Board of Directors

Responsible for planning oversight, finance, personnel issues and board development.

• Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR, president
• Mark Rochester, Type Investigations, vice president
• Jodi Upton, Syracuse University, treasurer
• Jennifer LaFleur, American University, secretary
• Steven Rich, The Washington Post, at-large member

Oversees accountability of the organization and the annual external audit by a certified public accounting firm.

• Andrew Donohue, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting — Chair  
• Diana Henriques, Author
• David Cay Johnston, DC Report
• Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA Today Network
• Katrease Stafford, The Associated Press

Oversees the annual contests, including the IRE Awards, Golden Padlock, Don Bolles Medal and Philip Meyer Awards.

• Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop – Chair
• Bethany Barnes, Tampa Bay Times – Vice-chair
• Cindy Galli, ABC News
• Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR
• Jodi Upton, Syracuse University

IRE Awards Judges (subcommittee of the Awards Committee)

• Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop – Chair
• Bethany Barnes, Tampa Bay Times  
• Fernando Diaz, The Chicago Reporter
• Jessica Huseman, ProPublica
• Zaneta Lowe, WREG-TV, Memphis
• Eric Sagara, Big Local News, Stanford University
• Kameel Stanley, USA Today

Oversees conferences.

• Cindy Galli, ABC News – Chair
• Matt Dempsey, Houston Chronicle – NICAR
• Kyle Jones, NBC Connecticut — IRE
• John Kelly, ABC – NICAR
• Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY Network — IRE
• Steven Rich, The Washington Post — NICAR
• Mark Rochester, Type Investigations — IRE
• Brian M. Rosenthal, The New York Times–NICAR

Oversees the endowment and IRE investments.

• Jodi Upton, Syracuse University – Chair
• Jennifer Forsyth, The Wall Street Journal
• Laura Frank, Colorado News Collaborative
• Corey Johnson, Tampa Bay Times
• Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of OC

Examines issues concerning IRE’s organizational structure and operating rules.

• Steven Rich, The Washington Post – Co-chair
• Mark Walker, The New York Times – Co-chair
• Ziva Branstetter, The Washington Post
• Sarah Cohen, Arizona State University
• Mark Rochester, Type Investigations

Responsible for member recruitment, reviewing training efforts and member resources.

• Katrease Stafford, The Associated Press – Chair
• Bethany Barnes, Tampa Bay Times
• Kiran Chawla, freelance broadcaster, Baton Rouge
• Jodie Fleischer, NBC4 Washington
• Ana Ley, The Virginian Pilot
• Emmanuel Martinez, The Markup
• Topher Sanders, ProPublica
• Mark Walker, The New York Times

The fundraising arm of the IRE Board.

• David Boardman, Temple University – Chair
• Jodie Fleischer, NBC4 Washington – Co-chair
• Dana Chinn, USC Annenberg School of Journalism
• Jennifer Forsyth, The Wall Street Journal
• Manny Garcia, ProPublica-Texas Tribune
• Brian M. Rosenthal, The New York Times
• Mc Nelly Torres, Center for Public Integrity