2014 Minority Leadership Institutes

In 2014, ASNE hosted three Minority Leadership Institutes and trained 35 mid-level editors and business executives from news organizations around the country. 

First Minority Leadership Institute

When and where: July 30-31, before the NABJ Convention & Career Fair in Boston

Generous sponsors: The American Press Institute, The McClatchy Company Foundation, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Naples Daily News and ASNE members

Participants

  • Tammy Clayburn, Turner Broadcasting System 
  • Anthony Cook, Alabama Media Group
  • Akemi Harrison, KXTV
  • Kim Johnson, The Associated Press
  • Jerry McCormick, KOIN
  • Philana Patterson, The Associated Press
  • Donna Stewart, KNSD
  • Will Sutton, Grambling State University
  • Tracy Neil, ESPN
  • Maria Reeve, Minneapolis Star Tribune
  • Shiree Woody

Second Minority Leadership Institute

When and where: Aug. 6-7, before the NAHJ Multimedia Convention & Career Expo in San Antonio

Generous sponsors: The American Press Institute, The McClatchy Company Foundation, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Naples Daily News and ASNE members 

Participants
  • Pedro Caderón Michel, Telemundo (Denver)
  • Josefina Casati, Austin American-Statesman
  • Erika Cerebros, BabyCenter.com (San Francisco)
  • María Antonieta Mejía, Univision (San Francisco) 
  • John-Henri Perera, Houston Chronicle
  • Patrick Senat, Advance Local
  • Carlos Tamez, Telemundo (Houston)

Third Minority Leadership Institute

When and where: Sept. 14-15, before the ASNE-APME conference in Chicago

Generous sponsors: Northwestern University and the Scripps Howard Foundation


Participants

  • Megan Barrow, Miami Herald
  • Mike Cruz, Los Angeles News Group
  • Sharif Durhams, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press
  • Issac Guerrero, Rockford Register Star
  • Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press
  • Renae Merle, The Washington Post
  • Toni Momberger, Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts
  • Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Norm Parish, Chicago Sun-Times
  • Alesia Redding, South Bend Tribune
  • Alex Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune
  • Carlos Ayulo Santiago, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Elise De Los Santos, RedEye (Chicago Tribune)
  • Kiichiro Sato, The Associated Press
  • Getahn Ward, The Tennessean
  • Donna Weaver, The Press of Atlantic City (N.J.)