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Boston photographer Stan Rowin re-elected ASMP president 2003-2004

Boston photographer Stanley Rowin, who spearheaded a variety of ASMP initiatives during his first term as ASMP president, has been re-elected unopposed for 2003-2004. Rowin, a driving force behind ASMP’s revamped Web site and other Internet-based communications efforts, said that during his upcoming term he would be committed to expanding the organization’s contributions to photography and ensuring ASMP maintained its relevancy in a changing marketplace.

“Our industry is changing at a rapid pace and ASMP must change with it to make sure we can fulfill our traditional mission of promoting and protecting photographers’ rights. We know that efficient communications is a key to keeping our members abreast of business and technological advances so we are focusing significant resources on the Web site at www.asmp.org,” he said.

“One of ASMP’s traditional purposes is quite simple: it’s to help put a dollar in members’ pockets and to stop someone from illegally taking a dollar out. So, we’re still very much aware of the need to serve our members in established ways but also want to make sure we’re ahead of the curve in other areas,” he said.

Rowin said a recent membership recruitment drive was proving successful and ASMP’s future financial position was promising because members had recently approved a referendum to increase annual dues from $275 to $300. “While we’ve been able to do a lot and maintain a solid financial position for a long time, resources have been stretched to the limit. It’s been about 15 years since we had a dues increase and our members could see that more funding was need to provide the services they relied on,” said Rowin. Additionally, he said, ASMP would strive to work more closely with other trade groups and client organizations in an effort to create a better business environment for photographers.

Rowin went through two elections to regain office. Because his three-year term as a director was complete, he had to run in the general member-wide election. Once re-elected as a director, he nominated for president and was elected unopposed by the board of directors. Other officers elected by the board were: First vice president, Susan Carr, Kalamazoo, Mich., second vice-president, Robert Wiley, Orlando, Fla.; secretary, Lon Atkinson, San Diego, Calif.; treasurer, Clem Spalding, San Antonio, Texas.

The ASMP board of directors for 2003-2004 is: Stan Rowin, Susan Carr, Robert Wiley, Lon Atkinson, Clem Spalding, Mary Beth McAuley, Raleigh, North Carolina; Dan Lamont, Seattle, Wash.; Jim Flynn, Holliston, Mass.; Ben Colman, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Judy Herrmann, Ellicott City, Maryland; Dave Harp, Baltimore, Maryland; Michael Cardacino, Douglaston, New York; John Slemp, Tucker, Georgia; John Giammatteo, Middlefield, Conn.; Bruce Kluckhohn, Minneapolis, Minn.