Officers

Ayan Mittra, President
Journalism Director
Alliance for Trust in Media
Austin

Yvonne Mintz, Vice President
Editor and Publisher
The Facts
Clute

Debbie Hiott, Secretary
General Manager
KUT Public Media
Austin

Thomas Williams, Treasurer
Attorney
Haynes & Boone LLP
Fort Worth

Executive Committee

Arif Panju
Managing Attorney (Texas)
Institute for Justice
Austin

Jim Hemphill
Shareholder
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Austin

Chris Cobler
CEO
The Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth

John Bridges
Journalism Instructor
University of Texas at Austin

Josh Brodesky
Editorial Page Editor
San Antonio Express-News

Brenda De Anda-Swann
General Manager
KVIA-TV
El Paso

Joe Ellis
Investigative Executive Producer
KVUE-TV
Austin

David Foy
Senior Director
State Government Affairs
South Region
RELX Inc.
Austin

Diana R. Fuentes
Executive Director
Investigative Reporters & Editors
San Antonio

Thomas M. Gregor
Attorney
Gregor, Wynne and Arney
Houston

Josh Hinkle
Director of Investigations & Innovation
KXAN
Austin

Amy Hollyfield
Managing Editor
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas

David Kahne
Owner
Law Office of David A. Kahne
Houston

Joe Larsen
Attorney
Gregor, Wynne and Arney
Houston

Lauren McGaughy
Investigative Reporter
The Texas Newsroom
Austin

Katherine “Missy” Minter
Attorney at Law
Austin

JT Morris
Senior Attorney
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Austin

Tony Plohetski
Investigative Reporter
Austin American-Statesman and KVUE

Laura Prather
Attorney
Haynes & Boone LLP
Austin

Carlos Sanchez
Journalist &
retired county public affairs director
McAllen

Zahira Torres
Senior Editor
ProPublica-Texas Tribune
Investigative Unit
El Paso

Paul Watler
Attorney
Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas