NICAR is the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, a program of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. and the Missouri School of Journalism. Founded in 1989, the institute has trained thousands of journalists to analyze electronic databases. The institute offers hands-on training seminars throughout the U.S.A. and internationally, provides inexpensive government databases to working journalists, and publishes books, instructional materials, and a monthly newsletter called Uplink. NICAR is supported by the fees it charges and grants from such donors as The Freedom Forum and The Knight Foundation. Contact Information voice: 573-882-0684 fax: 573-884-5544 email: info@nicar.org address: NICAR Missouri School of Journalism 138 Neff Annex Columbia, MO. 65211 Who's Who at NICAR Brant Houston, Executive Director, Investigative Reporters and Editors Sarah Cohen, Training Director Richard Mullins, Academic Advisor Justin Mayo, Database Library Administrator John Sullivan, Software Administrator Ted Peterson, Webmaster Lisa Barnes, Conference Coordinator Jack Dolan, Campaign Finance Information Center Coordinator Ann Kim, CFIC Staff Member Wendy Charron, Office Coordinator Jeanine Davis, Uplink Subscriptions Brent Johnson, Managing Editor - Uplink Seth Hemmelgarn, Staff Member Debbie Roberts, Graduate Research Assistant Curt Poff, Staff Member Aaron Springer, Staff Member Arin Stark, Staff Member Samantha Peterson, Staff Member Who Used To Be at NICAR Andy Lehren, former database adminstrator, now associate producer at Dateline NBC in New York Jo Craven, CAR specialist at the Washington Post Neil Reisner, former training director and now at the Miami Herald, NReisner@herald.com Jennifer LaFleur, former training director and NICAR advisor, now database editor at the San Jose Mercury News Drew Sullivan, former systems director and NICAR advisor, now database editor at AP Gwen Carleton, former database administrator and advisor, Capitol-Times in Madison, Wisconsin Stan Dorsey, former graduate research assistant Matt Reavy, former managing editor of Uplink and NICAR advisor, assistant professor at L.S.U. Angie Gaddy, former graduate research assistant, now at the Daily Oklahoman Glaston Ford, former graduate research assistant, now computer-assisted reporter at Corpus Christi Caller-Times Bryan Venable, former asst. system administrator