Board of Directors

FNAME elects a governing board from its membership. The term of service for each position on the board is two years, with the officers serving through the chairs from President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Pat Rogell - President
Palm Beach Post
www.palmbeachpost.com
Phone: 561-820-4280
Fax: 561-820-4288
progell@pbpost.com

Doug Scroggin - 1st Vice President
Sun-Sentinel
www.sunsentinel.com
Phone: 954-356-4101
Fax: 954-356-4093
dscroggin@tribune.com

Brenda Minton - 2nd Vice President
Tampa Tribune
www.tampatrib.com
Phone: 813-259-7705
Fax: 813-258-8107
bminton@tampatrib.com

Donna Moore - Treasurer
Tallahassee Democrat
www.tallahassee.com
Phone: 850-599-2345
Fax: 850-94290185
dsmoore@tallahassee.com

Dean Ridings - Florida Press Service Liaison
Florida Press Service
www.flpress.com
Phone: 850-521-1162
Fax: 850-577-3600
deanr@flpress.com

Mark Shurman - Immediate Past President
St. Petersburg Times
www.sptimes.com
Phone: 727-445-4144
Fax: 727-445-4191
mshurman@sptimes.com

Sandy Osteen - Executive Director
F.N.A.M.E.
www.fname.org
Phone: 813-220-4402
Fax: 813-290-9180
sandy@fname.org

Lana Champion - 1st Year Director
Florida Times-Union
www.jacksonville.com
Phone: 904-359-4471
Fax: 904-359-4452
lana.champion@jacksonville.com

Eric Myers - 1st Year Director
St. Petersburg Times
www.sptimes.com
Phone: 813-226-3430
Fax:
emyers@sptimes.com

Lissa Craig Ford - 1st Year Director
Naples Daily News
www.naplesnews.com
Phone: 239-263-4744
Fax: 239-263-4708
lcraig-ford@naplesnews.com

Leticia Pelaez - 1st Year Director
Diario Las Americas
www.diariolasamericas.com
Phone: 305-633-3341 ext2251
Fax: 305-635-4002
lpelaez@diariolasamericas.com

Linda Goings - 2nd year Director
Palm Beach Daily News
www.palmbeachdailynews.com
Phone: 561-820-3820
Fax: 561-820-3802
lgoings@pbdailynews.com

Chris Wood - 2nd Year Director
Florida Today
www.floridatoday.com
Phone: 321-242-3806
Fax: 321-253-0071
cwood@floridatoday.com

R Nelson Kirkland - 2nd Year Director
News Chief
www.newschief.com
Phone: 863-401-6901
Fax:
nelson.kirkland@newschief.com

Dan Pearson - 2nd Year Director
The News-Press
www.news-press.com
Phone: 239-335-0568
Fax: 239-337-1335
dpearson@fortmyer.gannett.com