Seven elected to IRE Board of Directors

IRE members elected seven new directors to the IRE board on Saturday evening at the organization's annual conference in New Orleans.

The newly elected members are: Sarah Cohen, The New York Times; Andrew Donohue, Reveal + The Center for Investigative Reporting; Ellen Gabler, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch; Nicole Vap, KUSA-TV-Denver; Phil Williams, WTVF-Nashville; and Lee Zurik, WVUE-TV-New Orleans.

The board then selected members of the executive committee. They are: Matt Goldberg, president; Ziva Branstetter, vice president; Ellen Gabler, secretary; Andrew Donohue, treasurer, Phil Williams and past-president Sarah Cohen.

The membership also elected two members to the Contest Committee. They are: Jim Polk, formerly of CNN, and Saleem Khan, INVSTG8.NET.