Dale R. Anglin
Executive Director
Dale R. Anglin is the inaugural director of Press Forward, a nationwide network working to strengthen local news so communities can stay informed, connected, and engaged. Under her leadership, Press Forward’s funder network has grown six-fold, established chapters in more than 40 regions, and invested over $400 million in local news—earning recognition from Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Nonprofits of 2025.
Most recently, Anglin served as Vice President for Grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation, managing a $60 million budget. At the foundation, Anglin led the effort to invest in a regional network of nonprofit journalism initiatives, including the creation of Documenters Cleveland and Signal, the nonprofit newsroom of Cleveland and Ohio. Anglin had previously invested in NJ Spotlight and Chalkbeat Newark while she worked at the Victoria Foundation in Newark, NJ. Anglin also launch a new system of integrated physical health and mental wellness in Cleveland schools, and led the region’s COVID-19 Fund.
Anglin also served as associate director for programs at the Victoria Foundation in Newark, NJ, and executive director of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Washington, D.C. Originally from Chicago, Anglin has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a master’s degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.