| AAPE Website |
| Webmaster: |
Larry Fillion webmaster@aape.org |
| Mission Statement: |
Maintain the AAPE Website, including designing new pages, and adding new content as needed. |
AAPE Youth Championship Committee |
| Chair: |
Carol Barr carolschamps@yahoo.com |
| Chair-Designate: |
Vesma Grinfelds dzvesma@sprintmail.com |
| Mission Statement: |
To recognize, encourage, and reward aspiring your exhibitors in the US and Canada for progress in their philatelic pursuits by providing awards at national shows, and to organize the annual AAPE Youth Champion of Champions event. |
Awards Coordination |
| Chair: |
Joann Lenz joann@stampsjoann.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Assure timely selection of nominees for the Hennig, Herdenberg, Jennings, and Neil Awards |
Computers in Exhibiting Committee |
| Chair: |
Jerry Jensen jerry@gps.nu |
| Mission Statement: |
Provides information and support to exhibitors on ways to enhance exhibiting abilities through the use of computers. Most of this support is on a one-to-one basis since almost every exhibitor has differing computer resources and skills. Short How-to-do-it articles will be published in TPE occasionally to promote and maintain the membership's interest in this service. |
Conventions, Meetings and Awards Committee |
| Chair: |
Denise Stotts stottsjd@swbell.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Arrange AAPE seminars at all WSP shows, including liaison with host committees and recruiting volunteers from among AAPE activists to conduct the seminars. Prepares an end of the year report which included attendance records for each seminar, and "hot topics" discussed. |
Council of Past Presidents |
| Chair: |
Tim Bartshe timbartshe@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Selects the annual Herdenberg Award nominee, and serves as an advisory board to the president, and is occasionally asked to take on specific projects |
Diamond and Ruby Awards Committee |
| Chair: |
Ron Lesher revenuer@atlanticbb.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Review and approve (where appropriate) applications for the Diamond and Ruby awards, assure posting in TPE and the AAPE Website, and work with the AAPE Secretary to arrange presentation of the pins |
Digital Philatelic Studies Committee |
| Chair: |
Fran Adams fran.adams@gmail.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Advises the AAPE Board on current and emerging computer based technology, ensuring the Society is aware of developing trends and is proactive in extending its frontiers with modern tools in the digital age of philately. |
Exhibit Critique Service |
| Chair: |
Jerry H. Miller JHMNARP@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Enhance the exhibiting experience by individual evaluation, review, and feedback to participating exhibitors from an experienced judge. |
Hennig Judging Excellence Award Committee |
| Chair: |
John Hotchner jmhstamp@verizon.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Select up to one winner of the Hennig Award per year |
International Exhibiting Committee |
| Chair: |
Steve Schumann sdsch@earthlink.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Reports in TPE USA results of Continental and FIP World Philatelic Exhibitions, changes in FIP exhibiting rules and regulations, and encourages national exhibitors to participate at the international level |
Local/Regional/Regional Exhibiting Committee |
| Chair: John Barrett jstrubelboy@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
To bring the excellent talents and resources of the AAPE to those (generally) smaller or newer stamp clubs which have had little or no prior exhibiting experience, and to encourage APS/AAPE memebrships at these clubs by using suitable exhibiting incentives. |
Long Range Planning Committee |
| Chair: |
David McNamee dmcnamee@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
To provide leadership and resources to assist the AAPE Board so that the Board fulfills it governance role to manage the organization's assets in a way that maximizes benefits to current and future members |
Mentor Center |
| Chair: |
Kent Wilson turgon96@bresnan.net |
| Mission Statement: |
A service offered to new or experienced exhibitors, matching them with a volunteer ehibitor/judge who can provide support and advice |
One Frame Team Competition Committee |
| Chair: |
Tony Dewey afdewey@sbcglobal.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Plans and operates the annual One Frame Tean Competition held at annual APS/AAPE AmeriStamp Expo |
Outreach Committee |
| Chair: |
Tim Bartshe timbartshe@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
To expand the exposure of exhibiting to as many nonexhibiting collectors as possible to assist in the creation or continued health of stamp shows that contain exhibits or any stripe, and by various means create methods by which present exhibitors will improve present exhibits and be encouraged to continue to create new ones. |
Publicity Committee |
| Chair: |
Ed Fisher efisherco@earthlink.net |
| Mission Statement: |
To promote awareness of AAPE and its activities in the philatelic community in order to increase membrship sand to further the overall goals of the organization, through use of regular press releases to print and digital media, and ads in suitable stamp show programs |
Show Management Committee |
| Chair: |
Tim Bartshe timbartshe@aol.com |
| Mission Statement:
| To assist in the improvement and growth of local, regional and national shows in as many ways possible through the open discussion of ideas from any and all interested sources. One of the primaty methods for this wll be via a regular column in TPE |
Society Attorney |
| Attorney: |
Earl H. Galitz, Esq. egalitz@aol.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Provide legal advice regarding AAPE activities, the Constitution/By-Laws, and pending legal matters |
Thematic/Topical Exhibiting |
| Chair: |
Phil Stager pstager@tampabay.rr.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Serves as a focus for exhibitors and judges to raise problems and proposals for improvement, and organizes a continuing series of articles in TPE on these issues, and to promotes understanding and consistency of thematic judging |
The Philatelic Exhibitor |
| Editor: |
Randy Neil neilmedia77@gmail.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Design and produce, working closely with contributors and advertisers, the Association's flagship publication quarterly |
The Philatelic Exhibitor Advertising |
| Manager: |
Don David Price ddprice98@hotmail.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Through contact with the dealer community, attemtps to arrange win-win advertising that helps both dealers and AAPE to maximize revenue |
Title Page Award |
| Co-Chairs: |
Bob and Liz Hisey lizhisey@comcast.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Developed criteria, oversees and tracks awards and arranges for appropriate publicity |
Title/Synopsis Page Critique Service |
| Chair: |
Guy Dillaway phbrit@verizon.net |
| Mission Statement: |
To assist collectors/exhibitors in writing these pages for their exhibits in the hopr that the exhibit
will be easier for the jury and the viewer to understand the intent of the exhibit will be easier for the
jury and the viewer to understand the intent of the exhibit. |
Youth Exhibiting |
| Chair: |
Cheryl Edgcomb bcedgcomb@gmail.com |
| Mission Statement: |
Dedicated to encouraging the involvement of youth in stamp exibiting by providing educational and support
structures to interested beginner and novice youth exhibitors, and encouraging continual improvements in youth
exhibits to realize their full potential. |
President's Liaison to Commttee/Activity Chairs |
| Liaison: |
George DeKornfeld gdekornfel@fairpoint.net |
| Mission Statement: |
Serves as a conduit to the Committee/Activity Chairs for reports, budget requests and other matters needing Board attention. |
