Congratulations to our newly elected 2025-2027 MiPA board of directors:

Jason Gillikin

Jason Gillikin, President of Lake Shore Literary Foundation, Principal Consultant, Gillikin & Associates Inc., Owner/Founder of Jason’s Books & Coffee, Inc., and MiPA’s current Secretary. Grand Rapids, Michigan

Paul Nylander, Book Designer at Illustrada Design and MiPA’s current President. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ron Peterson

Ronald Peterson, Author and Publisher at PTB Books, Retired from Honeywell Corp., and MiPA board member at large and past Secretary. Saint Paul, Minnesota

Amy Rath, Co-Founder of Unsung Voices Books  and Senior Client Success Leader at Performitiv. Chicago, Illinois

Nancy Roop, Author and Publisher at Developmental Texts and Member of IBPA DEI committee. Troy, Michigan

Josh Weber

Joshua Weber, Operations Manager at Calumet Editions, host and producer of KFAI’s “Write On Radio,” and MiPA’s current Treasurer. Minneapolis, Minnesota