Updated 10/24/20
The Local Independent Online News Publishers association is governed by a Board of Directors, who guide the organization to best serve its members and fulfill its mission.
The Board of Directors of LION is:
- Jay Allred, Chair, Richland Source
- Tracie Powell, Vice Chair, Borealis Fund
- Kelly Gilfillan, Immediate Past Chair, BrentwoodHomePage.com
- Alvaro Gurdian, Treasurer, La Noticia
- Rosemary Hoban, Secretary, NorthCarolinaHealthNews.org
- Cierra Hinton, Scalawag Magazine
- Jiquanda Johnson, Flint Beat
- Charlotte-Anne Lucas, NowcastSA.org
- Rebekah Monson, WhereBy.Us
- Dylan Smith, TucsonSentinel.com
Former Board members
Former directors include:
- Glenn Burkins, Qcitymetro.com, 2017-2020; 2012-2013
- Teresa Wippel, MyEdmondsNews.com; 2017-2020
- Scott Brodbeck, ARLNow,com, 2012-2020
- Jan Schaffer, 2019-2020
- Kim Clark, Noozhawk, 2017-2019
- Doug Hardy, CTNewsJunkie, 2014-2019
- Uriah Kiser, Potomac Local, 2017-2019
- Suzanne McBride, Austin Talks & Chicago Talks, 2013-2019
- Traven Rice, The Lo-Down, 2015-2017
- Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 2015-2018
- Ned Berke, SheepsheadBites.com, 2012-2015
- Gerard DeMarco, CliffviewPilot.com, 2012-2014
- Brandy Tuzon Boyd, The Natomas Buzz, 2012-2014
- Denise Civiletti, RiverheadLOCAL.com, 2013-2014
- Mike Fourcher, Brownlinemedia.com, 2012
- Ikaika Hussey, The Hawaii Independent, 2012-2014
- Ben Ilfeld, SacramentoPress.com, 2012-2013
- Krystal Knapp, PlanetPrinceton.com, 2012-2014
- Howard Owens, TheBatavian.com, 2012-2015
- Jesus Sanchez, TheEastSiderLA.com, 2012-2015