Editorial Administration

Senior Vice President & Executive Editor
Betsy Lumbye
blumbye@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6207

Betsy Lumbye was named senior vice president and executive editor in 2006. After coming to Fresno as assistant managing editor in 1997, she was promoted to managing editor the following year. She was managing editor at The Herald in Rock Hill, S.C.; was metro editor at The Record in Stockton; was a reporter, assistant city editor and city editor at The Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal; and was a reporter at The Colorado Springs Sun. She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she majored in English and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.

Assistant Managing Editor for News
John Rich
jrich@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6663

John Rich joined The Bee in 1984. He became assistant managing editor in 2005 after four-plus years as metro editor. Previously, he worked in the sports department, including five years as sports editor. John has also worked at The Modesto Bee.

Assistant Managing Editor for Presentation
Kris Eldred
keldred@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6463

Kris Eldred joined The Bee in 1992. She also has worked for The Bee as copy desk chief, assistant news editor, interim business editor, metro team leader and news editor. Previously, she was a copy editor/designer at the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y.; a reporter, copy editor and assistant city editor at the Tracy Press; and a reporting intern at the Merced Sun-Star.

Systems Editor
Gary Funk
gfunk@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6185

Gary Funk joined The Bee in 1998. He provides computer and software support for The Bee and its community publications. Before joining The Bee, he worked for 12 years at The Bakersfield Californian as a wire editor, assistant features editor, features page designer and A1 page designer. He also worked for several years at the Yakima Herald-Republic as a copy editor/page designer. Gary began his career at The Hanford Sentinel as photographer/assistant news editor.

Confidential Secretary
Toni Wooten
twooten@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6445

Toni Wooten is the confidential secretary for the newsroom. She joined The Bee in September 1995.

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