The Patagonia Regional Times is excited to welcome Amy Glass as our new Interim Director of Operations and Development. She will assist in positioning the organization for the future. This is a new role for the PRT, created to strengthen our operations, fundraising, and long-term sustainability as a nonprofit newsroom.
Since our founding in 2009, the PRT has been dedicated to delivering reliable, community-driven news to the residents of eastern Santa Cruz County. With a growing readership, and continued reliance on donations and grants, the Board of Directors recognized the need to expand our staff leadership. The new Director of Operations and Development position ensures that the Managing Editor can focus entirely on editorial responsibilities while operations, fundraising, and organizational strategy receive dedicated attention.
“The PRT is fortunate to have someone with Amy’s knowledge and experience join the team, Board President Carrie Lumia wrote. “We are confident her addition will assist us in focusing resources as we position ourselves for the future.”
Amy brings deep experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and community partnerships. She received her PhD in Social Welfare Policy from Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. She most recently served as Vice President of Strategy & Community Impact for Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona in Tucson.
In this interim role for the PRT, she will coordinate day-to-day business operations with other PRT staff. She will focus on guiding the PRT through its upcoming NewsMatch fundraising campaign, support the development of the 2026 budget, and help to formalize sponsorships and advertising strategies. She will conduct an organizational review and a needs assessment to strengthen PRT’s internal systems, collaborate on grant writing, board recruitment, and work with staff to launch our new SMS Emergency Alert System. She will also assist in the hiring of a permanent Director of Operations and Development.
“I’m thrilled to join the PRT at such an important time in its growth,” Amy shared. “This paper is a vital part of the community, and I look forward to working with the staff, board, and readers to ensure its continued success.”
The addition of this position reflects the PRT’s commitment to building a sustainable future for local journalism in our rural communities.
For the past 15 years, the PRT has told the stories of the communities here in eastern Santa Cruz County as no other newspaper can. As a nonprofit newsroom, we are committed to assessing our needs today so that we can continue to grow and remain the trusted source of news for our community for the next 15 years and beyond.