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The AAJA National Officers are elected by the membership -- full members who are professional journalists.
The Advisory Board is composed of the five national officers and at least one representative from each AAJA chapter. Advisory Board members represent chapters' interests in the organization, the organization's interests in the chapters, and the interests of both in the community.
The Governing Board is composed of the five national officers and six board members elected from the Advisory Board every two years. The Governing Board ensures that the organization fulfills its mission, meets the needs of its constituencies, and operates legally, effectively, and efficiently.
National Officers
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT
Sharon Pian Chan*
Staff Reporter, Seattle Times
NATIONAL VICE
PRESIDENT FOR BROADCAST
George Kiriyama*
News Reporter, NBC Bay Area News
NATIONAL VICE
PRESIDENT FOR PRINT
Janet H. Cho*
Business Reporter, The Plain
Dealer
NATIONAL
SECRETARY
Doris Truong*
Multiplatform Editor, The Washington Post
NATIONAL
TREASURER
Candace Heckman*
Senior Editor, Nyhus Communications
Advisory Board Members
ARIZONA
Abe
Kwok*
Senior Editor, Digital Media, azcentral/The Arizona Republic
ASIA
Tomoko A. Hosaka
Reporter, The Associated Press
ATLANTA
Kim Bui
Executive Producer, CNN
CHICAGO
Lorene Yue
Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business
DENVER
To be determined.
FLORIDA
Paul Cheung
Interactives and Graphics Editor, The Associated Press
HAWAI'I
Wes Nakama
Freelance Journalist
LOS ANGELES
Leezel Tanglao
Online News Producer, CBS 2/KCAL 9
MICHIGAN
Frank Witsil*
Web Producer, Detroit
Free Press
MINNESOTA
Nancy Ngo
Reporter, St.
Paul Pioneer Press
NEW ENGLAND
Tara Smith
Managing Partner/Editorial Director, TLABS Media LLC
NEW YORK
Annalisa Burgos*
Senior Editor, Real Estate, HGTV's FrontDoor.com
Cheryl Tan
Author-Journalist, A Tiger In The Kitchen
NORTH CAROLINA
Vicky Eckenrode
Health Reporter, StarNews
PHILADELPHIA
Steve Bien-Aime
Staff Editor, FOXSports.com
PORTLAND
Peter Wong
Reporter, Capitol Bureau, Statesman Journal
SACRAMENTO
Jeannie Wong
Freelance Editor/Consultant
SAN DIEGO
Jenny Hamel
Anchor/Reporter, San Diego 6 News
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Ellen Lee*
Freelance Journalist
Patricia-Ann Tom
West Editor, Insurance Journal magazine, Wells Publishing
SEATTLE
Athima Chansanchai*
Founder/President, Tima Media
TEXAS
Tom Huang
Sunday & Enterprise Editor, The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON D.C.
Sherri Ly
Reporter, WTTG/FOX 5
REPRESENTING AT-LARGE MEMBERS
Don Chareunsy*
Editor, VegasDeLuxe.com
*Governing Board officers and members.