The new GAMA President, a position that’s elected by the Board of Directors, is retailer Kylie Prymus of Games Unlimited in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as of Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Directors.  Two of the four officers are now retailers.  The new GAMA officers, elected at the meeting, are:

  • President: Kylie Prymus, Games Unlimited (unopposed)
  • Vice President: Grace Collins, Snowbright Studios (defeated Frank West, City of Games)
  • Secretary: Jennifer Ward, Crazy Squirrel Games & Toys (unopposed)
  • Treasurer: Stephan Brissaud, Funko Games (unopposed)

The GAMA Board of Directors is now at full strength of 12 members after the March election in which six new Directors, one from each membership group.  The board members elected in March were:

  • Creator Director - Matt Fantastic, Forever Stoked Creatives
  • Media & Events Director - Nicole Brady, SAHMReviews.com
  • Production Director - Radek Gronuś, Fabryka Kart
  • Publisher Director - Frank West, The City of Games
  • Retail Director – Jennifer Ward, Crazy Squirrel Game Store
  • Wholesale Director - Sito Sanchez, Peachstate Hobby Distribution

GAMA did not respond to a request for information on the number of eligible voters in each membership group, the number of people that voted from each group, or the final vote tallies for each group.

The GAMA Board of Directors was reconstituted after the membership voted to expand voting membership beyond game publishers to five other groups last year (see "GAMA Publishers Give Up Control").  The Board now includes two Directors from each group:

Creator Directors
Grace Collins, Snowbright Studios
Matt Fantastic, Forever Stoked Creatives

Media & Events Directors
Nicole Brady,  SAHMReviews.com
Monica Rasso, Meeples At Sea

Production Directors
Radek Gronuś, Fabryka Kart
Eric Price, Meijia Board Game Factory

Publisher Directors
Stephan Brissaud, Funko Games
Frank West, The City of Games

Retail Directors
Kylie Prymus, Games Unlimited
Jennifer Ward, Crazy Squirrel Games & Toys

Wholesale Directors
Beau Heath, Southern Hobby
Sito Sanchez, Peachstate Hobby Distribution

Director Emeritus
William Niebling, Koplow Games

Click Gallery below for pictures of the new members of the GAMA Board of Directors.