Author: WSGA Vice President

The WSGA Election has concluded.  We received a total of 98 votes cast.

WSGA President: Antoine Pin (Winos Seattle)
WSGA Vice President: Steve Thurin (SMuddT)
WSGA Secretary: Kevin DeFields (Cool Cow Cachers)
WSGA Treasurer: Annette Bailes (PeachofWA)
48 North Chapter Rep: Siri Owen (heySiri0)
Cache-cadian Chapter Rep: Gene Reed (Mr.Gadget)
Inland Empire Chapter Rep: Ashley Steinhart (LFLibrarian)
Olympic Peninsula Chapter Rep: Lori Keinholz (SeabeckTribe)
Puget Sound Chapter Rep: Jim Pommert (rocketglider)
South Central Chapter Rep: Benjamin Parruzot (Tecsomane)
Southwest Chapter Rep: Val Larson (cougarcach24)

Thanks to all of our Candidates for their support and service to the WSGA!

The Election Committee would like to present the 2024-2025 WSGA Board:

President – Antoine Pin (Winos_Seattle)
Vice-President – Steve Thurin (SMuddT)
Secretary – Dano Rystrom (fairwoodwest)
Treasurer – Annette Bailes (PeachofWA)
48 North Chapter Representative – Jean Hoffmann (Morhoff)
Cache-Cadian Chapter Representative – Gene Reed (Mr. Gadget #2)
Inland Empire Chapter Representative – Elaine Edwards (lucymogus)
Puget Sound Chapter Representative – Jim Pommert (rocketglider)
Olympic Peninsula Chapter Representative – Lori Cassidy (SeabeckTribe)
South Central Chapter Representative – Benjamin Parruzot (Tecsomane)
Southwest Chapter Representative – Rhonda Britten (RMMB1972)

Thank you to everyone that ran for a board position especially, Larry Noll (LLCOOL), Kevin Witt (Trek 450), and Kevin Defields (coolcowcachers).

The 2023 – 2024 nomination committee are pleased to present you with the updated slate of candidates for the 2024-2025 WSGA Board.

President
Antoine Pin (Winos_Seattle)

Vice-President
Steve Turin (SMuddT)

Secretary
Dano Rystrom (fairwoodwest)

Treasurer
Annette Bailes (PeachofWA)

48 North Chapter Representative
Jean Hoffmann (Morhoff) [OOC]

No Representation

Cache-Cadian Chapter Representative
Kevin Witt (Trek 450)
Gene Reed (Mr. Gadget 2)

Inland Empire Chapter Representative

Larry Noll (LLCOOL)

Elaine Edwards (lucymogus)

Olympic Peninsula Chapter Representative
Lori Cassidy (Seabeck Tribe)

Puget Sound Chapter Representative
Jim Pommert (rocketglider)

Kevin DeFields (coolcowcachers)

South Central Chapter Representative
Benjamin Parruzot (Tecsomane)

Southwest Chapter Representative

Rhonda Britten (RMMB1972)

If there are any objections, please voice them by March 4, 2024 at 11:59pm.  If there is no dissent, the slate shall be deemed approved by acclamation.

If this slate is approved, ballots will be sent out on March 5, 2024 to all contested chapters.   They will have until March 15, 2024 to cast their vote for their Chapter Representative.

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It is listed as GC9N8PG and is waiting on you to log your “Will Attend” log for September 10th, 2022.

More information on merchandise and coins will be available closer to the event date.

The votes have been counted and the results are in! Congratulations to our new 2019 Elected Board!

Executive Committee

• President – Chris Brue (Mc3Cats)
• Vice President – Deb Cox (squirrel50)
• Treasurer – No Candidate
• Secretary – Jim Tollefson (Terrible Ts)

Chapter Reps

• 48 North –Cliff Slaughterback (crs98)
• Cache-Cadian – Eugene (Gene) Reed (Mr. Gadget #2)
• Inland Empire – Jerry Martin (Martin 5)
• Olympic Peninsula – Erin Comstock (bluecanoe)
• Puget Sound –Antoine Pin (Winos_Seattle)
• South Central – Patrick McColley (TeamPAST)
• Southwest – Vicki/Brian Knott (The Supeknotts)

The votes have been counted and the results are in! Congratulations to our new 2018 Elected Board!

Executive Committee

• President – Chris Brue (Mc3Cats)
• Vice President – Seth Dedmon (Sproutter)
• Treasurer – Chandra Day (Broncos Fan 4 Life)
• Secretary – Jim Tollefson (Terrible Ts)

Chapter Reps

• 48 North – Russell Brendel (rambudo)
• Cache-Cadian – Eugene (Gene) Reed (Mr. Gadget #2)
• Inland Empire – Jerry Martin (Martin 5)
• Olympic Peninsula – Jeff Caulfield (gearguru)
• Puget Sound – Rob Norenberg (SirKarp)
• South Central – Mike Lowery (tumbleweed pirates)
• Southwest – Deborah Cox (squirrel50)

Hello WSGA members,

Elections are right around the corner. Starting on March 1, 2018, members will be getting an email with a link to your ballot. Here is all the candidates for this year

Nominations for WSGA Board
Executive Board
President
❑ Chris Brue (Mc3Cats)

Vice President
❑ Seth Dedmon (Sproutter)
❑ Antoine Pin (Winos_Seattle)

Treasurer
❑ Chandra Day (BroncosFan4Life)

Secretary
❑ Jim Tollefson (Terrible Ts)

Chapter Rep’s
Inland Empire
❑ Jerry Martin (Martin 5)
❑ Derek Fisher (CacheDFish)

Cache-Cadian
❑ Eugene Reed (Gene) (Mr. Gadget #2)

South Central
❑ Mike Lowery (tumbleweed pirates)

Southwest
❑ Deborah Cox (squirrel50) (OOC)

❑ No representation

Olympic
❑ Jeff Caulfield (gearguru)

Puget Sound
❑ Rob Norenberg (SirKarp)

North 48
❑ Russell Brendel (rambudo)

WSGA Nominations