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David Stoeffler

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Chief Executive Officer at Springfield Daily Citizen
📍 Springfield, Missouri, United States

David Stoeffler is the Chief Executive Officer of the Springfield Daily Citizen, a nonprofit news organization he helped launch. His extensive career in journalism includes serving as an executive editor for the Springfield News-Leader. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable, creative, and an expert at building community partnerships.

David has a lifelong passion for journalism, starting in high school and continuing through his work on the student newspaper and literary magazine at Viterbo University. His community focus extends to supporting local arts, evidenced by his interest in the Springfield Little Theatre, and public education through his previous director role at an education foundation.

He led a multi-year journalism project on childhood poverty that was honored with a $100, 000 endowed fund in his name to support early childhood education.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States
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Priorities

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Nonprofit Journalism
He left a long career in for-profit newspapers to become the founding CEO of a nonprofit, community-focused digital news outlet, seeing it as the future.
Community Engagement
His work focuses on journalism as a "catalyst for good, " demonstrated by leading projects on early childhood education and other key local issues in Springfield.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Springfield Daily Citizen
6-2014 - 10-2021
Executive Director
La Crosse Public Education Foundation
5-2010 - 5-2014
Executive Editor
Springfield News-Leader
11-2007 - 5-2010
Owner
Touchstone News Consulting
7-2006 - 11-2007
General Manager
Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis
In the press

Media appearances

David Stoeffler: Why local news brought me back to Springfield. Featured in Springfield Daily Citizen
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Meet Springfield's News Startup: The Springfield Daily Citizen. Featured in Missouri State University eFactory Blog
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Education
1977 - 1981
B.A.
Viterbo University
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