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2009 Orange Coast Region Board Member Elections
Story by Garey Cooper
Your Orange Coast Region (OCR) is in
Zone 8 of the Porsche Club of America
(PCA). In PCA there are 13 Zones
in the United States and Canada, and
interestingly there are also 13 Regions
in our Zone 8. Each of the Regions has
a board of leaders who take their role as
volunteers to help organize the Porsche
Club activities in their area. Each Region
has its own bylaws and, while most are
very similar, there are some differences.
Our Orange Coast Region has
been around for quite a while as an
independent car club, and closing in on
the half century mark as this year draws
to a close. During this time we’ve been
very fortunate in that, while from time
to time things can get contentious and
the economy can vary, there have been
people who have been willing to step up
and do their part for the enjoyment of
their club. This includes both men and
women as the club has in the past had
at least two female Presidents for the
region. The only unifying theme among
all of the past and present board members
is the desire to play a leading role in the
ongoing running of the OCR.
The OCR Region is usually the
second largest in our Zone; typically San
Diego is the largest. And it can be said we
are one of the most active Regions, not
only in our Zone but in the entire PCA.
Just looking at our Calendar should give
us all a sense of pride in the dedication of
the outgoing Board Members and give us
pause to wish the candidates coming in
well. After all they are the catalysts that
drive the chemistry of our club forward
year by year. Our club has a total of seven
elected members on the board. They
each serve a two-year staggered term,
with four elected in one year and three
the next, so there is always some overlap
to provide continunity in the board. The
other board members who fill roles like
Pando editor, membership chairman,
autocross chairman, etc., may or may not
include one of these elected people. The
four officers must be elected, according
to our bylaws.
Each elected member position is
held for two years and in a neat piece of
symmetry we have four candidates for
the four open positions that appear for
2010 and 2011. The general membership
elects the Board Members and the
ultimate decision on which person fills
each executive position is decided by the
Board at its monthly meeting following
the election. This is in compliance
with our current bylaws. This does not
preclude anyone voting from expressing
an opinion about any one candidate’s
ability or aptitude for a specific open
position.
The open positions for the new year
are President, Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary. As President Armand
Gastelo is stepping down this year and
not running for a new Board Position, Ex
Officio by our bylaws, he becomes Past
President and will remain in that capacity
for the next two years. Our current Vice
President, Nicole Boggs is choosing to be
re-elected again and she should be familiar
to most of our members for having been
very active in her past two years. We also
have Porsche family members Tom and
Phyllis Meng who have been respectively
our Secretary and Treasurer for the past
two years. They are not running for reelection
in this cycle but we certainly
do expect to see them around the club
for some time to come and thank them
for their dedication and assistance while
performing their functions.
The candidates for the Board this
year are:
Nicole Boggs. As I mentioned above, our
Ms. Boggs has been a bundle of energy
and active in Club affairs over the past
two years as Vice President of the OCR.
Nicole was a Featured Member in the
Pandemonium this last year (her husband
Cooper is also a part of the picture here).
Eric Budai. Eric was also Featured
Member this year in the Pando and he and
his family appeared on the cover of the
September issue. Eric has been active in
several areas of club activities, especially
in Autocros. He is a friendly face at many
club events and would like to “pay back”
for the fun he has had as an OCR member
by serving on the Board.
David Piper. David is an OCR member
with a passion for the club and has been
very interested in helping us move to the
next level. He is interested in a Board
position and would like to take up the
interests of his fellow members as their
representative in the operations of the
OCR. He is well versed in the financial
aspects that is necessary to a well-run
volunteer organization.
Gordon Williams. Gordon has been an
OCR member for the past three years and
has volunteered on occasion to help out
in some club events. He has corporate
multi-national experience in his business
life and would like to be a part of the club
going forward at the Board level. Gordon
is volunteering to help lead the club into
its next half century.
The Orange Coast Region needs to
acknowledge the contributions of the
Nominating Committee for this year’s
slate of candidates. These people are
Steve Eguina, Fast Freddy Fredrickson
and Jerry Muno. Their efforts are
appreciated. They are also working on
filling other non-elected positions on the
board. If you would like to serve, or at
least like more information regarding a
position on the board, please contact one
of these committee members.
To close we should note a rather
unpleasant fact. That is the number of
votes received from the membership at
large is usually relatively small. I think
that many people look at the names of the
candidates and knowing them, are quite
happy to vote without returning a ballot,
perhaps by “acquiescence.” While this
is not a bad thing, it would certainly be
refreshing to see the number of returned
ballots increase this year, so don’t forget
to vote it―only takes a moment!
Please return your Ballot by
10/30/09
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