Board of Directors

The Student Press Law Center’s board of directors is charged with the responsibility of making decisions on the overall strategic direction and priorities of SPLC. The board sets policy, plans for the future, and monitors finances, development and funding.

Read the board’s bylaws.

The board consists of up to 15 volunteers from across the fields of journalism, education, law, philanthropy and nonprofit management. It meets four times per year. Board members serve for three-year terms which are renewable for one additional term.

Board of Directors Officers:

  • Chair: Steven A. Holmes
  • Vice Chair: Angela Buonocore
  • Treasurer: open
  • Recording Secretary: Adriana Chavira

Committee Chairs:

  • Governance Chair: Ava Lubell
  • Development Chair: Wendy Wallace
  • Program Chair: Katie Townsend
  • Communications Chair: Mira Lowe

Board Members

Chief Communications Officer

Angela Buonocore

Ballard Spahr LLP

Matthew Cate

High School Journalism Teacher

Adriana Chavira

Deputy Litigation Director, Knight First Amendment Institute

Katie Fallow

Elon University

Kelly Furnas

Managing Editor, The Dartmouth

Charlotte Hampton

Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, iCivics

Shawn Healy

Former Executive Director of Standards and Practices, CNN

Steven A. Holmes

Dean, School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, Florida A&M University

Mira Lowe

Assistant General Counsel at Dow Jones

Ava Lubell

CNN Correspondent

Katelyn Polantz

Founder & President, Pitch Publicity

Amy Summers

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Katie Townsend

Managing Editor, The Atlantic

Andrea Valdez

Director of Foundation Relations, Poynter

Wendy Wallace