Dennis DeRossett named new IPA Executive Director

Starting February 8, Dennis DeRossett will leave his post as publisher of the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Ill. and become the Executive Director of the Illinois Press Association. DeRossett has been an IPA board member for six years and brings a wealth of journalism and publishing experience to the largest state newspaper association in the U.S. The McCormick Foundation congratulates him as he heads one of our grantee programs.