About MOPPA

Head Above Water - Casey Buckman MOPPA Board Member

Head Above Water

Casey Buckman, MOPPA Board Member

We are a community, a photography family, helping & learning, sharing & caring to better the industry, the art-form, and business practices as a whole. DEVELOP your business, DEVELOP your talent, DEVELOP YOU!

Our Mission

MOPPA is a Not-For-Profit 501(c)6 organization deeply rooted in the promotion and preservation of the industry of professional photography and the support of its members through education and fellowship.

Core Values

Community

Education

Missouri Professional Photographers Association

Board of Directors

Past Presidents Preview
Past Presidents
  • 1958 - Leon Smith
  • 1959 - Francis Scheidegger
  • 1960 - Stewart Beebe
  • 1961 - Howard French
  • 1962 - Paul Leuders
  • 1963 - Harold Gilkey
  • 1964 - Al Guise
  • 1965 - Don Bryan
  • 1966 - Zeal Wright
  • 1967 - Bob Westrich
  • 1968 - Billy Franke
  • 1969 - L.D. Jones
  • 1970 - Bob Houts
  • 1971 - Gerald Stephens
  • 1972 - Ed Sipple
  • 1973 - Paul Mignard
  • 1974 - Al Seivers
  • 1975 - Allen Walters
  • 1976 - Gene Ringo
  • 1977-78 - Bob Hoskoetter
  • 1979 - Harry Barth
  • 1980 - Don Hammond
  • 1981-82 - Frank Burkhead
  • 1983-84 - Sinclair Rogers
  • 1985-86 - Merle Walker
  • 1987-88 - Dave Witte
  • 1989-90 - Ted Haub
  • 1991-92 - Howard Pfeiffer
  • 1993-94 - Tom Strade
  • 1995-96 - Dixie Laval
  • 1997-98 - Tom Allen
  • 1999-2000 - Aubrey McBride
  • 2001-2002 - Jim Devine
  • 2003-2004 - Martha Dameron
  • 2005-2006 - Dave Swoboda
  • 2006-2007 - Debbie Kertz
  • 2007-2008 - Gerald Schlomer
  • 2008-2009 - Dean Conrad
  • 2009-2010 - Janet Bonsall
  • 2010-2011 - Jim St. John
  • 2011-2013 - Don Love
  • 2013-2014 - Steve Williams
  • 2014-2015 - Jim Newell
  • 2016 - Ryan Brown
  • 2017 - Nichole Manner
  • 2018 - Daniel Berry
  • 2019-2020 - Carl Neitzert, CPP
  • 2020-2022 - Karen Thaemert, Cr. Photog., CPP
  • 2022-2025 - Debbie DeClue, CPP
  • 2025-2026 - Jennifer McCall