Denise Kuprionis, 51, is vice president, secretary and chief compliance & ethics officer for The E. W. Scripps Company.

In 1987, Denise became the first woman elected as a Scripps officer.

Denise joined Scripps in 1978 as secretary to the editor of The Kentucky Post. Since moving to the company’s corporate office in 1980, she has served in various positions. Denise attended college and law school in the evenings. She earned a bachelor of science in management and organizational behavior from Northern Kentucky University in 1985 and a juris doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at NKU in 1994.

Denise has been involved in many professional, civic, and philanthropic activities. Currently, she serves as vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of the College of Mount St. Joseph and recently chaired the college’s presidential search committee. Denise also serves as a member of the board of trustees of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC); is chair of CCHMC’s personnel and pension committee and member of its compensation, nominating/governance, education and executive committees. She is a member of United Way’s National Women’s Leadership Council.

In 2007, the Cincinnati USA Chamber's WE Celebrate Business Awards honored Denise as "Woman of the Year - Corporate." Other honors include being named a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement in 1999; receiving Northern Kentucky University’s Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1998; and being recognized for her commitment to the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky community at the 1996 National Philanthropy Day Annual Luncheon.