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MDPPA Leadership
We welcome you to reach out to the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs at any time with your questions or comments. The Board 
meets the third Wednesday of each month, except December, online.  Our 2024 Board was elected by Membership on November 15th, 2023. 

Christina Marcinek

President

Programming Chair


Danny Douglas 

Vice President

( June 26, 2024 - January 31, 2025 )

Convention Chair

Chairman


2nd Vice President

Membership Chair


James Corbett 

Treasurer 

National PPA Council Representative

Carrie Nelson 

Secretary

( September 18, 2024 - January 31, 2025 )

Director-at-Large

( February 1, 2024 - September 17, 2024 )


Laura Ames

Director-at-Large

Social Chair

Hugh Moore

Director-at-Large

Communications Chair

Ted Mueller

Director-at-Large

Ethics Chair

Stephanie Sabourin 

Director-at-Large 

Sponsorship Chair


2024 Board of Directors (January 31, 2024 to January 31, 2025)

Anne LooneyChairman 

Christina MarcinekPresident

Danny DouglasVice President ( June 26, 2024 - January 30, 2025 )

Erica Beck, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

James Corbett, Treasurer 

Carrie Nelson, Secretary ( September 18, 2024 - January 30, 2025)

Laura Ames, Director-at-Large and Social Event Chairman

Hugh Moore, Director-at-Large and Communications Chairman

Ted Mueller, Director-at-Large and Ethics Chairman

Stephanie Sabourin, Director-at-Large and Sponsorship Chairman


From Left to Right (Front) Ted Mueller, Chris Marcinek, and James Corbett. (Back) Amy Masi, Carrie Nelson, Erica Beck, Laura Ames, and Hugh Moore.


Committee Chairs (Non-Board Members):

Phil Fabrizio, Maryland Loan Collection Chairman

Julie Kim,  Judge Procurer

Christina Martin, Merits and Degrees Chairman

Lidia Miller, Co-Image Competition Chairman

Daria Uhlig, Elections Chairman and Hospitality Chairman

Ellen Zangla, Co-Image Competition Chairman


Elected National PPA Council Representatives to Maryland, 2024-2027 term:
Steve Clark, James Corbett, George Singleton

Past Organizational Leadership

2023 Board of Directors:

Anne Looney, Chairman and Election Chairman

Christina Marcinek, President

Tommy Alexander, 1st Vice President and Convention Chairman

Marci Ryan, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

James Corbett, Treasurer and Instagram Campaign Chairman

Amy Masi, Secretary

Laura Ames, Director-at-Large and Social Event Chairman

Erica Beck Director-at-Large

Paul Biederman Director-at-Large

Carol Davis Director-at-Large

Stephanie Sabourin Director-at-Large


2022 Board of Directors:

Danny Douglas, Chairman

Bruce Press, President until December 31, 2022, and Chris Marcinek January 1-January 30 2023

Chris Marcinek, 1st Vice President and Convention Chairman

Marci Ryan, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

James Corbett, Treasurer and Instagram Campaign Chairman

Anand Jayaraman (AJ), Secretary

Tommy Alexander Director-at-Large

Jay Cathell Director-at-Large

Carol Davis Director-at-Large

Marci Ryan Director-at-Large

Stephanie Sabourin

2021 Board of Directors:

Anne Looney, Chairman

Danny Douglas, President

Jim Remington, 1st Vice President and Convention Chairman

Bruce Press, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

Chris Marcinek, Secretary, Hospitality Chairman

Steve Clark, Treasurer and Historian 

Tommy Alexander Director-at-Large

Jay Cathell, Director-at-Large and Print Committee Liaison to the Board

James Corbett, Director-at-Large and Instagram Committee Liaison to the Board

AJ Jayaraman, Director-at-Large and PPA CPP Liaison to the Board

Tammy Thompson, Director-at-Large and Social Event Chairman (retired from Board, July 2021)



2020 Board of Directors:

Anne Looney, Chairman

Danny Douglas, President

Jim Remington, 1st Vice President and Convention Chairman

Bruce Press, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

Christina Marcinek, Secretary

Steve Clark, Treasurer and Historian

Tommy Alexander Director-at-Large

Tracy Dietrich Director-at-Large

Christina Martin Director-at-Large

Sean Simmons Director-at-Large

Tammy Thompson, Director-at-Large and Social Events Chairman


Additional Committee Chairs (Non-Board Members):

Jill Bochicchio, New Awards Chairman

Mike Busada, Ethics Chairman

Phil Fabrizio, Maryland Loan Collection Chairman

Julie Kim, Judge Procurer and Co-Print Chairman

Lidia Miller, Co-Print Chairman

Pam Long, Elections Chairman

Christina Martin, Merits and Degrees Chairman and Co-Print Chairman

Chris Paulis, PPA CPP Liaison

Michael Wine, 8x10 Casual Print Competition Chairman

Ellen Zangla, Co-Print Chairman



2019 Board of Directors:

Melanie Anderson, Chairman

Anne Looney, President

Danny Douglas, 1st Vice President and Convention Chairman

Bruce Press, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chairman

Jim Remington, Secretary and Communications Chairman

Steve Clark, Treasurer and Historian

Aaron Beale Director-at-Large

Carol Davis, Director-at-Large and Maryland Loan Collection Chairman

Christina Marcinek Director-at-Large

Christina Martin, Director-at-Large and Co-Print Chairman, Merits and Degrees Chairman

Tammy Thompson, Director-at-Large and Social Events Chairman


Additional Committee Chairs (Non-Board Members):

Mike Busada, Ethics Chairman

Phil Fabrizio, Maryland Loan Collection Chairman

Julie Kim, Co-Print Chairman, Judge Procurer

Pam Long, Elections Chairman, Raffle Chairman

Lidia Miller, Hospitality Chairman

Chris Paulis, PPA CPP Liaison

Michael Wine, 8x10 Casual Print Competition Chairman



2018 Board of Directors:

Melanie Anderson, Chairman

Anne Looney, President

Danny Douglas, 1st Vice President/Convention Chairman

Bruce Press, 2nd Vice President/Membership Chairman

Chris Paulis, Secretary, PPA CPP Liaison

Steve Clark, Treasurer and Historian

Aaron Beale, Director-at-Large

Christina Martin, Director-at-Large and Co-Print Chairman, Merits and Degrees Chairman

Jim Remington, Director-at-Large and Communications Chairman

Tammy Thompson, Director-at-Large and Social Events Chairman


Additional Committee Chairs (Non-Board Members):

Julie Kim, Co-Print Chairman, Judge Procurer

Carol Davis, Maryland Loan Collection Chairman

Pam Long, Elections Chairman, Raffle Chairman

Lidia Miller, Hospitality Chairman

Mike Busada, Ethics Chairman

We are so appreciative of our past leadership, who maintained a solid foundation and guided our association through times of adaptation, contributing to our future success!  At our 2018 Annual Banquet, we pinned 7 of our Past Presidents who at the time were members of MDPPA!

From Left to Right: 

Lidia Miller, Jill Bochicchio, Bob McGee, George Singleton, Gary Lloyd, Mike Busada, Melanie Anderson

Past-President Members in 2018 not present: Ed Buxton, Joe Campanellie, and Les Henig  



2017 Board of Directors:

Lidia Miller, Chairman

Melanie Anderson, President

Pam Long, 1st Vice President/Convention Chairman

Danny Douglas, 2nd Vice President/Membership Chairman

Chris Paulis, Secretary, PPA CPP Liaison

Anne Looney, Treasurer

Julie Kim, Director-at-Large and Co-Print Chairman, Judge Procurer

Christina Martin, Director-at-Large and Co-Print Chairman, Merits and Degrees Chairman

Bruce Press, Director-at-Large and Communications Chair

Jamie Turner Director-at-Large

Jason Turner Director-at-Large

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Maryland Professional Photographers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. PO Box 266, Simpsonville, MD, 21150

Association financial information is available by request.  

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