BOARDS

• Member of the Board of Directors and founder of the Online News Association (ONA). The association was founded in 1999 by the editors of leading online news sites in the belief that the Internet is the most powerful communications medium to arise since the dawn of television. As the Net becomes a primary source of news for a growing segment of the world's population, it presents complex challenges and opportunities for journalists as well as the news audience. Issues addressed by the organization's activities include: Editorial Integrity, Independence, Journalistic Excellence, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Access.
  
  
• Member of the Board of Directors for The Florence Fund, a non-profit grant making and publishing organization that helps invigorate public debate by assisting interest groups in moving their message to larger audiences. Areas of focus include Money in Politics, The Environment and Media Criticism. The Florence Fund is publisher of TomPaine.com.
  
  
• Member of the Knight advisory board at Indiana University's School of Journalism, since 1997. The board advises the journalism school on curriculum development and its ability to meet the changing marketplace needs of the marketplace. Other board members include executives and academics from the Washington Post, Microsoft, St. Petersburg Times, New York University and Consumer Reports.
  
  
• Member of the advisory board of The American Cancer Societies internet publishing initiatives; including advisory services for Cancer.org.
  
  
• Member of the advisory board of New York University's Center for Publishing's program in Electronic Publishing; NYU's Center for Publishing provides students and opportunity to receive advanced professional degrees; the advisory board provides assistance on overall strategy and curriculum development.
  
  
• Member of the New Media Center advisory board at the American Press Institute, Reston, Virginia since 1997.
  
  
• Member of the New York New Media Association's (NYNMA) Programs Committee; Severed as event producer for NYNMA's - Town Hall Meeting featuring panelists from Fortune, AOLTV, BlackPlanet, Release 1.0 and over 400 audience members from the New York New Media community, New York, July 12, 2001
  
  
• Member of the local advisory board for Red Leaf Group, a Venture Capital firm, since 1999. Red Leaf Group funds companies creating technologies that enable e-commerce and content and infrastructure management.
  
  
• Member of the advisory board for Sportsforwoman.com since 1998. Sportsforwoman.com is a news and information site about women's sports and provides both editorial and commerce opportunities for its users.
  
  
• Served as an advisor since 1988 for the Internet development efforts of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, Florida.
  
  
• Served as an advisor assisting in the development of a technological infrastructure and online programming for the International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), since 1998.