Regional, Specialty and State Coordinators
Regional and specialty coordinators
Colleges and universities
Ron Spielberger
Executive Director, College Media Advisers
Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, The University of Memphis
901-678-4798
rsplbrgr@memphis.edu
State FOI and First Amendment coalitions and foundations
Charles Davis
Executive Director, National Freedom of Information Coalition
Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia
573-882-5736
daviscn@missouri.edu
West regional
( Idaho, Texas, Wyoming)
Keith Elkins
Executive Director
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
512-377-1575
State coordinators
Alaska
Patrick Yack
Vice President News & Public Media
APRN-KSKA/FM-KAKM/TV
Anchorage
907-550-8461
Alabama
Felicia Mason
Executive Director
Alabama Press Association
felicia@alabama.org
205-871-7737
Arkansas
Brenda Blagg
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers
bblagg3@gmail.com
501-374-0699
California
Richard D. Hendrickson
Associate Professor
Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts
John Carroll University, Cleveland
Los Angeles
rhendrickson@jcu.edu
Home phone: 323-662-3194
Colorado
Ed Otte
Executive Director
Colorado Press Association, Denver
303-571-5117, ext. 11
eotte@colopress.net
DELAWARE:
Bill Pearson
Treasurer
Delaware Coalition for Open Government
302-345-8769
Florida
Barbara Petersen
President
First Amendment Foundation
sunshine@floridafaf.org
GEORGIA
Hollie Manheimer, Executive Director
Georgia First Amendment Foundation
150 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue
Suite 230
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 525-3646
Hawaii
Stirling Morita
Hawaii Chapter SPJ
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Ph: 808-529-4755
Fax: 808-529-4750
spj@flex.com
Illinois
Beth Bennett
Director of Government Relations
Illinois Press Association, Springfield
217-241-1300
bbennett@illinoispress.org
Indiana
Tim Swarens
Opinions/Conversations Editor Indianapolis Star
317-444-6169
tim.swarens@indystar.com
Kansas
Doug Anstaett
Executive Director
Kansas Press Association, Topeka
785-271-5304
danstaett@kspress.com
Kentucky
Warren Wheat
859-948-5376
wwheat@me.com
Louisiana
Sherry Lee Alexander
S L Alexander, PhD
School of Mass Communication
Loyola University
New Orleans
Ph: 504-865-3292
Fax: 504-865-2333
alexandr@loyno.edu
MARYLAND:
Jim Lee
Carroll County Times
201 Railroad Ave.
Westminster, MD, 21157
Work: 410/857-7878
Mississippi
Jeanni Atkins, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information
School of Journalism and New Media
University of Mississippi
Ph: 662-915-5393
Fax: 662-915-7765
iatkins@olemiss.edu
Massachusetts
Richard Lodge
Editor in Chief
The MetroWest Daily News, Framingham
(508) 626-3871
rlodge@cnc.com
Minnesota
Mary Treacy
Coalition on Government Information
612-781-4234
mtreacy@onvoymail.com
Missouri
Doug Crews
Executive Director
Missouri Press Association, Columbia
573-882-8888
dcrews@socket.net
Montana
Ian Marquand
Montana FOI Hotline
Missoula
(406) 529-6494
asiamarquand@msn.com
Nebraska
Alan Beermann
Executive Director
Nebraska Press Association, Lincoln
402-476-2851
abeermann@nebpress.com
Nevada
A.D. Hopkins
Special Projects Editor
Las Vegas Review-Journal
(702) 383 0270
adhopkins@reviewjournal.com
New Hampshire
Nick Pappas
Editorial Page Editor
The Telegraph, Nashua
(603) 594-6505
npappas@nashuatelegraph.com
New Mexico
Sarah Welsh
Executive Director
New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
Albuquerque
505-764-3750
888-843-9121info@nmfog.org
New York
Michelle Rea
Executive Director
New York Press Association, Albany
(518) 464-6483
mkrea@nynewspapers.com
North Dakota
Jack McDonald
Wheeler Wolf Law Firm
Bismarck
Ph: 701-751-1776
Fax: 701-751-1777
jackmcdonald@wheelerwolf.com
OHIO
David L. Marburger
Media attorney and president of the Ohio Coalition for Open Government
Baker and Hostetler, Cleveland
(w) 216-621-0200
Oklahoma
Joey Senat
President
FOI Oklahoma
Edmond
(405) 744-8277
Joey.senat@okstate.edu
Pennsylvania
Susan Schwartz
The Press Enterprise
Bloomsburg
(570) 752-3646
susan.s@pressenterprise.net
Rhode Island
Thomas Heslin
Executive Editor
The Providence Journal
401-277-7300
heslin@projo.com
South Dakota
David Bordewyk
GM
South Dakota Newspaper Association
Brookings
800-658-3697
Tennessee
Frank Gibson
Executive Director
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
Nashville
615-202-2685
tcog@comcast.net
Texas
Barry Bedlan
Assistant Chief of Dallas Bureau
The Associated Press
(972) 991-2100
bbedlan@ap.org
Utah
Linda Petersen
President
Utah Foundation for Open Government
Riverton
801-254-5974 ext. 17
linda@valleyjournals.com
Vermont
Tom Kearney
Managing editor
Stowe Reporter and Waterbury Record
802-253-2101
news@stowereporter.com
Virginia
Megan Rhyne
Associate Director
Virginia Coalition for Open Government
(757) 253-0212
meggity@widomaker.com
Washington
Michele Earl-Hubbard
Media law attorney
Allied Law Group
Seattle
206/801-7510
206/428-7169
Michele@alliedlawgroup.com
Wisconsin
Peter Fox
Executive Director
Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Madison
800-261-4242
peter.fox@wnanews.com