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

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Treasurer

Treasurer, 2025-2026

 Daria Jones

 Email Daria

 

Secretary

Secretary, 2026-2027

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Program Director

 Program Director, 2025-2026

 John Ragland

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Social Director

Social Director, 2026-2028

Susan Wynn 

Email Susan 

Hospitality Director

Hospitality Director, 2026-2027

Phyllis Owens 

 

Membership Director

Membership Director  2026-2028

Nancy Reid Wallace

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Communications Director

Communications Director 2026-2028

Michell Thurmond

Email Michell

Symposium Director

 Symposium Director    

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Raffle Director

 Raffle Director

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Volunteer Director

Volunteer Director

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