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SND Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs
OFFICERS | Regional Directors | Program Directors
President
Kris Viesselman, Director of Digital Product Development,
National Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036
(202) 857-7628 Kris Viesselman
Vice President
Steve Dorsey, Deputy Managing Editor for Presentation and Innovation,
Detroit Free Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226-2706
(313) 222-6792 Steve Dorsey
Secretary-Treasurer
Jonathon Berlin, Graphics Editor,
Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4001
(720) 318-8546 Jonathon Berlin
Executive Director
Stephen Komives, 424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406
Orlando, FL 32801 407) 420-7748
Stephen Komives
SND Foundation President
Denise Reagan, AME/Visual Journalism
The Florida Times-Union, P.O. Box 1949, Jacksonville, FL 32231
(954) 540-5548 Denise M. Reagan
Education Directors
U.S., Jennifer George-Palilonis, Journalism Graphics Sequence Coordinator
Ball State University, Art & Journalism Bldg., 300, Muncie, IN 47304
(765) 285-8216 Jennifer George-Palilones
Non-U.S., Heinz Michael Stoll, Professor/Visual Design, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Friedberger Strabe 2, D 86161 Augsburg, GERMANY
49 821 5586413 Heinz Michael Stoll
Diversity Director
Javier Torres, AME Presentation, The News-Press
2442 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Fort Meyers, FL 33901
(815) 262-5297 Javier Torres
REGIONAL DIRECTORS | Officers | Program Directors
Region 1 - New England
Lee Steele, Design Editor, Connecticut Post
410 State St.., Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 218-2863 Lee Steele
Region 2 - East Coast Metro
TBA
Region 3 - South
Melissa Angle, Senior Designer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
942 Stokeswood Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 526-7196 Melissa Angle
Region 4 - Lakes
Chris Courtney, Design Director, RedEye
435 N. Michigan Ave., 4th Flr., Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 222-3242 Chris Courtney
Region 5 - Southwest
TBA
Region 6 - Plains
TBA
Region 7 - Northwest
Jeff Garretson, News Editor, Yakima Herald-Republic
114 N. Fourth St., Yakima, WA 98901-2707
(509) 577-7698 Jeff Garretson
Region 8 - West
Pai, Graphics Director, San Jose Mercury News
750 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95190-0001
(408) 920-5496 Pai
Region 9 - Western Canada
Gordon Preece, Art Director, Winnipeg Free Press
1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2X 3B6 CANADA
(204) 697-7140 Gordon Preece
Region 10 - Eastern Canada
Michael Bird, Presentation Editor, The Globe & Mail
444 Front St. W., Toronto, ON, M5V 2S9, CANADA
(416) 585-5025 Michael Bird
Region 11 - Mexico-Central America-Caribbean
Norma Ramirez, Art Director, El Diario de Hoy
11 Calle Oriente #271, 0495 San Salvador, El Salvador
(503) 2271-0100 Norma Ramirez
Region 12 - South America
Luiz Adolfo Lino de Souza, RBS Art Director, Zero Hora,
Av. Ipiranga 1075, Porto Alegre, CEP /0169900 Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
Luiz Adolfo Lino de Souza 
Region 13 - SND/Scandinavia
Anders Tapola, Sub-editor, Smålandsposten/Sydostpress
Linnégatan 2 B,S-351 70 Växjö, SWEDEN
0470 770686 Anders Tapola
Region 14 - SND/Spain - Mediterranean
Javier Errea, Subdirector, Mediacción, Dep. Proyectos Periodísticos
Universidad de Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, SPAIN
34 948 136760 Javier Errea
Region 15 - Western Europe
Alan Formby-Jackson, Sub Editor/Designer, Evening Gazette
Borough Rd., Middlesbrough, Teesside, TS1 3AZ ENGLAND
44 1642 23 4252, Alan Formby-Jackson
Region 16 - SND/DACH German-speaking Countries (DACH):
Stefan Knapp, DIPL Designer, Design Consulting
Laubestrasse 24, D-60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Stefan Knapp
Region 17 - Russia and Russian-language newspapers
Svetlana Maximchenko, Editor in Chief, Editor in Chief, Akzia
Ostapovsky Proezd, 5, 1C, Office 151, 109316 Moscow, RUSSIA
7 495 229 39 79 Svetlana Maximchenko
Region 18 - SND/FR
Olivier Bourgeois, General Manager, Ifra SWE
66, Cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon, FRANCE
33 1 69211863, Olivier Bourgeois
Region 19 - Asia - South Pacific
Felix Soh, Deputy Editor, The Straits Times Press,
1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre,
318994 Singapore, SINGAPORE
(65) 63 195305 Felix Soh
Region 20
Africa – Middle East
Douglas Okasaki, Designer, Gulf News
P.O. Box 6519, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9714 406 7235 Douglas Okasaki
Region 21
SND Chinese
Lily Lu, Consultant, L5 Communications, Newark, N.J.,
(973) 392-5713 Lily Lu
PROGRAM DIRECTORS | Officers | Regional Directors
Competition
C. Marshall Matlock, Associate Professor, Syracuse University
215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
C. Marshall Matlock
31st Edition Competition Coordinator
Michael A. Rice, visual team leader for design and graphics,
Arizona Daily Star, 912 S. Jefferson Ave., Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 807-7775 Mike Rice
30th Annual "Best of Newspaper Design‚Ñ¢" Book
Lance C. Johnson, Waterford, Conn.
Education and Training Publications Design Journal editor International Relations Multimedia/Technology 2009 Annual Workshop, Sept. 24-26  
OPEN
Jonathon Berlin, Design Director, Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4001
(720) 318-8546 Jonathon Berlin
Jonathon Berlin, Design Director, Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4001
(720) 318-8546 Jonathon Berlin
Update editor
TBA
NewsPageDesigner.com editor
Tim Frank, ME Visuals/Creative Director, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
200 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(602) 444-8109 Tim Frank
SND.org editor
Kenney Marlatt, Designer, The Indianapolis Star
2411 N. Talbott St., Indianapolis, IN 46205
(847) 910-4077 Kenney Marlatt
Hans-Peter Janisch, Consultant/Faculty
Friedenstrasse 14, D-36137 Grossenlueder, GERMANY
49 6648 8720 Hans-Peter Janisch
Best of Multimedia Design Competition: Laura Ruel, Assistant Professor
Visual Communication and Multimedia
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
77 Carroll Hall, Campus Box 3365
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
919-962-4076 Laura Ruel
500 W. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 971-5946
Multimedia Quick Courses: TBA
Gustavo Lo Valvo, Design Director, Clarín
Tacuari 1846, 1140 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
54 11 4309 7317 Gustavo Lo Valvo