Officers and Directors
As of July 13, 2011
President:
Elizabeth (Becky) Barnes
Mt. Kisco, New York
president@gdui.org
(Second term, through July 2012)
First Vice President:
Mary Beth Randall
Fresno, California
vp1@gdui.org
(Partial term, through July 2012)
Second Vice President:
Kevin Frankeberger, Ph.D., CFRE
Shelton, Washington
vp2@gdui.org
(First term, through July 2012)
Secretary:
Rebecca Kragnes
Minneapolis, Minnesota
secretary@gdui.org
(Second term, through July 2012)
Treasurer:
Jane C. Sheehan
Silver Spring, Maryland
treasurer@gdui.org
(Eleventh term, through July 2012)
Immediate Past President:
Sheila Styron
Kansas City, Missouri
pastpresident@gdui.org
PawTracks Editor:
Penny Reeder
Montgomery Village, Maryland
pawtracks@gdui.org
GDUI Guide Dog School Liaison:
Sarah Calhoun
Imperial, Missouri
schoolLiaison@gdui.org
GDUI affiliate liaison:
Debbie Grubb
Bradenton, Florida
affiliates@gdui.org
Directors
Laurie Mehta
Cincinnati, Ohio
lauriemehta@gdui.org
(Second term, through July 2014)
Lynn M. Duplessis
Augusta, Maine
lynduplessis@gdui.org
(Partial term, through July 2012)
Albert J. Rizzi
Bellport, New York
albertrizzi@gdui.org
(First term, through July 2014)
Ann Chiappetta
New Rochelle, New York
annchiappetta@gdui.org
(First term, through July 2013)
Ron Davidson
Wichita, Kansas
rondavidson@gdui.org
(Partial term, through July 2013)
Committee Chairs
Advocacy
Vanessa Lowery
advocacy@gdui.org
Budget/Finance
Albert J. Rizzi
finance@gdui.org
Constitution/Resolution
Lynn Duplessis
gduiconstitution@gdui.org
Fundraising
Kevin Frankeberger
fundraising@gdui.org
Legislation
Laurie Mehta
legislative@gdui.org
Membership
Ron Davidson
membership@gdui.org
Nominating
Rebecca Kragnes
nominating@gdui.org
Products
Jane Sheehan
products@gdui.org
Program
Jenine Stanley
program@gdui.org
Website/Publications
Ann Chiappetta
publications@gdui.org
Public Relations
Penny Reeder
pr@gdui.org
Special Concerns
Mary Beth Randall