Michael Romaner

Michael Romaner founded Morris Communications' Division of Online Services in 1995 as the Internet publishing support arm for Morris business units. Later, as the division began selling technology, consulting and development services to other companies across the country, it was re-established as Morris DigitalWorks and Michael became its first president.

Today, MDW continues to provide technology and publishing solutions to Morris businesses and supports dozens of local, regional and national websites, many having won major awards for their leadership in the field. But MDW also provides software and web-development solutions to many major U.S. media companies, as well as leading companies around the world.

Michael is a board director of the Newspaper Association of America. He served as a president of the NAA's New Media Federation. He served as chairman of the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium and is currently on its executive committee. He has also served on the advisory boards for the American Press Institute's Media Center and Editor & Publisher Interactive.