J-Town Executive for 2008

COMMODORE Ed Young * Oversees general management and supervision of Club operations. * Chairs monthly meeting of the executive. * Signs all by-laws and membership certificates. * Represents the Club in dealings with outside organizations. * Initiates, develops and guides Club policies. * Ensures that all Executive members fulfill their functions.

VICE-COMMODORE Tom Jehu * Assists the Commodore in administration of Club activities, and may become acting Commodore during any temporary absence of the Commodore. * Oversees J-Town's educational programs, before and during the sailing season, to benefit both novice and experienced sailors. * Analyses the needs of the Club for qualified helmsmen, crew, racing skippers, and race committee personnel, and tailors the education program to provide for these needs.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Liana Giovando * Plans a recruiting program to re-enlist former members and attract new members to the Club and its Whitesail program. * Helps produce a membership directory, in conjunction with the Communications Chair, and answers all membership related emails and phone enquiries.

FLEET CAPTAIN Ken Yamazaki * Responsible for the purchase, care and disposal of sailing equipment and power boats. * Coordinates a maintenance program during the sailing season, as well as a winter maintenance program leading up to boat launching in the spring. * Assigns responsibility for maintenance of specific boats to select boat captains.

SOCIAL CHAIRS Kat Browne and Magda Wesolkowska *This portfolio is normally shared by two co-chairs, responsible for organizing social events at J-Town during sailing season and in the off-season. * Events can follow educational or racing events, or can be of a purely social nature. * Liaises with Social Chairs of neighbouring sailing clubs, and enlists the help of volunteers to organize events.

RACE CHAIR Cathyann White * Administers all race-related activities of the Club, including coordination of these activities with other sailing clubs and associations. These may include a weekly series of evening races, race-related training programs, an invitational Club regatta, as well as other sailing club or association regattas. * Organizes the posting of results, and determines members deserving of racing awards.

TREASURER Chris Bennett * Keeps full accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Club. * Deposits all revenue or valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Club in the financial institutions designated by the Executive. * Disburses Club funds under the direction of the Executive, accounted for with proper receipts. * Provides the Executive with regular reports of all transactions as Treasurer, and of the financial position of the Club. * Responsible for keeping proper records of the Club's assets.

SECRETARY Sarah Stuart * As clerk of the executive, the secretary attends all executive meetings and records all facts and minutes of proceedings. * Acts as custodian of the seal of the Club and of all records, contracts and other documents belonging to the Club.

HOUSE CHAIR Kirk McGregor * Responsible for the improvement and maintenance of the Clubhouse and surrounding grounds. * Responsible for the coordination, development and maintenance of mooring and storage site and facilities in cooperation with other sailing clubs and the appropriate authorities.

SITE CHAIR Pasquale Leone * This is not a permanent position, but is filled as required, to oversee issues and lobbies relating to the relocation of the Club and/or site development issues (such as the current City of Toronto Waterfront Redevelopment Plan).

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Richard Seow * Organizes production of all member communications, including: an events calendar; a handbook of Club policies, rules and regulations: a membership directory, the clubhouse bulletin boards and Club newsletters and newsmagazine * Oversees the website at www.sailtoronto.com.

PAST COMMODORE Paul Chandler * A resource person advising other Executive members in the execution of their duties. May also take on other responsibilities as decided by the Executive and helps with safety.

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