Mark your calendars for October 2 & 3, 2026 -- the WNPA Convention will be in Everett, Washington.

Better Newspaper Contest deadline extended to May 7. OPEN for entries! Get all the info here.

Board of Directors

Our Leadership Team

The WNPA is led by an elected Board of Directors. The Trustees are nominated from member papers' staff by fellow board members, or by a nomination of 10 Regular Member papers. The board endeavors to ensure its makeup includes member papers from across the state, representing various sizes of paper and interests.

Board & Committee Work

The WNPA Board members work as a whole to guide the WNPA, as well as providing research, perspectives, and guidance via various committees. The committees and occasional task forces created to address emerging issues are also open to individuals who do not serve on the board, or even at a member paper. We welcome the expertise of our community and our publishers to help us define our advertising programs, convention, contest, and membership development. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Matthew Winters

Board Chair

Teresa Myers

1st Vice President

Bob Richardson

2nd Vice President

Sean Flaherty

Past Chair

John Lester

Terry Ward

Rebecca Poynter

Ellen Hiatt

Executive Director