Board of Directors 2008-2009
Officers
President: David Erdman, Managing Editor
The Morning Call
101 North Sixth St.
P.O. Box 1260
Allentown, PA 18105
610-820-6500
610-820-6693
david.erdman@mcall.com
First VP: Susan Martin, Day Metro Editor
York Daily Record/Sunday News
122 South George Street
P.O. Box 15122
York, Pa. 17405-7122
717-771-2000
717-771-2009
susan@ydr.com
Second VP:
Tom Barstow, Editor
The Patriot-News
812 Market St.
P.O. Box 2265
Harrisburg, PA 17105
717-255-8464
717-255-8456
tbarstow@pnco.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Liz Allen, Administrative Editor
Erie Times-News
407 Lincoln
Erie, PA 16505
814-870-1600
814-870-1615
liz.allen@timesnews.com
Ex-Officio: Kim Strong, Director of Custom Publications
The Patriot-News
812 Market St.
P.O. Box 2265
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
717-257-4750
717-255-8456
kstrong@pnco.com
Ex-Officio: Bob Heisse, Executive Editor
Centre Daily Times
3400 E. College Ave.
P.O. Box 89
State College, PA 16804
814-231-4640
814-237-5966
bheisse@centredaily.com
Lifetime Honorary Member: Mr. John V. R. Bull
Apt. 14-C-41
2401 Pennsylvania Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Work Phone: 215-854-4520
Fax: 215-854-2627
Lifetime Honorary Member: Ms. Woodene B. Merriman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
428 Bayhill Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
Work Phone: 412-263-1100
Fax: 412-263-1135
Staff Liaison: Teresa Shaak, Manager, Association
Projects
PA Newspaper Association
3899 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-703-3086
717-703-3001
teresas@pa-news.org
Directors/Advisory Board
Peter Banko, Editor
REPUBLICAN & Herald
111 Mahantongo St.
P.O. Box 209
Pottsville, PA 17901
570-628-6103
570-628-6068
pbanko@republicanherald.com
Cate Barron, Managing Editor
The Patriot-News
812 Market St.
P.O. Box 2265
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
717-255-8165
717-255-8221
cbarron@pnco.com
Becky Bennett, Editor
Public Opinion
77 N. Third Street
P.O. Box 499
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-262-4813
717-264-0332
babennett@publicopinionnews.com
Marc Charisse, Editor
The Evening Sun
135 Baltimore
St.
P.O. Box 514
Hanover, PA 17331
717-637-3736
717-637-7730
mcharisse@eveningsun.com
Jim Deegan, Managing Editor
The Express-Times
30 N. Fourth St.
P.O. Box 391
Easton, PA 18044-0391
610-258-7171
610-258-7130
jdeegan@express-times.com
Harry J. Deitz, Jr.
Reading Eagle Company
345 Penn St.
P.O. Box 582
Reading, PA 19603
610-371-5004
610-371-5098
Andrew Fasnacht, Editor
The Ephrata Review
1 East Main Street
P.O. Box 527
Ephrata, Pa. 17522-0527
717-721-4421
717-733-6058
afasnacht.eph@lnpnews.com
Wade Fowler, Editor
Advance Publications of Perry & Juniata Counties
P.O. Box 130
New Bloomfield, Pa. 17068
717-582-4305
717-582-7933
editor@perrycountytimes.com
Donald Gilliland, Managing Editor
The Potter Leader-Enterprise
6 W. Second Street
P.O. Box 29
Coudersport, PA 16915
814-274-8044
814-274-8120
donaldgilliland@yahoo.com
Edith Hughes, Executive Editor
Gateway Newspaper Group
610 Beatty Road
Monroeville, Pa. 15146
412-856-7400 x102
412-856-7954
e.hughes@gatewaynewspapers.com
Edwina Kaikai, Assistant Managing Editor
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
34 Blvd. of the Allies
P.O. Box 566
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-263-1920
412-263-1313
ekaikai@post-gazette.com
Cedric Kurtz
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
34 Boulevard of the Allies
P.O. Box 566
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-263-1764
412-263-1135
ckurtz@post-gazette.com
Sandra Long, VP of Newsroom
Operations
The Philadelphia Inquirer
400 N. Broad St.
P.O. Box 8263
Philadelphia, PA 19101
215-854-4515
215-854-5105
slong@phillynews.com
Jim McClure, Managing Editor
York Daily Record/Sunday News
122 South George Street
P.O. Box 15122
York, Pa. 17405-7122
717-771-2012
717-771-2009
jem@ydr.com
Pattie Mihalik
Times News
P.O. Box 215
Palmerton, Pa 18071
610-826-6397 ext. 2307
610-826-6395
Chip Minemyer, Editor
The Tribune-Democrat
425 Locust Street
P.O. Box 340
Johnstown, PA 15907-0340
814-532-5091
814-539-1538
cminemyer@cnhi.com
James P. Sachetti, Editor
Press Enterprise
3185 Lackawanna Avenue
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
570-387-1234 ext. 1320
570-784-9226
sachetti@pressenterprise.net
Claire Schechter, Assistant Managing Editor
The Citizens’ Voice
75 N. Washington
St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0525
570-821-2023
570-821-2249
cschechter@citizensvoice.com
Ernest Schreiber, Editor
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
8 W. King St.
P.O. Box 1328
Lancaster, Pa. 17608-1328
717-291-8750
717-399-6506
eschreiber@lnpnews.com
Karl Smith
phillyBurbs.com
210 Main Street
Tullytown, Pa 19007
215-949-5718
Lil Swanson
Associated Press
APME's News Train
701 Cloverly
Jenkintown, Pa 19046
212-621-1500
212-621-5454
Wendy Warren,
VP and Editor
Philly.com
400 N. Broad St.
P.O. Box 7788
Philadelphia, PA 19101
215-854-5398
215-854-5105
wwarren@phillynews.com
PNA Chairman: John Kirkpatrick, The Patriot-News
jkirkpatrick@pnco.com
PNA President: Tim Williams, PA Newspaper Association
timw@pa-news.org