Tim Douglass, publisher of the Pope County Tribune & Times of Glenwood and Starbuck, was elected to the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board and will serve as treasurer.  He was elected Feb. 2 during the association’s annual meeting at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest. 

Crystal Miller, publisher of the Albert Lea Tribune and the Austin Daily Herald, was elected president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA). Miller is the 143rd president of MNA, representing more than 260 newspapers across Minnesota.

She succeeds Chad Koenen of Henning Publications. Koenen will transition to the position of immediate past president on the MNA Board of Directors.

Justin Lessman of the Jackson County Pilot is the association’s new first vice president, Tara Brandl of the Tracy Area Headlight Herald is second vice president and Kelly Boldan of the West Central Tribune of Willmar is MNA’s third vice president. Other directors are Steve Jameson, publisher of The Free Press of Mankato, Bill Gaier of Finance & Commerce and Ted Almen of the Kerkhoven Banner. 

The 157th Annual MNA Convention was held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Brooklyn Park.  MNA hosted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and Star Tribune Publisher Steve Grove at its Friday convention luncheon. Child safety advocates Patty Wetterling and Joy Baker gave the keynote address at the Thursday luncheon.