GLPA Executive Committee

Management of GLPA is vested in the Executive Committee consisting of the 5 officers (President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and International Planetarium Society Representative) and 6 chairs of the standing committees (Membership, Development, Publications, Education, Instructional Materials, and Conference Planning). The officers are elected every other year at the annual meeting, and start their term on the following Vernal Equinox. The Chairs of the Standing Committees are appointed by the President.

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President
Dave Leake
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821-1806
(217) 351-2567
dleake@parkland.edu

 

Garry Beckstrom
President-Elect
Garry Beckstrom
Delta College Planetarium
100 Center Avenue
Bay City MI 48708
(989) 667-2270
garrybeckstrom@delta.edu

 

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Secretary-Treasurer
John S. French
Abrams Planetarium
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 355-4676
frenchj@msu.edu

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I.P.S. Representative
Jeanne Bishop
Westlake Public Schools
24525 Hilliard Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
jeanneebishop@wowway.com

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Past-President
John A. Schroer
6935 Inkster Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301
(248) 538-1514
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Membership Chair
John Potts
40630 Tamarack #102
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 678-3226
jjpotts42@gmail.com
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Publications Chair
Bart Benjamin
Cernan Earth and Space Center
Triton College
2000 Fifth Avenue
River Grove, IL 60171
(708) 456-0300, Ext. 3408
Fax 583-3153
bbenjami@triton.edu
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Education Chair
Susan C. Batson
North Hills High School
53 Rochester Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15229
(412) 318-1000, Ext. 3166

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Conference Planning Chair
Gary Tomlinson
5075 N. Division
Comstock Park MI 49321
(616) 784-9518
gtomlins@sbcglobal.net

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Development Chair
Robert J. Bonadurer
Daniel M. Soref Planetarium
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 West Wells St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 278-6985
bonadurer@mpm.edu

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Instructional Materials Chair
Geoff Holt
Madison Metro Sch Dist Pltm
201 South Gammon Road
Madison, WI 53717-1499
(608) 663-6102
Fax 442-2203
gholt@madison.k12.wi.us

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Proceedings Editor
Dale W. Smith
Physics & Astronomy Dept.
Bowling Green State Univ.
Bowling Green, OH 43403
(419) 372-8666
Fax 372-9938
dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu