MDDC is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board Officers—President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and immediate Past President—constitute the Association's Executive Committee.  

If you are interested in serving on the board, or getting more involved in your association, please contact Rebecca Snyder, Executive Director.

2021 Board of Directors

Officers

President
Darel LaPrade
Publisher, Independent Newsmedia Inc USA
Dover, DE

 

 

 

 

Vice-President
Len Lazarick
President & Chairman, MarylandReporter.com
Columbia, MD

 

 

 

Treasurer
Denise Rolark Barnes
Publisher, The Washington Informer
Washington, DC

 

 

 

Secretary

Mike Feeley
Executive Editor, The News Journal
Wilmington, DE

 

 

 

Immediate Past President

Christopher Gunty
Associate Publisher, Catholic Review
Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

 

 

Directors

Tom Baden
Editor, The Daily Record
Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

 

Joy Bramble
Publisher, Baltimore Times
Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

Lenora Howze
Executive Director, AFRO News
Baltimore, MD

 

 

Brian Karem
Host, Just Ask The Question
Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

Susan Lyons
Publisher, Coastal Point
Ocean View, DE

 

 

 

James McLaughlin
Deputy General Counsel, The Washington Post
Washington, DC

 

 

 

Amy Dotson Newton
Publisher, The Dover Post Company
Dover, DE

 

 

 

Chris Rausch
Co-Publisher, Cape Gazette
Rehoboth, DE

 

 

 

 

Tim Thomas
Senior Vice President, Business Development, The Baltimore Sun Media Group
Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

Geordie Wilson
Publisher, The Frederick News-Post
Frederick, MD

 

 

Jake Womer
Executive Editor, Herald-Mail
Hagerstown, MD

 

 

 

 

Jim Normandin
Regional President, APG Media
Easton, MD

 

 

 

Andy Schotz
Managing Editor, Bethesda Beat
Bethesda, MD