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Board of directors

CPA is guided by a volunteer board made up primarily of representatives from news organizations across Colorado. These leaders bring their experience and perspectives to the work of strengthening local journalism throughout the state.

Lee Bachlet

President

SVP of Growth and Innovation, CherryRoad

Lee Bachlet

President

Lee Bachlet is senior vice president of growth and innovation at CherryRoad, where he works on services and business development for local publishers. He previously served as CherryRoad’s chief operating officer and vice president of growth and development. His newspaper career includes leadership roles with Gannett and GateHouse Media, including responsibility for Colorado publications and The Pueblo Chieftain. Earlier work included The Denver Post, Denver Newspaper Agency and other regional newspapers. His experience spans publishing, sales and business operations in local and regional media. He studied political science and theater at the University of Wyoming.

David Cook

Vice President

Publisher, Aspen Daily News

David Cook

Vice President

David Cook is publisher of the Aspen Daily News. He became publisher in 2014 and a co-owner in 2017. Following Hoffmann Media Group’s acquisition in December 2025, he continued to lead the newspaper’s day-to-day operations and represent it in the Roaring Fork Valley. His work focuses on sustaining the paper’s local leadership, community reporting and editorial independence.

Nicole Miller

Treasurer

Publisher, Summit Daily News and Steamboat Pilot & Today

Nicole Miller

Treasurer

Nicole Miller is publisher of the Summit Daily News and Steamboat Pilot & Today. She joined the Summit Daily as editor in May 2019 after serving in editing and digital-engagement roles at the Steamboat Pilot. Her career also includes marketing, social media and public relations work at Steamboat Resort. A Colorado native, she earned a journalism degree at the University of Colorado Boulder, with an emphasis in environmental studies.

Mark Craddock

Secretary

Assistant Editor, World Journal Newspaper

Mark Craddock

Secretary

Mark Craddock reports for the World Journal, with work ranging from local government, business and environmental reporting to photography and informational graphics. The newspaper reported that he received 16 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s 2026 competition for work published in 2025. His journalism is part of the World Journal’s coverage of communities in southern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico.

Linda Shapley

Past President

News Director, KUNC

Linda Shapley

Past President

Linda Carpio Shapley is news director at KUNC. A longtime Colorado journalist, she has held leadership roles at The Denver Post, Colorado Politics, Colorado Community Media, the Greeley Tribune and the Rocky Mountain Collegian. She also served as interim CEO and president of Rocky Mountain Student Media at Colorado State University. In 2026, SPJ Colorado honored her career contributions with its Keeper of the Flame award.

Vince Bzdek

Director

Journalist and author

Vince Bzdek

Director

Vince Bzdek is a Colorado journalist, columnist and author who has led The Gazette, The Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics. Raised in a newspaper family in Brush, he began his career at the Colorado Springs Sun and later held editing positions at The Denver Post and The Washington Post. He returned to Colorado in 2016. He is the author of political biographies of Nancy Pelosi and the Kennedy brothers.

Tamara Chuang

Director

Business and technology reporter, The Colorado Sun

Tamara Chuang

Director

Tamara Chuang covers business, technology and the local economy for The Colorado Sun, which she cofounded in 2018. Her reporting includes broadband, cybersecurity, startups and the challenges facing Colorado employers and workers. She writes What’s Working, a newsletter covering jobs, hiring, training and labor issues. Her reporting has received recognition from the Colorado Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Lee Ann Colacioppo

Director

Executive Editor, The Denver Post

Lee Ann Colacioppo

Director

Lee Ann Colacioppo is the executive editor of The Denver Post, a position she has held since 2016. Colacioppo joined The Post in 1999 as an assistant city editor, and since then she has held several editing positions, including city editor, investigations editor and news director. She previously worked at The Des Moines Register, Greenville (S.C.) News and Kingsport (Tenn.) Times-News. She is a Denver native. Education: BA from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

Patrick Ferrucci

Director

Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder

Patrick Ferrucci

Director

Patrick Ferrucci is a professor and chair of the Department of Journalism in the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research examines how journalism funding models shape journalists’ work. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.

Charity Huff

Director

CEO and owner, January Spring; CEO and publisher, 5280 Magazine

Charity Huff

Director

Charity Huff is CEO and owner of January Spring and CEO and publisher of 5280 Magazine. She founded January Spring to help publishers and businesses develop their digital marketing and advertising. She acquired 5280 in 2024 and continues to lead both companies.

Brittany Winkfield

Director

Director, Colorado Ethnic Media Exchange

Brittany Winkfield

Director

Brittany Winkfield is a Denver native who leads Back2Basics and the Colorado Ethnic Media Exchange. She studied communications, with a concentration in photo and print journalism, at Oakwood University. Her early publishing experience included internships at the Aurora Sentinel and 5280. She founded Back2Basics Magazine in 2012 and has worked in storytelling, media strategy and community programs. The Colorado Association of Black Journalists named her journalist of the year in 2013.