Cloves Campbell, Jr. re-elected Chairman of NNPA
Cloves Campbell, Jr. re-elected Chairman of NNPA; First Vice Chair, Mollie Finch Belt, Dallas Examiner; Second Vice President, John B. Smith, Sr., Atlanta Inquirer; Secretary, Natalie Cole, Our Weekly and Treasurer, Lenora Alexander, Denver Weekly News.
NASHVILLE, TENN. (NNPA) – Cloves Campbell, Jr., publisher of the Arizona Informant, was re-elected to a second term as chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association at the NNPA’s annual convention here. The voting took place on Friday, near the conclusion of the association’s four-day convention.
“I am honored that my colleagues have chosen to give me another term as chairman,” said Campbell, head of a federation of nearly 200 newspapers with a combined readership of more than 19 million. “It was a strong vote of confidence for our leadership team as we embark on a strategy that includes collaborating with other organizations, forming new partnerships and inviting a new generation of readers to step into the ever evolving world of the Black Press.”
The other officers are:
First Vice Chair: Mollie Finch Belt, Dallas Examiner
Second Vice President: John B. Smith, Sr., Atlanta Inquirer
Secretary: Natalie Cole, Our Weekly
Treasurer: Lenora Alexander, Denver Weekly News
Other board members elected
At-Large – Denise Rolark Barnes, Washington In-former
At-Large – Karen Carter Richards, Houston Forward Times
Elected from the regions:
Region I – Miatta Smith, New York Beacon
Rod Doss, New Pittsburgh Courier
Region II – Bobby R. Henry, Sr. The Westside Gazette
Mary Alice Thatch, Wilmington Journal
Region III – Hiram Jackson, Michigan Chronicle
Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder
Region IV
Joycelne Fadojutimi, East Texas Review
Doris Ellis, Houston Sun
Region V- Amelia Ashley-Ward, San Francisco Sun Reporter
Chris B. Bennett, Seattle Medium
NNPA Foundation Board
Thomas H. Watkins, Jr., New York Daily Challenge
Jackie Hampton, Mississippi Link
Mary Denson, Windy City Word
Beverly Stanton McKenna, New Orleans Tribune
Pluria Marshall, Wave Community Newspapers
Continuing to serve as com-munity representatives on the NNPA Foundation Board: Ron Busby, U.S. Black Chamber, Inc.
Xernona Clayton, Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc.
Dirk A. Hargraves, Vox Global
Regional presidents elected:
Region I – Denise Rolark Barnes, Washington Informer
Region II – Fran Farrer, County News
Region III – James R. Crosby, City News
Region IV – Tommy Wyatt, The Villlager
Region V – Peggy Hunt, Tri-County Sentry
