Email: Osama Aljawish
Region 21 — SND Chinese
Tian Chi (2017)
Design Editor, China Daily
Central Design Department, 15 Huixin Dongjie
Beijing, China 100029
Email: Tian Chi
Officers • Staff • Regional directors • Program directors
Three-year terms, appointed
Best of News Design Print Competition
Josh Crutchmer (2017)
Design and Graphics Editor, The Plain Dealer
4800 Tiedeman Road
Brooklyn, OH 44144
(402) 305-4495
Email: Josh Crutchmer
Twitter: @jcrutchmer
39th Edition Competition Coordinator
Chris Rukan (2018)
Art Director at the Washington Post
Email: Chris Rukan
Annual Book
Steve Layton
Lecturer, University of Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Email: Steve Layton
Best of Digital Design
Ryan Sparrow (2017)
Instructor, Ball State University
Art & Journalism Building, 300
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 285-3560
Email: Ryan Sparrow
International Relations
Cristóbal Edwards (2017)
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s school of journalism
Santiago, Chile
Email: Cristóbal Edwards
Training
Chris Courtney (2017)
Chicago, IL
Email: Chris Courtney
Twitter: @designhawg
Technology Director
Miranda Mulligan (2017)
Washington D.C. and Miwaukee, WI
Email: Miranda Mulligan
Twitter: @jmm
Design Director
Jon Wile (2017)
Creative Director, American City Business Journals
120 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28202
704-973-1055
Email: jwile@bizjournals.com
Twitter: @ACBJdesign, @worldwidewile
Outreach Director
Aviva Loeb (2019)
Digital Designer, The Washington Post
77 K St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Email: aviva.loeb@gmail.com
Print Publications Director
Adonis Durado (2019)
Muscat Media Group SAOC PO Box 770, Postal Code 112,
Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.
Email: Adonis Durado
Snd.org Editor
Greicy Mella (2019)
Designer at the New York Daily News
Email: Greicy Mella
Snd.org Contributor
Todd Johnson
Visual journalist at the San Francisco Business Times
Email: Todd Johnson
Education Director: U.S.
Darren A. Sanefski (2019)
Assistant Professor of Multiple Platform Journalism,
The Meek School of Journalism and New Media
Rm. 225 Farley Hall, 1 Grove Loop, University of Mississippi,
University, MS 38677
(315) 247-2358
Email: Darren A. Sanefski
Twitter: @dsanefski
Education Director: Non-U.S.
H. Michael Stoll (2017)
Professor/Information Design
Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,
Friedberger Strabe 2, D 86161
Augsburg, Germany
49 821 55862413
Email: Michael Stoll
Diversity Director
Ramla Mahmood (2017)
Designer, product team at Vox Media
Email: Ramla Mahmood
Twitter:@ramoved
Annual Workshop Chairs
2017: Charlotte, NC
SND Charlotte
Jon Wile, Kyle Ellis, Steve Dorsey
Email: Jon Wile
Email:
Kyle Ellis
Email:
Steve Dorsey
SND Foundation
President, SND Foundation
Tracy Collins
Director, Gannett Phoenix Design Studio
4129 E. Pinon Way
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(602) 444-8094
Email: Tracy Collins