Sue Cross
Vice President
U.S. Online Newspapers
scross@ap.org

Sue Cross s was named vice president of newspapers online in 2005. Previously, she was regional vice president in charge of the West region, based in Los Angeles. Before that Cross served as Los Angeles chief of bureau from 1998 to 2003.

Cross has served as bureau chief in Phoenix, assistant bureau chief in Chicago, and news editor in Illinois and Texas. She joined the AP in Cincinnati in 1983, and also worked in the Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, and Juneau, Alaska, bureaus.

Kristie Kiernan Bouryal
Deputy Director
U.S. Online Newspapers
Kbouryal@ap.org

Kristie Bouryal was named deputy director in November 2005. Before that, she was assistant chief of bureau for Pennsylvania. Before joining the AP, Bouryal was with ABC News Digital most recently as director of news coverage and editorial.

Before moving to the online division in January 2000, Bouryal was manager of news and programming for ABC News Radio, and she founded the Affiliate Services Unit of ABC News Radio to serve top-market stations. She joined ABC as a news coordinator and network field producer in 1993.

Kate Lee Butler
Business Development Director
U.S. Online Newspapers
kbutler@ap.org

Kate Butler was named Business Development Director in October 2005. Before that, she was assistant chief of bureau for The Associated Press in California and Nevada.

Before joining the Associated Press, Butler was senior business team leader at The Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California. She has been an editor at Bloomberg News in London and a reporter and editor at papers in California, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Jay Tuten
Hosted Product Manager
U.S. Online Newspapers
jtuten@ap.org

Jay Tuten was named Hosted Product Manager in June 2006. He was previously interactive content director for the LA News Group (LANG), of Media News Group Interactive. In that role, he oversaw the strategy and operations for the web sites of the LA Daily News, seven other southern California newspapers, plus a regional site, LA.com.

Carlos Lugo
Online Traffic Manager
U.S. Online Newspapers
clugo@ap.org

Carlos Lugo was named online traffic manager in May 2006. Before that, he was a product support specialist for AP's digital customer contact center for nearly four years. As online traffic manager, Lugo coordinates traffic reporting for member sites, calculate revenue sharing and schedule advertising campaigns within AP's online services.

AP Digital Advisory Committee
AP's Digital Advisory Committee serves as a sounding board for U.S. Online Newspapers, sharing feedback and ideas.