Board announces candidates for March 22 election

The Cascade Bicycle Club’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors are pleased to present the candidates for the March 22 Board of Directors’ election.  Seventeen candidates will be on the ballot for nine open positions with terms commencing upon election and ending on December 31, 2013.

We sincerely thank candidates for stepping up to serve the Club at this important time.  We were truly overwhelmed by the number of talented and committed community members offering to serve in this capacity.  We hope to engage the talents and energy of the candidates in the work of Club through board service, committee participation and volunteer efforts to further the mission of making a better community through bicycling.

What’s next? Candidate statements will be published in the March Courier and posted on online. Members will also have a chance to meet and greet candidates at the Seattle Bicycle Expo, Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Seattle on March 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the candidate forum on March 22, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Magnuson Park Community Center.

The candidates:

Jeff Almgren

Kevin Carrabine

Candy Castellanos

George Durham

Jon Gould

Larry Jacobson

Emily Moran

Bill Ptacek

Chanel Reynolds

Charles Ruthford

Jerry Scott

Ron Sher

Michael Snyder

Don Volta

Tom von Schrader

Daniel Weise

Tarrell Wright

Ballots will be included in the March issue of the Cascade Courier and posted online in PDF format. Ballots can be:

  1. Mailed to the Club office but must be postmarked no later than Tues., March 22.
  2. Hand-delivered to the Club office but must be delivered by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22.
  3. Cast in person at the Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, March 22 but must be cast shortly after the Forum’s closing.

The election will be certified on or before March 31.

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