It’s that time of year again when we begin consideration and voting for the open board member slots of the Buffalo Triathlon Club. Bios are published here on the blog and online voting begins in November. Announcements of the winners will come as voting completes and new or reelected board members will be installed at our club banquet in January.
How Many People Are on the Board and How Many Slots are Available?
The BTC board consists of 11 members, and each term is 2 years, with half of the terms expiring each year. The following 5 board members have 1 year remaining on their terms, and will continue to serve on the board for 2020:
- Mark Sommers (current President)
- Alisha Gannon (current Secretary)
- Renee Sossong-Brady
- Lynzee Ralph
- Kelly Voigt
The terms of the following 6 board members are expiring, and they will need to run for re-election if they want to continue to serve on the board for 2020-2021:
- Denise Salmons (current Vice President)
- Karla Sommers (current Treasurer)
- Amy Benedict
- David Federspiel
- Brad Hilimon
- Helga Ivanova
Who has currently been nominated or chosen to Run for a 2019/2020 Board Seat:
Click on each candidate name to see their bio and information:
- Candidate Bio: Mike Belus
- Candidate Bio: Amy Bryan
- Candidate Bio: David Federspiel
- Candidate Bio: Brad Hilimon
- Candidate Bio: Wendy Kimpel
- Candidate Bio: Tina Macey
- Candidate Bio: Meg Morris
- Candidate Bio: Gretchen Neureuter
- Candidate Bio: Carol Novak
- Candidate Bio: Denise Perry Salmons
- Candidate Bio: Ethan Sasiela
More information on Board Member Duties and Activities
Board members meet once per month (for approximately 2 hours, usually over dinner at a local restaurant), and keep in touch via email and in-person to manage the overall direction and administration of the BTC. Tasks that are overseen by the board include such things as weekly club workouts (swims & bricks), club events (Spring Thing, Ontario Scenario, etc), organization of the annual banquet and other social get-togethers, processing memberships, newsletter & blog, apparel orders, negotiating sponsorship and partnership agreements that include discounts for BTC members, accounting and budget management, BTC asset management (tent, bike boxes, safety equipment, etc), administration of the web site and Facebook page, BTC library management, and more!