A Dozen Change Agents

The Poynter Institute announced its inaugural class of McCormick Change Leadership Fellows yesterday - a diverse line-up of media managers from across the country coming together to spark innovation and update management techniques in embattled, digitally-driven newsrooms .

Though they're not giving up their day jobs, the group will assemble for discussion and training in March . Later, they will be tapped to lead seminars and workshops for journalism organizations, including Poynter.

The 12 fellows are:

• Eileen Brown -- Director of innovation, Daily Herald/Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Ill.

• Mark Cardwell -- Managing editor, digital media, The Denver Post, Denver, Colo.

• Lisa Carricaburu -- Assistant managing editor, the Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Rodrigo F. Cervantes -- Editor, Mundo Hispánico, Atlanta, Ga.

• Mae Cheng -- Executive editor, amNewYork, New York, N.Y.

• Jane Elizabeth -- Director of online news, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.

• Emilio Garcia-Ruiz -- Sports editor, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

• Lisa Glowinski -- Editor of the Rockford Register Star's "GO" features section, Rockford, Ill.

• Damon Kiesow -- Managing editor, online, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.

• Will Pry -- Editor of The Dallas Morning News' "Briefing" publication, Dallas, Texas

• Yvette Walker -- Director of presentation and custom publishing, Oklahoma Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.

• Jennifer Ward -- Assistant managing editor/interactive, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, Calif.

For more on the program, visit: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=128&aid=156530