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Roan appointed to Religion Newswriters Board

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Dec. 3, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Roan appointed to RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS Board

Columbia, Mo.—The RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS board recently appointed Ansley Roan, reporter for Beliefnet, to the board of directors.

Roan joined RNA in 1997 as a reporter for Teen People magazine. In recent years, she freelanced for Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly and Religion News Service. At Beliefnet, Roan is senior faiths editor and an editorial team leader. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and The Dallas Morning News, among others.

"I am honored to join the RNA board. RNA has been a wonderful resource for me," Roan said. "I’ve made contacts, found sources, gotten story ideas, and had the privilege of meeting and learning from profoundly accomplished journalists. I hope that I can help RNA continue to be a great resource for journalists in the future."

Her board appointment runs through September 2010, when at the Denver RNA Conference the active membership can choose to vote her onto the board for a three-year term. Board members can serve up to three, three-year terms.

Last month, board member Dale Hanson Bourke of the CIDRZ Foundation, resigned from the board due to scheduling conflicts.

The current RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS board includes:
  • President: Steve Maynard, The News Tribune
  • Vice President: Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Vice President: Bob Mong, The Dallas Morning News
  • Secretary: Abe Levy, San Antonio Express-News
  • Treasurer: Jeff Sheler, Freelance journalist
  • Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
  • Cathleen Falsani, Freelance journalist
  • Cathy Grossman, USA TODAY
  • Ansley Roan, Beliefnet
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Contact: Debra Mason
573-823-2929
MasonDL@Missouri.edu