Oklahoma Press Association elects new officers

Jeff Funk

Jeff Funk, publisher of the Enid News & Eagle, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association.

Funk, who directs operations of the seven-day daily newspaper and the EnidNews.com digital news sites, was elected at the OPA Convention to a one-year term that began July 1.

In addition to his role at the News & Eagle, Funk also serves as publisher of the Stillwater News Press and as a team leader for Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., assisting with nine other Oklahoma publications.

Other officers elected to one-year terms were: Robby Trammell, news editor at The Oklahoman, as vice president; Gloria Trotter, co-publisher of The Countywide & Sun, as treasurer; and Jeff Mayo, associate publisher of the Sequoyah County Times, as past president.

Newly elected to serve a two-year term as a director was Mike Strain, news editor at the Tulsa World; John Denny Montgomery, assistant editor at The Purcell Register, was elected to a new three-year term as director; and Ted Streuli, executive editor of The Journal Record, was elected to his second three-year term on the board.

Other members serving on the OPA Board of Directors are Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat; Brian Blansett, The Shawnee News-Star, and Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune. Mark Thomas is the executive vice president of the OPA.