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Read President's Monthly Update

The 2003-2005 ANWC Officers and Board of Governors follow:

Margaret Ryan
President: Margaret Ryan (Editorial Director of the Platts Global Nuclear & Coal Group, McGraw Hill. margaret_ryan@platts.com) 		Karen James Cody
Immediate Past President: Karen James Cody (Communiations Director, BNA. kcody@bna.com )

President Elect: Ann Telnaes (Freelance Pulitzer Prize Winner Cartoonist. atelnaes@aol.com)
VP Communications: Natasha Pinol (Documentary Producer. np_editor@hotmail.com )

VP Programs: Open
VP House: Deborah Toll (debttoll@verizon.net)

VP Membership: Virginia Daly (Direct Marketing Association, Independent writer. Ginnyd4444@aol.com)
Treasurer: Pam Ginsbach (Chief Economics Editor and Labor Editor, BNA. pginsbach@bna.com)

Secretary: Joanne Harris (Independent Writer and Editor. joanne.harris@ix.netcom.com)
Governor: Sheilah Kast (Freelance Writer/Reporter. kasts@yahoo.com)

Governor: Lucy Spiegel (VP for Weekend Public Affairs Programs, CNN. lucy.spiegel@turner.com)
Governor: Paula Lettice (Executive Director, Entomological Society of America. pgl@entsoc.org)



About the Board

The slate for the Board is developed by a nominating committee for the Club membership to vote on. Members serve for two-year terms. To be considered for serving on the next board, please contact the club president.

Past Club Presidents include:
Karen James Cody:
2001-2003

Donna Kaulkin:
1999-2001

Joan Walsh Cassedy:
1979-1980 + 1998-1999

Deborah Taintor Toll:
1996-1998

Helen Gleason White:
1994-1996

Diane Smigel:
1993-1994

Margot Phillips:
1992-1993

Jane Tunstall Lingo:
1990-1992

Jeanne Viner Bell:
1988- 1990

Virginia Daly:
1986-1988

One of the nation's oldest press clubs, The American News Women's Club is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) offering educational and professional development programs in support of women in the journalism and communications professions. The annual ANWC "Helen Thomas Award" benefit gala awards annual scholarships to journalism schools. In 2003, the organization was named an historic site in journalism by the National Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)."