Nathan was named Chief Executive Officer in April 2026. He was previously appointed Chief Operating Officer in June 2025 after serving as Operating Vice President and Vice President of Audience Strategy. He was previously Publisher of Casper Star-Tribune Communications in Wyoming in 2003, was named a Group Publisher in 2007, Vice President in 2015, before being named Operating Vice President in 2020.

He began his newspaper career in 1988 as an intern in the advertising department at Billings Gazette Communications, where he became Director of Sales and Marketing after advancing in circulation leadership positions there and at the Independent Record in Helena, Montana. Under his leadership, the Star-Tribune received Lee’s highest honor in 2005, Enterprise of the Year.

Bekke has been involved with a range of charitable, community and statewide organizations.  He has served on the board of directors for News Media Alliance, the Wyoming Business Council, Wyoming Meth Project, Casper Area Economic Development Alliance, Casper Area Chamber of Commerce, Child Development Center of Natrona County, United Way of Natrona County and Central Wyoming Officials’ Association.

Josh joined Lee and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in April 2026. During his tenure, he has held several vice president–level finance roles with a primary focus on operational finance and financial planning and analysis. 

Prior to joining Lee, Josh spent more than a decade in financial leadership roles at BH Media Group and Media General, beginning in 2007. 

Josh began his career in the Assurance practice at Ernst & Young, where he focused on clients in the healthcare and insurance industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Joseph J. Battistoni was appointed Chief Revenue Officer in 2025 after serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing beginning in 2020. He leads Lee Enterprises’ revenue strategy across advertising, digital marketing, and strategic partnerships.

Battistoni joined Lee in 2014 and has played a key role in transforming the company into a high-performance, data-driven revenue organization. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, he led a comprehensive sales transformation focused on accountability, execution, and growth, helping build one of the strongest local media sales organizations in the industry.

Earlier in his Lee career, Battistoni served as General Manager, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Digital Director at The Times of Northwest Indiana, where the organization earned Lee’s Enterprise of the Year award in 2014.

Before joining Lee Enterprises, Battistoni spent 10 years with Tribune Media Company in leadership roles supporting the launch and growth of digital services, including RedEye, Cars.com, and Metromix.com. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Astrid Garcia advanced to the corporate office as Vice President - Human Resources and Legal in November 2013 after serving seven years as Vice President of Human Resources, Labor and Operations at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Her career includes top leadership positions in human resources and operations for the former Knight Ridder Inc., serving at The Miami Herald, St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News and the San Jose Mercury News. She also served as Vice President for Human Resources and operations at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She began her newspaper human resources career in 1985 at the Hartford Courant. From 1981 to 1985, she served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Connecticut and New York. She also previously was an attorney for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund in New York.

She is a graduate of Columbia University and Brooklyn Law School. She is a past President of the National Association of Minority Media Executives.

Virginia Fletcher joined Lee as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in June 2024.

Virginia has 30 years of extensive technology and leadership experience across diverse industries, including Supply Chain Automation, Fintech, B2B eCommerce, Healthcare Tech, and Edtech. Virginia's most recent leadership role was as Chief Technology Officer at 2U, a global leader in online higher education. At 2U, Virginia delivered industry-leading, AI-based educational products recognized for innovation by Fast Company. Prior to her leadership at 2U, Virginia was the Chief Product Officer at Stride Inc., where she spearheaded the creation of an integrated product roadmap and launched new digital growth products. Virginia’s expertise spans product management, enterprise architecture, software engineering, and technology operations.

Virginia holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University, a Master's degree in Computer Science from Hood College, and a leadership certificate from the University of Chicago. Virginia is also a Certified Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and a graduate of the GE Advanced Courses in Technology and Engineering.

Based in Davidsonville, MD, where she lives with her husband and two daughters, Virginia enjoys cycling and baking in her free time.

Jason Adrians was named Chief Content Officer in March 2026, having previously served as Vice President-Local News since January 2022. Prior to that, Jason served as Executive Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wis., and National Editor for Lee.

Jason has spent the majority of his journalism career with Lee Enterprises and has served in several newsroom leadership roles, including Publisher and Executive Editor of the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming and Executive Editor for The Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis.  He was a manager for the Wisconsin State Journal when the news organization was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for its coverage of the 2011 protests at the state Capitol in Madison.  As Lee’s National Editor, Adrians received Lee’s “President’s Award” for “Innovation in Print Media” in 2017.  He also has held key newsroom management positions at the La Crosse Tribune in Wisconsin, the Winona Daily News in Minnesota and the Key West Citizen in Florida.

Adrians is a journalism and communications graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.