Board of Directors 

Your dedicated GPPA Board of Directors is elected for a two-year term starting in January.  The Board is divided into two groups whose terms stagger, ensuring that at any given time, the GPPAA Board has approximately 50% of its members serving the second year of their term. To become a member of the Board of Directors, you must be a GPPA member in good standing and have been active in its activities for at least one year. 

 

GPPA Organization  

 

The Board of Directors consists of an Executive Board: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, that oversees the strategic leadership, financial oversight, and operational management, and a team of seven to eight Directors that oversees the various operations of the organization. These include: Programs, Social, Raffle, Hospitality, Symposium, Membership/Volunteer, and Communications. Directors serve as Chair of their respective operations or oversee Coordinators of specific committees. The GPPA welcomes all its members to consider serving on the Board of Directors or working with them as a Coordinator or committee volunteer. View the GPPA Organizational Chart. 

 

 

MEET YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

President

President 2025-2026

Dörte Wohmann-Schmieta

Email Dörte

Vice President

Vice President 2025-2026

Tony Rizzuto

Email Tony

Treasurer

Treasurer, 2025-2026

 Daria Jones

 Email Daria

 

Secretary

Secretary, 2025-2026

Patrick Ardiff

Email Patrick

Program Director

 Program Director, 2025-2026

 John Ragland

 Email John

Director at Large 1

Director At Large, 2024-2025

Kari Traud

Email Kari

Director at Large 2

Director At Large, 2024-2025

Kathleen Dumitrescu 

Email Kathleen

Director at Large 3

Director At Large 2024-2025

Nancy Reid Wallace

Email Nancy

Director at Large 4

Director At Large 2025-2026

Michell Thurmond

Webmaster

Webmaster (non-Board position)     

Liane Schleifer        

webmaster@georgiaperennial.org

liane@georgiaperennial.org

Director at Large 5

Director at Large 6