2026-2028 FPES Officers
Jodi Pushkin, President
Newspaper in Education Manager
Tampa Bay Times
PO Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
jpushkin@tampabay.com
727-893-8961
Julie Maglio, Vice President
Publisher
Hernando Sun
PO Box 12203
Brooksville, FL 34603
editor@hernandosun.com
352-238-5454
Sue Bedry, Marketing and Communications
Newspaper in Education Development Officer
Tampa Bay Times
PO Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
sbedry@tampabay.com
727-893-8969
Melissa Mitchell, Director
Vice President of Media & Business Development
Buzz Town Media/Community Press Foundation
542464 USHWY 1
Callahan, FL 32011
melissa@buzztownmedia.com
904-233-1207
Janalyn Peppel, Director
Community Partnership Manager
Mainstreet Daily News
100 NW 76th Dr, Ste 2
Gainesville, FL 32607
janalyn.peppel@mainstreetdailynews.com
352-313-3150
Karen Tower
Executive Director
Florida Press Educational Services
336 E College Ave, Ste 304
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1559
ktower@flpress.com
321-283-5345