{"id":7964,"date":"2019-07-03T18:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T22:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2021-01-04T13:46:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:46:39","slug":"aaja-announces-2020-2021-national-officers-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/2019\/07\/03\/aaja-announces-2020-2021-national-officers-elect\/","title":{"rendered":"AAJA Announces 2020-2021 National Officers-Elect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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AAJA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL TERM APPOINTMENTS OF NATIONAL OFFICERS FOR 2019-2020 TERM<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>
The following candidates have been appointed by the AAJA governing board to serve the remainder of positions left vacant for the 2019-2020 term, beginning immediately until December 31, 2019 when both will commence their elected roles for the 2020-2021 term.<\/div>
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\"nicole-dungca.jpeg\"Nicole Dungca<\/strong>\u00a0works as a reporter on The Boston Globe\u2019s projects and investigations team. She joined the Globe\u2019s newsroom in 2014 to write about transportation. She previously covered education and breaking news at The Oregonian, and has also written for The Providence Journal and The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. She currently serves as AAJA’s Vice President of Communications.<\/div>
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Nicole was appointed as Senior Vice President to serve the remainder of former Senior Vice President Ramy Inocencio\u2019s term. AAJA is grateful for Ramy\u2019s leadership as Senior Vice President and over many years.\u00a0AAJA welcomes Nicole\u2019s continued leadership as Senior Vice President.<\/div>
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\"SQHeadshot-2.jpg\"Shirley Qiu<\/strong>\u00a0is the audience engagement strategist at the American Press Institute and the co-director of AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices.\u00a0Previously, she worked as the Features Producer at The Seattle Times, where she managed online engagement efforts for the Features section and the Sunday magazine. She also previously served as the AAJA-Seattle chapter secretary and national advisory board representative.\u00a0She graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 with a double degree in journalism and international studies.<\/span><\/div>
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Shirley was appointed as Vice President of Communications to serve the remainder of Nicole\u2019s term.\u00a0<\/div>
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Original Post: August 12, 2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>
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The following candidates have been elected by AAJA members to serve as national officers on the AAJA Governing Board for the 2020-2021 term beginning January 1, 2020.<\/div>
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AAJA 2020-2021 NATIONAL OFFICERS-ELECT<\/h3>

\"nicole-dungca.jpeg\"AAJA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT: NICOLE DUNGCA<\/h4>

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Nicole Dungca<\/strong>\u00a0works as a reporter on The Boston Globe\u2019s projects and investigations team. She joined the Globe\u2019s newsroom in 2014 to write about transportation. She previously covered education and breaking news at The Oregonian, and has also written for The Providence Journal and The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. She currently serves as AAJA’s Vice President of Communications.<\/p>

Excerpt from Nicole’s candidate statement:<\/strong><\/p>

“At every step in my career, AAJA has been a constant.\u00a0<\/em>I\u2019ve been a chapter president, national board representative, secretary, and vice president of communications \u2013 and the skills I\u2019ve learned in each post will help me make AAJA even stronger. As senior vice president, I want to further energize the chapters and the affinity groups that are so important to our members.”<\/em><\/p>

Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view Nicole’s complete candidate statement.<\/p>

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AAJA VICE PRESIDENT OF JOURNALISM PROGRAMS-ELECT: KRIS VERA-PHILLIPS<\/strong><\/h4>

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Kris Vera-Phillips<\/strong>is an Emmy Award-winning news producer with more than 14 years experience in broadcast journalism. She recently worked as the senior news producer at KPBS News, San Diego’s PBS and NPR station. Beyond the newsroom, Kris serves as a governing board member for the Asian American Journalists Association, representing at-large members. Before public media, Kris produced news shows and specials for CBS and NBC in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beyond the newsroom, Kris helps train and mentor college student journalists with AAJA Voices and NPR’s Next Generation Radio Fellowship. She also served as a mentor for high school journalists with PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs Academy.<\/p>

Excerpt from Kris’ candidate statement:<\/strong><\/p>

“AAJA supported me at all points of my journalism career. I started off as a news producer in Topeka, Kansas, where I was the only Asian American journalist in the newsroom. Through the AAJA mentorship program and networking events with local chapters, I found friends, colleagues and allies…I want to continue that tradition of support and empowerment with AAJA. I know I can do that as the next AAJA Vice President of Journalism Programs.”<\/em><\/p>

Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view Kris’ complete candidate statement.<\/p>

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\"SQHeadshot-2.jpg\"AAJA VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS-ELECT: SHIRLEY QIU<\/h4>

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Shirley Qiu<\/strong>\u00a0is the audience engagement strategist at the American Press Institute and the co-director of AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices.\u00a0Previously, she worked as the Features Producer at The Seattle Times, where she managed online engagement efforts for the Features section and the Sunday magazine. She also previously served as the AAJA-Seattle chapter secretary and national advisory board representative.\u00a0She graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 with a double degree in journalism and international studies.<\/span><\/p>

Excerpt from Shirley’s candidate statement:<\/strong><\/p>

“I\u2019ll never forget the generosity I\u2019ve received, particularly in those early days [after having just joined], from AAJA members \u2014 often people I\u2019d never met before. But that seems to be the ethos of AAJA: helping each other out, lifting each other up, eating and laughing together, sharing our triumphs and struggles together. It feels rare to be a part of such genuine camaraderie in a professional association.\u00a0I\u2019d like to help carry on this tradition by serving as AAJA\u2019s VP of Communications.”<\/em><\/p>

Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view Shirley’s complete candidate statement.<\/p>

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For questions related to this election, please contact AAJA Vice President of Civic Engagement Pia Sarkar at\u00a0piasarkar@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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