The Missouri Press Association nominating committee meets each July to slate officer candidates. If you would like to nominate someone, or yourself, for an officer or director position, please complete the nomination form and return it to Missouri Press Association by July 1.
MPA Board of Directors Candidate Nomination Form
MISSOURI PRESS HALL OF FAME
2025 Missouri Press Association Officers and Directors
President
Peggy Scott
Leader Publications | Festus
First Vice-President
Bryan Chester
Columbia Missourian
Second Vice-President
Bryan E. Jones
The Morgan County Statesman | Versailles
Secretary
Donna Bischoff
BridgeTower Media, St. Louis
Treasurer
Jaime Mowers
Webster-Kirkwood Times, St. Louis
Director
Ron Schott
Wright County Journal | Mountain Grove
Director
Ken Garner
Garner Media Holdings | Maryville
Director
Kimberly Combs
Better Newspapers Inc | Piedmont
Director
Mike Scott
NEMO News Media Group, Kahoka
NNA Chair
Hannah Spaar
The Odessan
Director
Gary Castor
News Tribune | Jefferson City
Director
Sandy Nelson
The Courier-Tribune | Liberty
Director
Tim Schmidt
Montgomery Standard | Montgomery City
Past President
Amos Bridges
Springfield News-Leader
2025 Missouri Press Service Officers and Directors
MPS President
Roger Dillon
The Current Wave | Eminence
MPS Vice President
Liz Irwin
Missouri Lawyers Weekly
MPS Secretary-Treasurer
Trevor Vernon
Eldon Advertiser
MPS Director
Jeff Schrag
The Daily Events | Springfield
MPS Director
Dennis Warden
Gasconade County Republican | Owensville
