SPJVa officers, 2023-2024
Hankerson is the news director at WHRO Public Media in Norfolk. She previously was a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot and The Virginia Mercury.
Robinson is news director for VPM, Virginia’s home for public media. He previously was news editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow.
Roberta Oster is a senior producer at VPM News Focal Point. She has more than 30 years of experience in journalism, academia and communications.
Eckert is an independent media consultant and freelance writer with decades of experience in news and public relations.
Board of Directors, 2023-2024
Bryan-Campos is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she teaches journalism and directs VCU Capital News Service.
Hall is a municipal government reporter for WAVY-TV in Hampton Roads. He previously was a multimedia journalist in New York and a reporter for CBS Radio.
Hutchins, editor of The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, also is on the board of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government.
Jackson is editor of The MadRapp Recorder and The Greene Journal. He has worked for the Blue Ridge Independent, Culpeper Star-Exponent and other publications.
Livas is an anchor and special projects reporter for WVEC-13NewsNow (ABC) in Hampton Roads. She also has worked for Voice of America.
Meredith is communications manager for the Virginia Press Association. She is an award-winning writer and photographer.
Montilla is a reporter for NBC12 in Richmond. Earlier, she was a weekend anchor and reporter at CBS19 in Charlottesville.
South, a former newspaper editor and reporter who taught journalism at VCU, was president of SPJVA from 2019 to 2021.
Tyree is the senior director and co-founder of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO.
Ex-Officio Members, 2023-2024
Reed is an anchor at WDBJ and a professor of professional practice at Virginia Tech. He is the student-chapter representative on the SPJVA board.
Weinstein, president of SPJVA from 2021 to 2023, is an independent journalist who writes for VCU and several publications, hosts a show on WRIR and mentors students.
The officers and board members in 2022-23 are listed here.
Here is how the lineup of board members has changed:
| Position | 2022-23 officeholder | 2023-24 officeholder |
| President | Dina Weinstein | Mechelle Hankerson |
| Vice president | Elliott Robinson | Elliott Robinson |
| Secretary | Mechelle Hankerson | Roberta Oster |
| Treasurer | Fadel Allassan & Brian Eckert | Brian Eckert |
| Director 1 (expiring 2023/2026) | Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield | Jeff South |
| Director 2 (expiring 2023/2026) | Nicole Livas | Nicole Livas |
| Director 3 (expiring 2024) | Chuck Jackson | Chuck Jackson |
| Director 4 (expiring 2024) | Desiree Montilla | Desiree Montilla |
| Director 5 (expiring 2023/2026) | Brian Carlton | Alix Bryan-Campos |
| Director 6 (expiring 2024) | Hawes Spencer | Hawes Spencer / Reynolds Hutchins |
| Director 7 (expiring 2025) | Deana Meredith | Deana Meredith |
| Director 8 (expiring 2025) | Chris Tyree | Chris Tyree |
| Director 9 (expiring 2025) | Brett Hall | Brett Hall |
| Immediate past president | Jeff South | Dina Weinstein |
| Student chapter representative | Robin Reed | Robin Reed |
Thank you, departing board members
The SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter thanks Fadel Allassan, Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield and Brian Carlton for their service as directors. We also thank Hawes Spencer, who left the board at the end of 2023 and was replaced by Reynolds Hutchins.
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