Staff

Staff Directory

3515 Elida Road
Lima, Ohio 45807
419-223-1010
1-866-310-NEWS (6397)

Lobby open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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

Interactive Sales Manager
Dale Otto
419-993-2012
dotto@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

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: 419-221-2884

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

Newsroom

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. E-mail your information to info@limanews.com.

Photographs: The best photographs are events or activities when they are happening. If possible, please let us know about events in advance by e-mailing info@limanews.com or calling 419-993-2057.

Newsroom daytime: 419-993-2150
Evening news/sports number: 419-993-2085
Toll-free number (24 hours): 1-800-686-9924
Fax: 419-229-2926
E-mail general: info@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

Night Editor
Manages newsroom in the evening, edits local copy
Thomas J. Lucente Jr.
419-993-2095
tlucente@limanews.com

Sports Editor
Oversees sports department
Ross Bishoff
419-993-2085
rbishoff@limanews.com

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

News Editor
Oversees page designers, headline writers
Kiarash Zarezadeh
419-993-2063
kzarazadeh@limanews.com

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

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

Lifestyle/Special Sections Editor
Oversees daily lifestyle section, special sections
Adrienne McGee
419-993-2072
amcgee@limanews.com

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

Business
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

Reporter
J.D. Bruewer
419-993-2083
jdbruewer@limanews.com

Reporter
Tyrel Linkhorn
419-993-2181
tlinkhorn@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

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