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The colorado Press Association's

Board of Directors

CPA

Current Board of Directors

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Niki Turner

Niki Turner, President

Owner and Editor, Rio Blanco Herald Times

 

Niki Turner, President

Publisher and Editor, Rio Blanco Herald Times


editor@theheraldtimes.com

Niki Turner started working at the Rio Blanco Herald Times in 2000 in the front office, and worked her way through ad sales, copyeditor, reporter and graphic designer while homeschooling four children. In 2016, she bought the publication with her husband and oldest daughter and now serves as publisher and editor.

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Brian Porter

Brian Porter, Vice President

Publisher, Fort Morgan Times, Brush News-Tribune, Sterling Journal-Advocate

Brian Porter, Vice President

Publisher, Fort Morgan Times, Brush News-Tribune, Sterling Journal-Advocate

bporter@prairiemountainmedia.com

 

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Jennifer_Hefty

Jennifer Hefty, Secretary

Content Strategy Analyst, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

Jennifer Hefty, Secretary

Content Strategy Analyst, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

jhefty@gannett.com

Jennifer Hefty is a Content Strategy Analyst for the USA TODAY Network. She works with 30+ USA TODAY Network newsrooms in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. She works to build a sustainable future for local news by consulting with newsrooms on digital strategy, audience growth and reader revenue. She’s based in Fort Collins and previously served in a variety of editor roles at The Coloradoan and as interim Network Social Media Editor at USA TODAY.

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Linda-Shapley

Linda Shapley, Treasurer

Publisher, Colorado Community Network

Linda Shapley, Treasurer

Publisher, Colorado Community Network
lshapley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Linda Carpio Shapley (she, her) came in as publisher of Colorado Community Media in August 2021. She has worked for a number of Colorado newspapers, starting with Colorado State University’s student newspaper, the Collegian, in Fort Collins and her hometown newspaper, the Greeley Tribune. She also did stints at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Kansas City Star before heading to The Denver Post, where she went from copy editor/designer to managing editor in her 21-year tenure. Before coming to CCM, she led a dedicated political team at the trade publication Colorado Politics.

A lifelong Coloradan, Linda enjoys spending time with her family up and down the Front Range, attending baseball games and being an ardent supporter of Colorado journalism. She and her husband, Ed, live in Thornton.

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Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller, Director

Publisher, Summit Daily News

Nicole Miller, Director

Publisher, Summit Daily News

nmiller@summitdaily.com

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Lee_Bachlet

Lee Bachlet, Director

Vice President, Growth & Development, CherryRoad Media

Lee Bachlet, Director

Lee Bachlet, Vice President, Growth & Development at CherryRoad Media

LBachlet@cherryroad.com

 

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Lori Bergen

Lori Bergen, Director

Founding Dean, University of Colorado CMCI

Lori Bergen, Director

Founding Dean, CU Boulder CMCI

Lori.Bergen@colorado.edu 

Lori Bergen, PhD, is the founding dean of the College of Media, Communication and Information and James E. de Castro Chair in Global Media Studies. As founding dean of CU Boulder’s first new college in more than 50 years, Bergen is leading the charge for an interdisciplinary approach to media, communication and information education that is enriched by data and immersive technologies.

 

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Angelia D. McGowan, Director

Denver Urban Spectrum

Angelia D. McGowan, Director

Denver Urban Spectrum

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Tamara Chuang

Tamara chuang, Director

Business and Technology Writer for the Colorado Sun

Tamara Chuang, Director

Tamara Chuang, Business and Technology Reporter for the Colorado Sun

tamara@coloradosun.com

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Jim Broyles

Jim Broyles, Director

Vice President of Sales, The Gazette

Jim Broyles, Director

Vice President of Sales, The Gazette

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Dan Petty

Dan Petty, Past President

Director of Audience Strategy, ProPublica

Director of Audience Strategy, ProPublica

dan.s.petty@gmail.com

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