Credentials / PPA Degrees / Degree Recipients

Congratulations to Our New Degree Recipients!

Master Artist

Nicholas Angelides        
Poland, ME

Roy Nierdieck, M.Photog., CPP    
Lakeway, TX

Cindy Strupp, M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog.Cr., CPP    
Carlisle, PA

Master of Photography

Travis Baranczyk,
Sobieski, WI

David Huck
Spokane, WA

Brandie Kaufman, CPP    
Riverside, CA

Jimmy Rash
Doniphan, NE

Stephanie Smith, CPP
Waukesha, WI

Wesley Tharp, CPP    
Clinton, IA

James Whigham, Cr.Photog., CPP
Terrytown, LA

Chris Wood
Spokane    WA 

Photographic Craftsman

Tracy Allard, M.Photog., CPP    
Coppell, TX

Photographic Craftsman

Jonathan Betz, M.Photog., CPP
Colorado Springs, CO

Leslie F. Cervantez, CPP
Spring, TX

Jamie J. Cobb
Edmond, OK

Robert Edward Evans
Chanhassen, MN

Louise Freeman Kimble
Blue Ridge, GA

Makayla Jade Harris, CPP
Saratoga Springs, NY

Russell L Jensen, M.Photog., CPP
Rapid City, SD

Kevin L. Jordan
Saint Pauls, NC

Ms. Gigi L Odea, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
Bradenton, FL

Mr. Kurt A. Robertson, M.Photog.
Jackson, MI

Rafael Sotomayor, CPP
Bayamon, PR

Master of Photography

Tracy A. Allard, CPP
Coppell, TX

Marnie Clagett, Cr.Photog., CPP
Elizabethtown, KY

Candyce A. Herman, CPP
Littleton, CO

Julie C Jacob, CPP
Portland, OR

Christina L Marotto, CPP
Brooklyn, NY

Kevin L Morris, CPP
South Bend, IN

Fred S. Morton, CPP
Henrico, VA

Kaely Pillars
Vinton, IA

Ramon L. Robles, CPP
Canton, MI

Rafael Sotomayor, CPP
Bayamon, PR

Dr. Stephen Martin Stookey, PHD
Hale Center, TX

Janel Vaisbort
Bigfork, MT

Master Artist

Aly C. Elliott, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Bloomington, IN

Gena Tussey, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Maryville, TN

Master of Wedding Photography

Jeffrey Dachowski, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Bedford, NH

Della M. Watters, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Everett, PA

Photographic Craftsman

Erin M. Hernandez-Reisner
Marion, KS

Michael Petersen, M.Photog., CPP
Fort Myers, FL

Anne-Marie Shumate, M.Photog., CPP
Prescott, AZ

Master Artist

Ronald C Castle, M.Photog., CPP
Del Rio, TX

Jen Hargrove, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Big Piney, WY

Melinda A Hughes, M.Photog.
Windsor, CA

Paula Mignogno, M.Photog.Cr.
Lincoln, DE

Joan Hustace Walker, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Jacksonville, FL

Michael Petersen, M.Photog., CPP
Fort Myers, FL

Master of Photography

Mary L. Buck, Cr.Photog., CPP
Duluth, GA

Lisa Craig, CPP
Thornton, CO

Gary Ditlow
Garrison, NY

Karen E. Fox
Lyles, TN

Brady W. Thomas
Oakland, CA

John Tulipano, CPP
West Chicago, IL

Master of Wedding Photography

Adam L. Carroll, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Auburn, MI

Heather A. Cook, M.Photog., CPP
St George, UT

Master Artist

Carly A. Sullens
Saint Louis, MO 

Master of Photography

Marisa E. Balletti-Lavoie
Meriden, CT

Craig  Edwards
Big Sandy, MT

Tony  Gatlin
Malvern, AR

Christine M. Grosshans
Yorktown, VA

George P. Joell
Fayetteville, NC

Maria  Randolph
Colorado Springs, CO

Belinda Richards
Yarraville, Australia

Rachel A. Stewart
Spokane Valley, WA

Elaine M. Tweedy
Factoryville, PA 

Master of Wedding Photography

Adam L. Carroll
Auburn, MI

Kari J. Douma
Dorr, MI

Kenneth A. Mendoza
Oakland, CA

Booray Perry
Lutz, FL

Brenda Pottinger
Ft. Wright, KY

Allison English Watkins
Park City, UT

Master Artist

Dr. Constance A. Sanders, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Bellevue, KY

Jim Trapp, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Sacramento, CA

 

Master of Photography

J. Mike Bentley, Cr.Photog., CPP
Winder, GA

Dean A. Bugaj
Old Orchard Beach, ME

William G. Cadzow
Seminole, FL

Tim Donar, CPP
Conway, AR

Fallon Mindt, CPP
Helena, MT

Kelly Ann Settle, CPP
Springboro, OH

Mary Lynne Wolfe, CPP
Spotsylvania, VA

 

Master of Wedding Photography

Cindy L. Strupp, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Carlisle PA

Master Artist

Judith A. Crookston, M.Photog.
Johnstown, PA

 

Master of Wedding Photography

Chris Hart Keeley, CPP
Barrington, NH

Master of Photography

Michael Boatright, CPP
Decatur, GA

John Gress, CPP
Chicago, IL

Chris Hart Keeley, CPP
Barrington, NH

Misty Dawn Olson
Spokane, WA

Michael N Ryno, CPP
Highlands Ranch, CO

Rikke Hein Truelsen, CPP
Agoura Hills, CA

Heather Watt, CPP
Alfred, ME

Glenn L. Wells, CPP
Nesbit, MS
 

Photographic Craftsman

Gregory T. Avant, CPP
Chesapeake, VA

Jayme Lynn Benabides, CPP
Pueblo, CO

Karissa N. Blunck, 
Olympia, WA

Erin L. Clark, CPP
Virginia Beach, VA

Sherrie E. Fryxell, M.Artist.
Gansevoort, NY

Jennifer L. Dunn, CPP
Clarksville, IN

Kenny A. Epps  Sr.
Reisterstown, MD

Roamy K. Fils-Aime, CPP
Airmont, NY

Sandra Foyt, CPP
Wynantskill, NY

Michele Hutchinson, CPP
Hilton Head Island, SC

Kevin Leon Karzin, SR, 
Valencia, CA

Adriana Lopez, 
Diamond Bar, CA

David R. Petrick, CPP
Spirit Lake, IA

 

Master Artist

Terri Butler
Pipe Creek, TX

 

Master of Wedding Photography

Joel Dyer
United Kingdom

Kimberly Olker, M.Photog.Cr.
Rocklin, CA

 

Master of Photography

Jilliane Bergeron
Grand Rapids, MI

Richard Cox
Norristown, PA

Tara Flannery, Cr.Photog.
Conroe, TX

Elena Ganusova, M.Artist.
Knoxville, TN

Kristal Kraft
Lone Tree, CO

Sally Lumpkin, CPP
Morehead City, NC

Ken MacAdams
Farmington, NM

Steve Morrow
Abilene, TX

Courtney Ranck-Copher
Pullman, WA

Ty Swartz, Cr.Photog.
Chesapeake, VA

Erika Weber
Chulula Vista, CA

 

Photographic Craftsman

Angela Hughes, M.Photog.
Springfield, MO

John Grusd, M.Photog.
Woodland Hills, CA

Marcia Ryan, M.Photog.
Delmar, DE

Monroe Payne
Ithaca, NY

Master Artist

Jerry Stevenson, M.Photog.
Upland, CA

 

Master of Wedding Photography

Carol DeAnda, CPP
Lake In The Hills, IL

 

Master of Photography

Lara Janzen, CPP
Clackamas, OR

Shyqeri Kuqi, CPP
Corpus Christi, TX

Gary Parsons, CPP
Hawthorne, CA

Michelle Shafer, M.Wed.Photog., CPP
St. Augustine, FL

Carly Sullens, M.Artist., CPP
Saint Louis, MO

Doug Thomsen
Bellevue, NE

 

Photographic Craftsman

Tomayia Colvin
Humble, TX

Master Artist

Kenzie Hunter Hokanson, M.Photog.
Fort Calhoun, NE

 

Master of Wedding Photography

Sarah Crail, M.Photog., CPP
Danville, IN

David Foltz, M.Photog.Cr.
Luray, VA

 

Master of Photography

Diane Hanna
Whistler, BC

Stacy Knapp, CPP
Augusta, ME

Erica Manning, CPP
Canal Wnchstr, OH

Kristina McCaleb, Cr.Photog., CPP
Garland, TX

Kim McCue, CPP
Chicago, IL

Tara Ruby, Cr.Photog.
El Paso, TX

 

Photographic Craftsman

Jane Engs, M.Photog.
Las Vegas, NV

Chris Fritchie, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
McKinney, TX

Paige Fulton, M.Photog.
Estes Park, CO

Jenny Gegg, CPP
Lincoln, NE

Beth Graeme, CPP
Leonardtown, MD

Lara Grauer, CPP
Seattle, WA

Alicia Irvin, CPP
Greensboro, NC

Marcy Johnson, CPP
Henderson, NV

Sally Lumpkin, M.Photog., CPP
Morehead City, NC

Karna Roa, M.Wed.Photog.
Castro Valley, CA

Master of Wedding Photography

Chrystina Straughan, Cr.Photog., CPP
Garden Ridge, TX

 

Master of Photography

Megan Brenneman, CPP
Huntingdon, PA

John Bumgardner
Golden, CO

Lauren Cyr
Chesapeake, VA

Rick Dawson, Cr.Photog., CPP
Bassett, VA

Carolyn Flugstad, CPP
Reno, NV

Melvin Guante, Cr.Photog., CPP
Framingham, MA

Wayne Hall, CPP
Annville, PA

Sandra McCarthy 
Litchfield, NH

Duane Murphy, Cr.Photog.
Corona, CA

Yuliya Panchenko
Lake Mary, FL

Lori Ruch, CPP
Mankato, MN

Melissa Stynski, CPP
Colorado Springs, CO

Shannon Walker
Dallas, TX

 

Photographic Craftsman

Sonia Ahmad, CPP
Cypress, TX

Jerry Grigory, M.Photog., CPP
Hana, HI

Michael Lee, M.Photog., CPP
Glenview, IL

Mandy Penn, CPP
Colorado Springs, CO

Edelyn Westwood, M.Photog.
White Lake, MI

Phil White, M.Photog., CPP
Boise, ID

Master Artist

Jennifer Alvi, M.Photog., CPP
Meridian, ID

Portia Shao, M.Photog., CPP
Santa Cruz, CA

Rhonda Strickland, M.Photog., CPP
Breckenridge, TX

Master of Photography

Lori Carroll, Cr.Photog.
Auburn, MI

Phillip Colwart, Cr.Photog., CPP
Hammond, LA

Johnathan Fusco, M.Wed.Photog.
Wilton Manors, FL

Ashlea Lisefski
Clarksville, TN

Julie Monacella, CPP
Palatine, IL

Brandy Moton, CPP
Tulsa, OK

Diane Owen, CPP
Elk Ridge, UT

Bill Rayan
Green Bay, WI

Derrick Waiters, CPP
Lancaster, TX

Ruth Wedge
Averill Park, NY

Photographic Craftsman

Maria Arellano
Cypress, TX

Angela Chen, M.Photog., CPP
Monterey Park, CA

Makayla Harris, Cr.Photog., CPP
Bonita Springs, FL

Megan Murray, CPP
Houston, TX

Master of Photography

Julie Marchese, Cr.Photog., CPP
Logansport, IN

Kaely Pillars
Vinton, IA

Hector Reyes
Richardson, TX

Sandy Williams
Berryville, VA

Master of Wedding Photography

Megan Brenneman, M.Photog., CPP
Huntingdon, PA

Photographic Craftsman

Will Cadena
Little Neck, NY

Leslie Cervantez
Spring, TX

Christina Kjar Hanson, M.Photog.
Holstein, IA

Marcela Limon, M.Photog., CPP
Alameda, CA

Yaneck Wasiek, M.Photog.
Santa Ana, CA

Master of Photography

Janet Allen
Montgomery, TX

Terri Butler, M.Artist.
Pipe Creek, TX

Julie Collins, CPP
Oconomowoc, WI

Cate Connery Bury, CPP
Nashville, TN

David Downs, CPP
Plano, TX

Jenny Eggers, CPP
Ocala, FL

Jeffery Galinovsky, 
Folsom, CA

April Graves, Cr.Photog.
Barrington, IL

Linda Hamlin
Winfield, KS

Chris Keeley, M.Wed.Photog.
Barrington, NH

Andrew Lewis, CPP
Acton, CA

Mandy Penn, Cr.Photog., CPP
Colorado Springs, CO

Amy Peterson, Cr.Photog., CPP
Sandpoint, ID

Billy Pillars
Garrison, IA

Paul Stoloff, CPP
Farmington Hills, MI

Master of Wedding Photography

Enid Arvelo
Cape Elizabeth, ME

Photographic Craftsman

Kenneth Mendoza, M.Wed.Photog.
Oakland, CA

Stephen Stookey, M.Photog.
Hale Center, TX

Susan Stripling
Baltimore, MD

Master of Photography

Angie Birmingham
Corpus Christi, TX

David Buckwalter
Beaverdam, VA

Ann Dreiker
North Easton, MA

Olin Jones, CPP
Larkspur, CO

Erin Langford, CPP
South Jordan, UT

Kevin Roznowski, CPP
Anaheim, CA

Gina Soule
Cumberland, ME

Carrie Spivey, CPP
Granbury, TX

Rachel Wooley, CPP
Spokane, WA

Master Artist

Karissa Blunck, M.Photog.Cr.
Olympia, WA

Michael Travisano, M.Photog.Cr.
Brick, NJ

Photographic Craftsman

Heather Cook, M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog., CPP
St. George, UT

Steven Labkoff, M.Photog.
Stamford, CT

Master of Photography

Bethany Ellen, Cr.Photog., CPP
Cincinnati, OH

Eleanor Gray, CPP
Santa Clarita, CA

Timothy Koll
Waupaca, WI

Suzanne Luttig, CPP
Omaha, NE

Diana Robles
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Bonnie Scott
Hinsdale, IL

Master of Wedding Photography

Nelson Navarro-Zayas, CPP
Ponce, PR

Jennifer Stitt
Collegeville, PA

Photographic Craftsman

Jim Carlen,M.Photog., CPP
Milford, NH

Lori Fritchie
McKinney, TX

Megan Murray, CPP
Houston TX

Ellis Vener
Atlanta, GA

Master of Photography

Francesco Carucci
San Jose, CA

Richard Childress, CPP
Austin, TX

Lisa Combs
West Hempstead, NY

David Lloyd, Cr.Photog., CPP
Chandler, AZ

Ted Mueller, CPP
Easton, MD

Jared Plante
Rochester, NH

Prathima Vamanlal, CPP
Gainesville, FL

Master of Wedding Photography

Lidia Miller, Cr.Photog., CPP
Frederick, MD

Edwin Solano
Gurabo, PR

Photographic Craftsman

Betsy Bird, CPP
Ooltewah, TN

Armetrice Cabine, CPP
Woodstock, GA

Linda Carroll, CPP
Kennesaw, GA

Carol DeAnda, M.Wed.Photog., CPP
Lake In The Hills, IL

Stephanie Garr, M.Photog., CPP
North Chesterfield, VA

Kiah Mays
Sandpoint, ID

Fred Morton, M.Photog., CPP
New Kent, VA

Jamie Proctor-Brassard, M.Photog.
Hinesburg, VT

Joan Rudder-Ward, CPP
Hesperia, CA

Georgia Zumwalt, M.Photog., CPP
Commerce, GA

Master of Photography

Kathy Kupka, Cr.Photog.
Leesburg, VA

Laura Mansur, Cr.Photog., CPP
Houston, TX

Master of Wedding Photography

Frank Salas, M.Photog.Cr., A-ASP
Irvine, CA

Photographic Craftsman

Joshua Hanna, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
Cross Lanes, WV

Master of Photography

Chandra Brooks
Keller, TX

Melissa Digue, CPP
Mineral Wells, TX

Michael Gustafson

Hendersonville, TN

Stephen Johnson, CPP
Alexandria, VA

Patricia Macfarlane
Spring Hill, FL

Yoshitomi Miyasaka
Nagareyama-Shi Chiba, Japan

John Nader, CPP
League City, TX

Dale Schmitt, CPP
Pittsburgh, PA

Master Artist

Joni Dietz, M.Photog., CPP
Manhattan, MT

Russell Jensen, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Rapid City, SD

Photographic Craftsman

John Gress, M.Photog., CPP
Chicago, IL

Whitney Scott
Rogers, AR

Master of Photography

Christina Alpert
Leoti, KS

Amanda Clark
Perry, FL

Jena Craig, CPP
Boerne, TX

Michael Crawley, CPP
Conroe, TX

Daniel Emmerman, CPP
Rockingham, VA

Deborah Fisk, Cr.Photog., CPP
Richmond, VA

Harry Redd
Princeton, TX

Master of Wedding Photography

Jonathan Adams, M.Photog.Cr., CPP 
Milton, VT

MJ Morgan, M.Photog.    
Ogden, UT

Photographic Craftsman

Erica Beck, CPP
Georgetown, DE

Tina Caron, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
Fort Worth, TX

Michael Crawley, CPP
Conroe, TX

Leslie Henderson
Baker, LA

Emily McClure
Mckinney TX

Angela Navarette, M.Photog., CPP    
Plano, TX

Amanda Scott
Pigeon, MI

Melissa Stynski, M.Photog., CPP    
Colorado Springs, CO

Michelle Thomas, CPP    
Cortland, OH

Master Artist

Stephanie Sabourin, M.Photog.
Columbia, MD

Fujiko Yamamoto, M.Photog., CPP
Allen, TX

Master of Photography

Carrie Cleghorn, CPP
Monument, CO

Clifford Kimura
Honolulu, HI

Joerg Lehmann, Cr.Photog., CPP
Lakelands, FL

Whitney Minten, CPP
Fitchburg, WI

Susan Wiberg
Orient, OH

Clayton Young, CPP
Davidson, NC

Master of Wedding Photography

Kimberly Lorenz, CPP
Saint Charles, MO

Photographic Craftsman

Jeff Carpenter
Franklin, TN

Heather Harvey, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Arlington, TX

Alexa Kiel, M.Photog., CPP
Colorado Springs, CO

Colt Melrose, CPP
Houston, TX

Tami Mohs, M.Photog., CPP
Columbus, IN

Meredith Ryncarz
Richmond Hill, GA

Michael Santomauro, CPP
Chesapeake, VA

Jamie Steeno, M.Photog., CPP
Green Bay, WI

Brady Thomas, M.Photog.
Benicia, CA

Master of Photography

Laura Dark, CPP
Groveport, OH

Amy Gerhardt
Goose Creek, SC

Glen Gray, Cr.Photog., ABI
Jonestown, PA

Frankie Hendron
Black Hawk, CO

Kim Kiely, Cr.Photog., CPP
Williamsburg, VA

Mike Mercadante
Oxnard, CA

Kim Nordby, CPP
Monument, CO

Olivia Ogren-Hrejsa
Frisco, TX

Robin Thompson, Cr.Photog., CPP    
Celina, TX

Master Artist

Amber Damour, M.Photog.Cr.
Kaufman, TX

Master of Wedding Photography

Javon Longieliere, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Valdosta, GA

Photographic Craftsman

Andre Brown
Atlanta, GA

Karen Fox, M.Photog.
Lyles, TN

Brenda Kieso, CPP
Tomball, TX

Brandy Moton, M.Photog., CPP
Tulsa, OK

Master of Photography

Robert Becker, PHD, CPP
Nazareth, PA

Cathy Benton, Cr.Photog.
Portsmouth, VA

Misty Jones, CPP
Riverview, FL

Deborah Kesecker, CPP
Birmingham, AL

Stan Matzke, CPP    
Cypress, TX

Mark Moore
Tulsa, OK

Angela Seats, Cr.Photog., CPP    
Mt Juliet, TN

Steve Sucsy
Lubbock, TX

Photographic Craftsman

Alycia Alvarez
Keller, TX

Dave Kalmbach, CPP    
Markham, ON

Leann Kucerik, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP    
Wakeeney, KS