Denise M. Reagan is the Assistant Managing Editor for Visuals at The Florida Times-Union and Jacksonville.com. She leads all aspects of visual communication including newspaper design, Web design, photography, print and online graphics, illustration and copy editing.

Denise is an adjunct professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication where she teaches design.

Denise was named the Society for News Design Foundation president in January. As the SND's Education and Training Director, she stressed the use of non-traditional story forms and high utility for members. She also helped revitalize the SND Quick Course curriculum to train more in multimedia and online design. Denise has been a judge for SND's Best of Newspaper Design competition as well the society's Best of Multimedia Design contest. She offers training at SND Quick Courses, the Poynter Institute and other journalism gatherings on all areas of visual journalism.

Before moving to Jacksonville, Denise was news design editor of the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, media planning editor at The Savannah Morning News, a designer/art director at Minneapolis Star Tribune, a features designer at The Detroit Free Press and a news and features designer at the Ft. Wayne, Ind., News-Sentinel. She has also spent time working as a consultant with MG Redesign on such projects as the redesign of The Spokesman Review in Spokane, Wash. A 1990 graduate of the University of Florida, Denise studied journalism, design and theater.