Melinda A. Janik

Ms. Melinda A. Janik has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of GateHouse Media, Inc. since February 2, 2009. Most recently Ms. Janik served as an officer and Vice President and Controller of Paychex, Inc., a provider of payroll and human resource services, from March 2005 to January 2009. Prior to joining Paychex, Inc., she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Glimcher Realty Trust, a mall Real Estate Investment Trust based in Columbus, Ohio, from July 2002 to March 2004. From February 1999 to July 2002 Ms. Janik was Vice President and Treasurer of NCR Corporation, a technology company based in Dayton, Ohio. She holds an MBA in finance and accounting and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo.