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Tara Puckey
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Fishers, IN 46038
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Tara Puckey owns tara puckey freelance, (tarapuckeyfreelance.com), a media company focused on military media, marketing and social media consulting. She is a graduate of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and served two years on the SPJ national board as a student representative. Puckey is also involved in the Woman's Press Club of Indiana and is a recipient of the Kate Milner Rabb Award and the Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. She lives with her husband, Bryan, and two daughters, Alexa and Brooklyn, in Pendleton, Ind.
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Rebecca Aguilar
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Sarah Bauer
Program Director
Minnesota Newspaper Association
612-278-0250
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Sarah Bauer is the Program Director for the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA). MNA is the trade association all Minnesota Newspapers, and represents the interests of more than 360 daily and weekly publications. Bauer plans all educational and outreach programs for the Association, including hands-on training for journalists, public forums on media issues, an annual excellence in journalism contest, and its annual convention.
Bauer speaks regularly about media ethics issues, community journalism, social media, and issues like the intersection of journalism and politics. Bauer graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in journalism and philosophy. She has been involved with the Society of Professional Journalists as member and chapter leader since she joined the University of Minnesotas chapter. Since 2006, Bauer has served on the MN Pro chapter board of directors, currently serving as the chapter president and chair of its annual journalism award contest and banquet. She is also the chairwoman of the Societys national membership committee.
Oren Campbell
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Debra DeCoster
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Sandra Gonzalez
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Gideon Grudo
Florida Atlantic University
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Michael Koretzky
Florida Atlantic University
954-292-7515
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Nicole Livas
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Robert Moran
ABC News
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Dana Neuts
Freelance Writer, Virtually Yourz
Owner, Publisher, iLoveKent.net
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After a career in financial services, Dana (Blozis) Neuts began freelancing in 2003. Based in Kent, Washington, Dana is a freelance writer and editor as well as the owner and publisher of iLoveKent.net and iLoveCovington.com, hyperlocal blogs. Her work has appeared in many Seattle-area publications as well as national publications including GSN: Government Security News, HS Today and American Profile. She is past-president of the award-winning Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ, serves as the Region 10 Director of SPJ, is a member of the membership committee, and chairman of the freelance committee. She previously served on the SDX foundation board and has been a facilitator for Scripps. For more information, please visit VirtuallyYourz.com. Specialties: Business Writing and Editing, Features, Humor, Small Business, Nonprofits, Finance, Insurance, Travel, and Marketing Consulting and Implementation including Social Media.
Joe Radske
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Katie Knapp Schubert
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David Sheets
Sports Editor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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David Sheets is a sports editor and technology writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and its online alter ego, STLtoday.com. He is the president of the St. Louis Pro Chapter of SPJ, and is a member of SPJ's national membership, freelance and digital media committees.
Susan Stabley
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Alex Tarquinio
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Amanda Womac
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Clayton Woullard
YourHub/The Denver Post
720-219-5066
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College Membership Subcommittee Members
Michele Boyet
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Michele Boyet is the current executive vice president for SPJ South Florida and the social media coordinator and wedding blogger for The Breakers, Palm Beach. Boyet is also the vice president of the Florida College Press Association and assistant director for College Media Advisers national journalism conventions in New York City. She formerly worked at the Sun Sentinel, was named College Journalist of the Year in 2010 by the SPJ South Florida Sunshine State Awards, and received the Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment award from SPJ National in Oct. 2010.
Jeremy Hoover
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Jeremy Hoover recently graduated with a B.A. in History from Metropolitan State College of Denver, and is pursuing a career in news journalism. He became involved with SPJ two years ago with the Colorado Pro Chapter, and became the first president of his school's new campus chapter. In June 2011 he participated in the SPJ Ted Scripps Leadership Institute and anticipates becoming more active in his Pro Chapter. He plans on attending graduate school for journalism after some time in the field, and would like to focus on environmental issues, education and health care. You can follow Jeremy twitter @JeremyD_Hoover, or check out his blog jeremydhoover.wordpress.com.
McKenzie Romero
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McKenzie Romero is a student reporter and editor specializing in breaking news and community issues at Southern Utah University. She has been involved in SPJ since her freshman year, and looks to become even more active in the organization as she makes the transition to professional journalism. She enjoys running, Spanish and witty sci-fi.
Andrew Seaman
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Andrew is a medical journalist for Thomson Reuters in New York. He is a 2011 graduate of Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism, where he studied investigative journalism techniques as a Stabile Scholar. After graduating with his masters degree, Andrew covered health policy for Thomson Reuterss Washington, D.C. bureau, where he also covered president Obama on weekends. He is a member of New Yorks Deadline Club, and served on SPJs national board from 2009 to 2010.
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