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:
- Kelly Gilfillan, Chair, BrentwoodHomePage.com
- Jay Allred, Vice Chair, Richland Source
- Dylan Smith, Immediate Past Chair, TucsonSentinel.com
- Rosemary Hoban, Secretary, NorthCarolinaHealthNews.org
- Glenn H. Burkins, Q City Metro
- Alvaro Gurdian, La Noticia
- Charlotte-Anne Lucas, NowcastSA.org
- Tracie Powell, Democracy Fund & AllDigitocracy.com
- Teresa Wippel, MyEdmondsNews.com
Founding Board members
The LION Board evolved from a Steering Committee that guided the first steps of the organization through mid-2012, when the first Board of Directors was formed. The Founding Directors included:
- Ned Berke, SheepsheadBites.com, 2012-2015
- Glenn Burkins, Qcitymetro.com, 2012-2013
- Scott Brodbeck, ARLNow,com, 2012-2020
- Gerard DeMarco, CliffviewPilot.com, 2012-2014
- Mike Fourcher, Brownlinemedia.com, 2012
- Ikaika Hussey, The Hawaii Independent, 2012-2014
- Ben Ilfeld, SacramentoPress.com, 2012-2013
- Krystal Knapp, PlanetPrinceton.com, 2012-2014
- Charlotte-Ann Lucas, NowCastSA, 2012-
- Howard Owens, TheBatavian.com, 2012-2015
- Jesus Sanchez, TheEastSiderLA.com, 2012-2015
- Dylan Smith, TucsonSentinel.com, 2012-
Former Board members
Other former directors include:
- Jan Schaffer, 2019-2020
- Brandy Tuzon Boyd, The Natomas Buzz, 2012-2014
- Denise Civiletti, RiverheadLOCAL.com, 2013-2014
- 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
Steering Committee
The LION Steering Committee, which helped plan the first steps of the organization, also included:
- Emily Lowrey, MagicCityPost.com
- Patrick Sand, WestSeattleBlog.com
- Debbie Galant, Baristanet.com