Mark Whitaker, editor of Newsweek has been re-elected president of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), it was announced today by Marlene Kahan, executive director of ASME.  Whitaker has served on the board since 1999.

Cynthia Leive, editor-in-chief of Glamour, has been re-elected vice president.  Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly, and Roberta Myers, editor-in-chief of Elle have been re-elected secretary and treasurer respectively.  Each ASME officer is elected for a one-year term and can be nominated for a second one-year term.

Cullen Murphy, managing editor of The Atlantic Monthly, Martha Nelson, managing editor of People, Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure and senior vice president/editorial director of American Express Publishing, and Kit Rachlis, editor-in-chief of Los Angeles magazine, have been re-elected for a second two-year term.  Alfred A. Edmond, Jr., editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise, was appointed to serve out the term (ending 2005) of a board member who resigned and was elected to serve a full two-year term.

The other members of the board who continue to serve their terms are:  Keith Bellows, editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler, Peter Brown, editor of Natural History, Janet Chan, editorial director of The Parenting Group, and Nancy Soriano, editor-in-chief of Country Living.  Susan Ungaro, editor-in-chief of Family Circle, remains on the board ex-officio.

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is a non-profit professional organization for editors of magazines, which are edited, published and sold in the U.S.  Established in 1963, ASME currently has about 900 members nationwide.  Among other things, ASME provides an opportunity for magazine editors to network with their peers.  ASME works to preserve editorial independence and speaks out on public policy issues, particularly those pertaining to the First Amendment.

ASME sponsors the National Magazine Awards, the prestigious program that honors editorial excellence in magazines, and the Magazine Internship Program, which places about 40 college juniors at national magazines for ten-weeks each summer.  ASME also holds monthly lunches and seminars for members, and a seminar program for junior editorial staffers.  Each fall, it co-sponsors The American Magazine Conference for all publishing executives with Magazine Publishers of America.