2023-2024

Chairman of the Board

Jake Mienk
Palestine Herald

President

Lange Svehlak
Athens Review

First Vice President: Convention Chairman

Kim Ware
The Azle News

Second Vice President: Contest Chairman

Paul Gaudette
Dublin Citizen

Secretary/Treasurer

Wynid Veigel
Dublin Citizen
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Finance Chair

Brad Blakemore
Dallas Morning News

Scholarship Chair

Jim Bardwell
Gladewater Mirror

Bingo Chair

Rick Craig
The Daily Sentinel – Nacogdoches

Directors

Jeff Pownall
The Lufkin Daily News

Meredith Shamburger
Marshall News Messenger

Abigail Allen
Pilot Point Post-Signal

Richard Nelson
Mexia News