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!