The 2009 PDGA elections took place from July 1 – July 31 and have now been completed. 12,072 ballots were sent out to eligible members with 3,299 members voting, representing a participation rate of 27.3% of eligible voters.
Board of Directors
A Board of Directors is a requirement for non-profit status and is mandated by the PDGA By-laws. The PDGA Board is comprised of 7 elected members each holding two-year terms. Every year, half - in the PDGA’s case 3 or 4 - of the Board positions are up for election. In addition to semi-annual summit meetings, the Board and staff conduct monthly teleconference calls and ongoing communication to accomplish required business.
In accordance with the by-laws, four at-large Board member positions were up for election in 2009. The four candidates who obtained the most votes and who will take office on September 1 are:
Juliana Korver (2946 votes)
David Feldberg (2484 votes)
Robert W. Decker, CPA (2180 votes)
Todd Andrews (2089 votes)
State/Province Coordinators
The State and Provincial Coordinators represent more than 50 key PDGA volunteer positions. Each year approximately half of US State and Canadian Province Coordinators are elected. The candidates who obtained the most votes and who will take office on September 1 are:
Alabama – Chris Pierce #24826
Alberta – Craig Burrows-Johnson #10658
Arkansas – Evan McKee #28702
Armed Forces Overseas – Scott Reek #12824
California (North) – Jennifer Knisley #13273
Colorado - John Bird #387
Delaware – Tony Mastrangelo #7129
Georgia – Keith Johnson #10444
Idaho – Derek Ford #1929
Indiana – John Cavaletto #19070
Kansas – Chris Smith #19983
Louisiana – Mike Kernan #14304 (write-in)
Manitoba – Darin Watson #40333
Minnesota – Mike Snelson #9537
Missouri – John Chapman #5559
Nebraska – Steve Stump #27901
New Hampshire – Mark Holt, Rob Feeney, Tex Long – (3 way tie, write-in)
New Mexico – John Hahn #1009
North Carolina – Mike Norris #17390 (write-in)
Ohio – Paul Jay #10227
Ontario – Kim Scott-Wood #19777
Pennsylvania – Ray Rogers #4792
Quebec – Peter Lizotte #9189
Rhode Island – Norman Fitzgerald #23891
Saskatchewan - Murray Gordon #19521
South Dakota – Kayne Larimer #20631
Texas - Gary Duke #9426
Vermont – David Frothingham #27112
Washington - Eric Edgerton #14138
Wisconsin - Terry Miller #10738
The complete certified elections results, including vote counts and write-ins, can be viewed at:
http://www.pdga.com/files/documents/09ElectionsCertifiedResults.pdf
The PDGA asks all of our members to join us in thanking outgoing board member, Ron Convers, as well as all outgoing state/province coordinators, for all of their volunteer time dedicated to the betterment of the association and the sport of disc golf.
Thanks very much for participating in the 2009 PDGA Elections!
