The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is announcing the results of its Board of Directors election. The new board members were elected by the chapter’s general membership by mail-in ballot. The new members will begin their service on Jan. 1, 2009.
“We are grateful to have such a solid, varied leadership team in place for what promises to be a very challenging year in the world of journalism,” said outgoing president David Dow.
Elected to three-year terms are:
Lauren Bartlett, senior project manager for Southern California Edison/Edison International
Dan Evans, freelance writer/photographer
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, reporter for 89.3 KPCC-FM
Frank Mottek, business news anchor for KNX 1070
Roberta Wax, freelance writer
Freelance multimedia journalist Soo Youn was elected to serve the remaining year of a two-year term that was vacant.
The board of directors at its December meeting elected officers for 2009. They are:
Alice Walton, president; reporter, City News Service
Linda Bowen, vice president; assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at California State University, Northridge
Dan Evans, secretary
Sarah Baisley, treasurer
Under the bylaws, Dow will serve as immediate past president.
The other members of the board are:
Joel Bellman, press deputy for LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times reporter
Tom Clanin, professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton
Richard Saxton, freelance writer
Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For further information about SPJ-LA, please visit out Web site: http://spjla.wordpress.com/
