WPPA Board of Directors

All parents that enroll their child in the program become members of the Welles Park Parent Association (WPPA).  A board that consists of volunteer officers, directors and commissioners make the operating decisions.  These volunteers, along with a representative of the park district staff, comprise the voting members of the WPPA board.  Regular board meetings are held at the Welles Park Field House or virtually.  A schedule of upcoming board meetings is available on our website.  All members of the WPPA are welcome to attend.

Executive Officers
Name Role Email Address
Joe Negussie President president@wppachicago.org
Jen Gingrass VP - Secretary & Operations secretary@wppachicago.org
Marty McCaffrey VP - Treasurer treasurer@wppachicago.org
Leah Welty-Rieger VP - Scheduling scheduling@wppachicago.org
Shannon Poe VP - Registration registration@wppachicago.org
Commissioners (Baseball)
Name Role Email Address
Ryan Fischer Rookie Commissioner rookie@wppachicago.org
Kevin Schneider Junior Commissioner junior@wppachicago.org
Dan Stone Minor Commissioner minor@wppachicago.org
Matt James Major Commissioner major@wppachicago.org
Andy Saur Senior Commissioner senior@wppachicago.org
Gerry Cadava Liberty Commissioner liberty@wppachicago.org
Jake Siddall Fall Baseball Commissioner fallbaseball@wppachicago.org
Gabriel Morales Travel Baseball Co-Coordinator travelbaseball@wppachicago.org
Jesse Brannan Marketing & Events marketing@wppachicago.org
Commissioners (Softball)
Name Role Email Address
Laura Christman 8U & 10U 8u10usoftball@wppachicago.org
Tim Kearney 12U & 14U 12u14usoftball@wppachicago.org
Breanne Hosford Fall Softball Commissioner fallsoftball@wppachicago.org
Brandon Norder Travel Softball Coordinator travelsoftball@wppachicago.org
Directors
Name Role Email Address
Peter Adams Equipment equipment@wppachicago.org
Steve Pfeiffer Equipment Asst. equipment@wppachicago.org
Chris Emerson Fields fields@wppachicago.org
Shannon Poe Registration Asst. asstregistration@wppachicago.org
Lauren Chodak Sponsorship/Fundraising sponsorship@wppachicago.org