Board Bios
Gary Hill
Gary Hill is the Communications Director for the office of the Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate. Prior to the current job he worked for over 32 years as a broadcast journalist at KSTP-TV. During that time he held positions ranging from photographer and field producer to managing editor and director of investigations. His volunteer positions included Chairman of the Ethics Committee for the Society of Professional Journalists, co-Chair of the Minnesota SPJ Chapter’s Freedom of Information Committee and Vice-President of the Minnesota Joint Media Committee. He currently serves as a board member for the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information and is an instructor at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Allan Malkis
Allan Malkis is Research & Evaluation Program Manager for NorthWay Community Trust. His responsibilities include providing staff assistance to the Northside Marketing Task Force. Malkis has 23 years experience in research and non-profit work including the United Way of the Minneapolis Area, the Urban Coalition as a Research Associate and as Research Fellow for the Roy Wilkins Center at the U of MN.. His interest in access to public data developed from providing community groups with information form public sources. Allan served on the Minnesota Government Information Access Commission, the board of the association of public data users and been a director for a number of local non-profits including the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability.
