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Sunshine Chair: Paola Banchero Assistant Professor of Journalism University of Alaska Anchorage Work: 907/786-4194 FOI Center: Alaska FOI Formed: 1998 Contact: Larry Campbell  Alabama Sunshine Chair: Paul Cloos Paul Cloos Assistant Managing Editor The Press-Register P.O. Box 2488 Mobile, AL 36652 Work: 251/219-5639 Fax: 251/219-5799 FOI Center: Alabama Center for Open Government Formed: 2000 Contact: Gregory Enns Web site Arkansas Sunshine Chair: Dennis A. Byrd Stephens Media 401 S. Victory Little Rock, AR 72201 Work: 501/374-0699 Home: 501/316-3883 Fax: 501/374-0860 FOI Center: N/A Arizona Sunshine Chair: David Cuillier Assistant professor Department of Journalism University of Arizona Marshall Building, Room 328 P.O. Box 210158B Tucson, AZ 85721-0158 Work: 520/626-9694 Home: 520/229-1466 FOI Center: First Amendment Coalition of Arizona, Inc. Formed: 1982 Contact: Dan Barr California Sunshine Chair (North): Seth Rosenfeld San Francisco Chronicle 901 Mission St., Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Work: 415/777-7908 Fax: 415/243-9151 Sunshine Chair (South): Jodi Cleesattle Deputy Attorney General California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General 110 West A Street, Suite 1100 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619/645-3150 FOI Centers: California First Amendment Coalition Formed: 1988 Contact: Peter Scheer Web site California First Amendment Project Formed: 1992 Contact: David Greene Web site Californians Aware Formed: 2004 Contact: Terry Francke Web site Colorado Sunshine Chair: Kris P. Kodrich Associate Professor Department of Journalism and Technical Communication C-221 Clark Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1785 970-491-5986 (office) 970-491-2908 (fax) FOI Center: Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Formed: 1987 Contact: John Fosholt Connecticut Sunshine Chair: Steven D. Kalb Reporter The Connecticut Radio Network 203-927-7921 FOI Center: Connecticut Foundation for Open Government Formed: 1991 Contact: Mitchell Pearlman Web site District of Columbia Sunshine Chair: Robert S. Becker Law offices of Robert S. Becker 3315 Morrison St NW Washington, DC 20015 Work: 202/364-8013 FOI Center: Maryland Foundation for Open Government Formed: 2004 Contact: Jim Lee Delaware Sunshine Chair: Drew Volturo Political reporter Delaware State News P.O. Box 737 Dover, DE 19903 Work: (302) 741-8296 Fax: (302) 760-7440 FOI Center: New England Associated Press News Editors Assn. IN PROCESS OF ORGANIZING (NEAPNEA) (moving well... meeting early spring to hopefully form) Florida Sunshine Chair: Sandra F. Chance University of Flordia College of Journalism Gainesville, FL 32611 Work: 352/392-2273 Home: 352/374-4656 Fax: 352/392-9173 FOI Centers: Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Formed: 1977 Contact: Sandra Chance Web site Florida First Amendment Foundation, Inc. Formed: 1984 Contact: Barbara Petersen Web site Georgia Sunshine Chair: Johnny Edwards Government Reporter The Augusta Chronicle 725 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901 Work: 706/823-3225 Home/Cell: 706/736-1951 Fax: 706/722-7403 FOI Center: Georgia First Amendment Foundation Formed: 1994 Contact: Hyde Post Web site Hawaii Sunshine Chair: Stirling Morita Honolulu Star-Bulletin 3054 Ala Poha Place #806 Honolulu, HI 96818-1615 Work: 808/529-4755 Home: 808/839-5021 Fax: 808/529-4750 FOI Centers: Honolulu Community Media Council Formed: 1970 Contact: Holly Green Web site Open Government Coalition of Hawaii Contact: Stirling Morita Iowa Sunshine Chair: Rox Laird Des Moines Register P.O. Box 957 Des Moines, IA 50306 Work: 515/284-8000 FOI Center: Iowa Freedom of Information Council Formed: 1977 Contact: Kathleen Richardson Web site Idaho Sunshine Chair: Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review, Boise bureau 2601 Hillway Drive Boise, ID 83702 Work: 208/336-2854 FOI Center: Idahoans for Openness in Government Formed: 2004 Contact: Betsy Russell Web site Illinois Sunshine Chair: Beth Bennett Illinois Press Association 900 Community Drive Springfield, IL 62703 Work: 217/241-1300 Fax: 217/241-1301 FOI Centers: Citizen Advocacy Center Formed: 1993 Contact: Terry Pastika Web site Illinois First Amendment Center Formed: 2002 Contact: Sue Montalvo Web site Indiana Sunshine Chair: Gerry Lanosga Associate Instructor Ph.D. Student Indiana University School of Journalism 940 E. 7th St. Bloomington, IN 47405-7108 317/697-6083 FOI Center: Indiana Coalition for Open Government Formed: 1995 Contact: Keith Robinson Web site Kansas Sunshine Chair: Ron Sylvester Wichita Eagle 825 E. Douglas P.O. Box 820 Wichita, KS 67201 Work: 316/268-6514 Fax: 316/268-6627 FOI Center: Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government Formed: 2000 Contact: Ron Keefover Web site Kentucky Sunshine Chair: Kenneth R. Kurtz 255 Irvine Road Lexington, KY 40502-1815 Home: 859/269-1807 FOI Center: Kentucky Freedom of Information Coalition Formed: 2004 Contact: David Thompson Louisiana Sunshine Chair: Sherry Lee Alexander Communications Department Loyola University New Orleans, LA 70118 Work: 504/865-3292 Fax: 504/865-2666 FOI Center: Louisiana Coalition for Open Government, Inc. Contact: Jackie Ducote Massachusetts Sunshine Chair: Stephanie Vosk Cape Cod Times 319 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Office: 508/888-5454 Cell: 508/916-0411 FOI Center: NEAPNEA In progress (formally under way) Maryland Sunshine Chair: Jim Lee Carroll County Times 201 Railroad Ave. Westminster, MD, 21157 Work: 410/857-7878 Fax: 410/857-8749 FOI Center: Maryland Foundation for Open Government Formed: 2004 Contact: Jim Lee Maine Sunshine Chair: Mal Leary Mal Leary Capitol News Service Statehouse Station #127 Augusta, ME 04333 Work: 207/621-0702 Home: 207/621-2384 FOI Center: Maine Freedom of Information Coalition Formed: 2003 Contact: Mal Leary Web site Michigan Sunshine Chair: Catherine A. Gniewek President MichiganToday.net P. O. Box 700112 Plymouth, MI 48170 734/223-9645 FOI Center: Michigan Freedom of Information Committee Formed: 1989 Contact: Ben Burns Web site Minnesota Sunshine Chair: John P. Borger and Leita Walker Attorneys Faegre & Benson LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 S. 7th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 Work (John): 612/766-7501 Work (Leita): 612/766-8347 Cell (John): 612/203-9279 Cell (Leita): 612/701-5192 Fax: 612/766-1600 FOI Centers: Minnesota Coalition on Goverment Information Web site Minnesota Joint Media Committee Contact: John Finnegan Missouri Sunshine Chair: Charles Davis The National Freedom of Information Coalition Missouri School of Journalism 133 Neff Annex Columbia, MO 6511-0012 573/882-5736 Fax: (573) 884-6204 E-mail Freedom of Information Center Formed: 1958 Contact: Charles Davis Web site FOI Center: Mississippi Sunshine Chair: Alice Jackson P.O. Box 975 Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0975 3503 Hastings Lane Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228/209-6920 FOI Center: Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, Inc. Formed: 2001 Contact: Jeanni Atkins Web site Montana Sunshine Chair: Ian M. Marquand KPAX-TV P.O. Box 4827 Missoula, MT 59803 Work: 406/542-4449 Fax: 406/543-7111 FOI Center: Montana Freedom of Information Hotline, Inc. Formed: 1988 Contact: Ian Marquand Web site North Carolina Sunshine Chair: Vacant FOI Center: North Carolina Open Government Coalition Formed: 2005 Contact: Melanie Sill Web site North Dakota Sunshine Chair: Jack McDonald Wheeler Wolf Law Firm Box 2056 Bismarck, ND 58502-2056 Work: 701/223-5300 Home: 701/258-5811 Fax: 701/223-5366 FOI Center: N/A Nebraska Sunshine Chair: John R. Bender College of Journalism and Mass Communications University of Nebraska-Lincoln 132 Andersen Hall Lincoln, NE 68588-0474 Work: 402/472-3053 Home: 402/423-6636 Fax: 402/472-8597 FOI Center: Nebraska Press Association 1879 Contact: Kent Warneke Web site New Hampshire Sunshine Chair: Joe Magruder The Associated Press 2 Capital Plaza Suite 400 Concord, NH 03301 Work: 603/224-3327 Home: 603/224-9690 FOI Center: NEAPNEA (In progress;formally created Feb. 2006) New Jersey Sunshine Chair: Elizabeth Mason President New Jersey Foundation for Open Government P.O. Box 32488 Newark, NJ 07102 (646) 339-2991 FOI Center: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government Formed: 2001 Contact: Elizabeth Mason Web site New Mexico Sunshine Chair: Vacant FOI Center: New Mexico Foundation for Open Government Formed: 1989 Contact: Susan Walton Web site Nevada Sunshine Chair: Vacant FOI Center: In progress as of late 2005 New York Sunshine Chair: Carolyn James ACJ Community Communications 85 Broadway Amityville NY 11701 Home: 631/884-2045 Work: 516/798-5100 Fax: 516/798-5296 FOI Center: The Newhouse School, Syracuse University Contact: Barbara Fought Web site Ohio Sunshine Chairs: Richard D. Hendrickson, Ph.D. John Carroll University Work: 20700 N. Park Blvd. University Heights, OH 44118 Home: 2085 Riverside Drive Lakewood, OH 44107 Work: (216) 397-3078 Home: (216) 521-6321 Cell: (440) 570-2779 Gregory Korte The Cincinnati Enquirer 312 Elm St., 19th floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Work: 513/468-8391 Home: 513/661-4835 FOI Centers: Ohio Center for Privacy & The First Amendment Formed: 1991 Contact: Tim Smith Web site Ohio Coalition for Open Government Formed: 1992 Contact: Frank Deaner Web site Oklahoma Sunshine Chair: Bryan Dean The Oklahoman P.O. Box 25125 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Work: 405/475-3206 Fax: 405/475-3183 FOI Center: FOI Oklahoma, Inc. Formed: 1990 Contact: Kay Bickham Web site Oregon Sunshine Chair: Ryan Frank Portland Oregonian 1320 S.W. Broadway Portland, OR 97201 503-221-8564 FOI Center: Open Oregon Formed: 1996 Contact: Tim Gleason Web site Pennsylvania Sunshine Chair: Susan Schwartz Press Enterprise 3185 Lackawanna Ave. Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Work: 570/752-3645 Home: 570/387-1484 Fax: 570/752-1138 FOI Center: Formed, 501c3 underway Rhode Island Sunshine Chair: Linda Lotridge Levin University of Rhode Island Department of Journalism Kingston, RI 02881 Office: 401/874-4287 Fax: 401/874-4450 FOI Center: ACCESS/RI Formed: 1996 Contact: Barbara Meagher Web site South Carolina Sunshine Chair: Johnny Edwards Special Projects Reporter The Augusta Chronicle 725 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901 Work: 706/823-3225 Home/Cell: 706/736-1951 Fax: 706/722-7403 FOI Center: SC FOI Foundation, joined Jan. 2006 South Dakota Sunshine Chair: John E. Getz South Dakota State University 2027 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006-2407 Work: 605/688-6513 Home: 605/697-5127 Fax: 605/688-5034 FOI Center: South Dakotans for Open Government Formed: 2003 Contact: David Bordewyk Tennessee Sunshine Chair: Frank Gibson Tennessee Coalition for Open Government 3449 Harborwood Circle Nashville, TN 37214 Work: 615/202-2685 Home: 615/316-0983 Web site FOI Center: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Formed: 2003 Contact: Adam Yoemans Web site Texas Sunshine Chair: Keith Elkins Executive Director Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas 3001 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 302 Austin, TX 78705 Work: 512/377-1575 Fax: 512/377-1578 FOI Center: Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Inc. Formed: 1978 Contact: Katherine Garner Web site Utah Sunshine Chair: Linda Petersen President, Utah Foundation for Open Government P.O. Box 1084 Riverton, UT 84065 801-254-5974 ext. 17 FOI Center: Utah Foundation for Open Government Formed: 1992 Contact: Kathryn Petersen Virginia Sunshine Chair: Richard J. Hammerstrom Free Lance-Star 1511 Prince Edward St Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Work: 540/374-5414 Home: 540/371-4740 Fax: 540/373-8455 FOI Center: Virginia Coalition for Open Government Formed: 1996 Contact: Frosty Landon Web site Vermont Sunshine Chair: Michael Patrick Donoghue The Burlington Free Press P.O. Box 10 Burlington, VT 05402-0010 Work: 802/660-1845 Home: 802/862-7466 Fax: 802/654-2560 FOI Center: Formed, 501c3 pending Formed: 2005 Contact: Michael Donoghue Washington Sunshine Chair: Michele Earl-Hubbard Media law attorney Allied Law Group 12354 30th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98125-5406 Work: 206/801-7510 Fax: 206/428-7169 FOI Center: AccessNorthwest Formed: 2003 Contact: Susan Ross Web site Wisconsin Sunshine Chair: J.J. Blonien The Wisconsin Conservative Digest 2605 N. 61st St. Milwaukee, WI 53123 Home: 414/873-7025 Cell: 414/305-3397 FOI Center: Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council Formed: 1978 Contact: Robert Drechsel Web site West Virginia Sunshine Chair: Vacant FOI Center: N/A Wyoming Sunshine Chair: Vacant FOI Center: N/A |
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David Cuillier, a former newspaper reporter and editor, is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of Arizona. He researches public attitudes toward freedom of information and is one of the SPJ newsroom trainers for acquiring government documents.
Joe Adams is an editorial writer at The Florida Times-Union and author of The Florida Public Records Handbook published by the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee.
