Officers
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
First Vice President
Gerry Ahern
Director News Content
USA TODAY Sports Media Group
615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
Work: 651-357-5268
E-mail: gahern@usatoday.com
Second Vice President
Tim Stephens
Florida Sports Topics Manager
Orlando Sentinel/South Florida Sun Sentinel
633 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
Cell: 321-436-9217
E-mail: tstephens@orlandosentinel.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
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
Vice Chair
Colleen McDaniel
Sports Section Editor
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
150 W. Brambleton Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23510
Work: 757-446-2369
Fax: 757-446-2000
E-mail: colleen.mcdaniel@pilotonline.com
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
Vice Chair
Eric Olson
Sports Editor
Northwest Herald
P.O. Box 250
Crystal Lake, Ill. 60039
Work: 815-526-4554
Cell/Home: 847-363-1875
Fax: 815-459-5640
E-mail: eolson@nwherald.com
Chair
Reid Laymance
Sports Editor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
900 N. Tucker
St. Louis, MO 63104
Work: 314-340-8272
Home: 314-436-5369
Fax: NA
E-mail: rlaymance@post-dispatch.com
Vice Chair
Kirk Seminoff
Sports Editor
Wichita Eagle
825 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67201
Work: 316-268-6278
Home: NA
Fax: 316-268-6536
E-mail: kseminoff@wichitaeagle.com
MID-ATLANTIC
Chair
Paul Vigna
Sports Editor
Harrisburg Patriot-News
812 Market St.
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
Work: 717-255-8404
E-mail: paulvigna@patriot-news.com
Vice Chair
Mike Harris
Sports Editor
Washington Times
3600 New York Ave NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Work: 202-636-4865
E-mail:
NORTHEAST
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
Vice Chair
Judy Connelly
Sports Editor
Times Herald-Record
40 Mulberry St.
Middletown, N.Y. 10940
Work: 845-346-3189
Cell: 570-371-7986
E-mail: jconnelly@th-record.com
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: jswenning@yakimaherald.com
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
Vice Chair
Tommy Deas
Executive Sports Editor
Tuscaloosa News
315 28th Ave.
Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35401
Work: 205-722-0224
Home/Cell: 205-454-0117
Fax: 205-722-0187
E-mail: tommy.deas@tuscaloosanews.com
SOUTHWEST
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
Vice Chair
Jon Styf
Sports Editor
Beaumont Enterprise
380 Main St.
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Work: 409-838-2839
Home/cell: 920-328-4684
Fax: 409-880-0757
E-mail: jstyf@beaumontenterprise.com
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
Vice Chair
Gene Warnick
Sports Editor
Los Angeles Daily News
21860 Burbank Blvd., Suite 200
Woodland Hills, Calif. 91367
Work: 818-713-3632
Home/cell: 818-454-0834
E-mail: gene.warnick@dailynews.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: Jeff Rosen 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: Jeff Rosen 713-362-4293 or jeff.rosen@chron.com
Members:
Drew Van Esselstyn
Garry D. Howard
Reid Laymance
Scott Thurston
▶ CONTEST: Gerry Ahern Helps 1st Vice President set up judging panels for the contest, arrange for catchers of contest entries, and assists chair in assembling entries and preparing lists. Contact: Gerry Ahern at 651-357-5268 or gahern@yahoo-inc.com
Members:
Hank Domin
Phil Kaplan
Ed Reed
Tim Stephens
Paul Vigna
▶ CONFERENCE: 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. Contact: Michael Anastasi801-257-8905 or manastasi@sltrib.com
Members:
Gerry Ahern
John Bednarowski
Karen Wall Bush
Jenni Carlson
Glen Crevier
Chris DeLuca
Lynn Hoppes
Mike Kellams
Jerry Micco
Amy Moritz
Tom Quinlan
Paul Skrbina
Eric White
▶ DIVERSITY: Jorge Rojas Working with the President, help run and ensure success of APSE Diversity Fellowship Program. Also help plan sessions for national conference and region meetings. Help serve as liaison between APSE and NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA, AAJA and AWSM. Work with the program for SJI as needed. Contact: Jorge Rojas 305-376-3213 or jrojas@herald.com
Members:
Gerry Ahern
Michael Anastasi
Toby Carrig
Tommy Deas
Tim Franklin
Larry Graham
Garry D. Howard
Phil Kaplan
Greg Lee
Sandra Bailey Rosenbush
Don Shelton
Tim Stephens
Danyelle White
▶ FUTURES: 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
Members:
Tom Bergeron
Greg Brownell
Larry Graham
Paul Kasko
Reid Laymance
Monte Lorrell
Jim Luttrell
Kevin Winters Morris
Jorge Rojas
Mike Rose
▶ 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
▶ OLYMPICS: Jerry Micco Working with the President, updates members on Olympics issues with website stories and works with the USOC in an advisory capacity on credentials. Work with the Associated Press on coverage plans. Must be able to attend meeting every other year in Chicago. Contact: Jerry Micco 412-263-3052
Members:
Phil Kaplan
Jorge Rojas
Reid Laymance
Monte Lorrell
Garry D. Howard
Michael Anastasi
Matt Vita
Josh Cherwa
Scott Thurston
Brad Lehman
▶ OUTREACH: Phil Kaplan In charge of recruiting and retainment of APSE members, staying on top of staff changes throughout the nation, getting the word out about APSE through social media including Facebook and Twitter. Contact: Phil Kaplan 865-342-6285
Members:
Larry Graham
Mike Harris
Mike James
Tom Maloney
Jorge Rojas
▶ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Toby Carrig Administers and serves in the Sports Management Program; assists with the Diversity Fellowship Program; helps develop programming for region and national meetings; mentoring; provides critiques for sections and websites upon request. Contact: Toby Carrig 573-631-7999
Members:
Josh Barnett
Chris Fickett
Mike James
Randy Kennedy
James Lefko
Colleen McDaniel
Scott Monserud
Mike Sherman
Tim Stephens
Paul Vigna
▶ RED SMITH AWARD: Bob Yates Coordinates nomination process and selection of Red Smith Award,
given annually by APSE to a major contributor to sports journalism. Contact: Bob Yates 214-977-8260 byates@dallasnews.com
Members:
Michael Anastasi
Gerry Ahern
Tim Stephens
Ben Brigandi
▶ REGIONS: Josh Barnett Work with region chairs and vice chairs to ensure that each region holds at least one meeting a year; work with region leadership on professional development offered at region meetings, helping line up speakers, serving as liaison with other committee chairs such as diversity and outreach, and so forth; helping region leadership with timely collection and publication of region news, notes and moves on website; ensuring region leadership is current and active. Contact: Josh Barnett 215-854-5212
Members:
Kathy Laughlin
Brad Lehman
Kevin Winters Morriss
Paul Vigna
▶ SCHOLARSHIPS: Joe Sullivan Awards four annual scholarships of $1,500 apiece to outstanding
college journalism students. Contact: Joe Sullivan 617-929-2845 jtsullivan@globe.com
Members:
John Bednarowski
Judy Connelly
Mike James
David Sell
Mike Sherman
▶ WEBSITE: Tim Stephens Helps produce stories for the APSE website; maintains a diverse storyselection; covers news of APSE and the sports journalism industry as it relates to sports departments; and working with the chairs, maintains close contact with other committees that should be producing website stories; develops the website itself. Contact: Tim Stephens 321-436-9217
Members:
Keith Campbell
Paul Kasko
Jeff Kuehn
Colleen McDaniel
Kirk Seminoff
Jerel Swenning
Gene Warnick
Hank Winicki
