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DARIA ZMIYIWSKY - PRESIDENT

Daria Zmiyiwsky
Daria joined Black Press Media in February 2022, taking on the role of President of the Black Press Prairie division and Publisher of the Red Deer Advocate and the Independent...

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Byron Hackett - REGIONAL EDITOR

Byron Hackett
I have been apart of the Red Deer Advocate Black Press Media team since 2017, starting as a sports reporter.

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Deb Reitmeier - Circulation Manager

Deb Reitmeier
Deb began working with Black Press in 2006. She started out as a runner before moving up the ranks to circulation manager. Deb loves going camping, quadding and spending time with family.

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LANA MICHELIN - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

Lana Michelin
Lana Michelin has been a reporter for the Red Deer Advocate since moving to the city in 1991.

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PAUL COWLEY - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

Paul Cowley
Paul grew up in Brampton, Ont. and began his journalism career in 1990 at the Alaska Highway News in Fort. St. John, B.C.

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SUSAN ZEILINSKI - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

Susan Zielinski
Susan has been with the Red Deer Advocate since 2001. Her reporting has focused on education, social and health issues.

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SEAN MCINTOSH - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

Sean McIntosh
Sean joined the Red Deer Advocate team in the summer of 2017. Originally from Ontario, he worked in a small town of 2,000 in Saskatchewan for seven months before coming to Central Alberta.

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IAN GUSTAFSON - MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

Ian Gustafson
Ian began his journalism career as a reporter in Prince Albert, Sask. for the last three years, and was born and raised in Saskatchewan.

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