Sam Fisher

Convention Home | Register for Event | Program | Hotel Reservations | Sponsors Yankee Quill Luncheon | Hall of Fame Dinner Sam Fisher recently retired as president/CEO of the Illinois Press Association/Foundation. He is a graduate...

Tim Griggs

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | Tim is the founder and CEO of Blue Engine Collaborative, a coaching and consulting organization that has helped...

Maggie Farley

Maggie Farley, Google News Lab, Teaching Fellow teaches journalists tech tools to help them thrive in the...

Timothy Dwyer

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Kristen Hare

Kristen Hare covers the local news industry and teaches local journalists as a faculty member for the Poynter Institute. She also writes a weekly...

Dan Kennedy

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Greg Swanson

Greg has led his own companies, directed digital advertising sales at major media chains, co-founded one of the nation’s largest travel guide companies, helped...

Sarah Betancourt

Sarah Betancourt is reporter who covers immigration for CommonWealth Magazine. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Sarah was...

Richard Watts

Richard Watts is a member of the NENPA Board of Directors and the founder of the Center for Community News, Co-Director of the Reporting &...

Vicki Whiting

President and Creative Director of Kid Scoop, the weekly youth feature, has been publishing for 30 years in newspapers in 42 states. Whiting trains...