About

Board of Visitors

The IPJ Board of Visitors are a group of veteran journalists and communications experts who advise the director and help ensure that our program remains the best option for students interested in a career in journalism. The board meets every fall and spring and is instrumental in helping plan many aspects of the program.

John Farley, IPJ Board of Visitors Chairman

Mr. John Farley (Chairman)
Corporate Vice President
Eagle Publishing, Inc.

Mr. Roger Ream
President
The Fund for American Studies

Mr. Fred Barnes
Executive Editor
The Weekly Standard

Mr. Richard Benedetto
White House Correspondent
USA Today

Ms. Karlyn Bowman
Senior Editor
The American Enterprise

Ms. Helle Bering Dale
Director of Foreign Policy and Defense Studies
The Heritage Foundation

Mr. John Fund
Member, Editorial Board
The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Stephen Hayes
Staff Writer
The Weekly Standard

Mrs. Karen Hoppe
Dixie Davis Scholarship

Charlie Hurt
Washington Bureau Chief
The New York Post

Mr. Mark D. Johnson (IPJ ’86)
Political Reporter
The Charlotte Observer

Mr. Tod Lindberg
Editor
Policy Review

Mr. David Mastio
Founder & Editor
InOpinion

Mr. John Merline
Senior Vice President
America Online

Mr. Richard Thomas
Contributing Editor
Newsweek

Mr. Ray Walker
Projects Editor
Knight Ridder/Tribune Info. Services

Ms. Jody Clarke
Vice President of Communications
Competitive Enterprise Institute

Mr. Kevin Kellems
President
The Strategy Center

Mr. Ken Tomlinson
Former Chairman
Broadcasting Board of Governors

Mr. Robert Bluey
Director, the Center for Media and Public Policy
The Heritage Foundation

Mr. Randy DeCleene
Special Assistant for Strategic Communications to U.S. Army Secretary Pete Geren

Ms. Nikole Killian
Correspondent
Hearst-Argyle Television