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AVA Committee Chairs and Liaisons 2011 - 2013

Please contact a Chair Person or Liaison to share your leadership skills and support. 

STANDING COMMITTEES

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

CHAIR:
Fred Sheets

378 Godfrey Road SE

Palm Bay, FL 32909-8841

(home) 321.724.4161
fsheets@cfl.rr.com

NEC LIAISON:
Dennis Michele

27 Cane Creek Circle

Fairview, NC 28730-9776

(home) 828.628.4343

se_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Dan Peters, Lennox, SD
Jill Simmons, Vacaville, CA
Peggy Kugel, Anchorage, AK
Richard Long, Laurel, MD

The Audit Committee is responsible for:

·    Reviewing qualified candidates and selecting for employment, the individual/firm to perform the annual audit of the AVA.

·    Receiving the annual report prepared and submitted by the individual/firm accomplishing the audit.        

·    Reviewing the audit report and making appropriate recommendations regarding its contents to the Executive Council.              

BYLAWS COMMITTEE

 

NEC CHAIR:
Ken Miles

3613 E. 55th Street

Tulsa, OK 74135-3811

(home)918.745.0212

sc_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Teresa Arnold, Broken Arrow, OK
Loren Little, Winston-Salem, NC
Phyllis A. Olson (NEC), Urbandale, IA
Bob Wright, Leesburg, VA

The Bylaws Committee is responsible for:

·    Reviewing the AVA Bylaws and recommending changes to the Executive Council and members.

·    Working with the Executive Director to assure timely release of information necessary for any Bylaws changes.

·    Recommending wording and procedures for presenting and clarifying changes.

18th AVA BIENNIAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE (2013)

ORLANDO, FL

 

NEC CHAIR:

Dennis Michele

27 Cane Creek Circle

Fairview, NC 28730-9776

(home) 828.628.4343

se_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:

JoAnne Cross, Winter Springs, FL

Maxine Johnson, Lehigh Acres, FL

Mike Lanpher, Winter Springs, FL

Alice Lawrence, Largo, FL

Bev MacNeill, Lehigh Acres, FL

Phyllis A. Olson (NEC), Urbandale, IA

Susan Pinneke, Des Moines, IA

Fred Sheets, Palm Bay, FL

Annette Tollett, Hampton, VA

Sam Tollett (NEC), Hampton, VA

Bill Woolgar, Orlando, FL

 

19th AVA BIENNIAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE (2015) 

(To Be Announced)

 

NEC LIAISON:
Sam Tollett

3 Delmont Court

Hampton, VA 23666-5508 
(home) 757.766.3065

at_rd@ava.org

NEC MEMBER:

Phyllis A. Olson

7013 Meredith Drive

Urbandale, IA 50322-1883

(home) 515.270.6920

nc_rd@ava.org

The 2013 AVA Convention Committee is responsible for:

·    Preparing and giving reports to the Executive Council at each meeting and at other times as necessary on the status and work of the Convention Committee.

·    Assisting the Convention Committee Chair and Executive Director in whatever ways may be necessary in planning and conducting the 2013 Convention.

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

 

CHAIR: OPEN

 

NEC LIAISON:
Sam Tollett

3 Delmont Court

Hampton, VA 23666

(home) 757.766.3065

at_rd@ava.org  

MEMBERS:
Susan Fine, Fort Worth, TX
Ellen Ott, San Antonio, TX
Mike Green, Lakewood, CO
Bob Wright, Leesburg, VA

The Publicity Committee is responsible for:

·    Creating and implementing plans to increase public awareness of the AVA.

·    Developing, in coordination with the Membership Development Committee, membership recruitment and retention programs.

·    Overseeing multimedia ventures including broadcast and radio.

STANDARDS AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE

 

NEC CHAIR:

Dennis Michele

27 Cane Creek Circle

Fairview, NC 28730-9776

(home) 828.628.4343

se_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Sam Korff, Northwest Region Director

Loren Little, TSWVA President, Winston-Salem, NC

Duncan Brantley, McDonough, GA

Helen Addison, McCalla, AL

Phil Hait, Lighthouse Point, FL

The Standards and Evaluation Committee is responsible for:

·    Developing specific standards to be used by member clubs in conducting volkssporting events.

·    Developing a means of evaluating events, by club members or a disinterested party, to assure applicable standards are being set.

·    Reviewing existing directives and updating standards and evaluations as necessary.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES


AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE

 

NEC CHAIR:

Phyllis A. Olson

7013 Meredith Drive

Urbandale, IA 50322-1883

(home) 515.270.6920

nc_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Eunice Bottorff, Ann Arbor, MI
Terri Tyler, Topeka, KS
Loralie Cruz, Surprise, AZ
Sam Korff, Clatskanie, OR

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

 

NEC CHAIR:

Holly Pelking

15680 Alum Rock Avenue

San Jose, CA 95127-2701

(cell) 408.859.7978

vicepres@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Mike Green, West Point, NY 
Bev Jones, Twain Harte, CA
Chris Mellen, Boston, MA
Bob Morrison (NEC), Lacey, WA 
Chris Zegelin, San Jose, CA

ADVISORS:

Kimberly Bradley (NEC), Champaign, IL 

Wendy Bumgardner, Portland, OR

Steve d'Adolf, San Diego, CA

Jim McGahan, Kearney, NE

 

 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

 

CHAIR:

Glen Conyers

PO Box 3191

Joplin, MO 64803

phone 417.434.0977

glenconyers@sbcglobal.net

MEMBERS:
Linda Nyman, Colorado Springs, CO
Dan Peters, Lennox, SD
Joseph F. Piffat, Danvers, MA
Lucy Yother, Leavenworth, KS


SPECIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

 

NEC CHAIR:
Bonnie Johnson
25-66th Way NE

Fridley, MN 55432-4202

(home) 830.980.5723
secretary@ava.org

 

TRAINING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

NEC CHAIR:
Sam Korff
74890 Palm Creek Road
Clatskanie, OR 97016-2545
(home) 503.728.0400

nw_rd@ava.org

MEMBERS:
Loralie Cruz, Surprise, AZ

Jackie McCombs, Fairborn, OH

Chris Mellen, Boston, MA

Arlene Miller, Mineral Wells, TX

Jesse Miller, Mineral Wells, TX

Sam Tollett, Hampton, VA

 

YOUTH PROGRAM COMMITTEE

CHAIR:
Nancy Wittenberg
12626-129th Street E

Puyallup, WA 98374-3676

(home) 253.841.0580
avayouth@ava.org

NEC LIAISON:
Sam Tollett

3 Delmont Court

Hampton, VA 23666-5508

(home) 757.766.3065

at_rd@ava.org  

 

APPOINTEES

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Paul Lamb
2559 W Lambs Fold Ranch Road
Bisbee , AZ 85603

(home) 520.432.3931
plamb@wildblue.net

HISTORIAN NEC LIAISON:

Bill Hamilton

10014 Willow Wood Way 

Houston, TX 77070-1764

(cell) 830.285.7062

sw_rd@ava.org

IVV EUROPEAN LIAISON

Hans Dieter-Fuhr
Breslauer Str. 60
Wiesbaden , Germany D-65203

(home) 011.49.611.66894
hdf1940@googlemail.com

 Red Line

American Volkssport Association
1001 Pat Booker Road, Suite 101
Universal City, TX 78148
Office 210.659.2112     Fax 210.659.1212
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST
, Closed most Federal Holidays
avahq@ava.org
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Last Revision 8/20/12