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November 6, 2007 -- Canvas, WV
As part of the election process, we invited all nominees to do a little "campaigning". This web page contains the current
list of nominees and a compilation the information that I received to date from them. This page will be updated
if and when I receive additional information from the nominees.
| Position | Nominee |
| Chairman | Douglas Ritchie |
| Vice-Chairman | Seth Eisner |
| Treasurer | David Jones |
| Programs & Events Coordinator | John Pinyerd |
| Rankings/Newsletter Editor | Charles (Chuck) Brabec |
| Western Athlete Representative | Tom Wier |
| Eastern Athlete Representative | Chrissy Zeltner |
From Doug Ritchie (Nominee for Chairman)
I am rather unabashedly campaigning for your vote! I am running for Chairman of the USA Wildwater Committee for 2008/2009.
I support the people running for the board positions listed below and I hope you will as well. We have the endorsement of
John Pinyerd the, outbound Chairman, and I believe can work as a team to continue to make Wildwater a growing and dynamic
sport. Please see the details of how to vote and/or nominate someone on www.usawildwater.com at:
www.usawildwater.com/news/2007/071017_Call_for_Nominations.html
All of the current nominees are actively involved in promoting the sport of Wild Water racing and will do their best
to help grow the sport that means so much to us all.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely
Doug Ritchie
(currently) Vice Chairman, USA Wildwater Committee
From Seth Eisner (Nominee for Vice Chairman)
Greetings all. My name is Seth Eisner, and I am running for the position of Vice Chairman. In one capacity or another,
I have been connected to wildwater for more than 30 years. So, I’ve had ample opportunity to observe, both for better and
for worse, the numerous trends and patterns in our sport. In fact here’s one pattern I know we all observe – over the
years, our domestic wildwater community has declined. I’d like to turn that around. So, my mini-platform - Broaden our
domestic paddlerbase. This will take some meaningful time, energy, and money. But I have some ideas on how we can make
this a reality. And with your support, I’d like to give it a try.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely
Seth Eisner
(currently) member-at-large, USA WIldwater Committee
From Chuck Brabec (Nominee for Rankings/Newsletter Editor)
I am running for Rankings/Newsletter Editor of the USA Wildwater Committee for 2008/2009. I have been busy working as
the Webmaster and E-Zine Editor since the summer of 2004. In that position, I have been doing many of the tasks defined in
the Bylaws of the Wildwater Committee. My additional responsibilities as the Rankings/Newsletter Editor of the USAWildwater
Committee will be to collect racing results, publish the Wildwater competitor rankings and to represent the Wildwater
community as an active USA Wildwater Committee member.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely
Chuck Brabec
(currently) USAWildwater.com Webmaster and E-Zine Editor
From Tom Wier (Nominee for Western Athlete Representative)
I have been the Western Athlete Representative for the last six years. I currently plan to train and race for a several more
years, and will be very involved in the sport during that time, whether I am a member of the committee or not. I am working on
improving communication between the wildwater board and athletes, and will continue to do so through the next two years if elected.
Thanks for your vote.
Tom Wier
(currently) estern Athlete Representative, USA Wildwater Committee
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