MNA has several different committees that meet three to five times each year, including once during the annual Minnesota newspaper convention each January. Committees discuss association and newspaper industry-related issues as well as act as advisers to the MNA staff and board of directors for upcoming programs and initiatives.
There are four general committees open to membership by representatives of any active MNA newspaper member.
Current committee members are listed below; click here for descriptions of each committee’s work.
If you would like to join an MNA Committee, please contact Lisa Hills at 612-278-0222 or lisa@mna.org.
| LEGISLATIVE | City | Org. |
| Reed Anfinson, Chair | Benson | Swift County Monitor-News |
| Mark Anfinson | Minneapolis | MNA Attorney |
| Jake Benson | Proctor | Proctor Journal |
| John Bodette | St. Cloud | |
| Kelly Boldan | Willmar | West Central Tribune |
| Bill Gaier | Minneapolis | Finance and Commerce |
| Greg Orear | New Ulm | New Ulm Journal |
| Steve Jameson | Mankato | Free Press |
| Randy Lebedoff | Minneapolis | Star Tribune |
| Matt McMillan | Fargo | Forum Communications |
| Sandy Neren | St. Paul | Messerli & Kramer |
| Jeff Patterson | Coon Rapids | APG |
| Jim Pumarlo | Red Wing | MN Chamber of Commerce |
| Lisa Schwarz | St. Cloud | St. Cloud Times |
| Chuck Warner* | Brownton | Brownton Bulletin (retired) |
| *deceased | ||
| ADVERTISING/DIGITAL MEDIA | City | Org. |
| Crystal Miller, Advertising Chair | Albert Lea | Albert Lea Tribune |
| Chris Knight, Digital Media Chair | Virginia | Mesabi Daily News |
| Ann Anderson | Blooming Prairie | Blooming Prairie Times |
| Dan Birkholz | Howard Lake | Herald Journal |
| Marilyn Birkland | St. Cloud | St. Cloud Times |
| Jeremy Bradfield | Eden Prairie | ECM Publishers, Inc. |
| Tara Brandl | Marshall | Marshall Independent |
| Steve Gall | Coon Rapids | ECM Publishers, Inc. |
| Jody Hanson | Alexandria | The Echo Press |
| Randy Heuer | Howard Lake | Herald Journal |
| Steve Jameson | Mankato | Free Press |
| Carter Johnson | White Bear | Press Publications |
| Roger Lee | Minneapolis | Town News |
| Jean Matua | Kimball | Tri-County News |
| Carmen Meyer | Little Falls | ECM Publishers, Inc. |
| Michele Pawlenty | Maple Lake | Maple Lake Messenger |
| Karin Ramige | Glencoe | McLeod County Chronicle |
| Chris Schultz | Howard Lake | Herald Journal |
| Phil Siebel | Virginia | Adams Publishing Group |
| Jeff Weyer | Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre Herald |
| JOURNALISM EDUCATION | City | Org. |
| Chad Koenen, Co-Chair | Henning | Citizen’s Advocate |
| Mark Weber, Co-Chair | Coon Rapids | ECM Publishers, Inc |
| Valerie Belair-Gagnon | Minneapolis | University of MN-Twin Cities |
| Jake Benson | Proctor | Proctor Journal |
| John Grones | McGregor | Voyager Press |
| Laurie Hartmann | Savage | SW Media/Bigfish |
| John Hatcher | Duluth | University of MN-Duluth |
| Chris Ison | Minneapolis | University of MN-Twin Cities |
| Anne Jacobson | Red Wing | Red Wing Republican Eagle |
| Yvonne Klinnert | Stillwater | |
| Justin Lessman | Jackson | Jackson County Pilot |
| Jennifer Martin‐Romme | Duluth | Zenith Weekly |
| Pete Mohs | Brainerd | Brainerd Dispatch |
| Jennifer Moore | Duluth | University of MN-Duluth |
| Jim Pumarlo | Red Wing | MN Chamber of Commerce |
| Lisa Schwarz | St. Cloud | St. Cloud Times |
| Joe Spear | Manakto | Free Press |
| Jakki Wehking | Parkers Prairie | Parkers Prairie Independent |
| MEMBER SERVICES | City | Org. |
| Justin Lessman, Co-Chair | Jackson | Jackson County Pilot |
| Diann Drew, Co-Chair | Alexandria | The Echo Press |
| Jake Benson | Proctor | Proctor Journal |
| Mike Burbach | St. Paul | Pioneer Press |
| Mike Dalton | Cannon Falls | Cannon Falls Beacon |
| Tim Douglass | Glenwood | Pope County Tribune |
| Tim Engstrom | Eden Prairie | SW News Media |
| Kirsten Faurie | Mora | Kanabec County Times |
| Michael Jacobson | Paynesville | Paynesville Press |
| Chad Koenen | Henning | Citizen’s Advocate |
| Matt McMillan | Fargo | Forum Communications |
| Lori Nauman | Blue Earth | Faribault County Register |
| Greg Orear | New Ulm | New Ulm Journal |
| Chris Schultz | Howard Lake | Herald Journal |
| NOMINATING | City | Org. |
| Chris Schultz, Chair | Howard Lake | Herald Journal |
| Michael Jacobson | Paynesville | Paynesville Press |
| Joni Harms | Worthington | The Globe |
Updated 07/2018
If you would like to join an MNA Committee, please contact Lisa Hills at 612-278-0222 or lisa@mna.org.