Arkansas SPJ’s Board of Directors has a single candidate to fill each of the 11 positions for election in the 2024-25 term; however, write-in nominations are allowed.
Voting will occur online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZS5M5NT through 9 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Only current national dues-paying members of SPJ who have selected to be members of the Arkansas Pro Chapter (the chapter does not charge additional dues) may vote.
The new board will be announced at the Diamond Journalism Awards on July 24.
The candidates are as follows.
- President: Wendy Miller, a freelancer and marketing manager for Crafton Tull
- Vice President: Kevin Kelly, evening Anchor for FOX 16 News at 5:30, 6:30 and 9 p.m.
- Treasurer: Rob Moritz teaches journalism at the University of Central Arkansas
- Secretary: Sarah Campbell-Miller, senior online editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Board members:
- Jennifer Ellis, SPJ’s Region 12 coordinator and Creative Services Managing Editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Sonny Albarado, a SPJ national foundation board member, a past SPJ national president and the editor-in-chief of the online news site Arkansas Advocate, part of the States Newsroom network
- Andrew DeMillo, the Arkansas Capitol Correspondent for The Associated Press
- Steve Listopad, a former journalism professor and a Mitigation Specialist on capitol murder cases for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission
- Rhondaja Howard, multimedia journalist at KAIT Region 8 in Jonesboro
- Jeanette Stewart, Editor of the daily Log Cabin Democrat and the weekly Van Buren County Democrat
- Caitrin Assaf, news Anchor at noon and 4 p.m. at KARK 4
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