GPCI President Marcia Ford, center, honored two champions of the efforts over the years to bring GPCI and the GPC certification to fruition. They are Frank Mandley, left, recipient of the Pauline G. Annarino Award, and Harriet Blymiller, right, recipient of the President’s Award. The awards were presented in October at the  2008 annual conference of the American Association of Grant Professionals in Long Beach, CA. Mandley was a GPCI Board Member and subject matter expert. Blymiller guided GPCI through early development of the GPC examination.

We welcome three newly-elected board members to the GPCI Board of Directors.

Amanda Day is the Grants Administrator for the City of Alpharetta in Georgia. She is also the President of Metro Atlanta Association of Grant Professionals. Amanda brings energy and enthusiasm to the Board.

Ericka Harney is the Fund Development Coordinator with The Council of State Governments located in Kentucky. She also works as a nonprofit consultant. Ericka brings expertise in the areas of strategic planning, volunteer administration, and nonprofit management.

Arvetta Jideonwo serves as the Manager of Grants and Research for the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation located in Indiana. Arvetta’s vision is to be a national leader in the development of core competencies and skills for grant professionals that will be recognized among non-profits and grant-making organizations. All are GPC credentialed.

We are proud to have Amanda, Arvetta and Ericka join our existing board members, Pauline Annarino, Lisa Jackson, Johna Rodgers and Marcia Ford. The remaining board positions will be appointed by AAGP and announced in the near future.