SAOCA Club Members - I am excited to announce two opportunities for those willing to volunteer their time and energy to make this club bigger and better.
Later this year I will be stepping down as President, and Rich Vose will also be stepping down as your Membership Director / Treasurer. Both Rich and I have served the club for multiple years (I've been in serving in some capacity for over 12!) and feel a change is necessary to keep fresh ideas flowing. We've come a long way as a club, with hundreds of members worldwide, and the future looks bright. I believe through better use of technology we can improve not only the overall look and feel of our website but also the CONTENT. But it doesn't stop there - our original idea of building up regional chapters has yet to be fully developed, but I believe that's one of the best ways to grow our club. Like anything, it takes time, energy, and strong volunteers to make it happen.
Please do not ready anything into this announcement - there is nothing wrong with either of us, the club is healthy, and things are fine. The fact is we're long overdue in officer elections (according to the bylaws) and we just don't have the personal time any longer to commit to the club's growth.
Steve Silverstein and Steve Kirk will stay on as Vice President and Secretary respectively, and I appreciate their work behind the scenes.
So, who will step up and take on the positions of President and Membership Director / Treasurer?
Please use this new forum to begin discussions / debate, and feel free to nominate yourself or someone you feel would be ideal for the job. Here is your chance to run an official campaign! Rich and I will do our best to monitor these threads and answer any questions you might have about the job, or feel free to PM us.
We will collect candidate's names throughout the months of January, February, and March. This is assuming we'll have a healthy list of potential candidates. If it becomes clear early on that we only have one (or none) we'll have to go to plan B.
Once the final candidates have been determined, we will set up a survey on this forum and allow everyone to vote for their candidate. This will probably occur some time in early April. Formal announcement and the "passing of the torch" will take place during our Invasion.
I wish you all the best, and thank you for your long support of our great club.
Cheers,
Scott & Rich
Later this year I will be stepping down as President, and Rich Vose will also be stepping down as your Membership Director / Treasurer. Both Rich and I have served the club for multiple years (I've been in serving in some capacity for over 12!) and feel a change is necessary to keep fresh ideas flowing. We've come a long way as a club, with hundreds of members worldwide, and the future looks bright. I believe through better use of technology we can improve not only the overall look and feel of our website but also the CONTENT. But it doesn't stop there - our original idea of building up regional chapters has yet to be fully developed, but I believe that's one of the best ways to grow our club. Like anything, it takes time, energy, and strong volunteers to make it happen.
Please do not ready anything into this announcement - there is nothing wrong with either of us, the club is healthy, and things are fine. The fact is we're long overdue in officer elections (according to the bylaws) and we just don't have the personal time any longer to commit to the club's growth.
Steve Silverstein and Steve Kirk will stay on as Vice President and Secretary respectively, and I appreciate their work behind the scenes.
So, who will step up and take on the positions of President and Membership Director / Treasurer?
Please use this new forum to begin discussions / debate, and feel free to nominate yourself or someone you feel would be ideal for the job. Here is your chance to run an official campaign! Rich and I will do our best to monitor these threads and answer any questions you might have about the job, or feel free to PM us.
We will collect candidate's names throughout the months of January, February, and March. This is assuming we'll have a healthy list of potential candidates. If it becomes clear early on that we only have one (or none) we'll have to go to plan B.
Once the final candidates have been determined, we will set up a survey on this forum and allow everyone to vote for their candidate. This will probably occur some time in early April. Formal announcement and the "passing of the torch" will take place during our Invasion.
I wish you all the best, and thank you for your long support of our great club.
Cheers,
Scott & Rich