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
Oberlin, OH
Vice President
JOHN D. MACDONALD
Travel Editor Emeritus
The Seattle Times
Seattle, WA
Secretary
LILIANE J. OPSOMER
Deputy Director and Media Relations
Belgian Tourist Office for Flanders & Brussels
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
Trustees At Large
EDWARD H. STONE
President/Owner
Stone Communications
Fairfield Glade, TN/Estero, FL

JANE WOOLDRIDGE
Executive Business Editor
The Miami Herald
Miami, FL

CYNTHIA BOAL JANSSENS
Editor, AllThingsCruise.com
Johannesburg, MI
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 Editor/Writer
Birmingham,AL                    
LAURIE D. BORMAN
Editor/Writer, Spertus
Chicago, IL		 LEE FOSTER
Travel Writer/Photographer
Foster Travel Publishing
Berkeley, CA
CAROL FOWLER

Travel Writer/Photographer
Walnut Creek, CA

 ROBERT N. JENKINS
Freelance Travel Writer
St. Petersburg, FL
PAUL LASLEY
Executive Producer/Editor
On Travel Radio
Santa Ana, CA		 ED MALONE
Travel Editor/Broadcaster
The Travel Source
Arlington, TX
LAWRENCE J. MAYRAN
President
Larry Mayran & Company
Dacula, GA		 NEIL MORGAN
Senior Editor/Commentator
La Jolla, CA

STUART G. NEWMAN

President
Stuart Newman Associates
Miami, FL

ROBERT W. SEHLINGER

Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press
Birmingham, AL
MARTHA W. STEGER

Editorial Services
Midlothian, VA