NEW MEDIA LEADERSHIP FORUM
We are excited about our Fall 2023 conference, which will take place in Austin, Texas from September 27-30, 2023. APPLY TODAY
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.
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.
SPRING 2022
- Will Dillard, Savannah GA
- Courtney Gartman, Raleigh NC
- Juan Carlos Gutierrez Godoy, San Jose CA
- LeOndre Harris, Tulsa OK
- Autumn Jones, Cape Coral FL
- Megan Jurgemeyer, Denver CO
- Andrew LaCombe, Marquette MI
- Lizbeth Licon, Fort Worth TX
- William McLain, Columbus GA
- Lauren Morgan, Indianapolis IN
- Lee Neely, Jackson MS
- Jason Olson, Orlando FL
2018 Fellows
- Raquel Amparo, Dallas, TX
- Loni Blandford, Dayton, OH
- Tina Commodore, Tulsa, OK
- Julie Flynn, Grand Rapids, MI
- Rick Gall, Raleigh, NC
- Eli George, Fort Myers, FL
- Angela Green, Augusta, GA
- Ryan Hawes, Boise, ID
- David Hulburt, Boston, MA
- Ryan Lobenstein, Madison, WI
- Tracie McKinney, Detroit, MI
- Victor Rodriguez Tafoya, San Diego, CA
- Ernest Romero, Yuma, AZ
- Jonathan Shelley, Fort Wayne, IN
- Jenelle Shriner, Lake Charles, LA
- David Strickland, Houston, TX
- Amy Sullivan, Amarillo, TX
- Matthew Waggoner, Seattle, WA
- Lisa White, San Francisco, CA
- Kim Wilhelm, Wichita, KS
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