The CNPA membership has elected Julian Do, Vendana Kumara and Von Raess to the CNPA Board of Directors. Also, Board Chairperson Emily Charrier has appointed Steve Strickbine to the board.
Julian Do is director of media relations at Ethnic Media Services, a national ethnic media network based in San Francisco.
Vandana Kumar is publisher of San Jose-based India Currents, founded in print in 1987 and fully digital since 2017.
Von Raess is president of Monrovia-based Beacon Media, which publishes 21 Los Angeles-area newspapers.
Steve Strickbine is president of Times Media Group, which includes Pasadena Weekly, The Argonaut, Ventura County Reporter and Los Angeles Downtown News.
Designated voting members representing the CNPA membership cast virtual ballots last week to confirm the new directors.
The members also approved 2023-24 terms for CNPA officers:
- Chairperson: Emily Charrier, Petaluma Argus-Courier
- Vice Chairperson: Julie Makinen, The San Francisco Standard
- Secretary-Treasurer: Norb Garrett, Picket Fence Media
- Immediate Past-President: Simon Grieve, Grunion Gazette
And the membership elected these directors to three-year terms:
- Erik Cushman, Monterey County Weekly
- Will Fleet, Chino Valley Champion, Tracy Press and Patterson Irrigator
- Ron Hasse, Southern California News Group
- Terri Leifeste, Santa Maria News Media
- Colleen McCain Nelson, The Sacramento Bee
