Newly elected Club leaders to attend Annual Membership Meeting, Friday at noon

The National Press Club's annual membership meeting will begin promptly at noon Friday, Jan. 20, in the conference rooms. A lunch buffet will be available starting at 11:45 a.m.

The meeting is open to all Club members. Registration is required. The meeting is in-person only, and will not be streamed live.

At the meeting, outgoing President Jen Judson will hand over the gavel to Eileen O'Reilly, who was elected last month as her successor. Other newly elected officers include Emily Wilkins, vice president; Alisa Parenti, secretary; Mike Balsamo, treasurer; and Poonam Sharma, membership secretary.

Jessica Mendoza, Alison Snyder and Steve Reilly won Board of Governors seats representing the Club's Journalist members, for three-year terms. Mark Schoeff Jr. was elected to a Journalist board seat for a one-year term. Tara Copp, Herb Jackson and Sarah Wire continue their Journalist board terms this year.

Karen Addis was elected to a board seat representing Communicator members. She will join Debra Silimeo and Mike Smith, Communicators who continue their board terms this year.

Please review the minutes from the Oct. 21 meeting and send proposed changes to Board Secretary Alisa Parenti at [email protected] before the meeting.