Four new faces elected to IRE Board

Election results from June 7, 2008, IRE membership meeting

Three incumbents and four new members were elected to the IRE Board of Directors at the annual membership meeting in Miami:

  • Incumbent Manny Garcia, The Miami Herald
  • Incumbent Stephen C. Miller, The New York Times
  • Incumbent Duff Wilson, The New York Times
  • New member Jason Grotto, Chicago Tribune
  • New member Mc Nelly Torres, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  • New member Lawan Williams, KSHB-Kansas City, Mo.
  • New member Phil Williams, WTVF-Nashville

New board member Jason Grotto declared his candidacy at the 2008 IRE Conference. Two candidates originally on the absentee ballot, Rhonda Schwartz of ABC and Dianna Hunt of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, withdrew their candidacy prior to the election.

IRE members whose membership status will be current through July 1, 2008, were eligible to vote. Members who did not attend the contest were allowed to vote by absentee ballot.

See current IRE Board of Directors.

Final vote counts:

Candidate Total votes
  (includes absentee)
Mc Nelly Torres 164
Manny Garcia 153
Phil Williams 149
Duff Wilson 146
Lawan Williams 137
Jason Grotto 130
Stephen C. Miller 124
Wendell Cochran 119