Interim Executive Director
Jennifer Royer
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Jennifer joined SPJ HQ in August 2014 as the Society’s first communications strategist. She develops and implements overall strategy for SPJ’s communication and marketing efforts regarding proactively promoting journalism advocacy and SPJ’s role in the profession and democracy. Read More She graduated from Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. After working as a newspaper reporter and editor for six years, she made the transition to public relations, working for her alma mater and, later, the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Director of Education
Karyn Nishimura Sneath
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Karyn strategizes and manages the educational offerings of SPJ. The primary programs include annual conference content planning, the Student Leadership Institute (sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation) and the Future Leaders Academy (sponsored by the SPJ Foundation). Read More Prior to SPJ, she facilitated strategic planning, created educational experiences and presented day to week-long leadership development training sessions with her association-focused consulting firm, Npower. Prior to that, she worked at Wichita State University, the North American Interfraternity Conference and the National Association for Community Leadership. She is a serial volunteer for organizations focused on leadership, mental health and women’s empowerment.

Director of Ethics and Diversity
Rod Hicks
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Rod has experience at numerous news organizations across the country. Most recently, he served as an editor for The Associated Press at its Philadelphia-based East Regional Desk. In this role, he worked on several major national stories including the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, the Boston Marathon bombing and the sexual assault trials of Bill Cosby. Read More Hicks previously held editing positions at newspapers in New Jersey, Alabama, Michigan and Missouri. He managed the St. Louis Post-Dispatch news operation at night. He was working the night a gunman entered a suburban city council meeting and killed the mayor, two council members, a police officer and two other people. The coverage was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News. Before that he was a suburban editor for The Detroit News.

Quill Editor/Manager of Publications and Awards
Lou Harry
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Lou Harry’s journalism career includes editing stints at Philadelphia magazine, Indianapolis Monthly and the Indianapolis Business Journal along with freelance work for more than 50 publications and websites. Read More The winner of multiple SPJ awards, Harry has taught writing classes at Temple University, the University of Indianapolis and the Midwest Writers Workshop. He has served as emcee for many fundraisers, has organized conferences and once took a pie in the face from Soupy Sales. During downtime, he enjoys writing plays and trying new board games with friends, family and strangers.

Development Officer
Matt Morris
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As a kid, Matt and his friend, Walt, whose family owned the local newspaper, cut through the back shop to see Walt's dad. The linotype and press caught his eye. Thus, he followed his mom to Indiana University's School of Journalism. Read More As a cub reporter, he tracked down and interviewed the Rev. Jim Jones' college roommate following the Jonestown Massacre. He worked for the Sturgis, Mich. Journal, was assistant editor of Outdoor Indiana Magazine, and handled publications and public relations for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. A fundraising opportunity at his alma mater led to a career in higher ed fundraising. He's never forgotten the late IU Prof. Ralph Holsinger, whose class taught him to edit, but not "tinker" with copy, and whose media law class made Professor Kingsfield look like a pussy cat.

Staff Accountant
Lyndrey Roberts
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