Milwaukee Newspaper Guild members approved a job trade between two Executive Board members at Tuesday’s membership meeting.
Amy Hetzner, a metro reporter, stepped down as treasurer, after about five years in that job. Former president Bob Helbig, a deputy business editor who served as treasurer for a record seven years in two prior stints, was elected to serve the four months remaining in Hetzner’s term.
That left a vacancy in Helbig’s seat as an at-large board member. Hetzner was elected to fill that position.
In other recent leadership moves:
- The board has named business reporter Kathleen Gallagher as benefits coordinator. Gallagher is now our point person on health care, 401(k) accounts, pensions and other fringe benefits. The post was previously vacant.
- Metro reporter Amy Rabideau Silvers has been appointed to chair the local’s newest committee, the Good & Welfare Committee. Silvers and her committee members — metro reporter Gina Barton, page designer Nick Lujero and feature writers Mary-Liz Shaw and Jan Uebelherr — provide support to colleagues facing life changes, from the death of a parent to the birth of a child.