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Bob Zeller, President.  Bob Zeller is one of the country's leading authorities on Civil War photography. He is the author of The Blue and Gray in Black and White: A History of Civil War Photography (Praeger, 2005), the first narrative history about the war's photographers, what they did and why they did it. Zeller pioneered the modern presentation of stereoscopic Civil War photography with The Civil War in Depth (Chronicle Books, 1997), the first 3-D photo history of the war, and The Civil War in Depth Volume II (Chronicle Books, 2000). Bob, who is a writer, journalist and historian, spent 25 years in newspaper journalism, specializing in investigative reporter and later working as a motorsports beat writer covering NASCAR. Bob has published nine books, including his latest, Jacob's Run (Whittler's Bench Press, 2007), a historical mystery/adventure novel he wrote with John Beshears. He ia also the author of Daytona 500, An Official History (David Bull Publishing, 2001). Zeller, 54, is a native of the Washington, D.C. area. Bob has been presenting lectures with 3-D slide shows of original Civil War photographs since 1997. Images from his Civil War photography collection were featured at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery exhibition on Mathew Brady in 1997-98. Bob lives in Trinity, N.C. with his wife, Ann, who is city manager. They have two grown children, Sara and Jesse.

Garry Adelman, Vice-President.  For Chicago-area native Garry Adelman, the Civil War meant practically nothing until he picked up one of William Frassanito's books in 1984. From that day forward, he has become increasingly obsessed with the Civil War and its photographic coverage. When he first visited Gettysburg and then Antietam four years later, his life's work became clear. Since those first visits, Garry has spent thousands of hours studying battlefields and became a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg in 1995. Garry earned his B.A. in business from Michigan State University (1990) and his M.A. in history at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (2002). He is the author of The Myth of Little Round Top (2003), The Early Gettysburg Battlefield (2001), Little Round Top: A Detailed Tour Guide (2000), and co-author of Antietam: Then & Now (2005) and Devil's Den: A History and Guide (1997). All are published by Thomas Publications. Garry is also the author of several articles and the co-author and production editor of all three of the CCWP's 99 Historic Images of... books. A frequent lecturer at Civil War Round Tables, he has also appeared on the History Channel, C-Span and contributed to a number of historical videos. He currently lives outside of Washington, D.C. with his wife, Jennifer.

Charles G. Morrongiello, Director of Development.  The Civil War has been one of Chuck Morrongiello's main interests since childhood, but by no means the only one. Chuck is an accomplished guitarist and musician and was a member of Strange Brew, which was the band on Long Island where he grew up. Chuck is a graduate of Five Towns College on Long Island, and is a well-established and successful financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, with eighteen years of experience. He has been Agent of the Year six times at the company's Teague Agency in Tampa, Florida and has won several National Quality awards from the National Association of Life Underwriters. He is also a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He has been a Civil War enthusiast since his dad took him to Gettysburg as a youngster and today is an avid collector of Civil War memorabilia and art.

Rob Gibson, Board Member.  "Watching Rob Gibson work is like looking over the shoulder of Mathew Brady," says Mary Panzer, former Curator of Photographs at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. It is no exaggeration. Gibson is more than just a wet-plate photographer committed to authenticity. He's an artist with a passion for image making on glass plates. While an engineer with General Motors in his native Rochester, N.Y., Rob became fascinated with wet-plate photography as a Civil War reenactor. He procured 19th century photographic guides and literally taught himself the craft of wet-plate photography. Eventually, Rob's side business as a period photographer at Civil War reenactments became so successful, he resigned his job, moved to Gettysburg and in 1999 opened his own wet-plate studio, Gibson's Photographic Gallery. Rob has appeared on CSPAN, PBS, the History Channel and the A&E network. He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of the Confederacy and the White House Press Photographers Association. Rob was the exclusive wet-plate photographer for the movie Gods and Generals. His book, The Gods and Generals Photographic Companion (2003, Thomas Publications), features more than 75 wet-plate photographs of characters and scenes in the movie. He also appeared in Bob Dylan's accompanying music video Cross Over the Green Mountain. Rob's photographs also appeared in the movies Cold Mountain and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, as well as numerous publications. When in Gettysburg, stop by his gallery at 65 Steinweir Ave.

John Richter, Director of Imaging.  As a child, John Richter became aware of the use of stereo photography during the Civil War from his first View-Master set of views taken from Library of Congress negatives. This fed his already fervent interest in the Civil War because those views were of familiar Civil War scenes - but with depth! Hooked on the 3-D experience and growing up 15 miles from Gettysburg, it wasn't long until John focused on Gettysburg and began building his world-class collection of period stereo views. Views from his collection have appeared in Tim Smith's John Burns The Hero of Gettysburg, Garry Adelman's The Myth of Little Round Top, and both volumes of Bob Zeller's The Civil War In Depth. John has continued his collaboration with Bob Zeller in his latest book The Blue and Gray in Black and White by supplying several unpublished stereo views. John has written for Stereo World and co-authored all of the CCWP's 99 Historic Images of... series including the production of the annual seminar packets using Library of Congress negatives. John began utilizing stereo photography and joined the National Stereoscopic Association and the International Stereoscopic Union. John has had years of experience in stereo photography using a 35mm Realist camera and a medium format Sputnik camera to capture images. John's latest experimentation includes the use of a stereo digital rig, which utilizes two synchronized digital cameras. Much of John's expertise lies in the enhancement of images using computer technology. He developed processes using commercial software to produce new stereo slides from LOC negatives for Bob Zeller's 3-D slide shows, as well as pre-print enhancement of images. John currently resides in Hanover, Pa. with his wife, Jody, and his 2 children, Edward and Julia.

Jennifer L. Kon, Secretary-Treasurer.  Jennifer Kon earned B.A. degrees in History and International Studies from the University of South Florida, and an M.B.A. in International Business from Schiller International University.


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