IPPA member Chris Birks is running for Region 5 NPPA Director!

IPPA member Chris Birks is running for Region 5 NPPA Director!

Be sure to vote, and about 60% of our membership are NPPA members.

Director Candidate Statements:

Chris Birks
Photo Editor
Kane County Chronicle
Geneva, IL

I want to help rebuild the membership’s trust in the organization. With all the financial problems, the POY contest split and dues increases, a lot of members are questioning whether they want to stay in NPPA. I think the organization has been focusing on what needs to fix, and has forgotten to highlight it can do for the members. NPPA needs to do show all of us what we get for our dues. I think we need to build on what the organization does right and let the rest go.

Areas like the JIB, the mentor program, educational workshops and being a national voice for photojournalism; these are what I think we need focus on. Programs and events that are no longer relevant should be cut. I would like to continue the honest flow of information about the hurdles the group faces, but also prove to members that the NPPA is important to their professional lives.

Any questions/support/suggestions? E-mail Chris at -email-.

(Via Steve from the list)

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