The Board of
Directors of Midwest Free Community Papers is pleased to announce the
hiring of Dick Colvin to the position of Executive Director, replacing
Brian Gay who retired at the end of June.
A team has been appointed to work with Dick to plan for a smooth transition into the position. Start dates and specifics will be worked out very soon.
Dick
brings with him a wealth of sales and free paper experience having
worked with the Texas Community Newspaper Association, the Southwest
Association of Community Publications, and the PennySaver, a division of
Harte Hanks in California. He also served in various roles for Magic
Ads, Sacramento and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dick
Colvin said, “I have very large shoes to fill in replacing Brian Gay
and I look forward to working closely with the MFCP board to strengthen
the association and provide great service to their member papers.”
MFCP
President, Joel Klaassen said “There was a strong field of candidates
that applied for this position and it was a hard decision but we are
excited to start this new chapter in MFCP’s rich history and I am very
pleased to be able to have Dick at the helm leading our association.”
