Board of Special Advisors

Meet Our Board of Special Advisors

Our Board of Special Advisors are leaders and experts in areas of importance to FAC, including First Amendment law, journalism, freedom of information, philanthropy, and the media industry. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Floyd Abrams

    Senior Counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel

  • Anne Avis

    Board Member of Global Press, KQED and Internews

  • Lowell Bergman

    Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

  • Tom Blanton

    Director, National Security Archive at George Washington University

  • Marcos Breton

    California Opinion Editor, Sacramento Bee

    FAC Board of Directors, 2021-2023

  • Bruce B. Brugmann​

    Editor and Publisher, San Francisco Bay Guardian (retired)

    FAC Board of Directors, 1988-2024

  • Duffy Carolan

    Attorney, Jassy Vick Carolan, LLP

    FAC Board of Directors, 2002-2023

  • Simone Coxe

    Philanthropist and Investor, Co-Founder and Chairman of CalMatters

  • Harold W. Fuson Jr.

    Attorney, Executive Vice President, The Copley Press, Inc. (retired)

    FAC Board of Directors, 2009-2023

  • Scott Lindlaw

    Director

    Partner, FGS Global; Washington, D.C.

  • Rebecca MacKinnon

    Vice President for Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation

  • Craig Newmark

    Founder, Craigslist and the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Foundation

  • Jim Newton

    Lecturer, UCLA, Luskin School of Public Affairs

    FAC Board of Directors, 2013-2023

  • Dana Priest

    Investigative Reporter, Washington Post

  • Gary Pruitt

    President and CEO, Associated Press (retired)

  • Dick Rogers

    Reader Representative, San Francisco Chronicle (retired)

    FAC Board of Directors, 1997-2023