Members of the Youngstown State University journalism faculty have strong academic backgrounds as well as distinguished professional careers.

Full-time faculty members are:

Alyssa Lenhoff, journalism director - ajlenhoff AT ysu DOT edu

Mary Beth Earnheardt - mearnheardt AT ysu DOT edu

Tim Francisco - tfrancisco AT ysu DOT edu

Thomas Pittman - twpittman AT ysu DOT edu

Marc Seamon - mseamon AT ysu DOT edu

The journalism program regularly hires media professionals to teach regular or special topics journalism classes. Part-time media professionals who teach with us are:

Doug Chapin

Guy Coviello

William Lewis - williamlewis1884 AT sbcglobal DOT net

Rick Logan

David Lee Morgan

Tricia Perry

Pat Shively

Many local, state and national media professionals work with or advise YSU journalism faculty, including:

Gary Coursen, WKBN Television

Todd Franko, The Vindicator

Marilyn Geewax, National Public Radio

Henry Gomez, The Plain Dealer

Connie Schultz, The Plain Dealer

Brent Cunningham, The Columbia Journalism Review