Nominating Committee Report for the 2008 election of officers

David Kelton, Chairman

A special thanks to those who served on the nominating committee for the 2008 elections and a very special thanks to David for accepting the responsibility of chairman.    Please look the below list of candidates over and if you have questions, contact either David Kelton or the candidates them selves.   Remember all members can nominate the candidates of their choice from the floor the day of the election HOWEVER please do not do so unless you have talked to your nominee before the election and he/she has agreed to accept the nomination.  

Serving on the nominating committee is not a trivial job and requires a lot of searching, talking, discussion and in some cases arm twisting.   It is normally better to accept the committee's nominees but keep in mind that this is not mandatory.

 

President - David Ellis Member Board of Directors - Bill Hewett
David is currently serving as Vice President/Program Chairman of the Alabama Beekeepers Association.  He is a past president of the Jefferson County Beekeepers Association and is a regular instructor in the Jefferson County Bee School.   Dave has been very active in the Alabama Beekeepers Association for several years. Bill is currently the vice-president and a charter member of the three-year-old West Alabama Beekeepers Association. He has been keeping bees for twenty years and maintains sixty colonies with his son, Geary Hewett.   Bill provides demonstrations and presentations at both public and private schools.
Vice-President-Phillip Garrison

Member Board of Directors - Damon Wallace
Phillip is currently a member of the board of Directors of The Alabama Beekeepers Association.   He served as Vice President of the Alabama Beekeepers Association in 2006-2007.   Phillip has been president of the Cullman County Beekeepers since it's inception in 1988 Damon is currently the president of the Saugahatchee Beekeepers Association in Opelika.   In May 2008, Wallace received Certified Welsh Honey Judge recog­nition at the Young Harris Bee­keeping Institute.
Secretary/Treasurer- Bonnie L. Funderburg Member Board of Directors - Mark McKissack
Bonnie is a practicing accountant.   She is currently serving her third consecutive term as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Alabama Beekeepers Association.   During Bonnie's tenure she successfully incorporated a new computer program called "Member Ties" for tracking Association membership. Mark has been an active member of the Association for many years.   He is presently serving the last year of his current term as member of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Beekeepers Association.    Mark is being nominated to serve a one year term replacing Phillip Garrison who is now a board member but is being nominated for Vice President.

Last updated 9/25/08 brf