Niketa Patel and Rubina Madan Fillion elected to ONA’s Board of Directors

Ibanga, Jenkins, LeCompte and Wilson re-elected

By on October 4, 2018

WASHINGTON — Members of the Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, elected two new members to its Board of Directors and re-elected four incumbents to a two-year term.

The newest directors joining the Board Jan. 1, 2019 are:

“We are thrilled for Niketa and Rubina to contribute new perspectives and their expertise to the ONA Board,” said ONA Board Secretary Kim Bui. “They will start their terms as we finetune ONA’s three-year strategic plan and will impact the organization’s future from the get-go.”

The re-elected members are:

Eight Board members are serving out their current two-year terms through 2019:

An additional two seats will be appointed by the Board before the end of the year to help meet specific organizational goals.

We thank everyone who ran and voted, and encourage active participation in choosing ONA’s leadership in future elections. View more information on the election results.

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Karolle Rabarison

Karolle Rabarison is ONA's Director of Communications. She collaborates across the team to connect the journalism community to emerging tech and leadership training, networking, industry trends, and career development resources.