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.

Lana Champion - President
Florida Times-Union
www.jacksonville.com
Phone: 904-359-4471
Fax: 904-359-4225
lana.champion@jacksonville.com

Leticia Pelaez - Vice President
Diario Las Americas
www.diariolasamericas.com
Phone: 305-633-3341 ext2251
Fax: 305-635-4002
lpelaez@diariolasamericas.com

Julian Price - 2nd Vice President
Florida Today
www.floridatoday.com
Phone: 321-242-3807
Fax: 321-253-0071
jprice@floridatoday.com

Mark Shurman - Secretary
Tampa Bay Times
www.sptimes.com
Phone: 727-445-4144
Fax: 727-445-4191
mshurman@sptimes.com

Deborah M. Ferrera Aguiar - Treasurer
Miami Herald
www.miamiherald.com
Phone: 305-376-4779
Fax: 305-376-4913
daguiar@miamiherald.com

Joe Gess - Immediate Past President
Tampa Tribune
www.tampatrib.com
Phone: 813-259-7447
Fax: 813-579-9230
jgess@tampatrib.com

Sandy Osteen - Executive Director
F.N.A.M.E.
www.fname.org
Phone: 813-220-4402
Fax: 407-703-4510
sandy@fname.org

Melanie Mathewson - FPS Laison
Florida Press Service
www.flpress.com
Phone: 321-283-5259
Fax: 850-702-0784
mmathewson@flpress.com

Greg Trippel - 2nd Year Director (Replacement Vanerio)
Herald-Tribune Media Group
www.heraldtribune.com
Phone: 941-361-4202
Fax:
Greg.Trippel@heraldtribune.com

Len Egdish - 2nd Year Director (replacement for Kendall)
Naples Daily News
www.naplesnews.com
Phone: 239-263-4820
Fax: 239-263-4708
legdish@naplesnews.com

Bill Ritchie - 2nd Year Director
Sun Sentinel
www.sunsentinel.com
Phone: 954-425-1020
Fax: 954-425-1945
britchie@tribune.com

Maria Kolmetz - 2nd Year Director
Orlando Sentinel
www.orlandosentinel.com
Phone: 407-420-5121
Fax: 407-420-5768
mkolmetz@orlandosentinel.com

Pason Gaddis - 2nd Yr Director
Florida Weekly
www.FloridaWeekly.com
Phone: 239-333-2135
Fax: 239-333-2140
pgaddis@floridaweekly.com

Rose Novotny - 1st Year Director
Palm Beach Post
www.palmbeachpost.com
Phone: 561-820-4387
Fax: 561-837-8434
rnovotny@pbpost.com

Glen Nickerson - 1st Year Director
Sun Newspapers/Charlotte Sun
Phone: 941-206-1262
Fax: 941-629-4499
gnickerson@sun-herald.com

Kelly Spamer - 2nd Year Director (replacement Bowen)
Tampa Bay Times
www.sptimes.com
Phone:
Fax:
kspamer@tampabay.com

Trina Murphy - 1st Year Director
Citrus County Chronicle
www.chronicleonline.com
Phone: 352-563-3232
Fax: 352-563-3252
tmurphy@chronicleonline.com