Rebecca Poynter Steckler is president of the Lansing State Journal and Gannett Mid-Michigan; part of the USA Today Network which delivers the largest and most engaged audience in Mid-Michigan, provides the communities they serve award winning news and information, and brings local businesses unmatched resources to help their business grow.

 

In her position, she overseas Gannett Mid-Michigan, USA Today Network which includes the Lansing State Journal, Port Huron Times Herald Battle Creek Enquirer, Livingston Press & Argus, Observer & Eccentric and Northville Record.  She was named to her present position in August of 2016.  Earlier she served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Michigan.com.

 

Her first media industry sales job was as a sales representative for Detroit Media Partnership in 1997.  Her career path took her to Gannett Co. Inc.'s Army Times Publishing Co., USA TODAY, and to the Lexington Herald Leader.  She returned to Detroit in 2007 as Vice President of Vertical Sales and was named Senior Vice President of Advertising in 2008.

 

She earned a degree in Journalism from University of Kentucky.  Prior to her first position with Gannett, she worked in the beverage industry, at the Coca-Cola Company.

 

Steckler is a two time Gannett President's Ring Winner for excellence in advertising sales.  She serves on the boards of MNI, the marketing affiliate of the Michigan Press Association and Focus:  HOPE.

On Saturday, April 29, 2017, the American Red Cross of Michigan is participating in the nationwide Smoke Alarm Installation “Mega Blitz”. The goal is to install smoke alarms in local homes to help reduce our community’s chances of dying in a fire by nearly half. On the event day, volunteer teams will meet and receive training over breakfast and then the teams go door to door for installation. Each visit takes about 20-30 minutes and Red Cross vehicles travel through the neighborhoods to provide support to the teams. The teams are usually out installing for 4 hours and return for a celebration lunch to conclude the project.

 

Our Rotary Club Hands On Committee will be volunteering for this event and all Rotarians as well as their families and friends are welcome to join the team to do some amazing work in the community! Please contact Julie Pingston at jpingston@lansing.org or 517-377-1412 if you would like to join the Rotary install team on April 29. Thanks!!!