With mixed emotion, on November 14, 2022 the Board of Directors accepted John Gaunt’s resignation as president of ACMOC. The silver lining in John’s resignation is that he will continue as a valued Director and as head of the Web Tech committee, two roles that are essential, and we are fortunate to have occupied by such a capable individual.  John has been both the driver and implementer in getting the technical library going and wants to devote more time to grow and improve this very valuable resource that members use, and have waited many years for.
 
John’s decision was not easily taken, however, he felt that it was in the interest of the club. John’s work, given the circumstances, set a standard of dedication we can all aspire to and certainly appreciate.
 
In the same meeting, I was elected as the Club’s president and two new directors were appointed. I am pleased to announce that Ed Coughlin and Jen Ming Gee were both appointed to the ACMOC Board of Directors. Mr. Gee and Mr. Coughlin have both been long-time contributors to the Club with their time, talent, and resources, we are very fortunate to have people of such integrity, capability, and experience on our board. Please join me in welcoming them.
 
Keep your eye especially on the forum, we will deliver news there first as we get to work doing the Club’s business. 
 
I am looking forward to getting to know you better and very excited that together we can build a stronger club with a bright future.
 
With Warm Regards,
 
Kurt Bangert

Thanks Deas! I would like to say that as you consider your ballot, please consider that John Gaunt has done a lot for this club. If you use the library, thank John. No one else put that work in and it is a real asset to the Club, John is worthy of your vote.

Otherwise, Ed and Gee are top quality Directors and the Club will be better off for their efforts.

Jim! We will definitely get though this and be stronger for it. You can expect a lot of communications from me so that all members are informed of what the Board and committees are doing.

I have already had members reaching out with offers to help and helpful suggestions.

Kurt wrote:

Thanks Deas! I would like to say that as you consider your ballot, please consider that John Gaunt has done a lot for this club. If you use the library, thank John. No one else put that work in and it is a real asset to the Club, John is worthy of your vote.Otherwise, Ed and Gee are top quality Directors and the Club will be better off for their efforts.


Thank you all for the kind words, but I’m not going to take all the credit for the Library. Ryan at AdCo created the environment for us and Neil Paku and Tony Johnson have put in many hours of work formatting and loading documents, a real team effort.

 

Bill, what you see here is a BoD working in accordance with the Club bylaws to ensure the Club is properly guided. We are fortunate that we have two experienced, involved, new directors of quality and integrity. My view (and I hope that of many others) is that this should be celebrated.

Your question could be asked of all members, since only one member put their name in the hat, and I am sure the answers are varied.