NANPA 2010 Board of Directors Candidate

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Gary Farber Marketing Manager Hunts Photo & Video 100 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176 (800) 221-1830 x2332 DigitalGuyGary@wbhunt.com

NANPA Experience: Member since 1990 Attended ten Summits as a vendor

Give us an overview of your job, photographic, educational, volunteer, organizational board/committee skills, etc.
I am Vice President of Hunt's Photo and Video and I am responsible for developing new markets for the company at the local, regional, and national level specifically targeting photo industry organizations. I work with several photo organizations across the country and provide support for many of these organizations with funding for seminars and guest speakers, providing gift certificates for raffles and placing advertising space in organizational brochures and publications. These organizations included but are not limited to PSA, NAPP, CNPA, OWAA, SEOPA, TOWAA, PPANE and NECC. I graduated from Hesser College in Manchester, New Hampshire, as a business major.

How long have you been an active member of NANPA?
I have been an active member of NANPA for 10 years.

What Summits/Forums have you attended?
I have attended the last ten NANPA Summits as a vendor.

Have you served as a NANPA volunteer or worked on a committee?
I have yet to serve NANPA as a volunteer or committee member.

What particular expertise and/or qualities would you bring to the NANPA Board?
As a board member I believe that I could persuade manufacturers to attend NANPA Summits and/or develop added value discounts to the members. I believe that my relationship with other photo organizations would permit me to recruit new members to NANPA.

How would you use your abilities to further the NANPA mission?
The most enjoyable aspect of my work is engaging with and encouraging young people who have an interest in nature photography. I work with them and cultivate their interest and would in turn encourage them to join NANPA in order to build on their photographic skills and expand their knowledge of nature and nature photography.

How do you envision NANPA's role in the future of nature photography? How would you further that role?
I'm not sure about NANPA's role in the future of nature photography other than to believe that NANPA will thrive as the leading organization in the field. As a Board member, I will work diligently to promote the interests of NANPA and the NANPA Board.

Why do you want to serve on the NANPA Board of Directors? If elected, what would you personally like to accomplish during your term on the NANPA Board?
My wish is to be a member of the NANPA board because I think I can add a lot of qualities to the organization and I have a genuine love for the people involved with the organization and I think I could work well with them. I have a great relationship with the members. I would like to work with the Board to increase membership, expand the annual Summit, and with industry product leaders to recognize the importance of NANPA and its members.

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