National Freedom of Information Coalition

Members

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Alabama Center for Open Government
P.O. Box 1000
Montgomery, AL 36101-1000
Contact: Kenneth M. Hare, Montgomery Advertiser Editorial Page Editor
Phone: (334) 262-1611
Email hkare@montgomeryadvertiser.com

Alaska FOI Coalition
750 West 2nd. Avenue, Suite 102
Anchorage, AK 99501
Contact: Larry Campbell, Alaska AP Bureau Chief
Phone (907) 272-7596 | Fax (907) 274-2189
Email Lcampbell@ap.org

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First Amendment Coalition of Arizona, Inc.
Perkins Coie Brown & Bain P.A.
2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Contact: Daniel C. Barr
Phone (602) 351-8085 | Fax (602) 648-7085
Email barr@dbarr@perkinscoie.com

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California First Amendment Coalition
534 4th Street, Suite B.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Contact: Peter Scheer, Executive Director
Phone (415) 460-5060 | Fax (415) 460-5155
Email ps@cfac.org

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Californians Aware
2218 Homewood Way
Carmichael, CA 95608
Contact: Terry Francke, General Counsel
Phone (916) 487-7000 | Fax (916) 487-7999
Email terry@calaware.org

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First Amendment Project
1736 Franklin St., 9th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Contact: David Greene, Executive Director and Staff Counsel
Phone (510) 208-7744 | Fax (510) 208-4562
Email fap@thefirstamendment.org

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Colorado Freedom of Information Council
1336 Glenarm Place
Denver, CO 80204
Contact: Thomas B. Kelley, President
Phone (303) 607-3500 | Fax 607-3600
Email TKelley@faegre.com

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Connecticut Foundation for Open Government
P.O. Box 465
Danbury, CT 06813
Contact: Janet Manko, President

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Delaware Coalition for Open Government
P.O Box 30108
Contact: Rita Farrell, President
Phone (302) 658-9900
E-mail: ritafarrell@earthlink.net

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Brechner Center for Freedom of Information
3208 Weimer Hall
P.O. Box 118400
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8400
Contact: Sandra Chance, Director
Phone (352) 392-2273 | Fax (352) 392-9173
E-mail: schance@jou.ufl.edu

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Florida First Amendment Foundation
336 E. College Avenue, Suite 101
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1554
Contact: Barbara Petersen, President
Phone (850) 224-4555 | Fax (850) 224-0435
Email sunshine@floridafaf.org

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Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
College of Journalism and Communications
University of Florida
2060 Weimer Hall
P.O. Box 118400
Gainesville, FL 32611-8400
Contact: Bill Chamberlin, CAP Director
Phone (352) 273-1095 | Fax (352) 273-1094
E-mail: bchamberlin@jou.ufl.edu

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Georgia First Amendment Foundation
Georgia First Amendment Foundation
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 350
Decatur, GA 30030-2588
Contact: Hollie Manheimer, Executive Director
Phone (404) 525-3646 | Fax (404) 377-0486
Email info@gfaf.org

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Honolulu Community-Media Council
P.O. Box 22415
Honolulu, HI 96823-2415
Contact: Beth-Ann Kozlovich, Chair
Phone (808) 222-3035
Email emailbkoz1@aol.com

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Open Government Coalition of Hawaii
500 Ala Moana Boulevard, No. 7-210
Honolulu, HI 96813
Contact: Stirling Morita, Night Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Phone (808) 529-4747
Email smorita@starbulletin.com

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Idahoans for Openness in Government
2601 Hillway Drive
Boise, ID 83702
Contact: Betsy Z. Russell, Board Member, The Spokesman-Review
Phone (208) 336-2854
Email bzrussell@cableone.net

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Citizen Advocacy Center
238 North York Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126-0420
Contact: Terry Pastika, Executive Director
Phone (630) 833-4080 | Fax (630) 833-4083
Email cac@citizenadvocacycenter.org

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Illinois First Amendment Center
900 Community Dr.
Springfield, IL 62703
Contact: Sue Montalvo, Director
Phone (217) 241-1300| Fax (217) 214-1301
Email smontalvo@il-press.com

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Indiana Coalition for Open Government
3909 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis. IN 46208
For membership queries only: 317-927-8000 (ext. 400)
For media contacts, please click on link provided on the home page.

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Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Drake University
Journalism Department
Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone (515) 271-2295 | Fax (515) 271-2798
Contact: Kathleen Richardson, Executive Secretary
Email kathleen.richardson@drake.edu

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Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government
1845 North Fairmont
Wichita, KS 67260-0031
Contact: Randy Brown, Executive Director
Phone (316) 978-6080
Email randy.brown@wichita.edu

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Kentucky Citizens for Open Government
101 Consumer Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
Contact: David Thompson, Executive Director
Phone (502) 223-8821 | Fax (502) 226-3867
Email dthompson@kypress.com

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Louisiana Coalition for Open Government
PO Box 80643
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0643,
Contact: Jackie Ducote, Coordinator
Phone (225) 343-8331
Email jhducote@aol.com

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The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition
P.O. Box 232
Augusta, ME 04332
Contact: Mal Leary, President
Phone (207) 621-0702
Email mal@mainecapitolnews.com

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Maryland Foundation for Open Government
201 Railroad Avenue
Westminster, MD 21157
Contact: Jim Lee, Editor, Carroll County Times
Phone (410) 857-7878 | Fax (410) 857-8749
Email jimlee@lcniofmd.com

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Michigan FOI Committee
193 Monogian Hall
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
Contact: Ben Burns, Director, Journalism Program
Phone (313) 577-4572
Email info@mfoia.org

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Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
2224 Stinson Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Contact: Mary Treacy
Phone (612) 781 4234
Email mtreacy@onvoymail.com

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Minnesota Joint Media Committee
511 11th Ave. South, Suite 404
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Contact: Dave Pyle, Chief of Bureau
Phone (612) 332-2727
Email dpyle@ap.org

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Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, Inc.
Department of Journalism
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Contact: Jeanni Atkins, Executive Director
Phone (662) 915-7146 | Fax (662) 915-7765
Email iatkins@olemiss.edu

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Missouri Freedom of Information Center
133 Neff Annex
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-0012
Contact: Kathleen Edwards, Coordinator of Membership and Marketing
Phone (573) 882-9157 | Fax (573) 884-6204
Email edwardsm@missouri.edu

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Montana Freedom of Information Hotline, Inc.
Journalism School
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Contact: Ian Marquand, Chairman
Phone (406) 542-4449

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New England First Amendment Coalition
184 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Contact: Tom Heslin, President
Phone (401) 277-7000
Email theslin@projo.com

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New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
P.O. Box 32488
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact: Elizabeth Mason, President
Phone (201) 624-7601
Email bmason@njfog.org

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New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
817 Gold Avenue, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: Leonard J. DeLayo, Jr., Executive Director
Phone (888) 843-9121, (505) 843-9121 in the area; | Fax (505) 243-2332
Email newmexicofog@aol.com

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Tully Center for Free Speech
Newhouse School, Syracuse University
215 University Place, Newhouse II Room 381
Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
Contact: Barbara Croll Fought, Associate Professor
Phone (315) 443-4054
Email bcfought@syr.edu

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North Carolina Open Government Coalition
Elon University, School of Communications
2850 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
http://www.ncopengov.org/

Contact: Jim Hefner, President
Phone (336) 278-5506
Email jhefner@wral.com

Contact: Wm. Dale Harrison, Ph.D., Assistant Director
Phone (336) 278-5542; Fax (336) 278-5734
Email wharrison5@elon.edu

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Ohio Center for Privacy & The First Amendment
School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
Contact: Timothy Smith, Coordinator
Phone (330) 672-8289
Email tdsmith@kent.edu

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Ohio Coalition for Open Government
1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 316-B
Columbus, OH 43215
Contact: Frank Deaner, President
Phone (614) 486-6677 | Fax (614) 486-4940
Email fdeaner@ohionews.org

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FOI Oklahoma, Inc.
216 East 6th Street
Edmond, OK 73034
Contact: Kay Bickham, Executive Director
Phone (405) 341-3169
Email kaybickham@sbcglobal.net

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Open Oregon: A Freedom of Information Coalition
P.O. Box 347
Portland, OR 97223
Contact: Tim Gleason
Email tdgleason@uoregon.edu

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Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition
3899 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Kim de Bourbon
Phone (570) 424-6259
Email info@openrecordspa.org

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Access/RI
Chafee 231
Journalism Department
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
Contact: Barbara Meagher Smith, President
Phone (401) 874-2196
Email meagher@mail.uri.edu

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South Carolina Press Association FOI Committee
1311 Marion Street
Columbia, SC 57006
Contact: John Schurr, AP Bureau Chief
Phone (803) 799-5510
Email jshurr@ap.org

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South Dakotans for Open Government
527 Main Avenue, Suite 202
Brookings, SD 57006
Contact: Chuck Baldwin, President
Phone (605) 692-4300 | Fax (605) 692-6388

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Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
P.O. Box 22248
Nashville, TN 37202
Contact: Frank Gibson, Executive Director
Phone (615) 202-2685
Email fgibson@tcog.info

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Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Inc.
400 S. Record Street, Suite 240
Dallas, TX 75202
Contact: Katherine Garner, Executive Director
Phone (214) 977-6658 | Fax (214) 977-6666
Email

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Utah Foundation for Open Government
c/o The Valley Journals
P.O. Box 1084
Riverton, UT 84065
Contact: Linda Petersen, President

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Vermont Coalition for Open Government
St. Michael's College
One Winooski Park
Bergeron Center 118
Coldchester, VT 05439
Phone (802) 654-2442 | Fax (802) 654-2560
Contact: Michael Donoghue, President
Email mdonoghue@smcvt.edu

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Virginia Coalition for Open Government
P.O. Box 1293
Warrenton, VA 20188
Phone (540) 353-8264 | Fax (540) 774-5020
Contact: Jennifer Perkins, Executive Director
Email jperkins@opengovva.org

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Access Northwest
Edward R. Murrow School of Communication
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164
Contact: Susan Dente Ross, Director
Phone (509) 335-2979
Email accessnw@wsu.edu

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Washington Coalition for Open Government
6351 Seaview Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Contact: Elly Snow, Executive Director
Phone (206) 782-0393 | Fax (206) 623-4474
Email info@washingtoncog.org

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Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council
101 King Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone (608) 251-5627
Contact: Bill Leuders, President
Email blueders@isthmus.com

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