Officers

Tanisha Leonard
Chair

President
Pitch Black
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Tim Franklin
First Vice Chair

Senior Associate Dean, John M. Mutz Chair in Local News Medill School, Northwestern University
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Toby Collodora
Toby Collodora
Treasurer

Senior Manager, Engagement and Retention
Star Tribune
Media Company
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Kevin Lloyd
Kevin Lloyd
Secretary

Co-founder ColumbusBlack.com
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Larry Lee
Immediate Past Chair

Publisher &
Owner
The Sacramento Observer
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Directors

Iván Adaime
Founder and Managing Director, Studio 8316
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Shana Black
Founder
Black Girl Media
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Tracy Brown
Chief Partnerships Officer, Chicago Public Media
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Deirdre Conner
Publisher & CEO
The Tributary
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Leo Cusimano
Publisher & Owner
Dallas Voice
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Duc Luu
Director of Sustainability Initiatives/Journalism, Knight Foundation
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Tom Sly
Tom Sly
Industry Consultant
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Jane Wooldridge
Senior Director for Journalism Sustainability and Partnerships, Miami Herald
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