The Pikes Peak Writers Board of Directors are elected officers who serve overlapping two-year terms.
Ron Heimbecher - President
Christine Mandeville - Community Ambassador (and Immediate Past President)
Barb Nickless - Vice President, Programming
Open - Vice President, Operations
Charles Rush - Treasurer
Bonnie Hagan - Secretary
Maria Faulconer - Workshops Director
Susan Mitchell - 2010 Faculty Director
Mandy Houk - NewsMagazine Editor
Laura Hayden - 2010 Conference Director
Dawn Smit Miller - Contest Director
Ellen Phillips - Member at Large
Open - Outreach Director
To Contact any of our Board Members click here.
The Board of Directors, and the Conference Steering Committee meet on the first Tuesday of each month. Please check the website calendar for times, location, and changes. Meetings are open to Members of Pikes Peak Writers.
Pikes Peak Writers depends on the efforts of many talented volunteers. Our key staff members make our progams and events possible.
Martha Lancaster has retired as our Administrative Director. Thanks, Martha for all your hard work!
Pikes Peak Writers Conference:
Karen Fox and Pam McCutcheon - 2009 Conference Co-Directors
Karen Fox - 2009 Faculty Director
Susan Goldstein - PR and Publicity
Programming:
Barb Nickless - Vice President, Programming
Maria Faulconer - Workshops Director, non-conference events
Jodi Anderson - Program Coordinator
Laura Pellerin - Critique Coordinator
Ellen Phillips - NCE Administrator
Memberships:
Jene' Hanna - Arts/Member Liaison
NewsMagazine:
Mandy Houk - Editor
Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Writing Contest: The Paul Gillette Awards
(Paul Gillette Writing Contest)
Dawn Smit Miller - Contest Director
Chris Scena - Contest Coordinator
Published Author Coordination Services:
DeAnna Knippling - Published Author Connection (interim)
Volunteers:
Jodi Anderson - Volunteer Coordinator
Website:
Maleesha Speer - Webmaster and Administrator
Ron Heimbecher - Web Editor (interim)
... and the dozens of volunteers who help with year-round events and activities.
For contact information on key staff, please visit our Contacts Page
