Staff and Board of Directors

Staff

Niketa Patel
CEO / Executive Director

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Hanaa Rifaey
Deputy Director

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Meghan Murphy
Head of Programs

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Brian Duff
Program Manager

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Erin McGregor
Community Impact Facilitator Online News Association

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Bill Brady
Strategic Partnerships Coordinator

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Board of Directors

The ONA Board guides the association in its mission to inspire innovation and excellence among digital journalists.

Under the association's bylaws, the board may comprise up to 15 voting members. Elections are held in the third quarter of each calendar year. Terms are for two years and begin on Jan. 1.

All officers and board members elected or appointed per bylaws.

Andrew Fitzgerald
SVP, Streaming Video Services Hearst Television

President

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Angela Pacienza
Executive Editor The Globe and Mail

Vice President

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Ryan Kellett
Co-founder The Independent Journalism Atlas

Treasurer

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Rodney Gibbs
Head of product and audience National Trust for Local News

Secretary

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Charo Henriquez
Editor, Newsroom Development and Support The New York Times

Immediate Past President

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Angela Chao
Head of Global News | Direct of Content Healthline Media / RVO Health

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Ashley Alvarado
President + CEO Texas Public Radio

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Christine Schmidt
Partnerships Block Club Chicago

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Donesha Aldridge
Executive Producer of Digital Content WXIA 11Alive - TEGNA

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Imaeyen Ibanga
Presenter and Senior Producer AJ+ - Al Jazeera Media Network

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Jeremy Gilbert
Professor, Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy Medill - Northwestern University

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Kenya Young
President & CEO Louisville Public Media

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Neeti Upadhye
Senior Video Manager The Washington Post

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Nikita Roy
Founder Newsroom Robots

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Board of Directors At-Large Members

Rich Jaroslovsky
Lecturer University of California

President Emeritus

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