Universal charge for all committees
All NANPA Committees, where appropriate, shall do the following:
- Identify issues of interest to NANPA members.
- Identify potential writers, speakers, webinar and workshop leaders.
- Communicate the above to the appropriate committee or to NANPA staff, including the Advocacy Committee (for legal issues), the Communications/Marketing Committee (for storytelling and news purposes), the Membership (Webinar) Committee, and to the Summit and Regional Events Committees (for speakers and event leaders).
Committee members
Advocacy Committee
Advocate for NANPA on legal, regulatory and other issues affecting the rights of nature photographers. Help promote NANPA as a voice for nature photographers’ rights to members and public at large. Educate nature photographers on issues and rights.
Jane Halperin, Co-chair
Sean Fitzgerald, Co-chair
Awards Committee
Develop criteria for NANPA Awards. Solicit and review all award submissions and recommend annual awards to Board of Directors.
Paul Brooke, Chair
Members
Barbara Adams
Kathy Adams Clark
Eric Bowles
Roger Johnson
Jeri Love
Alton Marsh
Traci Sepkovic
Jennifer Smith
Richard Spener
JC Watkins
Deborah Winchester
Dawn Wilson
John Ehrenfeld
Tammy Tideswell
Conservation Committee
Educate on conservation issues important to nature photographers. Encourage and inform nature photographers on how to undertake conservation projects. Help support and promote conservation projects of nature photographers, including those of NANPA members. Explore conservation projects in which NANPA members and/or the public at large can participate and collaborate with other committees, organizations, individuals or associations as necessary to carry out such project or projects. Review applications and make recommendations to the NANPA Foundation Board for the Phillip Hyde Conservation Grant.
David Cook, Chair
Members
Candace Hultberg-Bennett
David Huth
Nick Kanakis
J.P. Lawrence
Deborah Roy
Andrew Snyder
Ethics Committee
Gather, disseminate and promote information on ethical issues involving nature photography. Recommend statements on ethical issues, as appropriate, to the Board.
Jennifer Leigh Warner, Chair
Members
Josh Asel
Nikhil Bahl
Alyce Bender
Tom Carlisle
Daniel Dietrich
Melissa Groo
Mark Hendricks
Nick Kanakis
Sarah Killingsworth
Ed MacKerrow
Diana McPherson
Michael Milicia
Natalie Robertson
Krisztina Scheeff
Andy Smith
Regional Events Committee
Plan, budget and organize regional field events. Include teaching components when possible in these events. Coordinate with Communications and other NANPA programs to promote the events.
Mary Louise Ravese, Regional Events Coordinator
Members
Hank Erdmann
Bruce Haley
Volunteer to serve
Our committees are the backbone of the organization. Contact us if you are a NANPA Member who is interested in joining one of our committees.
