Executive Committee
President Justin Smith Whiteville News Reporter, Publisher and Editor
Vice President Scott Champion Champion Media, CEO
NCPS Sec/Treasurer Nancy Baker High Point Enterprise, Publisher
NCPA Sec/Treasurer Nicole Stockdale News & Observer Executive Editor
Past President Morgan Harper The State Port Pilot, Editor
Matt Leclercq, Charlotte Observer Editor, Associated Dailies President
Kelly Snow Roxboro Courier-Times, Publisher/Editor, Association of Community Newspapers President
Officers
Class of 2026
Dimon Kendrick-Holmes Greensboro News & Record, Executive Editor
Maria House Record Publishing Company and Roxboro NewsMedia, LLC Publisher|Marketing Director
Sougata Mukherjee Triangle Business Journal, President and Publisher
Class of 2027
Jessica Hendrix Brown The News-Journal, Publisher
Allen VanNoppen Publisher, The Paper
Afrique Kilimanjaro Peacemaker, Editor
Class of 2028
David Woronoff The Pilot, Publisher
Katie Murphy VP of Sales, Lee NC Media group
Trey Fowler Digital Director , Adams MultiMedia