Howard I. Finberg is the director of partnerships and alliances at The Poynter Institute. In this role Finberg looks for new training partners, oversees the business side of the Institute’s e-learning site and handles the business development aspects of Poynter’s international teaching. He also looks at new revenue opportunities, mostly related to Poynter training. Previously Finberg was responsible for the creation of Poynter’s e-learning project, News University. NewsU (www.newsu.org) launched in 2005 and has more than 220,000 users in 225 countries, accessing more than 300 training modules.

If you want to learn the secrets of being a great leader, ask Jill Geisler. As head of Poynter’s leadership and management programs, she guides managers–from the novice to the veteran–toward success. In Poynter-based seminars, offsite workshops and within organizations, she brings humor and humanity to her well-informed teaching and coaching.