Nominating Committee Report

Hello Dogwood Family, we hope that all is well with all of you.

 

In this article, I am again going to discuss Dogwood elections. As all of you know, this is an election year for our chapter. Elections will be held in the September time frame...

 

In the last newsletter I informed all of you that we needed  to fill 3 positions on our Governing board, President, VP of Rallies, and National Director.

 

I am very pleased to announce that we have filled two of those positions, VP of Rallies and National Director. Steve Mahanes has agreed to step up as our new VP of Rallies and Jeanette Raileanu has stepped up to be our National Director. The Raileanu's are new members to our chapter, and Steve, Jeanette's husband is the EAMA Central Region VP... Welcome to Dogwood. Thank you both very much for stepping up. I can assure you both that you will not be left hanging, and you will receive all the assistance that you need to succeed in your new positions. Thank you again.

 

So we now have only one position left to fill, that of President of our Great chapter. And as I previously stated in earlier emails, our chapter cannot function as an active chapter without a President.

 

So, who out there is going to step up to be our next President. It only takes one person to say YES, and we definitely have talented individuals in our chapter who would do a great job. So Please consider stepping up and supporting our chapter. Time is getting short.  

Regards and Safe travels, 

 

Jim Buelow, Nominating Committee Chairman

FRVA Dogwood Chapter

  

Our 2025 Officers, Nominating Committee, and Appointees

 

Dogwood 2024 Officer Election Results for the 2025-2026 Term

Hello Dogwood Family,

 

We hope that all is well with you and your families.

 

As you know, we were in the process of conducting an election of new officers and nominating committee members. The balloting concluded on October 10th, 2024, and the results are as follows.

 

Sixty-one (61) ballots were sent out to all Dogwood members.

 

Twenty-seven (27) ballots were returned for a participation rate of 44%.

 

This far exceeds our requirement for a quorum of 15 Families or 25% of members, therefore, our election meets requirements. Many thanks to VP of Comm, Dave Meyer, for putting together the mailing and compiling the results. 

 

With that said, I introduce to you our new Executive Board, Nominating Committee, and Appointed Positions.

 

Executive Board

President:                      Ed Herbert

VP of Membership:        Jim Buelow 

VP of Comm:                 Dave Meyer

VP of Rallies:                 Dell Tenney

Secretary:                      Mary Lou Dudziak

Treasurer:                      Sonia Kuppert

National Director:           Ed Herbert

Alt. National Director:     Rob Hill

 

Nominating Committee

Chairman:                     Jim Buelow

Member:                        Rob Hill

Member:                        Dave McFarlane

 

Appointed Positions

Safety Director:             TBD

Care Person:                 Nanette Meyer

 

Our sincere thanks to all members who stepped up to guide our chapter through the 2025-2026 term. We have a great team put together to take Dogwood to the next level.

 

Regards and Safe travels,

 

Jim Buelow

Nominating Committee Chairman

Nominating Committee Update for the 2025-2026 Term

Hello Dogwood family,

 

We hope that all is well with you and your families and that you are having a great summer.

 

Now for some important Dogwood business concerning our upcoming Dogwood elections in the Fall.

 

To put it simply, WE NEED HELP filling several officer positions and we need it in the near future. 

 

In late May, we sent out an email with the status of all positions, and a request for volunteers to step up to fill the vacancies. Since that time, some things have changed.

 

Rob Hill has volunteered to accept the Alt National Director Position, and a Nominating Committee Member position. Thank you Rob.

 

Steve Sohles had originally accepted the positions of VP of Membership and Treasurer. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, Steve is unable to accept those positions. We appreciate your consideration Steve and regret that you are unable to serve at this time.

 

With that said, here is where we are tentatively at:

 

President: Vacant

VP of Membership: Vacant

VP of Comm: David Meyer (incumbent) 

VP of Rallies: Del Tenney (incumbent)

Secretary: Mary Lou Dudziak 

Treasurer: Vacant

National Director: Ed Herbert 

Alt. National Director: Rob Hill     

  

Nominating Committee:

 

Chairman: Ed Herbert

Member: Rob Hill

Member: David McFarlane

 

Important notes:

 

For the past several terms, Pat Allen has served as the VP of Membership and the Treasurer. Those are distinct and separate positions but responsibilities somewhat overlap. However, someone stepping up to one of those positions does not necessarily have to step up for both. We just need to fill both positions.

 

Additionally, the VP of Membership is considered to be the Senior VP of Dogwood, and if for some reason, the Dogwood President had to step down, the VP of Membership would step up to President for the remainder of the term. Chances of this happening are slim. In Dogwood’s 28 year existence, it has happened one time. 

 

So as was stated earlier in this email, WE NEED HELP. Dogwood cannot operate as an Active Chapter without a President,  Senior VP, and Treasurer, and we will be forced to go to an inactive status on December 31, 2024 if we do not fill our vacant positions. 

 

Dogwood celebrated its 28th anniversary in June. We have a great, fun, and active chapter with a current membership of 60 RV families, but we must have leadership to keep it operating. It would be a very sad day if we had to dissolve our chapter.

 

So please, consider stepping up to support Dogwood and carry it forward into the future. And if you have any questions about any of the vacant positions, please don't hesitate to contact Ed Herbert or Jim Buelow. Our contact information follows. We look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

 

Regards,

 

Jim Buelow

Dogwood Nominating Committee Chairman

jandsbuelow@aol.com

757 876-7399

 

Ed Herbert

Dogwood President

jeanandedherbert@aol.com

540 760-4180

Dogwood VP of Rallies Vacancy and Election

Hello Dogwood Members,

 

We hope all is well with you and your families. 

 

We have some business to conduct.

 

We were recently informed that our current VP of Rallies, Pace Mimms is stepping down from his position due to personal reasons. Thank you very much for your service Pace.

 

With Pace leaving, it is necessary to fill the VP of Rallies position for the remaining term, which ends December 31, 2024

 

The Dogwood Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying  a replacement as expeditiously as possible, present the nominee to the membership, and conduct an election. That election will be held at the December 2023 Business Meeting during the Christmas rally.

 

At this time, your Nominating Committee has identified Darrel (Dell) Tenney as a candidate for the VP of Rallies, and he will be present at the Christmas rally.

 

If there are any other Dogwood members who would like to be a nominee for this position, please respond to me ASAP, and you will be added to the ballot.

 

The cutoff date for submitting your name is November 18, 2023.

 

If you have any questions , please don't hesitate to contact me.

 

Thank you and regards,

 

Jim Buelow

Nominating Committee Chairman

757 876-7399

jandsbuelow@aol.com

 

 

Dogwood 2022 Officer Election Results for the 2023-2024 Term

Hello Dogwood Family,

 

We hope all is well with all of you and your families. 

 

As you know, this is an election year for Dogwood, and on October 1st, 2022, a ballot was sent out to all Dogwood members with a suspense date of October 10th for returning the ballot. 

 

That date has since passed and all ballots received by David Meyer, our VP of Communications have been tabulated and detailed documentation has been sent to me, your Nominating Committee Chairman. The Ballot Summary has been reviewed and confirmed by Nominating Committee members

 

Ballots were cast by 23 member families which is only about a 37% of our membership. There were no write in candidates and all votes were unanimous. Ballot and election results will be maintained by Dogwood. Thank you to all members who cast a vote. 

 

Our new Executive Board, Nominating Committee members, and appointed Committee members are as follows:

 

Executive Board

President:                 Ed Herbert 

VP of Membership:  Pat Allen

VP of Comm:           David Meyer

VP of Rallies:           Pace Mimms

Secretary:                Jean Herbert

Treasurer:                Pat Allen

National Director:     Ed Fisher 

Alt. Nat. Director:     Jim Buelow

 

Nominating Committee

Chairman:               Jim Buelow      

Member:                  Buck Buchanan

Member:                  Nancy Greene

 

Appointed Positions

Safety Director:      Butch Jones

Care Person:         Nanette Meyer

   

Congratulations and a sincere thank you to all of you who stepped up to carry Dogwood through the 2023-2024 term and beyond. We have a great team who will no doubt take our chapter to the next level. 

 

Regards and Safe travels.

 

Jim Buelow

Nominating Committee Chairman