Chris Vachon

Chris Vachon returned to IRE in 2023 serving as the conference manager overseeing the annual NICAR and IRE conferences. Prior to that, she worked at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP). Before RCFP, she was employed at IRE as the director of partnerships for almost four years. Prior to her first stint at IRE, she worked for 13 years at the national SPJ headquarters in Indianapolis. Previously, Vachon worked as a sales representative for Standard Register Co. and assistant dean of students at Purdue University. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Ball State University in Indiana and a master's degree in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.