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Board of Directors

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AAJA Articles of Incorporation
AAJA By-Laws
AAJA Code of Conduct Policy

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.