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Project Sunshine Chairs

Alabama
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
E-mail

Alaska
Paola Banchero
Assistant Professor of Journalism
University of Alaska Anchorage
Work: 907/786-4194
E-mail

Arizona
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
E-mail 

Arkansas
Dennis A. Byrd
Stephens Media
401 S. Victory
Little Rock, AR 72201
Work: 501/374-0699
Home: 501/316-3883
Fax: 501/374-0860
E-mail

California: North
Seth Rosenfeld
San Francisco Chronicle
901 Mission St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Work: 415/777-7908
Fax: 415/243-9151
E-mail

California: 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
E-mail

Colorado
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)
E-mail

Connecticut
Steven D. Kalb
Reporter
The Connecticut Radio Network
203-927-7921
E-mail

Delaware
Drew Volturo
Political reporter
Delaware State News
P.O. Box 737
Dover, DE 19903
Work: (302) 741-8296
Fax: (302) 760-7440
E-mail

District of Columbia
Robert S. Becker
Law offices of Robert S. Becker
3315 Morrison St NW
Washington, DC 20015
Work: 202/364-8013
E-mail

Florida
Sandra F. Chance
University of Flordia
College of Journalism
Gainesville, FL 32611
Work: 352/392-2273
Home: 352/374-4656
Fax: 352/392-9173
E-mail

Georgia
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
E-mail

Hawaii
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
E-mail

Idaho
Betsy Z. Russell
The Spokesman-Review, Boise bureau
2601 Hillway Drive
Boise, ID 83702
Work: 208/336-2854
E-mail

Illinois
Beth Bennett
Illinois Press Association
900 Community Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
Work: 217/241-1300
Fax: 217/241-1301
E-mail

Indiana
Gerry Lanosga
Associate Instructor
Ph.D. Student
Indiana University School of Journalism
940 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7108
317/697-6083
E-mail

Iowa
Rox Laird
Des Moines Register
P.O. Box 957
Des Moines, IA 50306
Work: 515/284-8000
E-mail

Kansas
Ron Sylvester
Wichita Eagle
825 E. Douglas
P.O. Box 820
Wichita, KS 67201
Work: 316/268-6514
Fax: 316/268-6627
E-mail

Kentucky
Kenneth R. Kurtz
255 Irvine Road
Lexington, KY 40502-1815
Home: 859/269-1807
E-mail 

Louisiana
Sherry Lee Alexander
Communications Department
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Work: 504/865-3292
Fax: 504/865-2666
E-mail 

Maine
Mal Leary
Mal Leary
Capitol News Service
Statehouse Station #127
Augusta, ME 04333
Work: 207/621-0702
Home: 207/621-2384
E-mail

Maryland
Jim Lee
Carroll County Times
201 Railroad Ave.
Westminster, MD, 21157
Work: 410/857-7878
Fax: 410/857-8749
E-mail

Massachusetts
Stephanie Vosk
Cape Cod Times
319 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Office: 508/888-5454
Cell: 508/916-0411
E-mail

Michigan
Catherine A. Gniewek
President
MichiganToday.net
P. O. Box 700112
Plymouth, MI 48170
734/223-9645
E-mail

Minnesota
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
E-mail

Mississippi
Alice Jackson
P.O. Box 975
Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0975
3503 Hastings Lane
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
228/209-6920
E-mail

Missouri
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

Montana
Ian M. Marquand
KPAX-TV
P.O. Box 4827
Missoula, MT 59803
Work: 406/542-4449
Fax: 406/543-7111
E-mail

Nebraska
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
E-mail

Nevada
Vacant

New Hampshire
Joe Magruder
The Associated Press
2 Capital Plaza Suite 400
Concord, NH 03301
Work: 603/224-3327
Home: 603/224-9690
E-mail

New Jersey
Elizabeth Mason
President
New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
P.O. Box 32488
Newark, NJ 07102
(646) 339-2991
E-mail

New Mexico
Vacant

New York
Carolyn James
ACJ Community Communications
85 Broadway
Amityville NY 11701
Home: 631/884-2045
Work: 516/798-5100
Fax: 516/798-5296
E-mail

North Carolina
Vacant

North Dakota
Jack McDonald
Wheeler Wolf Law Firm
Box 2056
Bismarck, ND 58502-2056
Work: 701/223-5300
Home: 701/258-5811
Fax: 701/223-5366
E-mail 

Ohio
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
E-mail

Gregory Korte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
312 Elm St., 19th floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Work: 513/468-8391
Home: 513/661-4835
E-mail

Oklahoma
Bryan Dean
The Oklahoman
P.O. Box 25125
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Work: 405/475-3206
Fax: 405/475-3183
E-mail 

Oregon
Ryan Frank
Portland Oregonian
1320 S.W. Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
503-221-8564
E-mail

Pennsylvania
Susan Schwartz
Press Enterprise
3185 Lackawanna Ave.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Work: 570/752-3645
Home: 570/387-1484
Fax: 570/752-1138
E-mail

Rhode Island
Linda Lotridge Levin
University of Rhode Island
Department of Journalism
Kingston, RI 02881
Office: 401/874-4287
Fax: 401/874-4450
E-mail 

South Carolina
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
E-mail

South Dakota
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
E-mail

Tennessee
Frank Gibson
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
3449 Harborwood Circle
Nashville, TN 37214
Work: 615/202-2685
Home: 615/316-0983
E-mail
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Texas
Katherine Garner
Executive Director
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and National Freedom of Information Coalition
400 S. Record St., Suite 240
Dallas, TX 75202
Work: 214/977-6658
Fax: 214/977-6666
E-mail

Utah
Linda Petersen
President, Utah Foundation for Open Government
P.O. Box 1084
Riverton, UT 84065
801-254-5974 ext. 17
E-mail

Vermont
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
E-mail

Virginia
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
E-mail

Washington
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
E-mail

West Virginia
Vacant

Wisconsin
J.J. Blonien
The Wisconsin Conservative Digest
2605 N. 61st St.
Milwaukee, WI 53123
Home: 414/873-7025
Cell: 414/305-3397
E-mail

Wyoming
Vacant

 

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This committee is the watchdog of press freedoms across the nation. It relies upon a network of volunteers in each state organized under Project Sunshine. These SPJ members are on the front lines for assaults to the First Amendment and when lawmakers attempt to restrict the public's access to documents and the government's business. The committee often is called upon to intervene in instances where the media is restricted.

Freedom of Information Committee Chair
David Cuillier
Assistant Professor
Department of Journalism
University of Arizona
Marshall Building, Room 323
Tucson, AZ 85721-0158
Work: 520/626-9694
Fax: 520/621-7557
E-mail
Bio (click to expand) picture 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, vice chair
Editorial writer
The Florida Times-Union
One Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Work: 904-359-4534
Fax: 904-359-4390
E-mail
Bio (click to expand) picture 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.

Eight universities in Florida have used the book as a textbook, the only one of its kind in the nation, and more than 1,000 journalists have attended his workshops on how to use public records for success. He is the recipient of the national 2007 Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award sponsored by the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation and has earned two national Sunshine Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. In December 2000, Presstime magazine profiled him as one of the top 20 under 40 newspaper industry professionals to watch in the future.

As an editorial writer, Adams has received awards from the Florida Press Club, Florida Society of Newspaper Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists. His year of public records research of the Jacksonville City Council uncovered widespread open meetings abuses. The resulting work by Adams and the newsroom inspired a grand jury probe and prompted the council in 2007 to create the state's first known local ordinance to ensure better compliance with Florida's Sunshine Law. He is originator of the www.iDigAnswers.com Web site about Florida FOI news and public records use.

Adams is founder and past coordinator of Times-Union University, the Jacksonville newspaper's newsroom training program, and is also former director of the National Newspaper Diversity Job Bank on the Internet. He also taught information gathering for two years as an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida.

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