Mike Donoghue is one of the top award-winning news and sportswriters in New England. He spent most of his career writing for print and online for the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press — the state’s top news source, before taking early retirement. He continues as a widely used freelance writer and provides professional training. Donoghue and the Free Press were often recognized for their work on a local, state, regional, and national level. St. Michael’s College recruited Donoghue to serve as an adjunct professor & academic adviser for the Journalism Department for 3 decades to teach classes including Media Law and Ethics. He also serves as the part-time Executive Director for the Vermont Press Association. Donoghue is frequently invited by the Vermont Legislature to discuss various bills about Public Notices, Open Meetings, and Public Records. He is inducted into 5 Halls of Fame. A few other honors include the Yankee Quill, the Matthew Lyon First Amendment Award, the SPJ National Sunshine Award, and the New England Journalist of the Year. He is vice chairman of the New England Academy of Journalists, a past two-term president of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and a former Executive Board member of the New England First Amendment Coalition.

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Peter Huoppi is the director of multimedia at The Day in New London, CT. Peter got his start in journalism as a photography intern at the Burlington Free Press in Burlington, VT. After working for seven years as a photojournalist in Burlington, he made the transition to video storytelling in a new position at The Day. His video work has won two New England Emmys, an Editor & Publisher Eppy, and an NPPA Best of Photojournalism award. Peter’s work at The Day ranges from daily video stories to multi-camera live webcasts to full-length audio and video documentaries. Peter was editor and co-producer of The Day’s crime podcast Case Unsolved. Judges for the 2019 Better Newspaper Competition called Case Unsolved “far and away the best, most compelling podcast submitted for consideration,” and “everything newspaper podcasts strive to be.”

Angelo Lynn has been the Editor and Publisher of Addison Press Inc., Middlebury, Vt., since 1984. He’s a fourth-generation journalist dating back to the 1880s and his three daughters are in the business making it a fifth generation.

He publishes the Addison County Independent, a twice-weekly in Middlebury, covering 24 small towns and 4 school districts; plus THE REPORTER in Brandon, Vt covering Brandon and three other towns. Plus two magazines: Vt. Ski + Ride and Vermont Sports.

Addison Press offers internships in the summer and over the January term at Middlebury College, usually attracting 2-4 interns in a typical summer.

Lynn is the past president of the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and a current member of the executive committee.

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Jay Rosen has been teaching journalism at New York University since 1986. He is the author of PressThink, a blog about journalism and its ordeals (www.pressthink.org), which he introduced in September 2003. In 1999, Yale University Press published his book, What Are Journalists For?, which is about the rise of the civic journalism movement during the pre-internet era. In 2017 he became director of the Membership Puzzle Project. It studies membership models for sustainability in news. Rosen is also an active press critic with a focus on problems in the coverage of politics. On Twitter he is @jayrosen_nyu.

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Joanne Heyman, Founder and CEO of Heyman Partners, is widely recognized as a transformative force for good, bringing a mission-driven focus to institutions across sectors, cultures and countries.  A highly sought-after coach, facilitator, strategic advisor, and lecturer, Ms. Heyman has led organizations and counseled leadership of foundations, non-profits, social enterprises, media companies and creative institutions.  Her work with individuals and teams is often credited with their achievement of sustainable and measurable success, including healthy, thriving cultures.

She was the founding Executive Director of the Urban Zen Foundation and has also served as the Executive Director of The International Center in New York, Vice President of the Corporation of Yaddo, Managing Director of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and as a senior advisor to The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the American Jewish World Service.

Ms. Heyman holds an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA in Comparative Literature from Smith College.  She serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of The GroundTruth Project/Report for America.  She is a Guide at Chief, a presenting expert in the Kahilla community and platform, and a coach in multiple national programs supporting local media leaders and institutions.  Additionally, Ms. Heyman is a regular lecturer at Columbia University and contributor to Forbes.

Ms. Heyman lives with her family outside of New York City, and is an avid yogi, cook and outdoor enthusiast.

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Liz White is the publisher, executive vice president and 5th generation family owner at the 155-year-old Record-Journal Media Group in central Connecticut, which includes one daily newspaper and 7 weeklies and a digital agency. She holds an MBA from Yale School of Management, a bachelor’s from Boston College, and was recognized in 2016 by Editor & Publisher Magazine as one of The 25 Under 35 in the industry and by the Hartford Business Journal as one of The 40 Under 40. The Record-Journal was named One of 10 News Publishers That Do It Right in March 2021. Liz is also a member of the Local Media Association Board of Directors, a national industry association.

Terrence Williams is president and chief operating officer for Keene Publishing Corp., the publisher of The Keene Sentinel.

He leads The Sentinel’s niche publication, digital media, circulation, sales, graphics and print shop divisions. He’s also in charge of the company’s business development and marketing and events efforts. Williams joined the Sentinel in 2013 following 19 years as publisher and president at Telegraph Publishing Co., based in Hudson, N.H., and publisher of The (Nashua) Telegraph and NH.com.) He was also responsible for McLean Communications, publisher of New Hampshire Business Review, New Hampshire Magazine, New Hampshire Home and Parenting New Hampshire.