President:
Denny Rogers (dennysfishroom) has been keeping fish since 1954. He has kept many different varieties, but always seems to come back to East and West African cichlids. His main interest is in breeding fish. No newcomer to aquarium clubs, Denny was a member of the Madison, Wisconsin, aquarium club in the late 1960s, and was a founding member of the Great Plains Aquarium Society in the early 1970s—where he served as its first president.
Vice President:
Michael Gaines (sumpnfishy) is a former president of the Heart of America Aquarium Society in Kansas City. He relocated to northwest Arkansas in June of 2007, and couldn’t stand the thought of being without an aquarium club, so he found some like-minded people to help start one here in Northwest Arkansas. He served as our club's first president. Michael mostly keeps oddball cichlids, wild-type livebearers, and killifish. He also serves on the board of directors of the American Livebearer Association.
Recording Secretary:
Kenna Peters (pinkrblu) is a lifelong resident of southwest Missouri. Her first aquarium was a Metaframe that served as a night-light in her bedroom in the early 1970s. She keeps a variety of aquariums, including planted community tanks, and a tank of shell-dwelling Neolamprologus multifasciatus.
Treasurer:
Gail Rogers (fishgroupie) has been around tropical fish since college, when she married our current president. While she’s never actually kept fish herself, she has been the member of several clubs and considers herself a “fish-groupie” as she has followed Denny throughout her life adventure. Gail worked in education throughout her professional career, and even now teaches Developmental Math part time at NWACC. This gives her a very good background for her work as treasurer for NWAAS.
