Marc R. Masferrer is president and editor of the Bradenton Herald. At the Herald since 2005, Masferrer is an award-winning journalist who has previously worked as a reporter and/or editor at newspapers in Maryland, Colorado and Texas. Stories covered include the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Texas; the Columbine High School massacre; the space shuttle Columbia disaster; and 15 years of hurricanes, political intrigue, beach sunsets and other excitement in Florida.