Below is the list of candidates for the Board of Directors Election. To find out more about each candidate, read our Candidates Questionnaire. Join us for our "Meet the Candidate" Webinar to hear from our candidates. The webinar will take place on September 10 at 1:00 PM Central.

Voting is open September 10, 2024 - October 15, 2023. Voting will only be done online. All votes MUST be cast by October 15, 2024, through the online portal.

Online Portal: https://vote.associationvoting.com/gpa/

Meet the Candidates Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/JCclC2-xZog

For questions, please contact Barb Boggs, GPA Events & Volunteer Relations Manager

Gail Dancy Heim 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?	Christina Panaitescu, GPC 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?
Bethany Planton, GPC 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?	Charlie Sagona, GPC 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?
Victoria Threadgould, GPC, CFRE 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?	Cheryl Townsel, GPC 1. Tell us who you are, a little about yourself, and why you want to be a candidate. 2. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing GPA today? 3. What is the #1 reason you are still working in grants and how will this help you if you are elected to serve on the GPA board? 4. What excites you the most about becoming a GPA board member? 5. What does DEI mean to you and to GPA? 6. After you are elected and have served at least a year on the GPA Board, what board officer position would you consider filling and why?