NEW MEDIA LEADERSHIP FORUM

We are excited about our Fall 2023 conference in September and already accepting applications for our Spring 2024 conference which will be held in Austin, Texas from March 20-23, 2024.

Thanks to our generous funders, this training will be free for selected news managers. Our participants will joined by some of the most influential experts in the country to help lead & facilitate the sessions. We will unite some of the industry’s most seasoned, veteran news directors to tackle formative, critical and timely issues.

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Some of the Things You'll Learn

What the broadcasting world will look like in the next three, five, ten years and beyond
How the core values and high ethical standards must continue to play a major role in local journalism
How social media is changing the face of our business
How processes and systems need to change to meet the challenges of the next decade
Challenges and opportunities in times of change, including leading change and helping others find and maintain focus

Leading Millennials
Leadership and ethics in a 24-hour socially networked world
A GM’s perspective
Creating positive newsrooms: proven systems that work

You might have colleagues who have already attended The Kneeland Project, and we invite you to reach out to them to hear what they have to say about us.

"What a fantastic engaging learning experience. It doesn't matter if you are a new news director or have held the job for a decade - you will walk away with valuable information. You will have a renewed sense of your commitment to journalism on all platforms and you will gain a room full of colleagues that you can turn to for advice."

Julie Szulzewski

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SPRING 2023

Claire Blakemore
Nicole Block
JJon Carlisle
Gianncarlo Cifuentes
Amy Coulter
Jessica Fernandez

David Johns
Ginger Maddox
Laura Matovina (Magolan legal name)
Michael Oder
Allie Purser
Alexa Rodriguez

Celeste Ruiz
Pete Saiers
Travis Sattiewhite, Jr.
Gary Smith
Brit Brittany Stack
Sean Talbot

2022 Fellows

Pedro Andrade
Amanda Bazemore
Jennifer Blake
Chelsea Brentzel
Sarah Bryant
Nicole Buckley
Will Dillard
Raybin Dockery
Emily Erikson
Laura Evans

Ilia Garcia
Courtney Gartman
Juan Carlos Gutierrez Godoy
LeOndre Harris
Autumn Jones
Megan Jurgemeyer
Andrew LaCombe
Lizbeth Licon
Dacelys Martinez
William McLain

Lauren Morgan
Lee Neely
Jason Olson
Stephen Ostrosky
Amanda Post
Robert Rivas
Denisha Thomas
Kim Ursich
Stacey Woodward
Lindsay Zuchelli

SPRING 2021

Shawnda Adams
Vladimir Araya
Margaret Ashburn
Jennifer Atherton
Jason Balthazar
Valerie Butler Guyton
Kristen Campeta
Bervette Caree

Ro Coppola
Bill Cummings
Bridget Fargen DeGrand
Kyle Fobe
Elizabeth Garcia
Akemi Harrison
Josh Harvison
Michael Herzenberg

Maggie Hradecky
Timothy Kiley
Lane Kimble
Mario Lopez
Gerardo Lopez
Christi Reynard
Serena Romero
Allison Smith
Tim Vetscher
Richard Washington

2020 Fellows

Wesley Armstead
J Bates
Jessica Bobula
Vicki Bradley
Kimberly Eller
Mark Farrell, Deceased
Miguel Fernandez
Carol Fowler
Nicholas Genty
Allison Gibson

Bob Goldberger
Josh Gorbutt
Caridad Hernandez
Rebecca Johnson
Socrates Lozano
Melissa Luck
Jennifer Martin
Maria Miller
Staci-Lyn Onofre
Mario Orellana

Martin Ortiz
Moana Ramirez
Todd Reed
Perna Roberson
Colleen Seitz
Tiaira Shoultz
Craig Smullin
Renata Stiehl
Hunter Stone
Emily Thompson
Jennifer Wallace
Wendy Warren

SPRING 2019

Keith Bliven
Michelle Bonnett
Phil Buehler
Lisa Chavez
Nichole Cyprian
Nicole Denne
KC Downey
Lesley Engle
Matt Ernst
Scott Fitzgerald
Hailey Frances
Kelly Frank
Julie Wolfe

Rebecca Gaylord
Brad Ginsberg
Luis Godinez
Caryn Golden
Chris Henao
Amy Henderson McGuire
Ana Hernandez
Brad Hyatt
Scott Isaacs
Kevin Jacobsen
Maureen Jennings Caruso
Matt Johnson
Aaron Wische

Ron Keller
Rachel Lebedin Stilmar
Baylor Long
Janette Luviano
Timothy Maestas
Mandi Mendoza
Ryan Mott
PJ O’Keefe
Stacey Roberts
Ryan Robertson
Callie Starnes
Christopher Swope
Melissa Watson
Kelly Whitney

2018 Fellows

Shareef Abul-Ela
Raquel Amparo Stuart
Aysu Basaran
Loni Blandford
Lisa Blegen
Tina Commodore
Brenda De Anda-Swann
Nicole Ebat
Julie Flynn
Rick Gall
Eli George
Nicole Wolfe
Melissa Williams

Angela Green
Melissa Greenstein
Curtis Hancock
Ryan Hawes
Patience Hettrick
Kim Holt
David Hurlburt
Linda Kicak
Ryan Lobenstein
Lon Lucas
Tracie McKinney
Rick Moll
Kim Wilhelm

Brian Nemitz
Lisa Patrow
Alan Quartemont
Victor Rodriguez Tafoya
Ernest Romero
Tim Ryan
Jonathan Shelley
Jenelle Shriner
Galean Stewart-James
David Strickland
Amy Sullivan
Matthew Waggoner
Lisa White

2017 Fellows

Amy Beveridge, Portland, ME
Damaris Bonilla, Philadelphia, PA
Diana Castillo, Sioux City, IA
John Cuthbert, Phoenix, AZ
Monika Diaz, Sacramento, CA
Allison Duff, Knoxville, TN
Julie Eisenman, Columbia, SC
Sarah Gray, Wausau, WI
David Hughes, Roanoke, VA
Renee Johnson, Biloxi, MS
Linda Nester, Charlotte, NC
Laurie Passman, Dallas, TX
Uriel Posada, El Paso, TX
Stacey Readout, Jacksonville, FL

Mike Schram, Flint, MI
Roger Seay, Cape Girardeau, MO
Warrent Stewart, Tulsa, OK
Tia Streeter, Bismarck, ND
Allison McGinley, Orlando, FL
Bari Soash, Albany, GA
Chad Matthews, Miami, FL
Jacqueline Policastro, Washington, DC
Kerry Brace, Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Brence, Fayetteville, AR
Matthew Stein, Huntsville, At light

Pascale Head, Jacksonville, FL
Sam Cohen, Sacramento, CA
Stephanie Linton, San Francisco, CA
Travis Sherwin, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Victoria Spechko, Conway, SC
Amanda Mayle, Grand Junction, CO
Kathleen Reynolds, Portland ME
Matt Glassman, Washington, DC
Scott Trabrandt, Pittsburgh, PA
Shannon Maze, Birmingham, AL
Yve Jones, Jackson, MS

2016 Fellows

Sheryl Barnhouse, Richmond, VA

Angel Covarrubias, McAllen, TX

Sean Dunster, Dayton, OH

Akili Franklin, New Orleans, LA

Ashley Hall, Medford, OR

Jeff Herman, Baltimore, MD

Mikel Lauber, Waco, TX

Jim Lemon, Santa Barbara, CA

Sarah Moore, Tampa, FL

Stacey Nogy, Minneapolis, MN

Veronika Placencia, El Paso, TX

Shawn Reynolds, Columbus, GA

Jeff Schlesser, Tallahassee, FL

Greg Shepperd, Albuquerque, NM

Marc Sternfield, Salt Lake City, UT

Eric Valadez, Dallas, TX

John Walton, Shreveport, LA

Matthew Weesner, Lincoln, NE

Claire Aiello, Huntsville, AL

Dan Boers, Grand Rapids, MI

Pedro Calderon, Denver, CO

Adam Carros, Cedar Rapids, IA

Mike Dello Stritto, Las Vegas, NV

Meagan Harris, Jacksonville, FL

Martha Jennings, Knoxville, TN

Brad Kessie, Biloxi, MS

Matt King, Charlotte, NC

Jessica Laszewski, Wausau, WI

Michael Lopez, Rock Island, IL

Rick McLaughlin, Orlando, FL

Kay Norred, Columbus, GA

Jim Parsons, Pittsburgh, PA

Len Stevens, Lynchburg, VA

Ashley Talley, Myrtle Beach, SC

Misti Turnbull, Atlanta, GA

Jerry Vazquez, Houston, TX

2015 Fellows

Jack Acosta, San Antonio, TX
Sheryl Barnhouse, Richmond, VA
Donna Bell, Panama City Beach, FL
Kathryn Bonfield, Jacksonville, FL
Thomas Burke, Tucson, AZ
Miguel Gaytan, Austin, TX
Nicole Hahn, Toledo, OH
JR Havens, Bismarck, ND
Sandra Kotzambasis, Phoenix, AZ
Diana Maldonado. Chicago, IL
Jake Milstein, Seattle, WA
Nick Ortego, Hattiesburg, MS
Dana Ritter, Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Rudman, Anchorage, AK
Kim Saxon, Charlotte, NC
David Seals, Louisville, KY

Misti Turnbull, Atlanta, GA
Dan Wilson, West Palm Beach, FL
Doug Barden, San Luis Obispo, CA
Jamie Burch, Bryan, TX
Megan Dobbs, Abilene, TX
Sean Dwyers, La Crescent, MN
Kate Glover, Portland, OR
Liz Haltiwanger, Colorado Springs, CO
Kristen Hamilton, Quincy, IL
Benjamin Hart, Jackson, MS
Mitch Jacob, Washington, DC
David Jones, Harrisburg, PA

Bob Longo, Jacksonville, FL
Chad McCollum, Fresno, CA
Karen Mendez, Dallas, TX
Fredy Oldenburg, San Francisco, CA
Taz Painter, Grand Rapids, MI
Bryan Queen, Columbia, SC
Alexander Quince, Tulsa, OK
Xochitl Sandoval, Las Vegas, NV

2014 Fellows

Renai Bodley, Salt Lake City, UT

Perry Boxx, South Bend, IN

Kerri Cavanaugh, Indianapolis, IN

Scott Duff, Montgomery, AL

Sam Eaton, Columbus, GA

Scott Galloway, Evansville, IN

Steve Hensley, Hazard, KY

Carrie Hofmann, Kansas City, MO

MaryBeth Jacoby, Columbia, SC

Rich Kurz, Davenport, IA

Rhonda LaVelle, Houston, TX

M. David Lee l l l, Midway, FL

Lisa Polster, Buffalo, NY

Russ Poteet, Lubbock, TX

Moana Ramirez Lostauana, San Antonio, TX

Dan Salamone, Cleveland, OH

Jason Stevens, Jackson, MS

Rick Tomlin, San Angelo, TX

2013 Fellows

Jose Morales, New York, NY
Robin Whitmeyer, Dallas, TX
Migdalia Figueroa, Miami, FL
Ed Kosowski, Denver, CO
Matt Parcell, Orlando, FL
Jerome Parra, Sacramento, CA
Terri Cope-Walton, Indianapolis, IN
Ismael Martinez, Austin, TX
Tammy Phillips, Memphis, TN
Suzanne Nadell, Tulsa, OK
Denise Eck, Dayton, OH
Robert Thomas, Lexington, KY
Brian Gregory, Wichita, KS
Randy Bain, Shreveport, LA

Jenny Martinez, Weslaco, TX
Josh Morgan, Winnebago, IL
Dawn Hobby Still, Albany, NY
David Marino, Midland, TX
David D’Aquin, Baton Rouge, LA
Susan D’Astoli, Tulsa, OK
Jennifer Dale, Johnson City, TN
Jana Gray, Salinas, CA
Jeff Harris, Denver, CO
Bob Healey, Green Bay, WI
Jenna Huff, Albany, GA
Beth Jensen, Sioux Falls, SD

Ingrid Johansen, Greenville, NC
Mike McCormick, Jacksonville, FL
Sarah Miles, Myrtle Beach, NC
Christy Moreno, Knoxville, TN
Carolina Nunez, San Francisco, CA
Kevin Osgood, Abilene, TX
Mike Redding, Portland, ME
Benji Snead, Lubbock, TX
Greg Turchetta, Austin, TX
Juan Villa, Phoenix, AZ

2012 Fellows

Nora Baldner, Quincy, IL

Rob Cartwright, Syracuse, NY

Joel Davis, San Diego, CA

Mike Dreaden, Atlanta, GA

Shane Edinger, Kennewick, WA

Matt Griffin, Sherman, TX

Robb Hays, Baton Rouge, LA

Ryan Hazelwood, Amarillo, TX

Kathy Hostetter, Louisville, KY

Jeff Houston, Tupelo, MS

Denise Killian, Dallas, TX

Tiffani Lupenski, Portland, OR

Elizabeth O’Hara, El Paso, TX

Tracy Sabo, Anchorage, AK

John Soares, Wichita, KS

Letitia Walker, Lafayette, LA

Keith Weiss, Alexandria, LA

Katherine Wideman Augusta, GA

Lisa Adams, Erie, PA

Bruce Barkley, Jackson, MS

Jaime Copley, Mason City, IA

Jorma Duran, Grand Junction, CO

Wes Finley, Dayton, OH

Jesse Fray, Lawrence, KS

Rashida Jones, Columbia, SC

Chris Kline, Phoenix, AZ

Nate Kuester, Lewiston, ID

John Laughrin, Wausau, WI

Peggy Phillip, Kansas City, MO

Mark Platte, Honolulu, HI

Griff Postter, Fargo, ND

Jayne Ruben, Shreveport, LA

Sinan Sadar, Plattsburgh, NY

Rebecca Sapakie, Grand Rapids, MI

Julie Szulczewski, Charlotte, NC

Carlos Tamaz, Dallas, TX

NEW MEDIA LEADERSHIP FORUM

Some of the Things You'll Learn

What the broadcasting world will look like in the next three, five, ten years and beyond

How the core values and high ethical standards must continue to play a major role in local journalism

How social media is changing the face of our business

How processes and systems need to change to meet the challenges of the next decade

Challenges and opportunities in times of change, including leading change and helping others find and maintain focus

Leading Millennials

Leadership and ethics in a 24-hour socially networked world

A GM’s perspective

Creating positive newsrooms: proven systems that work