Citizen publisher Lappas named to Virginia Press Association Board of Directors

Henrico Citizen owner and publisher Tom Lappas was appointed May 4 by the Virginia Press Association’s Board of Directors to serve a three-year term on the board. Lappas will become the first publisher of an online-only publication ever to serve on the VPA’s board, which determines the policies and activities of the VPA, the statewide organization that since 1881 has worked to champion the interests of Virginia newspapers and, in more recent years, online news publications. His term begins July 1. Lappas’ appointment came during the board’s meeting at the VPA’s annual conference in Charlottesville. Earlier during the meeting, board...

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