Sept. 16, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Debra Mason 614-313-0441 DebraMason@RNA.org New board member elected; officers set for 2009–10 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Active members elected last week at the 60th RNA Conference San Antonio
Express News Reporter Abe Levy as the newest member of the RELIGION |
NEWSWRITERS board. Levy joined RNA nearly a decade ago and played an
instrumental role in planning the 2007 RNA Conference in San Antonio.
Levy will serve a three-year term.
At the same meeting, board members appointed officers for a one-year
term. Steve Maynard, of the News Tribune, will succeed RNS' Kevin
Eckstrom as president. The full roster of officers and board members include:
First Vice President: Ann Rodgers, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Second Vice President: Bob Mong, The Dallas Morning News
Treasurer: Jeff Sheler, Freelancer
Dale Hanson Bourke, CIDRZ Foundation
Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
Cathleen Falsani, Freelancer
Cathy Grossman, USA TODAY
Ending terms this year were Eric Gorksi of The Associated Press and Bruce Nolan of The Times Picayune.