Chicago Headline Club Board

Chicago Headline Club

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Officers and Directors for 2025-2026

Officers

  • President – Jeff Arnold, NewsNation
  • President Ex-Officio – Michael Puente, WBEZ
  • VP of Programming – Jillian Melero, Connect Puerto Rico
  • VP of Awards –Joseph Pete, Times of Northwest Indiana
  • VP of FOIA – Shruti Singh, Bloomberg
  • Treasurer – Greg Karp, NerdWallet
  • Secretary – Susan Stevens, Freelance

Members whose terms expire in 2026

  • Igor Studenkov, Freelancer
  • Corli Jay, Crain’s Chicago Business
  • Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago
  • Sarah Herrera, WBBM Newsradio 105.9/780
  • Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune
  • Ray Long
  • Howard Dubin, Manufacturers’ News 
  • Amy Yee, Bloomberg CityLab

Members whose terms expire in 2027

  • Angel Idow 
  • Marshelle Sanders, Chicago Defender
  • Dennis Robaugh 
  • Maureen Kelleher, Freelancer

Minutes for all board meetings are made public online