Our team

APFJ is supported and guided by our Board — thought leaders in the fields of journalism and philanthropy. Collectively, their deep experiences and knowledge steer the course for APFJ and support and protect the future of American journalism.

Board of Directors

Kathleen Carroll,

Kathleen Carroll

Kathleen Carroll is an experienced journalism leader, local news champion and fierce advocate for the rights of journalists to work freely and safely. For more than 14 years, she was…

Mary Graham

Mary W. Graham co-directs the Transparency Policy Project at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Her research focuses on the politics of public disclosure, information strategies to improve…

Julie Pace is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of The Associated Press, leading global news coverage from more than 100 countries. Since Pace assumed the role in 2021, AP has significantly expanded its digital…

Daisy Veerasingham

Daisy Veerasingham is the 14th person to lead The Associated Press since its founding in 1846. Veerasingham became president and CEO of the AP in January 2022, after serving as…

Lauren Williams

Lauren Williams is cofounder and CEO of Capital B, a nonprofit local-national news organization serving Black audiences that launched in January 2022. Before starting Capital B, Williams was senior vice…

Officers

Jeremy Carmel was appointed as AP’s treasurer in early 2014, and leads AP’s treasury, global tax, global procurement, global real estate, and administrative services teams. He also oversees the Company’s cross-departmental global…

Victoria Collins,

Victoria Collins

Victoria Collins is Secretary and director of operations for the AP Fund for Journalism. She was previously director of operations and interim president of theguardian.org and director of philanthropy operations…

Rachel White is CEO of the AP Fund for Journalism whose mission is to deepen coverage of issues of public interest, extending the reach of fact-based, nonpartisan journalism to more…

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