Board Elections 2024 (for period 2025-2027)

Election to be held Monday, November 4th at the Chapter Meeting Room, at the November Membership Meeting (followed by the Annual FlyMart)

From: Board Member & Chapter Treasurer, Chuck Shipman

As part of our Annual General Chapter Meeting agenda and as required by the Chapter By-Laws, three of our five Executive Board Positions are to be voted on by those present at the meeting, Monday November 4th, at 6pm. This email serves as notice of the planned membership vote.

Voting will be held as part of the Annual General Membership Meeting and overseen by Brian Wheeler (Chapter Officer and Nominating Chair), who will tally votes and announce results at the meeting. This complies with Chapter By-laws, which can be viewed at the ‘Members Only’ area of the Chapter web site. Proxy votes are not permitted, you must be at the meeting to vote and your attendance at the November 4th meeting is therefore important.

Members in good-standing with the Chapter (ie fully paid for the current year) may now nominate candidates from the current membership for each of the three open positions of Membership Director, Secretary and Chapter President.

Members should please send their nominations to Brian by email here.

Nominees must have agreed to stand. The nominations close date is 5pm Friday, October 25th.

For information, Mike Parry will not be standing as President or any Board role for this new period but will continue as a Chapter member and will support the Board in the transition and as-needed going forward. Nominations for the Chapter President position are welcomed.

Your current Chapter Executive Board endorses and recommends the Chapter membership supports and vote for the following volunteers: the Board recommends Bud Swenson continue in his current role of Chapter Secretary. Further, the Board recommends Paul Dolan continue in his current role of Membership Director.

The current Board offers the following comments in support of each nominee:

Chapter Secretary: Bud Swenson. Bud has served as a Chapter Officer for many years, most recently as Chapter Secretary. In this role, in support of the Executive Board, he arranged, managed and recorded Executive Board Meetings. He also was primarily responsible for the external communications of the Chapter, particularly with EAA National. In addition, Bud has enthusiastically led the Young Eagles program, overseeing the flight arrangements, overall safety aspects, pilots, ground crew and the required documentation. Bud is a regular contributor to Chapter membership events and fly-outs. Bud has the current Board endorsement to continue in the role.

Chapter Membership Director: Paul Dolan. Paul has fulfilled the role of Membership Director for several years, ensuring new members are welcomed and added into our processes correctly. In addition Paul manages those processes and the main database that is the heart of the Chapter membership, allowing strong communication with members on Chapter events, as well as facilitating the collection of Chapter dues. Operating remotely (from near Frederick) Paul continues to provide excellent coverage of the role and contributes to all Board discussions snd decisioning. Paul has the current Board endorsement to continue in the role.

Should you have any questions or feedback regarding the above please address it to any of the Chapter Officers (here) or to Brian Wheeler.