Board of Directors & Trustees

A board of directors, all serving as volunteers, governs the SATW Foundation. From the directors, up to 10 trustees are elected to serve as officers and oversee day-to-day business. These trustees also serve on a volunteer basis, donating their time and talent.
Founding Chairman
LOWELL THOMAS
Multi-media Travel Journalist
1892–1981		 Honorary Chairman
JAMES MICHENER
Author
1907–1997                         
Founding Director Emeritus
LEN BARNES
Editor Emeritus
Michigan Living
Traverse City, MI
President
DAVID G. MOLYNEAUX
Editor
TheTravelMavens.com
Beachwood, OH
Vice President
JOHN D. MACDONALD
Travel Editor Emeritus
The Seattle Times
Seattle, WA
Secretary
LILIANE J. OPSOMER
Deputy Director and Media Relations
Tourist Office for Flanders, Belgium
New York, NY
Treasurer
ELLIOT A. GILLIES
President
Gillies & Zaiser  
Pomona, NY
Assistant Treasurer
ROBERT HARU FISHER
Contributing Editor
Frommers.com
New York, NY
Assistant Secretary
JAY CLARKE
Travel Writer/Columnist
 Coral Gables, FL
At Large
EDWARD H. STONE
President/Owner
Stone Communications
Fairfield Glade, TN/Estero, FL
Administrator
MARY LU ABBOTT
Editor, Where to Retire 
Houston, TX

 

DIRECTORS:  
TOM ADKINSON

VP/Director of Communications
BOHAN Advertising/Marketing
Nashville, TN

LARRY BLEIBERG

Freelance Travel Writer
Birmingham,AL                    
LAURIE D. BORMAN
Freelance Travel Writer
Highwood, IL		 CAROL FOWLER

Travel Writer/Photographer
Walnut Creek, CA
ED MALONE 
Executive Producer
The Travel Source
Arlington, TX		 ROBERT N. JENKINS
Freelance Travel Writer
St. Petersburg, FL
CYNTHIA BOAL JANSSENS
Freelance Travel Writer
Johannesburg, MI		 PAUL LASLEY
Executive Producer/Editor
On Travel Radio
Santa Ana, CA
NEIL MORGAN
Writer 
La Jolla, CA		 LAWRENCE J. MAYRAN
President
Larry Mayran & Company
Dacula, GA

STUART G. NEWMAN

President
Stuart Newman Associates
Miami, FL

ROBERT W. SEHLINGER

Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press
Birmingham, AL
MARTHA STEGER

Editor 
SeeJaneEdit.com
Midlothian, VA

 JANE WOOLDRIDGE
Executive Business Editor
The Miami Herald
Miami, FL