ONA Staff Directory
Committees

Chairman
TOM SMITH
Publisher
The Bellevue Gazette
PO Box 309
Bellevue, OH 44811
419-483-4190
FAX 419-483-3737
tom@gazettepubishingco.com

President
DOUG FRANKLIN
Publisher
Dayton Daily News
1611 South Main St.
Dayton, OH 45409
937-225-2321
FAX 937-225-2334
dfranklin@coxohio.com

Vice President
H. KENNETH DOUTHIT
President
Douthit Communications
P.O. Box 760
Sandusky, OH 44871-0760
440-247-8885
FAX 440-247-8886
hkdiii@aol.com

Secretary
FRANK DEANER
Ohio Newspaper Association
1335 Dublin Rd, Suite 216-B
Columbus, OH 43215
614-486-6677
FAX 614-486-4940
fdeaner @ohionews.org

Treasurer
DICK MORRIS
VP & General Manager
Sentinel Tribune
PO Box 88
Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-352-4611 X 238
FAX: 419-354-6499
morris@sentinel-tribune com

Trustees
TOM CALLINAN
Editor
Cincinnati Enquirer
312 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-768-8551
FAX 513-768-8569
tcallinan@enquirer.com

MURRAY COHEN
President
Delphos Herald, Inc.
405 N. Main Street
Delphos, OH 45833
419-695-0015
FAX 419-692-7704
mcohen@delphosherald.com

KAY CULBERTSON
Publisher
Mount Vernon News
P.O. Box 791
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
740-397-5333
FAX 740-397-1321
kculbertson@mountvernonnews.com

DAVID DIX
Publisher
Record Courier
PO Box 1201
Ravenna, OH 44266
330-296-9657
FAX 330-296-2698
dedix@dixcom.com

JOE ELLINGHAM
Vice President
Brown Publishing Company
10222 Alliance Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-794-5045
FAX: 513-791-5480
jellingham@brownpublishing.com

STEPHEN JOHNSON
Publisher
The Lima News
3515 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45807-1538
419-223-1010
FAX 419-993-2201
sjohnson@limanews.com

ANDREA MATHEWSON
Publisher
The Akron Beacon Journal
44 East Exchange St.
Akron, OH 44308-1510
330-996-3205
FAX 330-996-3071
amathewson@thebeaconjournal.com

DOUGLAS PHARES
Publisher
Sandusky Register
314 W. Market St.
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-625-5500
FAX 419-625-8160
dougphares@sanduskyregister.com

ROBERT ROBBINS
President & CEO
Newspaper Network of Central Ohio
22 N. First St.
Newark, OH 43055
740-328-8828
FAX: 740-349-1199
rrobbins@nncogannett.com

SHIRLEY STINEMAN
Director of Community Affairs
The Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-999-4242
FAX: 216-999-6375
sstinema@plaind.com

DEL VARNEY
Vice President of Operations
Columbus Dispatch
5300 Crosswind Drive
Columbus, OH 43228
614-461-8873
FAX:614-461-7684
dvarney@dispatch.com

CHERYL VESPOINT
Publisher
Barberton Herald
P.O. Box 831
Barberton, OH 44203
330-753-1068
FAX: 330-753-1021
publisher@barbertonherald.com

MATT WELCH
Ad Director
The Messenger Journal
P.O. Box 267
Perrysburg, OH 43552
419-874-4491
FAX: 419-874-7311
matt@welchplublishing.com

JOE ZERBEY
Vice President & General Manager
The Blade
541 N. Superior Street
Toledo, OH 43660
419-724-6217
FAX: 419-724-6166
jzerbey@toledoblade.com

General Counsel
LOU COLOMBO
Baker & Hostetler
3200 National City Center
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-861-7399
FAX 216-696-0740
lcolombo@bakerlaw.com