Religion Newswriters committees - RELIGION

Religion Newswriters welcomes volunteers to serve on its committees. If you're interested, contact Debra Mason, 573-882-9257.

Conference committee
Oversees the planning of the RNA Annual Conference, including: determining panel content, inviting speakers, arranging special events, onsite help, promotion and other details.

Current members:

Abe Levy
Manya Brachear
Amanda Greene
Tracy Simmons
Jennifer Preyss
Ken Chitwood
Tim Townsend

Membership committee
Helps to recruit, evaluate and retain members; participates in policy updates; oversees invitations and programming for new member events at RNA conference.

Current members:

Michelle Bearden
Melissa Burke
Amanda Irwin
Abe Levy
Debra Mason
Ansley Roan

Contest committee
Leads research and development of existing and potential RNA contests; secures judges for contests; writes winner press release; contacts winners; and conducts other minor tasks related to the execution of all awards.

Current members:

Adelle Banks
Debra Mason
Mirko Petricevic
Ann Rodgers
Peter Smith
Gary Stern
Jeffrey Weiss

Executive committee
Serves as leaders of the board of directors, meeting regularly to make recommendations on all aspects of board business, for example: contest changes, conference programming, staffing, etc.

Current members:

Debra Mason
Steve Maynard
Bob Mong
Ann Rodgers
Jeffry Sheler

Fundraising committee
Works with RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS staff to connect with donors, and increase donations and grant funding.

Current members:

Kevin Eckstrom
Debra Mason
Bob Mong

Silent Auction committee
Oversees the collection and tracking of silent auction items and sets up the auction at the RNA Annual Conference.

Current members:

Cathy Grossman
Debra Mason

Nominating committee
Responsible for researching and submitting names of nominees for board candidates, lifetime achievement recipients and others.

Current members:

Debra Mason
Steve Maynard
Jeffry Sheler

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