Board of Directors
RTDNA Officers
Currently, RTDNA is soliciting nominations for Regional Director in Regions 2, 11 and 13. To make a nomination, please email RTDNA Digital Media Editor Ryan Murphy at ryanm@rtdna.org.
Chairman
Kevin Benz
CultureMap Austin
Austin, TX
kbenztx@gmail.com
Chairman-Elect
Vincent Duffy
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI
Vduffy@umich.edu
Past Chairman/RTDNF Chairman, Association Secretary
Mark Kraham
WHAG-TV
Hagerstown, MD
mkraham@nbc25.com
Treasurer
Loren Tobia
AccuWeather
Syracuse, NY
tobia@accuweather.com
RTDNF Secretary/Treasurer
Edward Esposito
Rubber City Radio Group
Akron, OH
eesposito@rcrg.net
RTDNA / RTDNF President Emeritus
Barbara Cochran
barbarac@rtnda.org
Click here for bio
Executive Director
Mike Cavender, 770.622.7011 (office direct) or 770.823.1760 (mobile)
mikec@rtdna.org
Click here to view Mike's Bio
Directors At Large
David Louie
KGO-TV, San Francisco
david@davidlouie.com
Dan Shelley
Digital, Radio One, Inc., NY
dshelley@radio-one.com
Chip Mahaney
E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH
chip@chipmahaney.com
Sean McGarvy
FOX News Channel, Washington,
Sean.McGarvy@FOXTV.COM
Regional Directors
Regions 1 & 3
Kathy Walker
KOA-AM, Denver
KathyWalker@850koa.com
Regions 4&5
Peggy Phillip
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO
Phillip@nbcactionnews.com
Region 6
Carlton Houston
KTUL News Channel 8, Tulsa, OK
chouston@ktultv.net
Region 7
Jam Sardar
WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI
jsardar@wlns.
com
Regions 8 & 9
Randy Bell
WMSI-FM/WQJQ-FM/WJDX-AM, Jackson, MS
randybell@clearchannel.com
Region 10
Andrew Vrees
WCVB-TV, Boston, MA
avrees@hearst.com
Region 12
Chris Carl
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, DE
ccarl@wdel.com
Region 14 - Canada/International
Terry Scott
The Canadian Press, Toronto, ON
Terry.Scott@TheCanadianPress.com
RTDNF Delegates
Cissy Baker
Washington
cbakerdc@gmail.com
Janice S. Gin
KTVU-TV Oakland, CA
janice.gin@ktvu.com
Ex Officio Members
UNITY: Journalists of Color
Doug Mitchell
National Association of Black Journalists
Bob Bulter
Antioch, CA
bobbutler7@comcast.net
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Hugo Balta
WNJU-TV Fort Lee, NJ
hugo.balta@nbucni.com
Native American Journalists Association
Haven Daley
Asssociated Press Television, San Francisco
hdaley@ap.org
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Nancy McKenzie Dupont, Mississippi
ndupont@olemiss.edu
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
Jen Christensen
CNN, Atlanta, GA
Asian American Journalists Association
(appointment pending)
