The Board of Directors

Dr. Lee Jampolsky - President

As a recognized leader in psychology and human potential, Dr. Lee Jampolsky has served on the medical staff and faculty of respected hospitals and graduate schools. A New York Times bestselling author, his eight books are published in over a dozen languages. Lee has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Psychology Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Business Week. He is a retired psychologist and the founder of Inspirational Psychology, a way to live, learn, and practice love. With a focus on the roots of our strength, creativity, happiness, and service, Inspirational Psychology includes art and the creative process as a tool for growth and expression. Dedicated to helping people discover their own pathways and how to turn obstacles into opportunities, Lee’s unique approach and easy-to-apply techniques allow people to shift limiting beliefs and attitudes. Lee continues to lecture and present workshops internationally, as well as offering coaching, mentoring, and online courses. For more information, please go to www.DrLeeJampolsky.com

Gina Weston - Treasurer

Gina Weston, with her husband Kim, founded Weston Photography in 2001. Gina specializes in website development, selling fine art photography and teaching workshops at her home at Wildcat Hill in Carmel, CA.

Martin Vargas Garcia - Secretary

Originally from Mexico City, Martin’s early interest in photography was generated by watching his father take photographs. His passion for the medium evolved over time by taking courses in the early 1990s at Hartnell College in Salinas, California, under the direction of Richard Green. He has developed close personal friendships with other local photographers including Trini Contreras, Ken Cook and Al Weber, who has been Martin’s mentor. His involvement with Al has led to important projects photographing the California Missions and to collaborations with Kim Weston.

Martin’s work has been exhibited at the Hartnell College Student Gallery, Monterey County Court House, The National Steinbeck Center, Sunset Center in Carmel, Balfour/Brutzman Gallery at CSUMB and the Student Center at CSUMB.

Kim Weston - Board Member

Kim Weston is a fine art photographer specializing in black & white analog photography and is the grandson of the late renowned photographer Edward Weston and son of photographer Cole Weston. Kim has been an instructor and mentor to young photographers for over 15 years and has practiced photography for four decades. www.kimweston.com

Jacque Rupp - Board Member

Jacqueline Rupp has held numerous leadership positions (in sales, marketing and recruiting) at major technology companies within Silicon Valley, and most recently led global recruitment for the Apple Retail Stores during the first 12 years of their world wide expansion.  She also led all of the marketing for the Retail recruitment at Apple…including creative development, advertising and videos. Jacque started her love for photography in high school when she picked up her first Rollei and learned the darkroom techniques. Jacque is a currently a fine arts travel photographer and has studied with many notable National Geographic photographers and photojournalists:  Nevada Wier, Piper McKay, Jeffrey Chapman, Catherine Karnow, Peter Turnley and Cig Harvey.

Michelle Magdalena - Board Member

Michelle Magdalena Maddox (she/her ) is a locally celebrated photographer and activist. Since her degree in Commercial Advertising from historic and now closed Brooks Institute of photography, Magdalena has devoted herself to fine art and activism but makes her living as a commercial photographer internationally. Her work has evolved from the celebration of the feminine form to more inclusive representations of race and body beauty. Her work has been recognized by the International Photo Awards, The Hallmark hall of Fame, the Pen Women of America. Her self-portrait titled ‘My Ophilia”, as a home in the permanent collection of the Steinbeck Museum.

She is also a founding member of the Juneteenth Coalition which was founded in 2020 and already has given grants to the NAACP youth chapter and started a college scholarship fund through the Monterey Peninsula Community Foundation.