Advisory Council

Bill is the chief of operations for the Iowa Newspaper Association. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1969 with a double major in Journalism and Telecommunicative Arts.

Professionally, Monroe has a newspaper background. He worked as publisher of the Spencer Daily Reporter and editor of the Cedar Valley Daily Times in Vinton, Iowa.

Serving the INA for 26 years, Monroe oversees operations, plans and implements conventions and seminars with his staff, and provides a strong voice on behalf of newspapers in the state legislature.

Monroe was awarded the Greenlee School’s James W. Schwartz Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Communication in 2003.

He has expressed interest in serving as a resource for the school on internship or job information, and as a guest speaker.