Annual Report of the Nominating Committee
(10/3/2016) The Nominating Committee has met and determined the slate for this year’s Annual Election of Officers & Directors for the South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors. The report was emailed to all STAR Realtor® members, but you may also access and download a PDF here.
This year’s Election will be October 31, 2016 – the deadline when all ballots must be returned in order to be counted. All ballots will be numbered, so they may not be duplicated and distributed to others. Our elections are “blind” which means that we do not “track” which member gets which number ballot, so that your vote may be kept confidential. This also means that if you lose your ballot, we will be unable to send you another one.
DATE: October 3, 2016
TO: All South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® Members
FROM: NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Pam Belli, Ellen Camacho, Doug Clymer, Katy Fagan & Jill Moffett
RE: 2017 SLATE OF NOMINEES
The Election Committee has set Monday, October 31, 2016 as the date for the 2017 Election. The nominating committee has met, and with the assistance of recommendations from members has determined a slate.
According to the South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® Bylaws: “The Nominating Committee shall select at least one candidate for each office, except President, and at least one candidate for each place to be filled on the Board of Directors. … The report of the nominating committee shall be distributed to each member eligible to vote at least four (4) weeks preceding the election.”
The Board of Directors is comprised “of four (4) officers and nine (9) directors. The ninth (9th) director shall be the most immediate Past President. … No more than three officers and/or directors may be elected from one firm. … In the event that an elected director or officer changes firms after an election and in so doing, increases that firm’s director/officer count to more than three (3), it is hereby established that each officer/director will be allowed to complete his/her term.”
The Nominating Committee has prepared the following slate of officers and directors for the 2017 election:
2017 SLATE of OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President-Elect (UNOPPOSED):
JOE FILIPKO – TAHOE VIEW REAL ESTATE ( current Director)
Vice President (UNOPPOSED):
JIM WIRE – CHASE INTERNATIONAL SOUTH TAHOE REALTY (# current Officer)
Secretary/Treasurer (UNOPPOSED):
JAIME SOUERS – PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP OF LAKE TAHOE (# current Officer & Committee Chair)
Director (2 positions open)
DIANE DICKERT – COLDWELL BANKER McKINNEY & ASSOCIATES
MIKE FLANAGAN – CHASE INTERNATIONAL SOUTH TAHOE REALTY
SHANNON WITT – DEB HOWARD & CO (* current Committee Chair)
According to the South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® bylaws, “Additional candidates for the offices to be filled may be placed in nomination by petition signed by at least 25% of the REALTOR® members eligible to vote. The petition shall be filed with the Secretary at least three weeks before the election (10/10/16). The Secretary shall distribute notice of such additional nominations to all members eligible to vote at least two weeks before the election.”
Please note that the following volunteer leaders will be continuing terms or automatically taking office per STAR’s Bylaws:
MICHELLE BENEDICT, PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP OF LAKE TAHOE – 2017 President
ELLEN CAMACHO, DEB HOWARD & CO – 2017 Immediate Past President
JILL MOFFETT, SIERRA SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL – Director (1 Yr remaining)
JANA NELSON, SIERRA SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL – Director (2 Yrs remaining)
JESSI SEIFERT, C21 TAHOE PARADISE – Director (1 Yr remaining)
DAN SPANO, PARADISE REAL ESTATE – Director (1 Yr remaining)
FLIP WALKER, PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP – Director (1 Yr remaining)
CRAIG WOODWARD, DEB HOWARD & CO – Director (2 Yrs remaining)
ANNUAL ELECTION OF STAR’S BOARD
(8/18/2016) It’s that time of year again! Do you know a fellow REALTOR® member who demonstrates leadership skills and abilities? We are looking for dedicated individuals to run for the South Tahoe Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors. Please consider recommending someone (or yourself!) that you feel could help guide and safeguard our organization.
This year the Nominating Committee will be tasked with finding candidates for one Director (3 year term), President-Elect, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer.
Nomination recommendations requested for election of 2017 Board of Directors
The Election Committee has set Monday, October 31, 2016 as the date for the 2017 Election. In an effort to foster South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® member involvement in the decision making process, the Election Committee requests your input concerning the selection of nominees. In accordance with our Bylaws: “The Election Committee shall circulate a notice to all members that they may request nomination at least two weeks prior to the committee’s selection of nominees.”
“The Nominating Committee shall select at least one candidate for each office, except President, and at least one candidate for each place to be filled on the Board of Directors.”
The Board of Directors is comprised “of four (4) officers and nine (9) directors. The ninth (9th) director shall be the most immediate past President. … No more than three officers and/or directors may be elected from one firm. … In the event that an elected director or officer changes firms after an election and in so doing, increases that firm’s director/officer count to more than three (3), it is hereby established that each officer/director will be allowed to complete his/her term.”
The Nominating Committee will prepare the following slate of officers and directors:
2017 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President: MICHELLE BLUE-BENEDICT, PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP OF LAKE TAHOE
President Elect:_____________________________________________________________________
Vice President:_____________________________________________________________________
Secretary/Treasurer: ________________________________________________________________
Immediate Past-President, Director, 1 Year: ELLEN CAMACHO, DEB HOWARD & CO
Director, 1 Year: JILL MOFFETT, SIERRA SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Director, 2 Years: JANA NELSON, SIERRA SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Director, 1 Year: JESSI SEIFERT, C21 AT TAHOE PARADISE
Director, 1 Year: DAN SPANO, PARADISE REAL ESTATE
Director, 1 Year: RON “FLIP” WALKER, PINNACLE REAL ESTATE GROUP OF LAKE TAHOE
Director, 2 Years: CRAIG WOODWARD, DEB HOWARD & CO
Director, 1 Years: JESSE YOHNKA, RE/MAX REALTY TODAY
Director, 3 Years: __________________________________________________________________
Please note that you do not need to obtain permission from the individual that you would recommend in order to place them on this list. It will be the task of the Nominating Committee to determine if the individuals meet the requirements for office, as determined by our bylaws, and to obtain permission from potential candidates before placing them on the ballot.
All recommendations received in writing will be submitted to the Nominating Committee for review. The deadline to submit recommendations to the STAR Office is 5:00 pm, Friday, September 2nd. You may scan & email recommendations to staor@staor.org, fax them to 530.541.7011, mail them to 2307 James Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, or drop them off at our office. Please feel free to contact the Association Office at 530.541.7007 if you have any questions.
We appreciate your input and your assistance as we set about the task of nominating individuals that will form the slate for the 2017 Election.
To download a printable PDF of the Recommendation Form, please click here.
