Board Matters
2025 Board Members
Donna Snyder, President
Dori Frankel, Vice President
To be announced, Secretary
Barb Fleming, Treasurer
Mike Ignatowicz, Member
Susan Sferra, Member
Karen Sweeney, Member
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And with thanks...
We are indebted to our GPANA members, our elected representatives, and the Pima County staff who gave and give time to make all this happen...
GPANA and TMWNA Board Presidents - past and present: William Saller, Roger Carpenter, Donald Uhlir, Keith Johnson, Joe Jablonski, Barbara Fleming, Gary Kordosky, Denise Garland, Donna Snyder
GPANA and TMWNA Board members - past and present: Mike Addis, Melisa Ambers, Bill Bracker, Gary Bruins, Olivia Cajero Bedford, Hector Campoy, Helene Cann, Judy Constantine, Janice Crowder-Torrez, Joan Darnell, Pat Darnell, Doris Evans, Dori Frankel, Denise Garland, Joanne Garry, Bruce Gungle, Ellie Hawkins, Richard "Pete" Hawkins, Ethan Henderson, Michael Jones, Suzanne King, Tony Knight, Carolyn Leigh, Diane Luety, Laural Park, Bob Smith, Jack Snider, Donna Snyder, Karen Sweeney, Al Weigel, Patricia Wersal, Jim Wilson, Roger Wolf, John Zadrozny, Nancy Zeller (Please send us any names we may have inadvertently omitted.)
Contributing area elected officials - past and present: Congressman Raúl Grijalva (formerly our District 5 Supervisor, Pima County Board of Supervisors), current District 5 Supervisor Adelita S. Grijalva, current District 3 Supervisor Dr. Sylvia M. Lee and past Supervisor District 3 Sharon Bronson. Also the late State Representative/State Senator Olivia Cajero Bedford and the late District 5 Supervisor Richard Elías. Both are sorely missed for their commitment and contributions to our Gates Pass area.
Pima County Staff: former Pima County Administrator, Chuck Huckleberry. Current Pima County Administrator, Jan Lesher
Board Minutes and Bylaws
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Meet the Board, 2025
Donna Snyder, President
Donna, a retired graphic designer, has lived off of Trails End Road since 2007. She is an East Coast transplant where she and her husband Bob owned an advertising/marketing firm. She enjoys the beauty of the flora and fauna in the Sonoran Desert and wants to work to keep it that way.
Dori Frankel, Vice President
Dori Frankel has been a part-time resident of Tucson for 10 years, summering in the northern New Hampshire and Boston areas. A retired paralegal specializing in real estate and estate dissolution, her other major interest is environmental conservation. She served 26 years on the Conservation Commission in Stoughton, MA, 8 as Chairperson. She has also been a proud supporter and developer of numerous 501C3 public charities for local food pantries and library support organizations.
To be announced, Secretary
We are in need of an enthusiastic person to join the board for the position of Secretary. To learn more, please email us at gpanasec@gmail.com.
Barb Fleming, Treasurer
Barb Fleming has lived in the immediate area since 2011 and was President of GPANA from 2013-2018. She's retired from 20 years as a museum administrator of various U.S. museums, 12 years as a personal financial advisor in Tucson, 5 years as administrative coordinator for Clinica Amistad in South Tucson, and is the author of the !Sailing Que Barbara! trilogy of true-life adventure humor. She lives with her husband Bob Peyser (aka JojobaBob) in a LEED-qualified solar-powered home. Barb is an avid hiker and also serves as our Adopt-a-Road trash pickup coordinator.
Mike Ignatowicz, Member
Mike and his wife Norma began coming to Tucson in the early 2000s. On their first night they stayed at a B&B on Camino de Oeste and that began a 20 year love affair with Tucson and the Gates Pass Area. Mike enjoys cycling, hiking, and motorcycle touring, and his grandkids back east. He is involved in many volunteer organizations and sits on the board of the Canton Land Conservation Trust in Connecticut. In his professional career, he worked in large-risk casualty insurance underwriting. He is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.
Susan Sferra, Member
Susan Sferra knew she wanted to live amongst saguaros and roadrunners ever since a childhood trip to Arizona, and moved to Tucson in 2011. She is a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and her husband Mike is a retired herpetologist. Her interests are birding, hiking, environmental stewardship, and art.
Karen Sweeney, Member
Karen moved to Tucson in March of 1978 and was instantly hooked on the Sonoran Desert. She worked at the School for the Deaf and Blind until 1985 and taught 2nd-4th graders in Flowing Wells until retirement. She and her husband Bob recently moved into their new house on Placita de Laroca. They hike the neighboring washes daily, and enjoy their welcoming neighbors.
We are always looking for enthusiastic folks who love our Gates Pass Area to serve on the board. If you would like to learn more about what that would entail, or would like to volunteer to serve, please email us at gpanasec@gmail.com.