MARK ROCHESTER

Mark J. Rochester, Associated Press Assistant Chief of Bureau in San Francisco since October 2006, previously was Assistant Managing Editor/Sunday at The Denver Post, where he coordinated production of the nation’s 7th largest circulation Sunday edition, as well as supervised national and international reporting desks and investigative projects. He coordinated coverage of the war in Iraq, the space shuttle Columbia disaster and investigations into sexual assaults in the military, fatal child abuse and immigration issues. Rochester also worked as Enterprise Editor at Newsday and as Assistant Managing Editor/Investigations and Special Projects at The Indianapolis Star. He has served on the National Board of Directors of Investigative Reporters & Editors. He also worked as a reporter at several newspapers, including The Milwaukee Journal.