The History of the SGPA
The seeds of the SGPA began back in the summer of 2000, when the members
of the TRFCI formed the Teddy Bear Brigade, to help collect teddy bears
for Teryl Rothery's birthday celebration at a London convention hosted
by Wolf Events. The TRFCI brought
their additions to the Teddy Bear Drive to Gatecon 2000, and to the attention
of Ms. Rothery. That charity drive brought out a memory of AJ's in which
she'd always wanted to do charitable work to help others. Not long after
Gatecon, AJ met up with Jenn, who wholeheartedly admits to being the "kick
in the pants" that AJ needed to get her charity idea off the ground. Thus
was the birth of the Stuffy Guard Command Corps. In their first year, at
Gatecon 2001, they managed to collect 780 stuffed animals worldwide. Then
in 2002, with the helpful efforts of ma-at.net and
Mark, they became the Stuffy Guard Project
Association, a legitimate non-profit corporation and managed to more than
double the amount of stuffies collected with a whopping 1583 dispersed
worldwide.
The SGPA loosely follows a militaristic setup, imitating that of the
fictional SGC on the television series Stargate SG-1. To this end,
Teryl
Rothery has been given the honorary title of "Commander-In-Chief," since
it was her charitable works that inspired the SGPA into being. Ms. Rothery's
fellow actors therefore became the "Disjointed Chiefs of Staff," also honorary
titles within the SGPA.
Along these lines, Jenn became General Ursidae,
the head of the SGPA; and AJ became her second in command [2IC] as Colonel
Terrapin. They recruited others to help them, including Colonel
XeNox.
The SGPA Board of Directors
Jennifer Kampmeyer, aka General
Ursidae -- SGPA President
Jenn fully and freely admits that her main two jobs for the SGPA are
1] to be the very visible spokesperson for the SGPA at any conventions
they attend, including doing the annual presentation to Ms. Rothery at
Gatecon, and 2] to bolster up and support AJ during the rest
of the year to keep this corporation running as smoothly as possible.
Amy Jo "AJ" Nordall, aka Colonel
Terrapin -- SGPA Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer
AJ can be considered the backbone of the SGPA. In the first year, before
the others came along, AJ wore all the hats, except that of spokesperson,
which was Jenn's. Today, her main jobs within the SGPA are 1] to recruit
and coordinate the volunteers that make up the SGPA; 2] to be the public
liaison to the celebrities being honored by the corporation; and 3] to
manage all finanances and tax filings. She also co-maintains the corporate
website with Mesh, and fills in whatever jobs need to be done.
Amy Haller -- SGPA Secretary
Bio to come...
Patricia Smith, aka Ambassador Sekh -- SGPA Director of Public Relations
Bio to come...
Mark Greer -- SGPA Goodwill Ambassador
Mark has been a friend to members of the Board of Directors since before
the SGPA truly came into fruition. In addition to being our Goodwill Ambassador
at Gatecon, he also kindly donated the initial filing fees required to
make the SGPA a legitimate non-profit corporation.
