Nominations for 2012 Board of Directors

[hobogato]

Attention MAAST Members,

We the BOD would like to announce the upcoming elections for the 2012 calendar year. We are looking for charter members who are willing to participate actively on the forum, in discussions and help in leading MAAST into a brighter future. We have a very busy schedule and would like to remind everyone that time and dedication play a very important role.

Members may nominate any charter member, themselves included that they feel worthy for the position. It is requested that the nominee submit a post that he/she accepts as well as submit a small bio explaining why they would like to join the BOD and what special qualities they have that can be beneficial to the club.

In addition to the above mentioned, we the BOD would also like to see the maximum participation from you, our club members. Now is your chance to make a difference and make things happen.

So with that being said, we currently have up to 7 Board of Director Positions Available depending on the outcome of the President/Vice President election.

6 Positions with 2 year terms
1 Position with 1 year term (one member who would have had another year resigned this year - pennies2cents)

current board members who have a year remaining on their terms:

Kristy Dean
Sherri Ancira
John Perry
Stephen Thompson
John Roescher

President & Vice President nominations will be in a separate thread.

Your Board of Director nominations are now welcome - nominations will close upon the opening of the polls on Dec. 1st

nomination list:

Christopher Bianco (cbianco) - declined
Chris Mata (big_pun) - declined
Lorraine Richards (bsjf) - declined
Kevin Kiel (kkiel02) - declined
Lucky (lsingh) - declined
justin (justahobby) - accepted
mike (texreefer) - declined
karin (europhyllia) - accepted (1 yr term)
alton (alton) - conditionally accepted
sherita (sherita) - accepted
james (scream311) - dclined
marcus (tigereyed_1) - accepted
cory (corydude) - accepted
ace (hobogato) - declined
Jarrod Pape (cowboy572) - accepted

[hobogato]

i would like to nominate the following people to another term on the board:

Christopher Bianco
Chris Mata (i know you said you were taking a break, but i still think you are a valuable board member)
Lorraine Richards
Kevin Kiel

these board members have worked well together to keep things running smoothly and i think with a little more time this group of board members would benefit maast

i would also like to nominate the following memebers:

Lucky (lsingh)
justin (justahobby)
mike (texreefer)
karin (europhyllia)
alton (alton)
sherita (sherita)

these members contribute constantly to the site and i think each of them would be an asset to the board.

[Texreefer]

Ace, ( And everyone else) I appreciate the nomination and would love to be a member of the Board again, However, I must respectfully decline. I have many other family obligations that would take away from my duties as a board member. I see many worthy names there and would support any one of them

[BSJF]

I need to decline as well.

[Mr Cob]

I think the current BOD has done a great job and of course they have my vote for a re-election and I definitely support the new candidates that haven't declined yet...

Lucky (lsingh)
justin (justahobby)
karin (europhyllia)
alton (alton)
sherita (sherita)

I hope you all seriously consider running. Each of you have a lot to offer MAAST.

MAAST would not survive without the continued volunteerism, and I think it's each of our responsibilities to do what we can, when we can, to keep MAAST moving forward. If now is not your time then it's not your time. But, if you have the capacity then please consider running (honestly, not sure anyone ever truly has the time).

I'm happy that I once served on the Board, granted I only stuck it out for a year. It was a cool new experience and at the end I felt great that I did my part in helping MAAST to thrive so we all have a place to come together and share.

Plus...when you become a BOD you get to see new areas of the forum...I felt like I unlocked a new level in a video game! LOL!

I second these nominations.

[LuckySingh]

I appreciate the nomination but I need to decline this aswell.... I am very bsy with my work schedule and home that it will be hard for me to completely pursue the required duties .....


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Mike]

I would like to nominate James (scream311) and Marcus (tigereyed_1) for BOD. Both are passionate for the hobby and I think they would be an asset to MAAST. Marcus is relatively new to San Antonio, but was very active on his local forum in Florida before moving.

[Europhyllia]

Thanks for considering me! I'll have to think about it and part of it depends on where we are going with TOTM. TOTM actually involves quite a bit of travel and time so I am not sure I can commit to both.

Speaking of TOTM I would like to nominate CoryDude

[alton]

I am going to leave it as this, if there is an opening I will accept, if if there is enough board members then I will decline. You could say I am insurance?

[justahobby]

I will accept my nomination and would love to see each of you accept that hasn't accepted yet. Great group of nominees!

My bio:

My love and passion for the hobby started as soon as I put the live rock in my first tank, a 55g. No fish, shrimp, snails, etc. Just the living organisms on the rocks peaked my interest. I spent roughly the next year trying to learn as much as I could without knowing MAAST, RC, or Advanced Aquarists. I didn't get very far! I can honestly say that I owe my success to MAAST.

Since becoming a member I have helped start the equipment library, served on the TOU and Bylaws committee, moderated, and volunteered in many other aspects. As a board member I would continue to give back to MAAST by continuing our efforts to raise the standard of educational offerings, increase membership, and improve our monthly meetings.