John VanStrydonck is publisher of the Missoulian in Missoula, Mont., with responsibility also for newspapers in Hamilton, Mont.; Albany, Corvallis and Coos Bay, Ore.; Longview, Wash.; Santa Maria, Lompoc, Hanford and Napa, Calif.; and Lihue, Hawaii.
He joined Lee in 1981 at Madison Newspapers and in 1986 became publisher of the Globe-Gazette in Mason City, Iowa. In 1991, he became president and chief executive officer of NAPP Systems, a manufacturer of photopolymer printing plates. He became publisher of the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota in 1994 and continued as chairman and chief executive officer of NAPP until Lee sold its half interest in 1997. He was elected vice president in 2000 and additionally became publisher of the Missoulian in 2002. He previously was production manager of the Chillicothe Gazette and assistant production manager at the Wall Street Journal.
He is a graduate of Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y., and Rochester Institute of Technology. |