Club Team Leaders establish community habits for 2025
The National Press Club’s Team leaders — selected each year by the new Club president — for 2025 gathered on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for a retreat focused on building community and strengthening engagement. These dedicated volunteers lead the Club’s teams, helping to foster connection and opportunities for members.
During the retreat, Team leaders worked together to establish a set of community habits that will guide them and their teams throughout the year. Here's what they agreed:
- We will respect and amplify NPC members' expertise.
- We will maintain clear and consistent communication with members.
- We will come together to amplify our impact for members.
- We will promptly and directly address any issues.
- We will establish norms to build trust among members.
- We will model strong standards and ethics for members.
By committing to these habits, Team leaders aim to ensure that Club teams remain inclusive, welcoming and effective — creating a positive experience for both longtime members and newcomers alike.
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Meet Your 2025 Team Leaders:
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Awards |
Tara Copp – Serves on the Club’s Board of Governors and as a Pentagon and national security correspondent for The Associated Press Angela Greiling Keane – Served as the Club’s 2013 president and current News Director at Bloomberg Government |
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Broadcast-Podcast |
Mike Hempen – Chief Audio Supervisor at The Associated Press Adam Konowe – Adjunct professor of communications at The American University Casey Morell – Producer at NPR Politics Podcast |
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Communicators |
Aliza Bran – Director of Media Relations at International Spy Museum Steve Honig – President at The Honig Company, LLC Mitch Marovitz – Director & Professor for the Communications, Journalism, and Speech Program at University of Maryland Global Campus |
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Freedom of the Press |
Emily Wilkins – Served as the Club’s 2024 president and current correspondent for CNBC |
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Freelancers |
Danny Freedman – Freelance journalist Andrea Murad – Freelance journalist |
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Headliners |
Jen Judson – Served as the Club’s 2022 president and current land warfare reporter at Defense News |
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History & Heritage |
DJ Caulfield – Retired from General Services Administration Paul Deveney – Retired from University of Miami Gil Klein – Served as the Club’s 1994 president and as the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s 2024 president |
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International Correspondents |
Nicola Wenz – Producer for ZDF German TV |
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Member Author |
Heather Forsgren Weaver – Author and freelance journalist Natalie Jacobsen – Director of Marketing & Communications at Airlink, Inc. and author |
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Membership *Application Required |
Peter Urban – Contributing writer and editor at AARP |
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Photography |
Noël-Marie Fletcher – Photographer and author Alan Kotok – Photographer and CEO at Technology News and Literature |
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Professional Development |
Darren Samuelsohn – White House & Congress Editor at USA Today |
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Publications |
Donna Leinwand Leger – Served as the Club’s 2009 president and current senior adviser at Stanton Communications Mark Schoeff, Jr. – serves as Secretary on the Club’s Board of Governors and financial services reporter at CQ Roll Call |
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Scholarships |
Erin Looney – Associate Director of Content and Strategic Communications at Design-Build Institute of America Caitlin Mullaney – Legal reporter at Tax Analysts |
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Young Members |
HyoJung Kim – Video journalist at The Washington Post Maggie Rhoads – Journalism & Mass Communications student at George Washington University |
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