Greg Schermer joined Lee in 1989 and has led Lee's online expansion since 1998. He became a member of the board of directors in 2000 and also served as corporate counsel from 1989 to 2006.
Before joining Lee and returning to Davenport, he was a partner at the law firm of Hanson, O'Brien, Birney and Butler in Washington, D.C. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts and a juris doctorate degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1980. He serves on the boards of directors of PowerOne Media, CityXpress, and the NAA New Horizon Watch Committee. He also serves on the board of Lee's subsidiary, Townnews.com, an online service provider to more than 900 community and weekly newspapers, and is a director of Madison Newspapers, Inc.
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