Meet Your Forum Leaders
The SNA Forum Leaders are passionate group of SNA volunteers comprised of industry peers across North America. These members are interested in sharing their ideas and experiences with other SNA members and are willing to answer questions in their respective areas. If you are interested in becoming a Forum Leader, please contact Tanya Henderson at tanya.henderson@suburban-news.org.
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Joe Boydston
Title/Company: Vice President of Technology & New Media at McNaughton
Newspaper Group, an independent Journalism in Northern California.
Background: Joe has extensive experience in Project Management,
Software & Website Design, Sales Development, Sales Training & Performance Management.
"What excites me most is bringing new technology concepts to market, and the challenges
in making them succeed."
Contact Information: Phone: (530) 344-5094; E-Mail:
jboydston@dailyrepublic.net
Jay Beaton
Title/Company: Director of Circulation for Pioneer Press newspapers,
the Lake County News Sun, and North Shore magazine. Pioneer Press is a division
of the Sun-Times News Group, and based in Glenview, IL.
Background: Jay began his career with USA Today and then worked
with privately owned community weekly newspapers in Southern RI. He is a Boston
area native, and will complete his MBA in May of 2010.
Contact Information: Phone: (847) 486-7208; E-Mail:
jbeaton@pioneerlocal.com
Preston Gibson
Title/Company: Director of Development for Herald Newspapers (www.CapeMayCountyHerald.com)
and Vice President of Solution Delivery for the Digital Press Consortium (www.DigitalPressConsortium.com).
Background: Preston enjoys sharing his experience with newspaper
transformation and the DPC’s leading-edge technology solutions with industry partners
across the nation.
Contact Information: Phone: (609) 886-8600 x19; E-Mail:
pgibson@DigitalPressConsortium.com
Scott Rosenburgh
Title/Company: Vice President/Interactive Media, Shaw Suburban
Media
Background: Scott is a 19 year industry veteran who began his career
as a Classified Sales Representative in Utica, NY. Scott continued his Gannett career
in Fort Myers FL and Ft. Collins, CO. He served as Classified Ad Manager in Crystal
Lake, IL (Shaw Newspapers) and Online Ad Manager in Evansville, IN (Scripps) before
rejoining Shaw Suburban Media as VP of Interactive Media in 2008.
Contact Information: Phone: (815) 526-4418; E-Mail:
srosenburgh@shawsuburban.com
Peter Bakke
Title/Company: Director of New Media at Wick Communications, a
privately-held group of 30 newspapers.
Background: On Internet side of the newspaper business for over
ten years, Peter got his start in 1997 as online manager at the Concord (NH) Monitor.
Contact Information: Phone: (520) 295-4241; E-Mail:
peter.bakke@wickcommunications.com
Jim Santori
Title/Company: Publisher of The Free Press in Mankato, Minn.
Background: Jim spent 15 years in the newsroom and served 17 years
as a publisher at newspapers throughout the Midwest with Lee Enterprises and Community
Newspaper Holdings Inc. He is experienced with managing small dailies, developing
online strategies, niche start-ups, small newspaper acquisitions, middle-management
training and community development.
Contact Information: Phone: (507) 344-6310; E-Mail:
jsantori@cnhi.com
Matt Terenzio
Title/Company: Web Development Director for The Hour Publishing
Company
Background: With over ten years of web publishing and development
experience, Matt holds a master's degree in Internet Engineering, has worked on
projects for The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School,
and contributed software to high traffic news sites such as Newsday.com and OrlandoSentinel.com.
Contact Information: Phone: (203) 354-1087; E-Mail:
matt@thehour.com
Sandra Riggins
Title/Company: Classified Advertising Manager for the Arizona Daily
Star and Tucson Citizen.
Background: Sandra has 34 years of industry experience.
Contact Information: Phone: (520) 573-4295; E-Mail:
sriggins@tucson.com
Tom Pottorff
Title/Company: East Regional Circulation Director for Glens Falls
and Auburn NY and Carlisle PA.
Background: Tom has been a Circulation Director for 13+ years,
having been employed in Circulation for 26+ years. Tom was on the board of CSCMA
for 5+ years and believes in a strong customer focus. Tom and his wife have been
married for 26 years and have two grown sons.
Contact Information: Phone: (518) 792-3273; E-Mail:
tpottorff@poststar.com
Carrie Lovejoy
Title/Company: Carrie Lovejoy is the editor of The Calvert Recorder,
a 10,000 circulation twice-weekly in Southern Maryland.
Background: She started in journalism at the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
in Oklahoma in the mid-1990s and later worked for the Muskogee Daily Phoenix and
The Pryor Daily Times in Oklahoma. She came to Maryland in 2001 and has worked for
Southern Maryland Newspapers as a Community Editor, Web Content Coordinator, Business
Editor and now Editor.
Contact Information: Phone: (301) 764-2800; E-mail:
clovejoy@somdnews.com
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