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Pete Scifres
is our Photo Group Chairman holding the leadership reins for the 2011-12 year.
Previously, as Field Trip coordinator, he was planning our club excursions to fun locations.
Pete has also been our Print Contest Coordinator assisting with obtaining judges,
hanging the pictures and awarding the prizes. He is definitely the volunteer of the year!
In addition to his duties with our club, Pete travels regularly and posts wonderful pictures on our
club's Flickr website.
His images often win awards and prizes.
Pete is always happy to help beginners to take better pictures and answer questions about their
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Milt Morris
is the Photo Group Vice-Chair. He backs up the Chairman, is an all-around, member at large who
fills in where needed and enjoys taking on special assignments such as researching and purchasing
equipment required by the Photo Group.
Milt has great regard for his colleagues on the Steering Committee and club members who participate
so willingly to make our photo club one of the most successful in California.
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Bob Peltzman
is our Club Secretary and takes minutes at the Steering Committee meetings.
You'll also find him in the back of the room at club meetings where he welcomes visitors.
Bob has also handled Publicity for the club, and excelled in bringing us many new members. |
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Chuck Johnson
is our club Treasurer, a job he fulfills for both the Photo Group and the TOPCC Computer Club.
Chuck is a long-time member and ably represents the needs of the Photo Group to our TOPCC
organizing group. From keeping the accounting books to writing checks and managing the club's
finances, Chuck is always there and doing a fantastic job. He's a guy we can count on - you
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Judy Forman
is our Digital Newsletter Editor. She publishes our fantastic Photo Group newsletter every
month and writes those excellent interview articles that tell us so much about our club
members and Steering Committee members.
Judy's newsletter is read by over 300 people every month who want to know the most recent
club happenings and upcoming events for photographers in our club. |
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Connie Wade
is our new Volunteer Coordinator and a great lover - and photographer - of hissing cockroaches,
spiders, snakes and other creepy-crawly creatures!
Connie was Chairman of our club during the 2010-11 year because she quickly demonstrated great
leadership skills. Her photographs are now regularly winning competitions and gallery awards.
She attributes her success to her participation in the Photo Group and recommends that you
join our club and volunteer to work with some of the best amateur photographers in Southern California! |
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Bryan Anslow
is currently our Photo-Web-Site-Wizard who keeps our club website current with the most useful
information on club meetings, fieldtrips, workshops and all those great Photo Resource tutorials.
Since he joined the Steering Committee he has taken on a variety of needed roles including Liaison
with the TOPCC Steering Committee and pitch-hitting for our Digital Wizard Mark Reden to receive
and prepare the digital images for projection on months when Mark is travelling.
Recently he has become the Help Desk Tech Guy to assist members with their questions at
photohelp@topcc.org
His lovely wife Marian
is now helping new members with their questions about the club and how to participate in our
many club offerings. Email Marian - the New Member Liaison - at
photohelp@topcc.org if you have any questions or
need assistance.
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Carl Volpe
is a recent member of our club, and has stepped up to take on a leadership role by organizing our
monthly Field Trips!
Carl has had a long and successful career in the business world and now enjoys pursuing his
"addiction" to photography by traveling around the world to take some amazing travel pictures in
exotic locations.
Be sure to ask Carl for help or to be assigned to a mentor on one of our club
field trips so you can learn how to take better pictures.
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Jerry Koenig
has been helping to organize our fantastic fieldtrips for some time now, and the attendance keeps going up!
Many experienced club photographers participate in our fieldtrips every month and they are happy
to help our beginning and intermediate members take better pictures.
Just ask for help and it's yours!
Dozens of award winning photographs have been taken on our club fieldtrips!
Jerry and Carl help insure a successful fieldtrip experience by researching each location
carefully and traveling there early to scout out the location for important details to make
the trip a great photographic experience.
Be sure to give them both a hug on your next trip with our club!
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Allyson Barnes
has taken on the fun and challenging role of Workshop Coordinator. She will be arranging the
monthly club workshops which cover a huge variety of topics including Photoshop, Photoshop Elements,
Lightroom, Color Management, Landscape Photography, Lighting, and many more.
If you have ideas or requests for a particular workshop, you can reach Allyson at
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Ray Laser
is our Workshop Wizard. He produces high quality workshops for our Photo Group members that
are so successful because of the extra organizational efforts of this fantastic volunteer!
Ray goes the extra mile to make sure participants are well prepared and the workshop is well
organized and jam-packed with useful information.
Ray's workshop vitae includes Photoshop, Elements, Intermediate DSLR, Mounting Your Photos,
How to Shoot Dogs, Color Management, Lightroom, and way more than we have room to list.
Be sure to hug this dedicated Photo Group volunteer whenever you get the chance! |
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Mike Sugar
is our fantastic instructor for the Basic Digital Camera Class.
He has taught many of our current club members the essentials of photography and digital
cameras in his 3-night series classes which he kindly repeats three times a year for new members.
Mike is a distinguished photographer in his own right and has won many awards in our monthly
club print contests and digital challenges.
We thank Mike again and again for all he has contributed to our club members with his excellent
and very popular class! |
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Larry Weinberger
is our club's Membership Coordinator and he keeps our digital records of members names and
email addresses straight.
In case you think that's an easy job, we currently have over 425 email records of people who
want to know what is happening in our Photo Group, and over 225 members including family memberships!
That's a lot of data to manage, and Larry does it very well. |
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Gordon Huff
is our club's technical wizard. He handles the clubs wireless microphones, projectors and
computers not to mention the many batteries required for their operation!
Gordon's job is demanding, since there are often 5 meetings in a month sponsored by our
photography, computer and video clubs.
In addition, he is the computer club's Secretary and takes very concise notes of the monthly meetings.
Thanks, Gordon, for always being there with the equipment we need! |
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Darrel Priebe
is one of our Members at Large, helping with the running of the PhotoGroup.
Darrel was our club's Chairman from 2008 - 2011 and helped develop the extensive list of
Photo Resources and tutorials free to all club members on the website.
He also teaches our Photoshop Lessons and workshops and welcomes your questions on PS anytime.
He is happy to report that he is having fun teaching Photoshop more frequently, and now has
time to take a few more photographs than he did when Chairman! |
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Randi Seigel
greets our visitors and guests at Photo Group meetings with a warm and welcoming smile.
She helps our visitors to sign-in and explains the many benefits of club membership.
Randi is the first person, along with Bob Peltzman, that visitors to our club meet and greet.
She is a warm and friendly representative welcoming guests to our club and enrolling new members. |
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Nancy Lehrer
teaches our bi-monthly Composition lessons in preparation for the bi-monthly
Digital Composition Challenge.
She also presents great lessons on Photoshop Elements at our club meetings and workshops,
including the Lightroom University series of workshops.
Nancy's images can be found on dozens of websites including our own Flickr website.
She is always ready to lend assistance to those seeking advice or help with their photography.
In her spare time, she is president of the Ventura County Camera Club in addition to her duties
with the Photo Group. |
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Hutch Hutchison
is a regular presenter at the Photo Group.
We rely on his technical and photographic expertise to help inform and educate our members on a
regular basis. Hutch is always willing to share his knowledge and help a fellow photographer
when in need, so don't hesitate to ask for advice on just about any subject in the world
of photography! His outstanding Intermediate DSLR and Color Management classes have been big
hits with club members! |
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Mark Reden
is our Digital Image Wizard - the guy behind the curtain who receives your digital image
files and assembles our monthly slide show of contest entries for the professional critique.
Mark has a wealth of computer knowledge and he teaches a Photoshop Elements Workshop for
beginners every quarter.
Mark is a very kind and friendly guy who always wears a smile.
Give him a hug and thank you when you see him at our meetings for his excellent work as a volunteer! |
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Sherry and George Firkins
are responsible, along with Mary, Leni, and Wendy, for the management of the Print Contest.
This includes helping our club members to get their prints ready to mount on the library wall
with name tags and velcro tabs and then receiving the completed award sheet from the
judge and assigning the various awards to the proper prints.
They bring the ribbon winning pictures to the front of the room for the awards ceremony.
They have the fun of seeing the smiling faces as members accept their awards. |
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Wendy Edwards
assists with the Print Contest. She helps members hang their entries and later receives the
completed award sheet from the judge and helps assign the various awards to the proper prints.
She then categorizes the open and assigned prints for presentation.
In addition, Wendy helps announce the awards for the open and assigned monthly print contest. |
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Leni Fields
assists with the Print Contest. She helps members hang their entries and later receives the
completed award sheet from the judge and helps assign the various awards to the proper prints.
She then categorizes the open and assigned prints for presentation.
In addition, Leni helps announce the awards for the open and assigned monthly print contest. |
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Joe Vampa
assists with the Print Contest. He helps members put the felt and velcro on each print,
assigns a unique number to each entry and then hangs them on the wall for the judge
to examine them according to category. |
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Mary Martinich
assists with the Print Contest. She receives the completed award sheet from the judge and
assigns the various awards to the proper prints.
She then categorizes the open and assigned prints for presentation.
In addition, Mary announces the awards for the open and assigned monthly print contest.
Tony Martinich
is responsible for securing a judge for the bi-monthly digital composition challenge.
Tony contacts judges who have previously appeared at our club as well as contacting judges
from a professional photographic community who will bring a fresh perspective to our photography.
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Steve Torres
is our liaison with the T. O. Library.
That means he is the man who gets up extra early every three months to wait in line at the
crack of dawn to make our club's reservations for the use of the Grant Brimhall auditorium
in the library. Without Steve's efforts we simply wouldn't be meeting in such a wonderful
location as the Thousand Oaks Library.
Be sure to give Steve a pat on the back for his dedication on behalf of our Photo Group. |
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Sheldon Hoffman
has been making and managing our club name tags and badges for more years than he can remember!
He does a great job helping us all to remember names, not an easy task when there are over 100
people at each club meeting!
Be sure to say thanks to Sheldon for the great job he does at the next meeting! |