Maya Payne Smart

Denver, Col.—April 27, 2009—Maya Payne Smart was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Governors for the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, at the organization’s 46th annual conference in Denver. 

With 3,300 members, SABEW is the leading trade group for business journalists. The independent, not-for-profit organization’s mission is to encourage comprehensive reporting of economic and financial events and to upgrade the craft's skills and knowledge through educational efforts.

The newly elected members of the board are:

-- Sharon Bernstein, assistant business editor, Los Angeles Times;

-- Kevin Hall, national economics correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers;

-- Kim Quillen, business editor, The New Orleans Times-Picayune;

-- Walden Siew, reporter, Reuters;

-- Maya Payne Smart, freelance writer;

-- Marty Wolk, executive business editor, MSNBC.com.

One incumbent governor was re-elected:

-- Dave Wilson, columnist, Bloomberg News.

The new and re-elected governors join these current members of SABEW¹s board:

-- Becky Bisbee, business editor, Seattle Times;

-- Bill Choyke, business editor, Virginian-Pilot;

-- Clifford Cumber, assistant city editor, Frederick News Post;

-- Diana Henriques, financial reporter, The New York Times;

-- Beth Hunt, manager of editorial operations, American City Business Journals;

-- Lisa Gibbs, executive business editor, The Miami Herald;

-- Gail MarksJarvis, personal finance columnist, Chicago Tribune;

-- David Morrow, editor in chief, TheStreet.com;

-- Dawn Wotapka, staff writer, Dow Jones Newswires;

-- Pamela Yip, personal finance reporter and columnist, Dallas Morning News.