Members of our board of directors come from various publications, television and radio news, as well as public relations firms and organizations. They donate their time and energy to the programs and meet once a month to plan activities. A list of our current board is below. Click here for a list of past presidents.
SPJ Officers & Directors 2024-2025
- President: Chris Hughes, communications specialist, Cabbage Patch Settlement House
- Vice President: McKenna Horsley, reporter, Kentucky Lantern
- Secretary: Vacant
- Treasurer: Sarah Ladd, reporter, The Kentucky Lantern
- Alyssa Newton, photojournalist, WHAS
- Olivia Evans, business reporter, Courier-Journal
- Stephen Schmidt, reporter, Louisville Business First
- Hannah Pinski, politics reporter, Courier-Journal
- Killian Baarlaer, breaking news reporter, Courier-Journal
- Juliet Gahan, reporter, Spectrum News 1
- Sylvia Goodman, capitol Reporter, Louisville Public Media
- Justin Hicks, data reporter, Louisville Public Media
- Alexis Mathews, politics reporter, WLKY
- Liz Palmer, journalism and communications magnet chair, duPont Manual High School