Staff

Staff Directory

3515 Elida Road
Lima, Ohio 45807
419-223-1010
1-866-310-NEWS (6397) The Lima News is part of Freedom Communications Inc. The privately-held family enterprise ranks as the 14th largest newspaper company in the United States.

Acting Publisher
James Shine
419-993-2051
jshine@limanews.com

Business Manager
Ed Eichler
419-993-2066
eeichler@limanews.com

Human Resources Director
Leila Osting
419-993-2074
losting@limanews.com

Fax: 419-229-0426
Advertising Phone: 419-993-2040
Classified ads: classifieds@limanews.com
419-993-2222 or 1-866-546-2237
Display ads: 419-993-2040
Fax: 419-222-6696

Tear Sheets and Back Issues
Linda Hagerman
419-993-2037
lhagerman@limanews.com (include phone number in e-mail)

Advertising

Regional Display Manager
Steve Beck
419-993-2036
sbeck@limanews.com

Local Display Manager
Natalie Buzzard
419-993-2052
nbuzzard@limanews.com

Ad Services Manager
Susie Rosengarten
419-993-2038
srosengarten@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Jenny Holtsberry
419-993-2045
jholtsberry@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Mike Daley
419-993-2042
mdaley@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Chris Estes
419-993-2047
cestes@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Cathy Lambert
419-993-2048
clambert@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Carmen Pinks
419-993-2006
cpinks@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Chuck Wise
419-993-2043
cwise@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Donna Campbell
419-993-2116
dcampbell@limanews.com

Sales Consultant
Deb Laman
419-993-2050
debbiesue@limanews.com

Online Sales Consultant
Dale Otto
419-993-2012
dotto@limanews.com

Advertising Sales Assistant
Breanne Carder
419-993-2180
bcarder@limanews.com

Advertising Sales Assistant
Alishia Washington
419-993-2047
awashington@limanews.com

Advertising Sales Assistant
Jeani Martin
419-993-2115
jmartin@limanews.com

Advertising Sales Assistant
Allison Whitacre
419-993-2004
awhitacre@limanews.com

Advertising Sales Assistant
Stephanie Mansfield
419-993-2007
smansfield@limanews.com

Major Accounts Sales Consultant
Dave Kreuzberg
419-993-2049
dkreuzberg@limanews.com

Major Accounts Sales Consultant
Angie Horn
419-993-2008
ahorn@limanews.com

Inside Sales Consultant
Lisa Smith
419-993-2039
lsmith@limanews.com

Advertising Administrative Assistant
Ginger Hollar
419-993-2040
ghollar@limanews.com

Circulation

Subscription services Phone:
419-993-2000 or 1-800-686-9914

Hours:
Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon.

Delivery times:
Home delivery subscribers should receive their newspapers no later than 6 a.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sundays.

Fax: 419-993-2022

Circulation Managers

Circulation Director
Todd Russell
419-993-2025
trussell@limanews.com

John Quaintance
Circulation Manager
419-993-2024
jquaintance@limanews.com

Marketing

Marketing Director
Bill Clinger
419-993-2075
bclinger@limanews.com
Fax: 419-229-0426

Marketing Coordinator
Julie Gillespie
419-993-2118
jgillespie@limanews.com

New Media/Internet

Web Production/Technology Manager
Travis Sibold
419-993-2131
tsibold@limanews.com

Web Production Technician
John Bolitho
419-993-2096
jbolitho@limanews.com

Newsroom

Newsroom daytime: 419-993-2058
Evening news/sports number: 419-993-2085
Toll-free number (24 hours): 1-800-686-9924
Fax: 419-229-2926
E-mail general: limanews@limanews.com
E-mail Sports: sports@limanews.com

Editors

Editor
Oversees news operations
Jim Krumel
419-993-2076
jkrumel@limanews.com

Managing Editor
Oversees daily news operation
Diane Pacetti
419-993-2084
dpacetti@limanews.com

Senior Content Editor
Oversees news reporting staff
David Trinko
419-993-2150
dtrinko@limanews.com

Asst. City Editor
Manages newsroom in the evening, edits local copy
Tom Lucente
419-993-2095
tlucente@limanews.com

Sports Editor
Oversees sports department
Larry Graham
419-993-2085
lgraham@limanews.com

Photo Editor
Oversees photo staff
Craig Orosz
419-993-2057
corosz@limanews.com

News Editor
Oversees page designers, headline writers
Tom Williams
419-993-2063
twilliams@limanews.com

Putnam Voice Editor
Nancy Kline
419-231-2444
nkline@limanews.com

Van Wert Voice Editor
J.D. Bruewer
419-993-2083
jdbruewer@limanews.com

Editorial Page Editor
Oversees editorial page, letters to editor
Ron Lederman
419-993-2078
rlederman@limanews.com

Lifestyle
Adrienne Mauk
419-993-2072
amauk@limanews.com

General Information/Obituaries
Nell Daum
419-993-2060
ndaum@limanews.com

Letters to the Editor
419-993-2078
letters@limanews.com

For assistance in any area
Merri Hanjora
Administrative aide
419-993-2058
mhanjora@limanews.com

News Reporters

Allen County
Bart Mills
419-993-2184
bmills@limanews.com

City of Lima
Heather Rutz
419-993-2094
hrutz@limanews.com

Columnist
Mike Lackey
419-993-2092
mlackey@limanews.com

Courts/Police
Greg Sowinski
419-993-2090
gsowinski@limanews.com

Education
Beth Jokinen
419-993-2093
bjokinen@limanews.com

Reporter
Bob Blake
419-993-2077
bblake@limanews.com

Lifestyle reporter/Columnist
Brian Evans
419-993-2098
bevans@limanews.com

Lifestyle Reporter
Kate Lohnes
419-993-2101
klohnes@limanews.com

Lifestyle reporter/Columnist
Kim Kincaid
419-993-2059
kkincaid@limanews.com

Evening/General Assignment reporter
Kimberly Simmons
419-993-2101
ksimmons@limanews.com

Sports Reporters

Jeremy Schneider
419-993-2088
jschneider@limanews.com

Jim Naveau
419-993-2087
jnaveau@limanews.com

Tom Usher
419-993-2089
tusher@limanews.com

Photographers

Craig Orosz
419-993-2057
corosz@limanews.com

Kelli Cardinal
419-993-2057
kcardinal@limanews.com

The Basic Information For A Press Release
* Who * What * Where * When *Why * How
Include the name and address of person who submitted information, both home and at work. Note if the event is a benefit and who/what it benefits Always submit information in writing, as soon as possible. This helps eliminate the chance of errors. Also, we do not have the resources to take items over the telephone. Photographs The best photographs are events or activities when they are happening. If possible, please let us know about events in advance.

IT/Systems

Systems Integration Manager
Eric Germann
419-993-2054
egermann@limanews.com

Assistant Systems Integration Manager
Gary Plescher
419-993-2054
gplescher@limanews.com

Operations

Operations Manager
Bob Rodi
419-993-2104
brodi@limanews.com

Printing Supervisor
Jack Hunt
419-993-2122
jhunt@limanews.com

Building Superintendent
Chip Moreo
419-993-2108
cmoreo@limanews.com

About Freedom Communications Corporate Offices

1766 Fitch
Irvine, Calif. 92614-6022
Phone: 949-253-2300

The company, Freedom Communications Inc., is a privately held family enterprise that now ranks as the 14th largest newspaper company in the United States. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Freedom publishes 27 daily newspapers and nearly 40 weekly publications. The newspapers combined daily circulation is slightly more than 1.2 million subscribers. Freedom's flagship newspaper is the Orange County Register, with a circulation of 360,000 in Southern California. The Register has a reputation as one of the finest newspapers in the world with its three Pulitzer Prizes and innovative design, graphics and color. Freedom also owns eight television stations: five CBS affiliates and three ABC affiliates. Company founder R.C. Hoiles left a legacy based on the principles of voluntarism and the libertarian philosophy. Those legacy values -- integrity, self-responsibility, respect for individual freedom, community and life-long learning -- are the cornerstones of the Freedom Way

Daily Newspapers
Arizona, Mesa: The Tribune
Sun City: Daily News-Sun
Yuma: The Yuma Daily Sun California
California, Barstow: Desert Dispatch
Marysville: Appeal Democrat
Orange County: The Register
Porterville: The Portville Recorder
Victorville: Daily Press Colorado
Colorado Springs: The Gazette
Florida, Fort Walton Beach: Northwest Florida Daily
Panama City: The News Herald
Indiana, Seymour: The Tribune
Illinois, Alton: The Telegraph
Jacksonville: Journal-Courier
Missouri, Sedalia: The Sedalia Democrat
New Mexico, Clovis: Clovis News Journal
Portales: Portales News-Tribune
North Carolina, Burlington: Times-News
Gastonia: The Gaston Gazette
Jacksonville: The Daily News
New Bern: Sun Journal
Shelby: The Star
Ohio, Lima: The Lima News
Texas, Brownsville: The Brownsville Herald
Harlingen: Valley Morning Star
McAllen: The Monitor
Odessa: Odessa American

Television Stations
Florida, West Palm Beach, CBS, WPEC-TV, Channel 12
Michigan, Kalamazoo, CBS, WWMT-TV, Channel 3
Lansing, ABC, WLAJ-TV, Channel 53
New York, Schenectady, CBS, WRGB-TV, Channel 6
Oregon, Medford, CBS, KTVL-TV, Channel 10
Rhode Island, Providence, ABC, WLNE-TV, Channel 6
Tennessee, Chattanooga, ABC, WTVC-TV, Channel 9
Texas, Beaumont, CBS, KFDM-TV, Channel 6