Here’s the RAC official bulletin in regards to the announcement of our new executive team.
(BTW if there’s any question about why the blog announced this news ahead of the official bulletins, the official bulletins need to be translated in both official languages. It would be great if this blog was in French and English but your humble servant flunked out of high school French, a failure which I have always regretted.)
RAC Bulletin 2009-035E – New Executive Announced.
2009-11-03
During a RAC Board of Directors’ teleconference meeting held by the Nomination Committee Chair Bj Madsen, VE5FX, on October 29th, 2009, the following new members of the Executive were elected:
Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW – President
Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB – Secretary
Margaret Tidman, VA3VXN – Treasurer
These individuals will assume their respective responsibilities on January 1, 2010.
Subsequent to the October 29th meeting, the following Directors and Officers submitted their resignations:
Bob Cooke, VE3DBD (former President) – effective October 31, 2009
Geoff Smith, VA3GS (former Ontario South Director) – effective November 1, 2009
Noel Marcil, VE2BR (former Quebec Director) – effective November 1st, 2009
The remaining positions on the executive will be unchanged as the current officers were acclaimed.
First Vice-President Ian MacFarquhar, VE9IM, pursuant to the RAC By-laws, will assume the duties of President until December 31st, 2009.
The Board and Executive extend their most sincere thanks to Geoff and Noel for their past service to RAC and wish them
all the very best in their future endeavours. The Board also extends its thanks to Bob Cooke for the time he has devoted to RAC as a past Director, Past Vice-President of Field Services and as President during rather challenging times. Bob’s involvement with RAC began in the early 1990s as an Assistant Director. He was elected as Ontario South Director in 2001 and served in that capacity until January 2005. Bob was subsequently elected as Vice President, Field Services in January 2006 and served in that role until February 2009 when he was asked by the Board to assume the responsibilities of President of RAC.
The dedication and commitment of volunteers like Bob, Geoff, Noel, and many others, result in Canadian Amateurs having a voice which is heard locally, provincially, nationally and internationally, and they are to be congratulated for their outstanding contributions.
November 5, 2009 at 1:56 pm |
I am very curious as to why we are placing new unknown names in ranks of pres., vice pres., and treasurer at this time.
Why did not the existing president stay until the new president was installed? Is there a problem in the administrative body of RAC? A lot of executive members have abandoned their seats in the last few years and I would like to know the truth behind their leaving. Please don’t give the standard reason of they want to be with their families, health reasons etc. Or is it just plain infighting in RAC which will lead to the demise of RAC.
I want to know!
November 5, 2009 at 6:24 pm |
I tried to write a similar question yesterday but gave up thinking I was not being tactful enough. However, I too would like to know if there’s been some kind of ‘power struggle’ going on. We do need a stable organization to represent us.
I have not been a member in a few years. It was not until this damn cell phone thing came about in Ontario that I even discovered this blog. I would like to say that although I don’t always agree with Peter (VE3HG) he does a bang up job here and is to be commended for his effort. Once the dust settles a bit, I will be re-joining RAC. It really is better if we all work together.
I’d also like to make a comment about ‘new’ people. WELCOME! I know you’ll bring some new ideas and a fresh perspective. I was 15 when I earned my first ‘ticket’. That was 5 decades ago and I wouldn’t have enjoyed this wonderful hobby for so long without the mentoring and help I have received from other hams over the years. So let’s pitch in and help those who are new here.