The Inland Press Foundation has elected Joyce McCullough, former president of Illinois-based Miller Group Media, as the foundation’s new president.
McCullough, who has served as a board member for both the foundation and the former Inland Press Association, was elected at the foundation’s fall meeting. The foundation met in conjunction with the America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference Oct. 16-18 in New Orleans.
McCullough said, “I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead the foundation. We’re excited about the initiatives we support to help newspapers survive and thrive in a challenging time.” She added, “We are especially enthusiastic about the launch of our Community News Grant Program, which helps newspapers add badly needed reporters to their newsrooms.”
The foundation elected David Holgate vice president. Holgate is Indiana Michigan group president for Paxton Media Group. Marcus Wilson becomes foundation chairman, after serving as president for two years. Wilson is a long time executive with TownNews, currently serving as chairman emeritus. The foundation also elected Tom Slaughter treasurer and secretary.
Inland elected the following directors: Kristen Czaban, publisher of the Sheridan Press; Jeremy Halbreich, chairman and CEO of AIM Media Management; Nick Monico, COO of Adams Publishing Group; Camille Olson, partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP; and James Sprung, former associate publisher of the Villages Daily Sun.
The Inland Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in Illinois. Over the last 40 years, the foundation has played a prominent and active role in organizing and funding programs to provide research and educational services to the American newspaper industry, with a special focus on independent and family-owned newspapers.
