New England Orienteering Club
Annual General Members Meeting & Picnic
June 9, 2013   Wells State Park, Sturbridge MA
Held in conjunction with Mountain bike O & foot O

Everyone is invited to orienteer, picnic and meet to elect new board members for the club.

Check the schedule listing for June 9 for details of the picnic/barbeque and meeting, including time and what to bring. It's a great chance to relax after orienteering, enjoy good food and company.

There are five board positions open for re-election this year. At this time there are four candidates for those positions. If you or someone you know would consider serving on the board contact Pete Frykman, head of the Nominating Committee.

If you can’t make it to the meeting you can still vote by using a proxy form. The form has directions for how to use it and make your vote count.

Below are the bios of the four candidates.

 Orienteering Bios of Candidates for Election to the NEOC Board of Directors

Jim Crawford

I've been orienteering with NEOC for over 35 years, participating in many different facets of the sport, most recently by making new maps, directing meets, handling club membership, and serving on the Board of Directors. I think the club has made great strides recently with Epunching, RouteGadget, on-line membership renewal, the NEOC web site, no-meet-fees for members, and an increase in meets. But we need to improve by hosting more A meets, upgrading our maps, and offering more variety such as Trail-O's, Bike-O's, and relays.

Pete Lane

Recreational orienteerer for over 20 years at advanced level. Driving force for Scout-Orienteering program for over 20 years First elected as Director about 8 years ago (I think) First elected Chairman of the Board of Directors about 6 or 7 years ago. Currently completing third year as President.

Jim Paschetto

I joined the Board of Directors in 2005, and have been Treasurer since 2009. In 2010 I worked with Harriet Cohen to redesign NEOC's Web site, and have maintained the site since that time. I can be found at the results computer at most meets.

Joanne Sankus

I started orienteering in 1976 at Nobscot in Sudbury. After finding that first control I was hooked. Over the years I have been meet director, course setter and have volunteered for all the various jobs at events. After being invited to join the board (and being elected in the ‘80’s) I have served in most all the positions. Presently I am the VP of Administration, Clerk (for purposes of our MA corp. status), and the newsletter editor, and still enjoy finding those controls.

Each year, every new board has the chance to reinvent itself, maybe as the board that really “grew the sport”, or the board that got the fullest schedule of events going, or maybe the board that brought back the old glory of two A-Meets every year. (Yes, NEOC used to do that!) Quite often a single board member will have the vision and drive to push forward on one of these themes. As a member of the board I will support wholeheartedly the efforts of the “visionaries”, and expect to receive the same support in turn. I look to involve more women, (young, old, and in-between :), in enjoying orienteering and having a greater voice and impact on the sport.