Overseas Press Club Has a New Board of Governors

Overseas Press Club Has a New Board of Governors

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Overseas Press Club of America has elected a new board of governors with Allan Dodds Frank of Bloomberg News as the 40th President of the Club. Frank stated that "In this challenging environment for journalists, the OPC will continue to strive to protect and promote the highest standards of journalism. The newly elected board also wants to thank a consortium of foundations, Ford, Knight, McCormick and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism, for the Challenge Grant of $25,000 to help us support the mission of the club which, since its founding in 1939, has been steadfastly committed to upholding the principles of the profession and saluting its greatest practitioners."

   * denotes a new member of the board    President   Allan Dodds Frank   Correspondent, Bloomberg News    1st Vice President   Arlene Getz*   Senior Editor, Newsweek   World Wide Special Editions    2nd Vice President   Marcus Mabry   International Business Editor, The New York Times    3rd Vice President   Michael Serrill   Senior Editor, Bloomberg Markets    Treasurer   Jacqueline Albert-Simon   U.S. Bureau Chief, Politique Internationale    Secretary   Jane Ciabattari   Author/Journalist    ACTIVE BOARD   Ron Allen*   Correspondent, NBC News    David A. Andelman*   Editor   World Policy Journal    Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews*   Foreign Editor, CBS News    Roger Cohen   International Writer at Large, The New York Times    George de Lama   Freelance Editor    Chrystia Freeland*   U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times    Klara Glowczewska*   Editor in Chief, Conde Nast Traveler    Frederick Kempe   President & CEO   The Atlantic Council    Jim Laurie   Director, Broadcast Journalism   University of Hong Kong    Kevin McDermott   Managing Partner, Collective Intelligence    Cait Murphy   Writer/Editor    Maggie Murphy   Assistant Managing Editor, People    Calvin Sims   Program Officer, News Media, The Ford Foundation    ACTIVE ALTERNATES   Chuck Lustig*   Director of Foreign News, ABC News    Nikhil Deogun*   International Editor, The Wall Street Journal    Tim Ferguson*   Editor, Forbes Asia     ASSOCIATE BOARD   Bill Collins   Director, Public & Business Affairs, Ford Motor Company    Kathleen Hunt   United Nations Representative, Care International    Minky Worden   Media Director, Human Rights Watch    ASSOCIATE ALTERNATE   David Fondiller   Director of Media Relations, The Boston Consulting Group    

Election results were announced at the OPC's Annual Meeting held on August 20th.

Source: The Overseas Press Club of America

CONTACT: Sonya Fry, Executive Director of The Overseas Press Club of
America, +1-212-626-9220, sonya@opcofamerica.org

Web site: http://www.opcofamerica.org/

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