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Senior Management
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Tom Stamper (Acting CEO) - Joined Westward in 2005 and oversees HCN's operations. Previously, Tom had worked for The Dallas Morning News. In his more than 25 years with the Morning News, Tom had progressed from a pressroom supervisor to a Senior Production Director. At Westward, Tom has focused on driving efficiencies, reducing newsprint waste, increasing press maintenance and building a team of professionals to efficiently produce quality products. |
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Chuck Baldwin (VP, CFO) - Joined Westward in 2005 as CFO after working for 4 years as Chief Accounting Officer of MessagePro (a calling center company affiliated with the CapStreet Group). Prior to joining MessagePro, Chuck worked at Bank United for 16 years. |
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Peter Monfiletto (VP, CTO) - Joined the company in the fall of 2005 and has had a significant positive impact on upgrading the technology infrastructure of the company and developing a comprehensive technology strategy. Pete has an MBA and extensive experience as a CTO. |
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Asa Cole (President and Publisher, CCN) - Asa has worked for ASP Westward as president and publisher of Colorado Community Newspapers since January 2007. Prior to that he most recently spent seven years with MediaNews Group, Inc. in Alaska and Massachusetts working with both daily and weekly newspapers. His past experience included both dailies and weeklies with Harte-Hanks, Inc. and Community Newspapers Company, a division of Fidelity Capital, throughout Massachusetts. |
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Billy Holder (VP, East Texas) - Joined Westward in 1980. He became Team Leader for East Texas in 1996 and was promoted to Vice President in charge of ETCN in 1998. |
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Jonathan McElvy (Director of Editorial & General Manager) - Joined the company in August, 2006. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, has worked as a sports editor, editor and publisher of newspapers in Alabama. |
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Mike Read (Director of Online Development) - Joined Westward in January 2008. Most recently, Mike served as the Web Operations and Development Editor at the Houston Chronicle for more than 12 years. Prior to joining the Houston Chronicle, Mike worked for the Houston Post for 23 years in various positions including the Director of Newsroom Technology. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Texas Tech University. |
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Jim Fredricks (Editor/Publisher The Courier) - Joined Westward in August 1996. Jim has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. Prior to joining ASP Westward, Jim worked as a reporter, copy editor and ultimately city editor of the Denton Record-Chronicle in Denton, Texas.
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