Debbie Meade is a retired President and Publisher of The Roanoke Times. Hired as a reporter in
1983, she rose through the ranks in the newsroom and on the business side of the company
and was named publisher in February 2007.

Under her leadership, The Roanoke Times twice received the Virginia Press Association’s
highest honor, the Journalistic Integrity and Community Service Award for its news coverage
and editorial voice. She retired in 2013 when the paper was sold to new owners.

A founding board member of Cardinal News, she also serves as chair of the Hollins University
Board of Trustees. She has been a trustee of the Taubman Museum of Art, board chair and
annual campaign chair of United Way of the Roanoke Valley, board vice chair of Roanoke’s
Planned Parenthood affiliate, board chair of Bethany Hall, a residential recovery program for
women, board vice chair of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority, and on the board of the
Roanoke Business Council.