Officers
Alyssa Anderson, President
and01658@umn.edu
Alyssa is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota. She is majoring in professional journalism with an emphasis on broadcast. Ideally, she would like to be an international correspondent or reporter, telling people’s stories and fighting for First Amendment freedoms in censored countries.
When not studying, fighting oppressive governments or cheering on one the Gophers’ heartbreaking sports teams, Alyssa enjoys travel, baking and cheering on all of Minnesota’s other heartbreaking sports teams.
Kali Dingman, Treasurer
dingm052@umn.edu
Kali is a professional journalism major at the University of Minnesota. She works as a health reporter at the Minnesota daily. She is originally from Champlin, Minnesota. Kali is looking forward to learning more about Journalism and networking through SPJ.
Greg Holton, Outreach Coordinator
holt0632@umn.edu
Greg is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota. He is enrolled in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication and aspires to get involved in the field of sports marketing or advertising some day.
Megan Ryan, Technology
mryan@mndaily.com
Megan is a sophomore majoring in journalism and global studies and minoring in management at the University of Minnesota. She is a sports reporter at the Minnesota Daily covering men’s and women’s track & field, swim & dive and gymnastics. She also writes and edits for various websites about soccer, including totalBarça, American Outlaws and IMSoccer News.
Megan plans to become a big-shot sports reporter in the future, hopefully somewhere in Europe so she can use her French and Spanish skills. You can follow Megan on Twitter or visit her website to read some of her writing samples.
Nick Tabbert, Secretary
ntabbert@mndaily.com
Nick is a Professional Broadcasting major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. He works for the Minnesota Daily as a reporter intern covering greek life. He is from West Salem, Wisconsin which is near La Crosse. He joined SPJ to network with professionals and learn more about the different media used today.
Chris Ison, SJMC Professor and SPJ Advisor
Chris Ison was the Assistant Managing Editor for Investigative Projects at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis from 2001-2004. He was a reporter on the Star Tribune’s investigative team, and also covered federal agencies, casinos, and local government. he also covered state politics, local government, police, and courts for the Duluth News Tribune from 1983-1986. Ison and fellow reporter Lou Kilzer won a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1990 for a series of stories on arson and links between the St. Paul (MN) Fire Department and profits from arsons and suspicious fires. His stories have won various national and state awards, including awards from Investigative Reporters and Editors, the National Press Club, the Associated Press and other organizations.He supervised projects that won national awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Society of Professional Journalists. Ison teaches courses in news reporting and writing, investigative reporting, and media ethics.