Steve Thomas Email & Phone Number

Davenport, Iowa Area

I oversee the contracting and purchasing for this multi-hospital, health care system that is an integrated delivery network. I also oversee the system's various value analysis teams.

I served as editor of this 65,000 circulation (Sunday) daily newspaper and Web site, with oversight of 67 full- and part-time staff. The work required setting overall newsroom and editorial direction, management and expense control of the newsroom budget, meeting strict daily and weekly deadlines, ensuring product accuracy and quality control, hiring and developing staff, handling customer questions and concerns on a daily basis, public speaking to community groups and organizations, editing and approval of sensitive stories, and oversight of editorial and commentary pages.

I was managing editor of this 80,000 circulation (Sunday) daily newspaper and Web site, with oversight of about 90 full- and part-time staff. the Journal Star was named Newspaper of the Year in 2004 by Suburban Newspapers of America. My duties included oversight of newsroom expenses, short- and long-term planning, meeting strict deadlines, ensuring product accuracy and quality control, developing staff, handling customer questions and complaints, public speaking, product quality control, and head of newsroom’s diversity initiative.

I served in various management positions – including functioning as assistant managing editor, chief assistant city editor, team leader and business editor – during tmy enure at this 60,000 circulation (Sunday) daily newspaper.

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Editor of the College Heights Herald, the award-winning student newspaper. Also served stints as managing.