Newspaper Association of America

Charlie Hoag was named vice president and director of sales of the Star Tribune in 1993. He is responsible for sales strategy and planning, staff development, and business and industry relations. He joined the company in 1961, moving up the ranks from retail advertising sales representative to management positions. In 1989, he became the sales director for Retail/National Advertising. Hoag is an active member of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and Creatives for Causes, and he serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Daily - student newspaper of the University of Minnesota. Hoag holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota.

Kevin Mccrudden is President of Motivate America, Inc. and superior Sales Training. He is also the founder of National Motivation & Inspiration Day, which was passed by the United States Congress in December 2001 and creator of The American Motivation Awards. He has appeared on Channel 7 TV ABC - NY, and has been mentioned on ABC's 20/20, as well as several other TV and Radio programs. Kevin is well-known for "on the stump" speaking to thousands, in the past 10 years, facilitating over 3,000 hours of programs across America. He established one of the first "Media Convergence Models" in America in the late 90s. Kevin has a broad-based background in sales, marketing, advertising, media convergence, Internet E-commerce, management, leadership and sports. He has conducted sales, management, leadership and motivational programs from Seattle, WA to Miami, Fl and Boston, MA to San Diego, CA. He has provided motivational programs for management, sales, youth, college and professional sports teams. Kevin also spent years as a media sales trainer, having recently been in charge of advertising sales training for New York's Newsday and the St. Petersburg (FL) Times. Kevin was also a lead multimedia sales trainer for Promax, an industry leading sales development firm. Since speaking for the Newspaper Association of America on e-commerce in 1998, Kevin has worked with and performed programs for Universal's USA Network, New York Company, Freedom Newspapers, Forum Communications, LIU Southampton College, Community Newspaper Holdings Group [CNHI] newspapers, Morris Newspapers, and many other organizations around the world. Kevin is a graduate of The State University of New York at Brockport with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and a Journalism minor. He has also been a professional athlete, candidate for political office and a certified mediator.

Eileen Licitra joined MediaSpan Online Services in 2005 as Vice President of Product Management. Her responsibilities include strategy and planning for MediaSpan?s portfolio of online products and services for media companies. Eileen has over 12 years of experience in the publishing industry, including eight years with The Orange County Register, Freedom Communication?s flagship newspaper, where she was Director of Multi-Media Product Management. During her tenure with The Register she led new product launches for both print and online advertising products, including the development of online career, auto, real estate, and marketplace portals. Eileen holds a Bachelor?s degree in Marketing, as well as a Master?s degree in Communications Management from The Annenberg School for Communications at USC. She is a member of the Newspaper Association of America, and the Southern California Product Development and Management Association.

Mr. Pruitt became chairman of the board in 2001. He has been chief executive officer of The McClatchy Company since 1996 and president since 1995, the year he also became a director. He served as chief operating officer from 1995 to 1996, and as vice president, operations and technology from 1994 to 1995. Before that, Mr. Pruitt was publisher of The Fresno Bee from 1991 to 1994, served as corporate secretary and general counsel from 1987 to 1991 and was counsel from 1984 to 1987. He currently serves as a director of The Associated Press, the Newspaper Association of America and The James Irvine Foundation.

James M. Moroney III has served as executive vice president of A. H. Belo Corporation since December 2007 and continues to serve as chief executive officer of The Dallas Morning News since June 2001. In April 2004, Editor & Publisher selected him as Publisher of the Year for his accomplishments at The Dallas Morning News. He had served as president of Belo Interactive, Inc. since its inception in May 1999 and is a member of Belo's Management Committee. Moroney began his Belo career as a sales trainee at WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 1985 he became local sales manager for WFAA and later that year was promoted to general sales manager of KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He returned to Dallas in 1989 as Belo's controller. After returning to Tulsa in 1992 as vice president and general manager of KOTV, Moroney was promoted to president and general manager in January 1993. In November 1993 he became a vice president of the Broadcast Division and in January 1995 was named executive vice president/Television Group. In January 1997, Moroney was promoted to president/Television Group assuming responsibility for the operations of all of Belo's television stations in 15 markets across the United States. In June 1998, he was named executive vice president of Belo, with responsibility for finance, treasury and investor relations. Moroney has served on the board of the Television Bureau of Advertising and numerous civic organizations. He presently serves on the boards of the Newspaper Association of America, Cistercian Preparatory School in Dallas and the State Fair of Texas. Moroney graduated from Stanford University in 1978 with a B.A. in American Studies. In 1983 he received his M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Janet L. Robinson became president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company on December 27, 2004. As C.E.O., Ms. Robinson has primary responsibility for overseeing and coordinating all of the Company's operations and business units and for working closely with the chairman to chart the future direction of the Company. Previously, she had served as chief operating officer and executive vice president since February 2004. From February 2001 until January 2004, she served as senior vice president, newspaper operations for The New York Times Company. In this role, she led the operations of all of the Company's newspaper properties, which include The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune and the regional newspapers. She also held the position of president and general manager of The New York Times newspaper from 1996 until 2004. Ms. Robinson was elected a director of the Company in December 2004. During her tenure, Ms. Robinson has directed the acceleration of advertising and circulation revenue growth at all properties and the improvement in profit margins through expense controls, operating efficiencies and pricing initiatives. She has overseen the completion of The Times's conversion to color and section expansion, the creation and implementation of the national expansion of the newspaper and the transition from an era of print journalism to one in which The New York Times Company distributes news and information in an increasing array of new mediums. Prior to joining the newspaper, Ms. Robinson served as group senior vice president for the advertising sales and marketing unit of The New York Times Company Women's Magazine Group (which has since been sold) from January 1992, and vice president of the group since September 1990. From June 1983 until August 1990, she held several sales management positions with Golf Digest and Tennis Magazine that were formerly owned by The New York Times Company. Before joining the Times Company in June 1983, Ms. Robinson was a public school teacher in Newport, Rhode Island, and Somerset, Massachusetts. Ms. Robinson received a B.A. degree in English from Salve Regina College, Newport, RI, where she graduated cum laude in 1972. She was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration degree from Salve Regina University in May 1998. In 1996, she completed the Executive Education Program at Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. Ms. Robinson is vice chair of the board of the Liberty Science Center and serves on the boards of the Newspaper Association of America and the Presidential Board of Trustees of Salve Regina University. She serves on the board of New England Sports Ventures, and in 2008, she joined the advisory board for New York Women in Communications (NYWICI). Ms. Robinson is also a member of the Leadership Committee for The Lincoln Center Consolidated Corporate Fund and a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, where she is chairman of the planning and finance committee and a member of the investment committee.

John D. "Jack" Bates has been CNPA's executive director since 1991. Bates graduated from Duke University with a degree in economics and business administration. Upon graduation, he began his newspaper career as the assistant to the publisher of the family owned Meadville (Pa.) Tribune, a 17,000-circulation daily newspaper. The newspaper was sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1972 and Bates became its publisher. Career moves followed as he moved to larger newspapers as a professional manager. After serving as publisher and/or president of the Marion (Ohio) Star, the Morgantown (W.V.) Dominion Post, the Hagerstown (Md.) Herald Mail and the Champaign (Ill.) News Gazette, Bates moved to Sacramento where he was president of the Sacramento Union from 1985 to 1990. In January 1991, Bates was recruited as executive director of CNPA. Early in his tenure, Bates initiated several entrepreneurial ventures to ease the association's dependence on dues. A statewide classified advertising program now provides revenue for participating member newspapers and the association. A national advertising placement service was also begun in 1992. This service grew from nothing to become the premier placement service in the country with billings of $350 million in 1999. In October 1999, the CNPA board of directors voted to sell the service to the Newspaper Association of America, which sold it to The Associated Press. In 2003, CNPA began to rebuild the advertising placement service, and in its first full year sales topped $20 million. Bates has been active during his career in a variety of community, civic and industry activities. He is a member of the Newspaper Association Managers, the National Newspaper Association and the Newspaper Association of America. Bates and his wife, Lou, live in Davis. They have three daughters. Bates' interests include travel, golf, newspaper management and family (including his four granddaughters and one grandson).

President of Freedom Magazines from 1995-99. President of Simon & Schuster's Business Technical & Professional Group from 1992-94. Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Reed Travel Group 1991-92. He is a director of Newspaper Association of America, Youth for Christ, Intl., and The Pacific Symphony Orchestra.

In her role with Scripps, Angie P. Epps serves as the Director of Scripps Research Center and is responsible for overseeing all activities at SRC as well as newspaper market and readership research for 14 of the Scripps newspapers. SRC is a part of the newspaper division within The E.W. Scripps Company. Epps, a sales and marketing professional with more than 16 years experience in retail and newspapers, also directs database marketing initiatives for newspaper division. She uses her strong experience in consumer marketing and applies that knowledge to help clients develop and grow one-to-one sales opportunities through research and database solutions. Epps joined Scripps in 1998 after working for DeBartolo Property Management Group and Simon Property Group, two of the country's leading shopping center management firms. In these roles, she was responsible for developing strategic marketing and research plans to support regional and super-regional shopping centers. In addition she was responsible for the implementation of long-range marketing goals for 11 centers. Epps holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. She is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Southern Circulation Managers Association, Newspaper Association of America and serves on the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Knoxville.

Caroline worked as a reporter at the Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance in 1984 and 1985. She joined the New Orleans Times Picayune in November 1986 as an executive trainee, working in all departments of the newspaper. In February 1989, she joined the Patriot-News Company, Harrisburg, Pa, becoming General Manager in September 1990. Caroline returned to the Staten Island Advance in 1999 as General Manager, and in April of 2004 she was named Publisher. Caroline graduated from Staten Island Academy in 1982 and from Dartmouth College in 1986. She is a member of The Newspaper Association of America and an active member of its Public Policy Committee and Technology Committee. She is on the Board of Directors of the Staten Island Children's Museum, Staten Island Academy, and the Richmond County Savings Bank Foundation.

Eileen Denlinger joined MediaSpan Online Services in 2005 as Vice President of Product Management. Her responsibilities include strategy and planning for MediaSpan's portfolio of online products and services for media companies. Eileen has over 12 years of experience in the publishing industry, including eight years with The Orange County Register, Freedom Communication's flagship newspaper, where she was Director of Multi-Media Product Management. During her tenure with The Register she led new product launches for both print and online advertising products, including the development of online career, auto, real estate, and marketplace portals. Eileen holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, as well as a Master's degree in Communications Management from The Annenberg School for Communications at USC. She is a member of the Newspaper Association of America, and the Southern California Product Development and Management Association.

Lindsey P. Bates is the Account Executive for Scripps Research Center and is responsible for providing SRC clients with business solutions through research. Bates is committed to providing customized research products and services that exceed the customer's expectations. She creates customized research solutions for her clients by using all of SRC's resources - including knowledgeable assistance in questionnaire design, a predictive dialer, a personable call center, accurate tabulation and insightful analysis. Bates joined Scripps in 2000. She, in addition to her experience at SRC, has five years of newspaper, sales and marketing experience. While her main focus was circulation, Bates gained a great deal of knowledge about the integral parts of a newspaper company through her work with advertising, accounting, editorial, operations and systems. Bates holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in marketing, finance and Spanish. She is a member of the Newspaper Association of America and serves as the Finance Chair for the American Cancer Society.

Ralph Terkowitz joined ABS Capital Partners in January 2004 as a General Partner and is responsible for investments in companies within the media & communication and technology sectors. Terkowitz represents ABS Capital on the boards of American Public Education, Inc., eFashionSolutions, LLC, Vibrant Media, Inc. and WhenU.com, Inc. He is also an observer on the board of Course Advisor, Inc. Previously serving as CIO/CTO of the Washington Post Company, Terkowitz brings more than 30 years of operating, financial and technical experience to ABS Capital. Terkowitz served as founder and CEO of its electronic publishing subsidiary, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive (formerly DigitalInk). Also for the Washington Post, Terkowitz was also the CEO of Brass Ring for the Washington Post, one of the first business services providers. Brass Ring has grown to be one of the two largest outsourced recruiting platforms. Terkowitz serves on the board of TRUSTe and eCornell. In addition to his ABS Capital duties, he is a member of the board of advisors of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the Indian CEO High Tech Council, the Cornell University Council and the Newspaper Association of America's Business Committee on Industry Development.

Sammie Jo Garcia is the Research Manager for Scripps Research Center. She is responsible for questionnaire design, methodology and analysis for all research projects. She also oversees all calling supervisors and interviewers. Before joining Scripps in 2003, Garcia worked for the Tampa Tribune as a Marketing Database Analyst for three years. She also worked for the TX Workforce Commission as a Research Analyst. Altogether, Garcia possesses over eight years of market research experience. Garcia holds a master's degree in Urban Administration from Trinity University. She is a member of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and also serves on the Board of Directors for the NAA Research Federation.