DCAA Board Members: Who we are and how to get in touch with us
The DCAA was established in 1998 by a group of alumni, who despite serving in different areas of the paper during vastly different eras had one goal in mind: strengthen the relationship between the paper and its distinguished graduates.
Though we all worked at the Cardinal at different times, we all share a common history and a common language -- that of the backshop and the layout room, the Plaza and the Crystal Corner, deadlines and press passes. The Cardinal is at its heart a common conversation between generations, and we want to make sure as much of that conversation takes place as possible.
To that end, we'd like to tell you a little about ourselves, and invite you to contact us with any questions you might have.
President: Anthony T. Sansone is a web developer for ACNielsen, the premier market research company in the nation.
He served as Cardinal graphics editor '91, general manager '95-'97, board vice-president '96-'97.
He can be reached at asansone@dailycardinal.net
Vice President: Richard Leonard lives in Milwaukee with his wife Barbara, whom he met at The Daily Cardinal. Retired editor of the Milwaukee Journal, he served as Cardinal Managing Editor 41-42; Editor 46-47. Currently he is the Nieman Chair Emeritus of Marquette University. He was inducted into the Daily Cardinal Hall of Fame in 2000.
He can be reached at bkleonard@mixcom.com
Secretary: Jean Sue Johnson Libkind lives in Philadelphia and is the retired Managing Director of Worldwide Books in Ithaca. She and her husband, Bob, a former Conrail P.R. executive, are practicing culture vultures.
She was previously Director of Publishing Operations for the Jewish Publication Society before starting her own rights agency, The Bookschlepper. Her training was at the university presses of Wisconsin, Georgia and Pennsylvania in production and marketing.
Jean Sue was Monday night editor 1964-65 and Managing Editor, 1965-66 and is the secretary of DCAA. She can be reached at jeansue@bookschlepper.com
Director: Tom Griffin Tom Griffin has been editor of Columns, the University of Washington alumni magazine, since it was founded 14 years ago. He is also the author of the book The University of Washington Experience, published last fall by Documentary Media. Prior to joining Columns, Griffin was the editor of University Week, the faculty/staff newspaper at the University of Washington. He was a reporter for the Madison Press Connection and an English teacher in Paris.
He was a reporter and movie critic for the Cardinal in 1975-77.He can be reached at griffinte@comcast.net
Director: Allen Swerdlowe is a practicing architect in New York City. He has worked in the areas of residential, historic preservation, and urban design. His practice includes a strong emphasis on community affairs and has worked on the planning for the new World Trade Center project as well as Brooklyn Bridge Park.
He holds master degrees in both Fine Arts and Architecture, the former from the Art Institute of Chicago, the latter from Columbia University. He has taught at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in the graduate programs at Pratt Institute and Columbia University. His work has won numerous awards and has been published widely.
He has also written a documentary televised on the Discovery Channel and is in the process of completing of treatment for a film to be released theatrically. The film is based on real events and takes a father and son back into WW2 and the development of the atomic bomb and its impact on their family.
He was Day/Night Editor, 67-68, and Associate Editor, 69.
Director: Allison Sansone also met her spouse at The Daily Cardinal. A newspaper reporter at The Daily Southtown, the third largest daily in the Chicago market, she covers religion and race relations, volunteers at an animal shelter and is working on a book about the Cardinal's history.
She was Editor in Chief in 1994 and Arts Editor in 1995-96. She can be reached at ahantschel@dailycardinal.net.