President's Gallery

Gustavo Mohme (2017-2018) La República, Lima, Perú

President of the newspaper La República, of Lima, Perú. Principal of the board of directors of the Peruvian Printer Company. Former president of the Peruvian Press Council. He was vice president for Peru of the IAPA's Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information. He is the only journalist who was twice held the presidency in the history of the IAPA (2014-2015).

Matthew Sander (2016-2017) Deseret Digita Media, Utah

He was General Manager Deseret Digital Media, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that also owns and operates radio stations, a television station and the oldest newspaper in Utah. Economics Studies at Brigham Young University and Business Economics and Politics at Harvard University.He is executive of the Western Governers University in Salt Lake City.

Pierre Manigault (2015-2016) Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group, Charleston, SC

Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group, Charleston, SC, which oversees the operations of the company's newspapers. Current president of the American College of the Building Arts and board member of the Historic Charleston Foundation and other diverse foundations and associations.

Gustavo Mohme (2014-2015) La República, Lima,Perú

President of the newspaper La República, of Lima, Perú. Principal of the board of directors of the Peruvian Printer Company. Former president of the Peruvian Press Council. He was treasurer of the IAPA Press Institute and vice president for Peru of the IAPA's Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information.

Elizabeth Ballantine (2013-2014) The Durango Herald, Durango

Lawyer, professor of Russian history at George Washington University. She worked as a reporter for The Des Moines Register and then for Durango Herald. Director of the family-owned publishing company of the Herald, Colorado. She is a member of the board of directors of The McClatchy Co., the fourth largest newspaper publisher in the United States.

Jaime Mantilla (2012-2013) Hoy, Quito, Ecuador

Founder and director-manager of the newspaper Hoy, of Quito. Graduated from the Catholic University of Ecuador and the Central University of Ecuador (1971). He was a John Knight scholar at Stanford University. He began his professional work in the newspaper El Comercio, in Quito. He was a professor at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the Central University of Ecuador. CEO of the Redigital company.

Milton Coleman (2011-2012) The Washington Post Co,, Washington DC

Deputy editorial director of The Washington Post. He was a newspaper and radio reporter in North Carolina, Washington and New York. He has been president of the Pulitzer Prize jury. Member of several press organizations and the Association of Newspaper Editors of the United States (ASNE).

Gonzalo Marroquín (2010-2011) Siglo 21, Ciudad de Guatemala,Guatemala

Guatemalan editor with studies at the University of San Carlos. He worked in Impact and in La Hora. He founded the weekly 7 Días. In 1983 he founded La República. He was Director of Prensa Libre. He was president of the Association of Journalists of Guatemala. President of the News Corporation that publishes the newspapers Al día and Siglo Veintiuno. Director of Cronica magazine.

Alejandro J Aguirre (2009-2010) Diario Las Américas, Miami, Florida

Bachelor in Journalism and Master in Media Administration. He was deputy director of Diario Las Américas, Miami. Former president and member of the Cultural Affairs Committee of Miami-Dade County. Member of the Board of Directors of Barry University, Miami and of the Pan American Development Foundation, Washington DC.

Enrique Santos Calderón (2008-2009) El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia

Journalist and Colombian writer, was Director of El Tiempo. Graduated in Philosophy and Letters at the University of Los Andes, and specialization in Political Science at the University of Munich. In 1984 he joined the Peace Commission, created by President Belisario Betancur and was special emissary of the government of his brother Juan Manuel Santos, for the beginning of dialogues with the FARC

Earl Maucker (2007-2008) Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale

He worked for 30 years at Sun Sentinel, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, retiring as Editor in 2010. Appointed Editor of the Year by Editor & Publisher (2007). Member of the Board of Ambassadors of Nova Southeastern University. In 2012 he was elected for three years Commissioner of the City of Lighthouse Point. President of Maucker Media Consultants.

Rafael Molina (2006-2007) El Día, Santo Domingo, Rep.Dominicana

Former President of Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his editorial notes. Graduatee in Journalism, Northwestern University, and Doctor of Law, Yale University. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was Director of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Author of reference in journalism with "Valores Periodisticos" and Qué está pasando con la noticia? He died in 2016.

Diana Daniels (2005-2006) The Washington Post Co., Washington DC

Graduated in Law from Cornell University and Harvard University. Since 1991she was vice president, legal advisor and member of the corporate secretariat of The Washington Post, in Washington DC. She was vice president and principal counsel of Newsweek Inc.

Alejo Miró Quesada (2004-2005) El Comercio, Lima,Perú

Lawyer and Peruvian journalist, he was director of the newspaper El Comercio, of Lima, which he joined in 1965 as a sports writer. He founded a documentary production company. Director Global Editors Forum. Former president of the Peruvian Press Council. International Editor of Cosas Internacional magazine.

Jack Fuller (2003-2004) Tribune Publishing, Chicago, Illinois

Former President of Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his editorial notes. Graduate in Journalism, Northwestern University, and Doctor of Law, Yale University. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was Director of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Author of reference in journalism with "Valores Periodisticos" and Qué está pasando con la noticia? He died in 2016.

Andrés García Gamboa (2002-2003) Novedades de Quintana Roo, México

Chemical Engineer Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. Master in Economics and Management, Institute of Advanced Studies of the Company, Barcelona. He was editor of Novedades de Quintana Roo, Cancun, Mexico. He is part ofthe board ofb the SIPSE Group, which includes 3 newspapers, 4 radio stations and 2 televisions in several mexican states.

Robert J. Cox (2001-2002) The Post and Courier, Charleston, S. Carolina

Of British origin, he was editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, where he settled. Vehemente critical of the Argentine military dictatorship. When he received threats and warnings, he decided to moved with his family moved to South Carolina, becoming editor of The Post and Courier. In 2005 te legislature of Buenos Aires granted him recognition for his courage before the dictatorship. He received several journalistic awards.

Danilo Arbilla (2000-2001) Búsqueda, Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguayan journalist. Until 2009 he was director of the Semanario Búsqueda de Montevideo. He directed the Information and Dissemination Center of the Presidency of Uruguay. Columnist in different newspapers of the continent. In 1997 he received the recognition of the Bar Association of San Isidro (Buenos Aires) for his "defense of press freedom".He won the prize María Moors Cabot en 1992.

Tony Pederson (1999-2000) Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas

Journalist and university professor. Former executive editor The Houston Chronicle where he worked for 29 years. Member of the advisory board of the International Center of Journalists. Ethic specialist and defender of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and freedom of the press.

Jorge E. Fascetto (1998-1999) Diario Popular, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CiCivil engineer. Since 2009 President of Diario Popular (Popular Newspaper), Buenos Aires. He was president of El Día, La Plata. He was president of the International Press Institute (IPI), vice president of the Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas de Argentina, ADEPA (Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities) and of the Association of Newspapers of the Interior of Argentina. Ex director of the news agency Argentinas.

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