Join the SPJ Oregon Board!

Help journalists in Oregon and SW Washington by joining the board of directors for the Society of Professional Journalists. We have four two-year term seats open and one one-year term seat that is reserved for journalism-related faculty and students. 

Our nine-member board of volunteers meets monthly to plan events such as the annual regional contest, training opportunities and fundraisers to fund our lobbying efforts in Salem and internships. You’ll have a hand in deciding which projects we focus on, and which policies we’d like to address to best support journalists in our region.

SPJ Oregon's board also has a seat reserved for journalism faculty and students. We encourage any college student actively studying or participating in journalism — whether or not your school has a journalism program — to apply for the seat. This board member serves a one-year term. 

Board candidate applications are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, Sept. 30, and voting will begin Oct. 1 and run through Oct. 7. We will announce the newly elected board members at our Oct. 8 fall conference at the University of Oregon (for more information about the fall conference, visit here). 

The four open seats serve two-year terms and another one-year term seat is reserved for educators and students. Email a brief statement of candidacy to info@spjoregon.com.