Executive Board

  • Claire Regan

    JANY President

    Assistant Professor, Wagner College; Past President, SPJ National Board of Directors; Freelance, Staten Island Advance

    📍 Staten Island

  • Randy Gorbman

    JANY President Emeritus

    Freelance reporter, Central New York; Retired Director of News and Public Affairs, WXXI Public Media

    📍 Rochester

  • Sara Kugel

    JANY Vice President

    Producer/Reporter, CBS Sunday Morning

    📍New York City

  • Lori Todd

    JANY Treasurer

    Adjunct instructor, SUNY University at Albany; Product Operations Manager, Hearst Newspapers

    📍Troy

  • Veronica Volk

    JANY Secretary

    Executive Producer & Director of Podcast Strategy, WXXI Public Media

    📍Rochester

  • Amelia Rawlins-Henry

    Content Executive Producer, News 12 Networks

    📍 Brooklyn

  • David Sommerstein

    News Director, North Country Public Radio

    📍St. Lawrence County

  • George Bodarky

    Reporter Trainer, NPR

    📍New York City

  • Jennifer Pulsone

    Northeast News Director, iHeartMedia

    📍New York City

  • Robin Shannon

    Director of News and Public Affairs and Student Training, WFUV-FM at Fordham University

    📍 Bronx

  • Roy Gutterman

    Director, Tully Center for Free Speech at Newhouse School or Public Communications; Professor, Syracuse University

    📍Syracuse

  • S.J. Velasquez

    Director of Audio Strategy, Buffalo Toronto Public Media

    📍Buffalo

  • Steve McMurray

    General Manager, WKTV NewsChannel 2

    📍Utica

  • Trish LaMonte

    Vice President of Content, Post Standard

    📍Syracuse