3CT Club Officers, Directors, and Club Representatives
For 2023
The Camera Club Council of Tennessee (3CT) is the umbrella organization for Camera Clubs in Tennessee and Alabama. And, it has fully embraced the culture and spirit of developing a sustainable organization statewide in Tennessee and surrounding states.
The 3CT provides an opportunity to grow photographically and compete at an interclub level. Most individual members' clubs hold their own local monthly judged competitions.
Board Officers and Directors establish the Council's overall purpose and strategy, which provides many opportunities to connect their duties with the Council's culture. The 3CT's culture is driven by our Ethos "Created to Foster a Spirit of Fellowship, Sharing, and Competitiveness Among Member Clubs."
Meet the 2024 3CT Officers & Board Members
Dave Reasons
3CT President & Webmaster
Dave has served on the 3CT Board for the last 3 years as Webmaster, Vice President and President. Dave is member of the Photographic Society of Chattanooga where he also serves as a Director and former Webmaster. He is a member of the PSA (Photography Society of America.) Dave is a Canon guy and shoots with the Canon Mirrorless R-5 and a 6DMKII camera. Dave enjoys Streetscaping and Landscape photography, as well as other types of photography. And, Dave have never seen a waterfall or an old building he did not want to take an image of.
Lin B. Prabish
Vice President (President to be 2025)
Lin has been drawing since she was two years old; it was the only way her parents could keep her still while in church. A pencil would keep her drawing for hours!
In the 1960’s she began painting portraits, signs, billboards, race cars, and her father's pickup trucks. In the 1970’s she acquired her first 35mm camera, a Nikon EM. It was true love! Advancing to more manual cameras, Lin’s imagination and creative juices flowed. She opened her photography studio in 1975, Photography by Lin.
Joining groups like Professional Photographers America, Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois and Professional Photographers Association of Northern Illinois gave her the encouragement and knowledge needed to become a successful photographer.
Leandra Habel
PSA Award Winning Newsletter Editor
Leandra Habel – Newsletter editor Bio
Leandra enjoyed photography in elementary school with the 4H clubs. However, it wasn’t until she had
a family that the desire to sharpen her photography skills became important to her.
In 2004 she retired from Architectural Drafting to become a stay-at-home mom. While volunteering at
her daughter’s school, she befriended the teachers and supplied photos for the yearbook. Since then,
she has honed her photography to include sports, landscape, portrait, and night photography.
Leandra lives in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and when she isn’t shooting her daughter’s high school tennis
team matches, she enjoys traveling with her family and is constantly on the lookout for the next great
landscape shot. Leandra is also a Photographic Society of America award-winning Newsletter Editor.
Vacant
Secretary
We need a Volunteer for this Position
Nick Stagarone
3CT Treasurer
Nickolas Stangarone currently serves as the Treasure of the CameraClub Council of Tennessee.His photographic journey began with humble roots. Beginningwith disposable Kodak cameras, his interest was piqued not so much bythe quality of the imagery, but the joy of taking pictures. In the mid 70’s he was gifted a Honeywell Pentax camera with the 55mm f2.8 lens. The learning curve was steep as no one in his family had expressed an interest in photography and of course, there was no internet at that time. As time progressed, Nickolas learned the “sunny 16 rule” and figured out what the depth of field preview switch on his lens did, deepening his interest.Nickolas’ first foray into the world of digital was an Olympus 3mega pixel camera, but without a computer or any way to view the photos except on his TV it had limited utility.Around 2010, he received a Nikon D-5100 with the kit 18-55 f4-5.6 lens and was off and running. He joined the Photographic Society of Chattanooga and participated in several club contests. Additionally, he entered the North Georgia Shootout and the 3CT spring and fall events this year Two years ago, he went mirrorless with the Nikon Z6-ll, but still enjoys using the D-5100 because of its fully articulated screen for its ease of use. As far as his shooting preferences, they remain the same. Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, he would love to acquire a set of zoom telephoto lenses to complement his kit lens.
Mickey Rountree
Educational Director
I have been a photographer since the late 70's when I inherited my Dad's Canon Ftb 35mm. In 1978, after moving to Chattanooga, I entered and won my first photography contest. That picture prompted one of my friends to refer me to the photography program at Cleveland State. So from 1979 to 1981, I completed the photography courses for an Associate Degree in Photography at Cleveland State Community College under Jerry Berman.
I've been doing portraits, glamour, and some commercial work since the mid-'80s. For the last few years, my personal work has involved HDR photography of anything old, and also airshow photography. In the last couple of years, I have started doing more travel and landscape photography and also teaching workshops. Also lately I have done some black-and-white infrared photography with a 5D Mark II converted by Lifepixel.
For years I worked with 35mm, 6X7, and 4X5 formats in black and white and color. After getting hooked on black and white in school, I had the opportunity to build a large custom darkroom when I built my house. In 2008 I made the leap into digital and I have never looked back. In 2013 I finalized my switch to digital by selling all of my film systems, and all of my darkroom equipment. I now work with Canon cameras (5D Mark IV and 7D Mark II, EOS M-50) and lenses, (from 8-15mm fisheye to 100-400mm and everything in between). I edit with Lightroom, Photomatix, and Photoshop and I use NIK, Portraiture, Lucis, Portrait Pro, and Topaz plugins.
I’ve been a member of the PSC since the early ’80s. I’ve been treasurer, president three times, and on the board several terms. I was the contest chairman for six years, I wrote the first PSC Webmaster, and I’ve written over 60 articles for the PSC newsletter. Since 2020 I’ve been the educational director for 3CT.
Pat Gordy
Past President, 3CT
Pat Gordy is currently the Past President of the Camera Club Council of Tennessee (3CT). Since
3CT began in 2011, she has been involved and has served as 3CT’s President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Newsletter Editor.
In addition, Pat has been a member of the Photographic Society of Chattanooga (PSC) since 1997, serving in every position on the PSC Board and chairing several committees. She also edited PSC’s newsletter for several years, and she currently is the PSC Secretary. After serving 16 years as the organizer of PSC's Youth Photography Showcase, she passed those duties on to someone else last year. She also served as co-chair of PSC’s annual Scenic City International Photo Exhibition (SCIPE).
Since joining the Photographic Society of America in 2004, Pat has served PSA as its Newsletter Contest Director, as Tennessee State Membership Director, as the chairperson of the PSA Nominating Committee, as its Region 13 (TN, NC, SC, GA) Director from 2005 - 2012. At the 2009 PSA Conference, Pat was honored as PSA’s Region Director of the Year, and in 2010, she received the Fallon Award for service to the organization. At the 2013 PSA Conference, she was awarded PSA's Associate Award for her contributions to the advancement of photography, becoming Pat Gordy APSA.
Pat has been seriously photographing since 1999. She has had images accepted in various
international and local exhibits and has judged photo competitions for other photography clubs
and organizations. Her passion for photography is fueled by the beauty that God creates on
earth. Pat enjoys photographing landscapes and wildlife, as well as things most people pass by for her macro images.
3CT began in 2011, she has been involved and has served as 3CT’s President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Newsletter Editor.
In addition, Pat has been a member of the Photographic Society of Chattanooga (PSC) since 1997, serving in every position on the PSC Board and chairing several committees. She also edited PSC’s newsletter for several years, and she currently is the PSC Secretary. After serving 16 years as the organizer of PSC's Youth Photography Showcase, she passed those duties on to someone else last year. She also served as co-chair of PSC’s annual Scenic City International Photo Exhibition (SCIPE).
Since joining the Photographic Society of America in 2004, Pat has served PSA as its Newsletter Contest Director, as Tennessee State Membership Director, as the chairperson of the PSA Nominating Committee, as its Region 13 (TN, NC, SC, GA) Director from 2005 - 2012. At the 2009 PSA Conference, Pat was honored as PSA’s Region Director of the Year, and in 2010, she received the Fallon Award for service to the organization. At the 2013 PSA Conference, she was awarded PSA's Associate Award for her contributions to the advancement of photography, becoming Pat Gordy APSA.
Pat has been seriously photographing since 1999. She has had images accepted in various
international and local exhibits and has judged photo competitions for other photography clubs
and organizations. Her passion for photography is fueled by the beauty that God creates on
earth. Pat enjoys photographing landscapes and wildlife, as well as things most people pass by for her macro images.
Event Coordinator
(We Need someone to volunteer for this position)
3CT DIRECTORS
- Photographic Society of Chattanooga - Sally Edwards
- Brentwood Photography Group - Bert Laws
- Leconte Photographic Society - Cindy Mitchell
- Jackson Photo Club - Renee Day
- Cookeville Camera Club -Ron Durant
- Quad-Cities Photography Club (The Shoals) - RC Finch
- Great Smoky Mountain Institue at Treemont
- Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers (SNAP) - Jerry Whaley
- Huntsville Photographic Society - Lee Pratt
- Lawrenceburg Photographic Society - Glenda Gibson
- Memphis Camera Club - D.J. Cunningham
- Camera Club of Oak Ridge - David Hardin
- Nashville Photography Club - Cary Herman