Mary Ungs-Sogaard

Left newspaper management after almost 30 years with Woodward Communications, where she oversaw the Dyersville Commercial and other weeklies. She moved to part-time donor relations work at the nonprofit newsroom Investigate Midwest, a March 2024 profile reported.

March 14, 2024

Source: dbqfoundation.org

Helped start The Kid Project, a nonprofit preschool in Dyersville, and later helped design its new building with a day care. She also served two terms as chair of the Dyersville Area Community Foundation board, a June 2020 foundation profile reported.

June 17, 2020

Source: dbqfoundation.org

Signed the Iowa Public Information Board's 2018 annual report to state lawmakers as board chair. The board approved the report on January 28, 2019. It covered the board's work on open meetings and public records complaints.

January 28, 2019

Source: legis.iowa.gov

Was chosen chair of the Iowa Public Information Board for the 2017-2018 year on July 20, 2017. The state board handles complaints under Iowa's open meetings and public records laws. Governor Terry Branstad had appointed her to it in 2016 as a news media member.

July 20, 2017

Source: northiowatoday.com

Received the Iowa Newspaper Association's Master Editor-Publisher award on February 4, 2012. The award is the state newspaper group's top honor. She was then publisher of the Dyersville Commercial and the Cascade Pioneer.

February 4, 2012

Source: dyersvillecommercial.com