Cory Lancaster, president
Managing Editor
The News-Journal
901 Sixth Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Phone: (386) 681-2440
Fax: (386) 258-8465
Joined board: March 2008
Mark Russell, vice president
Editor
Orlando Sentinel
633 North Orlando Ave.
P.O. Box 2833
Orlando, FL 32802-2833
Phone: (407) 420-2467
Joined board: January 2010
Mike Connelly, secretary-treasurer
Executive Editor
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
New York Times Newspapers
1741 Main St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (941) 361-4991
Fax: (941) 361-4880
Joined board: June 2007
Jim Baltzelle, past president
Chief of Bureau
The Associated Press
9100 NW 36th St., Suite 104
Miami, FL 33178
Phone: (305) 594-5825
Fax: (305) 594-5818
Joined board: January 2006
David Carlson, academic representative
Executive Director
Center for Media Innovation + Research
University of Florida
P.O. Box 118400
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 846-0171
Fax: (352) 846-2673
Joined board: January 2010
Frank Denton
Editor, Florida Times-Union & jacksonville.com
Vice President for News, Morris Communications
1 Riverside Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 359-4197
Joined board: March 2011
Dennis Durkee
Managing Editor
Scripps Treasure Coast
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
1939 South Federal Hwy.
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: (772) 221-4226
Fax: (772) 221-4133
Joined board: July 2011
Antonio Fins
Editorial Page Editor
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Tribune Co.
200 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 356-4669
Fax: (954) 356-4609
Joined board: July 2008
Bob Gabordi
Executive Editor
Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee, Florida
Phone: (850) 599-2177
Fax: (850) 656-5727
Joined board: August 2008
Manny Garcia
Executive Editor, El Nuevo Herald
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 376-3445
Joined board: January 2010
Rick Hirsch
Managing Editor
The Miami Herald
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 376-3504
Fax: (305) 376-8976
Joined board: June 2007
Barbara Petersen
President
First Amendment Foundation
336 E. College Ave., Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 224-4555
Fax: (850) 224-0435
Summer phone: (505) 689-1084
E-mail:
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Chris Porter
Editor
Charlotte Sun
23710 Harborview Road
Phone: (941) 206-1000
Joined board: July 2011
Sara Quinn
Faculty
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
801 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Office Phone: (727) 553-4343
Cell: (727) 366-0128
Fax: (727) 553-4683
Joined board: December 2009
Dean Ridings
President and CEO
Florida Press Association Service
2636 Mitcham Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (850) 521-1162
Fax: (850) 577-3600
Mc Nelly Torres
Associate Director at Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
International Media Center
Florida International University
Biscayne Bay Campus, ACI-394
3000 NE 151st St.
Miami, FL 33181
Phone: (305) 919-5672
Joined board: July 2011
Mike Wilson
Managing Editor/Enterprise
Tampa Bay Times (formerly St. Petersburg Times)
490 First Ave. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 892-2924
Joined board: November 2011
Last updated January 2012