{"id":10125,"date":"2016-12-12T18:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T18:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2016-12-15T23:45:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T23:45:06","slug":"ona-names-irving-washington-cae-as-next-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/2016\/12\/12\/ona-names-irving-washington-cae-as-next-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"ONA names Irving Washington, CAE, as next Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> — The Online News Association, the world\u2019s largest organization of digital journalists, is pleased to announce that ONA Deputy Director Irving Washington, CAE, will succeed Jane McDonnell as Executive Director, effective Jan. 1, 2017.<\/p>\n

In his current role, Irving serves as a key contributor to short- and long-term planning and strategy, responsible for operations and programming. Since joining ONA in 2011, he has managed ONA\u2019s highest-profile initiatives, including the $1M Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education<\/a>, served as point person for all logistics for ONA\u2019s annual conference<\/a> and has grown the organization\u2019s critical diversity and professional development programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a thorough search process, it was clear that Irving was the best choice to help us write ONA’s next chapter,\u201d said Joshua Hatch, ONA Board President. \u201cHis background, knowledge, passion and professionalism are unmatched, and all of ONA will be the beneficiary of his leadership.”
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“It’s hard to express how happy I am that Irving will be taking on this critical role,” said McDonnell. “Having worked closely with him over the past five years on everything from strategy to finances to operations, I know ONA will be in the best of hands.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to ONA because I believe in its mission and am inspired by our community\u2019s unparalleled passion\u201d said Washington. \u201cOur sweet spot is bringing together people with cutting-edge ideas from all backgrounds to help solve our industry\u2019s toughest challenges. I\u2019m immensely grateful for Jane\u2019s leadership and I look forward to working with our amazing staff and board to continue serving our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Irving<\/a>Irving has earned the designation of Certified Association Executive (CAE) by the American Society of Association Executives<\/a> (ASAE) and is a 2016 Fellow of the prestigious Punch Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program<\/a>. Among the many honors he\u2019s received are the Connect Magazine\u2019s 40 under 40 award in 2013 and both the Ball State University Black Alumni Achievement Award (2016) and Journalism Young Alumnus Award (2012).<\/p>\n

As a media diversity advocate, Irving has managed programming and fundraising initiatives for journalists, media professionals and students nationwide, including ONA\u2019s Knight and CNN Diversity Fellowships. As program manager for the National Association of Black Journalists, he created new partnerships for its student programs, which annually gave over $100,000 in scholarships. He also launched the organization\u2019s all-digital platform for the annual Salute to Excellence National Media Awards, the largest journalism awards competition recognizing issues affecting the worldwide black community and African diaspora.<\/p>\n

Previously, Washington served as Diversity Education Coordinator for the Radio-Television Digital News Foundation, which promotes the hiring, training, promotion and retention of professionals of color in television, radio and digital news. He managed Foundation events and projects, including the High School Journalism Project, Educators in the Newsroom Project, and the scholarship, fellowship and internship programs. He served on the team that launched one of the nation\u2019s first websites exclusively for high school broadcast journalists.<\/p>\n

He is a member of ASAE\u2019s Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and serves on the Journalism Alumni Society Board of Directors of his alma mater, Ball State University, from which he received a degree in Journalism.<\/p>\n

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About ONA<\/h3>\n

The Online News Association is the world\u2019s largest association of digital journalists. ONA\u2019s mission is to inspire innovation and excellence among journalists to better serve the public. The membership includes news writers, producers, designers, editors, bloggers, developers, photographers, educators, students and others who produce news for and support digital delivery systems. ONA also hosts the annual Online News Association conference and administers the Online Journalism Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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