Harry Lepinske, President

Harry C. Lepinske, (lepinske@sbcglobal.net) former newspaper editor, radio personality, and part owner of a pioneering TV production company; former accredited military correspondent; retired director, International Business Development Programs/Center For International Research and Education, Purdue University Calumet; professor, business programs with a specialty of teaching foreign government officials and professionals.

Lee Salberg, Vice President

Lee Salberg Vice President of the International Press Club is considered one of the veterans of the television industry when he became Promotion, Marketing, Publicity and TV producer Director of the first affiliate CBS-TV station in Chicago with the call letters WBKB-TV. The station was owned by Paramount Pictures in Hollywood and Balaban & Katz in Chicago. After working for the CBS-TV station for several years the corporation wanted to buy ABC-TV. Red Quinlan who was program director and a pioneer in the TV history of Chicago and my associate developed the FCC exhibit that was presented to FCC in Washington, D.C. which was approved for the purchase of ABC-TV. Red Quinlan and I moved to the Civic Opera house to take over ABC-TV in Chicago. Lee was asked by TV Guide magazine to become an exec for the company which he served about eight years and later became an internmational marketing consultant.

Wayne Toberman

Roland Dix

Rol Dix is Professor Emeritus having retired in 2004 from IIT's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. He is developing a pedal-power therapeutic attachment for a wheelchair at Patpending Marketing, Inc. which he founded. During Prof. Dix's 40 years at IIT his research and teaching concentrated on mechanical design, but included serving as Associate Dean for Academic Computing, and extensive engineering consulting. Rol Dix, (773) 239-3514 10154 S. Seeley Avenue Chicago, IL 60643-2037

Bob Drefs

Henry Wiogrod

Henry Winograd has long had an interest in politics and international affairs. He joined the International Press Club of Chicago after returning from a lengthy overseas assignment, in 1995. He has written for a local Chicago paper, on various topics. Recruited for the board by IPCC's founder, the late Arnie Matanky, Henry Winograd currently serves as the club's Treasurer.

Rodger Hamburg

Roger Hamburg is retired professor emeritus Indiana Unversity South Bend political scinece and public affirs. Many of my pieces are in Bestthinking.com. I belong to MidwestHigh Speed Rail and Indiana High Speed Rail. I am also collaborating with Companions on a Journey, a group of former prisoners and have frequent contact with Wells Fargo and their economic reports. I visited Isreal December '08 with Honest Reporting.com and reported to IPCC. I follow Russian Affiars closely and have visited there. hamburgr@indiana.edu, 574 289 9363 cell 574 850 1343

John Fascia

Jenou Olech

Jim Smedsted

Phil Ksycki

Frank Rowder, Secretary

Stanley Balzekas

Robert Manewith

BOB MANEWITH began his journalism career working "overnights" in the WGN radio and television news department. He later served as Manager of News for both stations and then as their Editorial Director. After leaving the station, he was a congressional press secretary for 14 months (Michael Flanagan, R-IL) and then joined a public relations firm before retiring.

Bob also taught journalism classes at Columbia College for 20 years and at Northwestern (alma mater) for five years. He is a past president of the International Press Club of Chicago, the Chicago Association of Journalists, the Chicago Headline Club and the Illinois News Broadcasters Association.