Michael E. Bennett
mebennett@outlook.com
Immediate Past President:
Ed Byers
Manager of Media Relations, Medical Mutual of Ohio
(216) 687-2685
ed.byers@mmoh.com
Vice President/
Membership Chair:
Russ Mitchell
Anchor/Managing Editor, WKYC-TV
russmitchell@wkyc.com
Secretary:
Amy McGahan
Senior Vice President, Dix & Eaton
amcgahan@dix-eaton.com
Treasurer:
Carol Kovach
carolkovach@hotmail.com
Directors
David C. Barnett
Reporter/Host/Producer
ideastream
Jeff Bendix
Senior Editor/Content Editor, Medical Economics Magazine
jbendix@advanstar.com
John Betchkal
jjbcle@aol.com
Maryana Bradas
Freelance Editor
maryana.bradas@gmail.com
Excellence in Journalism Co-Chair
M. Jane Christyson
Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio
jchristyson@gsneo.org
Excellence in Journalism Co-Chair
Linda Feagler
Senior Editor, Ohio Magazine
lfeagler@ohiomagazine.com
Howard Fencl
Vice President, Hennes Paynter Communications
howard@crisiscommunications.com
Thom Fladung
Managing Editor, The Plain Dealer
tfladung@plaind.com
Dustin Klein,
Publisher & Vice President of Operations, Smart Business Network
dsklein@sbnonline.com
Jill Manuel
WEWS-TV
manuel@wews.com
Lee Moran
The News-Herald
lmoran@news-herald.com
Excellence in Journalism Co-Chair
Kathleen Osborne
Director of Communications & Outreach, Hathaway Brown
kosborne@hb.edu
Program Chair
Patricia Panchak
Editor-in-Chief, IndustryWeek
ppanchak@industryweek.com
Mary Patton
President, Patton Public Relations
mary@pattonpr.com
Engagement Committee Chair
Denise Polverine
Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland.com
dpolveri@cleveland.com
Joe Pulizzi
Founder, Content Marketing Institute
Tom Skoch
tskoch@aol.com
Richard Stewart
Digizoom Media
richard@digizoommedia.com
Chapter Administrator
Lynn Bracic/Debi Weslek
Professional Management Concepts
28022 Osborn Rd.
Bay Village, OH 44140
440/899-1222
pressclubcleveland@oh.rr.com
General Counsel to The Press Club of Cleveland
David Marburger
Baker & Hostetler
dmarburger@bakerlaw.com