ASME 2025 RESULTS OF ANNUAL ELECTION

May 20, 2025

The Executive Director of the American Society of Magazine Editors, acting as Secretary, has announced the results of the Annual Election of officers of the Society and members of the Board of Directors. As no additional nominations were filed, the online voting scheduled to begin June 2 was canceled and the following were elected by general consent.

Officers of the Society, elected to one-year terms,

  • Alison Overholt, Founder, Good People LLC, president
  • Joe Brown, Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c, vice president
  • Julia Turner, Senior Fellow, USC Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, treasurer
  • Stephanie Mehta, CEO and Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures, secretary

Members of the Board of Directors, reelected to two-year terms,

  • Richard Dorment, Editorial Director, Men’s Health and Women’s Health
  • Sid Evans, Editor in Chief, Southern Living
  • Ivylise Simones, Creative Director, Slate
  • Nikhil Swaminathan, CEO, Grist

Members of the Board of Directors, elected to two-year terms,

  • Rick Berke, Cofounder and Executive Editor, STAT
  • Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director, WIRED
  • Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
  • Nathan Lump, Editor in Chief, National Geographic
  • Ross McCammon, Editor in Chief, Texas Monthly
  • Nikki Ogunnaike, Editor in Chief, Marie Claire
  • Swati Sharma, Editor in Chief, Vox

In addition to those listed above, the following serves on the Board of Directors.

Serving ex officio till 2027,

  • Amanda Kludt, Senior Editor, Projects and Initiatives, The New York Times, immediate past president

The first meeting of the newly constituted Board of Directors is scheduled for Thursday, July 17. Subsequent meetings are scheduled for Thursday, September 18, and Thursday, November 20, and in 2026, Thursday, January 29, Thursday, March 19, and Thursday, May 21.

Questions for the Board of Directors, including matters relating to the National Magazine Awards, may be directed to individual members of the board or to the Executive Director of the Society at [email protected].

Sidney Holt
Executive Director
American Society of Magazine Editors