APSE

Officers

President
Phil Kaplan
Sports Editor
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
2332 News Sentinel Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37821
Work: 865-342-6285
Cell: 865-755-6326
Home: 865-690-6059
Fax: 865-342-6402
E-mail: kaplanp@knoxnews.com

First Vice President
Michael Anastasi
Managing Editor/Sports, Features, & Production
Salt Lake Tribune
90 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Work: 801-257-8905
Cell: 801-673-0025
Home: 801-673-0025
Fax: 801-257-8950
E-mail: manastasi@sltrib.com

Second Vice President
Gerry Ahern
Assistant Managing Editor
Yahoo! Sports
534 Cedar Ridge Drive
Williamston, MI 48895
Work: 651-357-5268
E-mail: gahern@yahoo-inc.com

Third Vice President
Ben Brigandi
Sports Editor
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
252 W. Fourth St. Williamsport, PA 17701
Cell: 570-279-1630
Work: 570-326-1551
Fax: 570-326-0314
E-mail: bbrigandi@sungazette.com

Executive Director
Jack Berninger
Richmond Times-Dispatch (retired)
P.O. Box 29743
Richmond, VA 23242
Home: 804-741-1565
Cell: 804-754-6148
E-mail: jackapse@aol.com

Regional chairs and vice chairs

Atlantic Coast | Canada | Great Lakes
Great Plains | Mid-Atlantic | Northeast
Northwest | Southeast | Southwest | West

ATLANTIC COAST

Chair
Todd M. Adams
Sports Editor
Fayetteville Observer
458 Whitfield St.
Fayetteville, NC 28312
Work: 910-486-3530
Cell/Home: 309-824-9383
Fax: 910-486-3545
E-mail: adamst@fayobserver.com

Vice Chair
Steve Trosky
Sports Editor
Richmond Times-Dispatch
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293
Work: 804-649-6456
Cell/Home: 804-378-3070
Fax: 804-775-8085
E-mail: strosky@timesdispatch.com

Chair
Tom Maloney
Sports Editor
Toronto Globe and Mail
444 Front St. W
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2S9
Work: 416-585-5351
Fax: 416-869-4328
E-mail: tmaloney@globeandmail.ca

Vice Chair
None

GREAT LAKES

Chair
Paul Skrbina
Associate Sports Editor/High Schools
Chicago Tribune
350 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Work: 312-527-8191
Cell: 312-593-2182
Fax: 312-828-9392
E-mail: pskrbina@tribune.com

Vice Chair
Jeff Kuehn
Sports Editor
Oakland Press
48 W. Huron St.
Pontiac, MI 483423
Work: 248-745-4682
Cell/Home: 248-561-0904
Fax: 248-332-8885
E-mail: jeff.kuehn@oakpress.com

GREAT PLAINS

Chair
Mike Sherman
Sports Editor
The Oklahoman
9000 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Work: 405-475-3164
Home: 405-844-6375
Fax: 405-475-3315
E-mail: msherman@oklahoman.com

Vice Chair
Mike Strain
Sports Editor
Tulsa World
315 S. Boulder
Tulsa, OK 74103
Work: 918-581-8356
Home: 918-691-6391
Fax: 918-581-8352
E-mail: mike.strain@tulsaworld.com

MID-ATLANTIC

Chair
Josh Barnett
Executive Sports Editor
Philadelphia Daily News
400 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Work: 215-854-5212
Home: 215-313-5355
E-mail: barnetj@phillynews.com

Vice Chair
Paul Vigna
Sports Editor
Harrisburg Patriot-News
812 Market St.
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
Work: 717-255-8404
E-mail: paulvigna@patriot-news.com
 

NORTHEAST

Chair
Matt Pepin
Sports Editor
Boston.com
135 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, Mass 02205
Work: 617-929-7368
Home: 617-838-0024
E-mail: mpepin@boston.com

Vice Chair
Hank Winnicki
Assistant Managing Editor/Sports
Newsday
235 Pinealawn Rd.
Melville, N.Y. 11747
Work: 631-843-4832
Home: 631-868-3298
E-mail: hank.winnicki@newsday.com

NORTHWEST

Chair
Kevin Brown
Sports Editor
Everett Daily Herald
1213 California St.
Everett, Wash. 98201
Work: 425-339-3474
Home: 360-336-5634
Fax: 425-339-3464
E-mail: kbrown@heraldnet.com

Vice Chair
Jerrel Swenning
Yakima Herald-Republic
114 N. 4th St.
Yakima, Wash. 98902
Work: 509-577-7723
Home: 509-930-2632
Fax: 509-577-7767
E-mail: jsweening@yakimaherald.com

SOUTHEAST

Chair
Jon Johnson
Sports Editor
Dothan Eagle
227 North Oates St.
Dothan, AL 36302
Work: 334-712-7965
Home: 334-794-9656
Fax: 334-712-7979
E-mail: jjohnson@dothaneagle.com

Vice Chair
John Bednarowski
Sports Editor
Marietta Daily Journal
580 South Fairground St.
Marietta, GA 30060
Work: 770-428-9411
Home: 770-505-0283
Fax: 770-422-9533
E-mail: jbednarowski@aol.com

The Southeast Region meeting/workshop is scheduled for Monday, April 26, 2010 in Birmingham. Details to come.

SOUTHWEST

Chair
Brad Lehman
Sports Editor
San Antonio Express-News
P.O. Box 2171
San Antonio, Texas 78297
Work: 210-250-3230
Home: 210-412-6245
Fax: 210-250-3351
E-mail: blehman@express-news.net

Vice Chair
Keith Campbell
Deputy Sports Editor
Dallas Morning News
508 Young St.
Dallas, Texas 75202
Work: 214-977-7896
Home: 972-527-3710
Fax: 214-651-0580
E-mail: kcampbell@dallasnews.com

WEST

Chair
Lauren Gustus
Sports Editor
Reno Gazette-Journal
955 Kuenzli St.
Reno, NV 89520
Work: 775-788-6345
Home: 775-233-2731
Fax: 775-788-6458
E-mail: lgustus@rgj.com

Vice Chair
Mark Faller
Sports Editor
Arizona Republic
200 E. Van Buren St.
Phoenix, Ariz. 85004
Work: 602-444-4937
Home: 602-370-0083
E-mail: mark.faller@arizonarepublic.com

2008-09 Regional Chairs
2007-08 Regional Chairs
2006-07 Regional Chairs
2005-06 Regional Chairs
2004-05 Regional Chairs
2003-04 Regional Chairs
2002-03 Regional Chairs
2001-02 Regional Chairs
2000-01 Regional Chairs
1999-2000 Regional Chairs
1998-99 Regional Chairs

Committee chairs

▶ COMMISSIONERS: Tom Jolly Works with APSE president to help maintain contact with commissioners and chief executives of major sporting leagues. Helps organize APSE's annual commissioner meetings in New York. Also, help Legal Affairs Committee with issues involving credentialing. Contact: Tom Jolly: 212-556-7371 or jolly@nytimes.com

▶ CONTEST and CRITIQUE: Phil Kaplan Helps President set up judging panels for the contest, arrange for catchers of contest entries, and assists chair in assembling entries and preparing lists. Also, work with newspapers and media companies on critiques of work. Contacts:
Phil Kaplan: 865-342-6285 or kaplanp@knoxnews.com

▶ CONVENTION: Garry D. Howard and Michael Anastasi Attends the winter meeting to discuss and determine sessions for the conventions. Helps coordinate plans for a convention program that reflects activities of APSE committees and provides workshops and general sessions of relevance and interest to members of papers and media companies of all sizes. Contacts:
Garry D. Howard: 414-224-2306 or ghoward@journalsentinel.com
Michael Anastasi: 801-257-8905 or manastasi@sltrib.com

▶ DIVERSITY and SJI: Jorge Rojas and Leon Carter Working with the President, help plan and produce a workshop or general session for the national convention. Explore potential programs for expanding management opportunities for minorities and women. Help serve as liaison between APSE and NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA, AAJA and AWSM. Work with the program for SJI and implement a plan for bringing several students to the national convention. Contacts:
Jorge Rojas: 305-376-3213 or jrojas@herald.com
Leon Carter: 212-210-2348 or lcarter@nytimes.com

▶ FUTURES and INTERNET: Joe Sullivan The Futures Committee advises the Executive Committee as well as APSE membership on issues concerning the future of the organization. Anything from streamlining how APSE operates to how to grow revenue for the organization comes under its jurisdiction. The focus of this group will emphasis the internet and contests. Contact:
Joe Sullivan: 617-929-2845 or jtsullivan@globe.com

▶ LEGAL AFFAIRS and ETHICS: John Cherwa Working with the President, (1) establish contact with appropriate writers groups and obtain directories of members; (2) serve as liaison between APSE and writers groups; (3) produce stories for the online version of the Newsletter. Also, look into the bylaws of the organization and make appropriate requests for changes. Also, look into our ethics policy and make revisions. Contact: John Cherwa: 213-237-3567 or john.cherwa@latimes.com

▶ MENTORSHIP and OUTREACH: Ruben Luna Helps produce online Newsletter stories that contain issues helpful to sports editors of small and medium-size news newspapers; works with APSE president and third vice-president to organize convention workshops and general sessions that appeal to small-paper editors; works with region chairs to plan at least one session at each regional meeting geared for editors of small papers. Also, work with the President on increasing membership of the organization and create a formal mentorship program. Contact: Ruben Luna: 313-223-4642 or ruben.luna@detnews.com

▶ NEWSLETTER: Michael Anastasi Helps produce stories for the online Newsletter; maintains a diverse story selection; covers news of APSE and the newspaper industry as it relates to sports departments; and working with the chair, maintains close contact with other committees that should be producing Newsletter stories. Contact: Michael Anastasi: 801-257-8905 or manastasi@sltrib.com

▶ OLYMPICS: Roy Hewitt Working with President, updates members on Olympics issues with Newsletter stories and works with the USOC in an advisory capacity on credentials. Work with the Associated Press on coverage plans. Contact: Roy Hewitt: 216-999-4101 or rhewitt@plaind.com

▶ REGIONS: Look into the future of the regions and thoughts on realignment. Make sure the regions hold meetings and work with the Newsletter Committee on story assignments and completions. Contact: