Gilmer Institute of Learning

The mission of the Gilmer Institute of Learning (formally called the Rance R. Willis Education Foundation) is to enhance the purpose and goals of the Society by providing support to SGMP’s members and chapters through educational opportunities, certifications, training, resources, scholarships and endowment funding.

The Institute is governed by six trustees, an advisory chair, and an operations chair. The trustees are elected every two years by their member peers and comprise the membership of the Institute’s three committees: scholarship & certification, fundraising, and education & program. The advisory chair is the national president (or the president’s appointee) and the operations chair is the executive director & CEO of the Society.

Gilmer Institute of Learning Trustees

Scholarship & Certification

	Lila Duncan, CGMP, CMP Oregon Department of Human Services Portland, OR lila.m.duncan@state.or.us
	Edward Scannell, CMP, CSP The Center for Professional Development Scottsdale, AZ EESAZ@aol.com

Education & Programming

	Debbie Kopkau, MBA, CMP, GMS Michigan Institute for Educational Management Lansing, MI dkopkau@msbo.org
	Lynette Schick, CMP Meeting Objectives Consulting Arvada, CO li_schick@hotmail.com

Fundraising

	Kristi Griffith, CGMP, CHSP Prism Hotels & Resorts Dallas, TX kristi.griffith@prismhotels.com
	Brett Sterenson Hotel Lobbyists Washington, DC brett@hotel-lobbyists.com

Gilmer Institute of Learning Chairs*

Advisory

Rob Coffman, CGMP U.S. Department of Treasury Washington, DC robert.coffman@treasury.gov

Operations

Charles Sadler, CGMP, CHSP, CHSC SGMP Alexandria, VA charles.sadler@sgmp.org

*For more information on the GIL, contact the operations chair or the advisory chair.