The MiPA board of directors runs on two-year terms starting on July 1 of every odd-numbered year. Our membership approves a slate of candidates, and the board elects its officers.

2025-2027 Board of Directors

Michael Braun
Director
Orange Hat Publishing
Wisconsin
Jason Gillikin
President
Lakeshore Literary Foundation
Michigan
Paul Nylander
Director; Past President
Illustrada Design
Minnesota
Ron PetersonRonald Peterson
VP & Secretary
PTB Books
Minnesota
Amy Rath
Director
Unsung Voices Books
Illinois
Nancy Roop
Director
Developmental Texts
Michigan
Josh WeberJoshua Weber
Treasurer
Calumet Editions
Minnesota

Association Staff

Allison Hawkins
Administrator
Michigan

Recent Past Presidents

  • 2023-2025 term: Ann Aubitz (resigned) and Paul Nylander (interim)
  • 2021-2023 term: Nayt Rundquist
  • 2019-2021 term: Suzanne Kelly
  • 2017-2019 term: Pat Morris

Previous past presidents include Sherry Robert and Sybil Smith.

MiPA is grateful for the leadership and service that all of our former board members have tendered on behalf of the independent publishing community in the midwest.

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