MPA Board of Directors
The Michigan Press Association is governed by a board of directors elected by the general membership. Founded in 1868, the MPA promotes the power of print and the public’s right to know.
President
President-Elect
Treasurer
John Hiner
MLive Media
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Directors
Gina Wilson Steward
Telegram News
Jim Shaefer
Detroit Free Press
Justin Hinkley
Bridge Michigan
Ban Ibrahim
Detroit Legal News
Carol Stiffler
Newberry News
Katie Carey
Consumers Energy
Mariia Smahliuk
Student Member - CMU
Larry Sobczak
The Recorder Newspaper
Joanne Williams
Olivet College Echo
Jeremy McBain
Hearst
M. L. Elrick
Individual Member
James Tarrant
Michigan Press Association
Mike Hrycko
Ludington Daily News
Robert Dewaelsche
El Central