The ballot is almost set for Arkansas SPJ’s 2026-2027 board elections.
Interim president Sarah Campbell-Miller is running for her first full term. Campbell-Miller is a supporter engagement specialist at the ACLU of Arkansas and longtime board member with 15 years of journalism experience, having worked for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Business, and Arkansas Leader.
Also running unopposed are Drew Brent, multimedia educator at Russellville High School and former journalist, for vice president and longtime treasurer Rob Moritz, a journalism instructor at the University of Central Arkansas, who is seeking another term. No one is currently running for board secretary.
Returning board members seeking re-election include:
- Andrew DeMillo, editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate
- I.C. Murrell, editor of The Pine Bluff Commercial
- Jennifer Ellis, SPJ Region 12 coordinator, appointed at-large director on the National SPJ board, and creative services managing editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Sonny Albarado, past national SPJ president, longtime board member and retired editor
- Staci Miller, director of development at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Community Journalism Project
- Steve Listopad, former journalism instructor and New Voices USA coordinator
New candidates are:
- Kyle McDaniel, who teaches online and digital media courses at the University of Central Arkansas
Voting will take place via online ballot Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30.
Want to run? There’s still time! Send your name, photo and a short bio — including your SPJ background, reasons for running and ideas for the coming year — by Sunday, June 28 to Sarah Campbell-Miller at s.campbell.miller@gmail.com or ArkansasSPJ@gmail.com.
Write-in candidates are welcome, too.
