A journalism professor-medical author and two freelance well being reporters have been elected to the boards of AHCJ and the Middle for Excellence in Well being Care Journalism, bringing freelance illustration on the board as much as six seats — half the whole.
The brand new board members are Daybreak Fallik, who’s a tenured professor of journalism on the College of Delaware and does medical reporting for a number of shops; Michele Cohen Marill, a longtime freelancer and energetic member of AHCJ’s freelance committee; and Tammy Value, additionally a contract journalist who has lengthy been an energetic volunteer with AHCJ.
Incumbents Felice Freyer, board president, Gideon Gil, vp, and Christine Herman have been re-elected. Freyer, who studies on well being for the Boston Globe, mentioned it could be her final time period on AHCJ’s board after serving the previous 13 years. Gil is a managing editor at STAT and Herman is a contract reporter and editor.
Jeanne Erdmann, a longtime freelancer who served on the board for 10 years and as treasurer for 2 of these years, will go away the board. Marlene Harris-Taylor, director of engaged journalism at Ideastream Public Media Cleveland, and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, supervising producer on the Murray Middle for Documentary Journalism within the Missouri Faculty of Journalism, didn’t run for re-election.
New board members start their phrases on Aug. 21.
Aspiring to construct AHCJ’s relationships and membership
Of their candidacy statements, the three new members laid out particular targets they hope to work towards on the board:
Daybreak Fallik, who beforehand labored for each IRE and NICAR, hopes to leverage her information and reporting expertise and instructing expertise to develop AHCJ’s collaborations with journalism colleges, “each to encourage curiosity in medical and psychological well being reporting, and to assist and create internships.” She additionally needs to assist higher entry to AHCJ coaching nationally, particularly amongst mid-career journalists. She’s primarily based in Philadelphia.
Michele Cohen Marill needs to concentrate on enhancing AHCJ’s freelance sources and contribute to the group’s “most essential skilled improvement occasion,” the annual Well being Journalism convention. She hopes to assist workers and members in making the occasion “as well timed and related as doable.” She additionally needs to lift AHCJ’s profile, bettering the group’s recognition because the authority on well being care journalism. She’s primarily based in suburban Atlanta.
Tammy Value ran for the board to extend illustration of freelancers who she believes want extra assist than ever because the trade continues to contract and workers jobs are eradicated. She needs to play an element in making certain that as many freelancers as doable are capable of take part in occasions, which supply essential alternatives for networking and studying new expertise. She hopes to work towards making certain persevering with entry to the alternatives AHCJ gives. She lives in suburban Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
Board members have two-year phrases and may function many phrases as they’re elected to serve. Solely AHCJ’s skilled members can vote in board elections.
