10/06/2026
Letter from the President Update
I hope all is well with your training and strength journey. Recently, we concluded our board elections. Before discussing the results, I wanted to give some background. We have had three board members step aside to allow for new members to get involved. Bill Sias elected to not seek reelection to the Vice President role. Dan Bullock elected to not seek re-election to the Treasurer role and Mike Stagg decided to not seek re-election to the role of President. Mike did decide to run for an “at large” position to help with any transitional issues and assist/mentor new board members.
While I have enjoyed leading the ADFPF since 2009, I strongly believe we need to get other members involved for the good of the organization. A lot has changed since 2009 and it is my hope that new leadership can continue to move the ADFPF in a positive direction.
The ADFPF is a non-profit, mostly volunteer organization. As such, this has the benefit of attracting leaders that have a true passion for drug free powerlifting. It does take a lot of time and effort that is generally not visible to most members. For that reason I want to give a sincere and heartfelt thanks to Bill Sias and Dan Bullock as they exit their roles on the board.
With that said, I want to announce our new board members as elected by our membership. We will be releasing new bio information on our website shortly:
President: Tim Piper will take over the role of President. Tim has been involved in the ADFPF for at least as long as myself (and probably longer). He has had various roles and responsibilities in the ADFPF over the years as well as being an active lifter and Marshall Judge. I cannot think of anyone better to lead our organization than Tim.
Vice President: Whitney Piper will assume the role of Vice President. Whitney has been assisting Bill for many years and is very capable of stepping into this role. She has been in the at-large position for the last 4 years, assisting with updating our website and running our social media.
Secretary: Jonathan Wrenn will assume the role previously held by Tim Piper. I am sure most members know John very well through his lifting but I can assure you he has other skills as well that will benefit the ADFPF.
Treasurer: Long time ADFPF member Derrick Hill will take over as Treasurer. Derrick is a member of the Pit and a good friend (who also has a finance background).
At Large Positions: I will move to an at-large board role where my main focus will be to help in whatever way I can to make sure the ADFPF continues with a minimal of transitional issues. Jason Beal will be taking the second at-large position. Jason has been a great volunteer for the ADFPF for years by mainly helping with running meets and bringing equipment as needed to meets.
I look forward to getting all of our new leadership into place and am excited to see the direction the ADFPF will take as we move forward.
