MPA Board of Directors
The Michigan Press Association is governed by a board of fifteen 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 Elchert
Leelanau Enterprise
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Directors
Michael Wilcox
The Allegan News
Jewel Gopwani
Detroit Free Press
Joanne Williams
Olivet College Echo
Eric Hamp
Houghton Lake Resorter
Gina Wilson
The Telegram
M.L. Elrick
Independent Member
Sara Scott
MLive Media Group
Ban Ibrahim
Detroit Legal News
Katie Carey
Consumer's Energy
Carol Stiffler
Newberry Newsr
Jeremy McBain
Hearst
James Tarrant
Michigan Press Association
MPA Committees
MPA has many committees set up to provide input and ideas that help central staff deliver services and training to our members that assist them in doing their jobs.
If you are interested in participating on a committee please contact [email protected].
- Education Committee
- Executive Committee
- Public Policy Committee
- Better Newspaper Contest Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Public Notices Committee
- Membership Committee
- Communications Committee