Committees

Admission Practices

The GPACAC Admission Practices Committee was established to educate admission and counseling professionals, as well as non-members within the profession, on the Statement of Principles of Good Practices (SPGP) as adopted and promoted by NACAC.

GPACAC Admission Practices Chair
Fola Okediji
Rockhurst High School
9301 State Line Rd
Kansas City, MO 64114
fola@rockhursths.edu
816.363.2036 ext. 520

Annual Conference

College Fairs

GPACAC College Fairs Chair
Elisa Krapcha
University of Kansas
1502 Iowa
Lawrence, KS 66405
ekrapcha@ku.edu
785.864.5415

Communications

The role of the Publications Chair and his/her committee is to produce the annual publications of the association - newsletters, brochures and conference programs. GPACAC publishes a newsletter,FOCUS, three times a year, which features articles on organizational activities and legislative concerns. As GPACAC.org continues to grow, examples of our publications will be added to the site. If you have a question about any of our publications, please contact GPACAC:

Communications Chair
Anne Ingersoll
Independent College Counselor
College Bound Associates
6403 Outlook
Mission, KS 66202
913.832.3003 - phone
913.236.6403 - fax (please call ahead of time if faxing)
anne@collegeboundkc.com

Current Trends

Current Trends & Future Issues Chair
Barb Adkins
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
barbara-adkins@utulsa.edu
918.631.2908

Fiscal Oversight

Fiscal Oversight Chair
Tom Hult
Blue Valley HS
6001 W. 159th St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
thult@bluevalleyk12.org
913.239.4816

Fund Development

GPACAC created the Executive Board position of Fund Development Chair to address the issue of fiscal management, which was identified in the association's Strategic Plan.

Fund Development Chair
Eileen Kenney
Tulsa Community College
7505 W. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74104
ekenney@tulsacc@edu
918.595.8128

Gov. & Nominating

In GPACAC's leadership structure, the Nominating Chair is the current Past President of the association. If you have any questions concerning the Nominating Committee, please contact:

Governance & Nominating Chair
Barbara Adkins
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
barbara-adkins@utulsa.edu
918-631-2908

Gov. Relations

Government Relations Chair
Jay Coleman
9301 State Line Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64114
jcoleman@rockhursths.edu
816.363.2036

Human Relations

The role of the Human Relations Chair and his/her committee is to infuse GPACAC's human relations mission into all activities of the association. The Human Relations Chair serves as the primary communicator, spokesperson and advocate on the issues of diversity, equity and access, ensuring equal access to post-secondary educational opportunities in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

Human Relations Chair
Gail Sherron
U. of Kansas
1502 Iowa
Lawrence, KS 66405
gsherron@ku.edu
785.864.5418

Technology

The role of the Technology Chair is to see that the image/identity of GPACAC reaches its entire constituency of Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. The Technology Chair will continue to update the GPACAC website and address other publicity avenues for the association.

Technology Chair
Shane P. Stover
University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK)
5523 N 66th Street
Omaha, NE 68104
stoversp@unk.edu  
402.651-1895

Membership

The role of the Membership Chair and his/her committee is to keep an accurate record of the association's members.

Full voting membership in GPACAC is extended to admission counselors from colleges/universities and high schools in the states of Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Associate (non-voting) membership is extended to admission counselors from colleges/universities and high schools located outside of the region. For a complete description of full voting and associate membership, please refer to the BY LAWS, under Article II, Membership.

Membership Chair
Jen Pospisil
Nebraska Wesleyan University
5000 St. Paul Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68504
jpospisil@nebrwesleyan.edu
800.541.3818 ext. 2156

Pro. Dev. & Training

The role of the Professional Development Chair and his/her committee is to implement professional development programs and workshops for members and non-members. The state structure is utilized to coordinate most programs. The Professional Development Committee is comprised of State Coordinators. There are at least two coordinators from each state including an individual engaged in post-secondary counseling and an individual engaged in high school counseling.

If you have any questions concerning the Professional Development Committee, please contact:

Professional Development Chair