Staff
Gena Fitzgerald is the center's executive director. Prior to joining the center in 2008, Fitzgerald was with NBC News, where she served for 10 years as senior Washington producer for NBC Nightly News with both Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams. She managed coverage of politics, federal agencies and breaking news for the nation's premier network evening newscast. Fitzgerald, with her Nightly News colleagues, won many of the most prestigious honors in broadcast journalism, including DuPont, Peabody and Murrow awards, as well as two national Emmy awards. Before joining NBC News, she was an investigative producer for WJLA-TV in Washington D.C., where she earned five local Emmys for investigative reporting. Since 2007, Fitzgerald has provided Washington-area corporations, news organizations and nonprofits with innovative solutions for news coverage, strategic news planning, media training and collaborative production. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from American University. 301.405.8812; gfitzgerald@journalismcenter.org
Betty Pearce Batty is the center's director of finance and development. In addition to overseeing the center’s finances and budget, she coordinates all of JCCF’s fundraising efforts as well as development of major grantors for the center. Batty oversees and directs the annual individual giving campaign. She also identifies and builds collaborative partnerships with other organizations. Batty joined the center in 1999 and also has extensive experience in event planning, human resources and marketing. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. 301.405.8809; bbatty@journalismcenter.org
Jennifer Dorroh is the center’s first public media editor, directing both editorial and multimedia content for the Web site and other center publications. A former managing editor of American Journalism Review, she has worked as a newsroom trainer, editor and freelance writer in Slovenia and Mexico, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Belize. Her work has appeared in AJR, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel+Leisure and other publications from Baltimore to Brussels. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky. 301.405.8807; jdorroh@journalismcenter.org
Renee Davidson is the center's editorial assistant. She provides editorial and research support for all online content and publications. She also vets stories, reports and resources for the center’s e-news summary, oversees social networking sites and helps coordinate conferences and the Casey Medals contest. Davidson graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a bachelor's degree in Women’s Studies and American Studies and a certificate in LGBT Studies. She has won numerous awards for her undergraduate work on contemporary welfare policy, as well as her campus activism. Davidson joined the center as a research assistant in 2006 and became a full-time staffer in 2009. 301.405.8808; rdavidson@journalismcenter.org
