EXECUTIVE

OFFICERS

1. Brian Vance – President
2. Martha Lemen – Vice President
3. Jeff Handy – Secretary
4. Bert Ehrmann – Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS

1. Zach MacDonald – Access/Mgr Advocacy
2. Todd Sadow – Corporate Liason
3. Graeme Hunt – IT/Webmaster
4. Vernie Aikins – TLC Program
5. Hank Rowe
6. Lee Blackwell
7. Mike Harnedy
8. Louis Gomez
9. Dick Bryant
10. Chuck Cook

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(Martha, Brian, Jeff, Bert)

• Foster overall involvement in club & Board. Regular open meetings & board meetings
• Board Benefits
• Short Term & Long Term Planning. Succession Planning, recruitment & leadership development
• Liaison between SDMB, other organizations, media, government agencies. Be more vocal Spokesperson for SDMB
• Communicate Meeting Minutes to Club List-serve.

RIDES & EVENTS

(Hank, Jon)

• Promote riding
• Encourage club membership to lead & participate in rides, organize & attend events
• Help organize and participate in social events (i.e., Bike & Brats, Cinco de Mayo, SDMB Town @ 24HOP, Goodie bag stuffing, skills day, other tabling opportunities)
• Beginner Skills Education
• Youth involvement

ADVOCACY

(Martha, Lee, Louis, Vernie)

• Represent in other groups (PTA, BAC, GABA, etc.)
• Stay Connected w/ Gov’t Agencies: Local, State, & National policy makers & land managers. Partnership w/ other advocacy groups, recreational user groups
• Trail Building/work: AZT, Trail Maintenance (brushing), Volunteers for work
• Trail Love Corps (TLC)Work with land managers to develop consistent trail signage throughout Tucson & surrounding areas
• Arizona Trail
• X-Mas Locks
• Trips-for-Kids
• International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA)
• Take a kid Mountain Biking Day
• Bike Patrol
• 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Volunteering
• Forest Service Outreach

MEMBERSHIP

(Dick)

• New membership recruitment & retention
• Encourage participation
• Work to develop new energy within individual & business memberships
• Encourage youth involvement & new riders
• Foster friendships/connections within SDMB & partner organizations to cross-promote
• Create incentives to join & renew

FINANCE

(Bert)

• Balance SDMB Budget – plan of incoming & outgoing funds.
• Research & develop 501c3 Non-Profit Status.
• Manage & track expenses & fundraising efforts.
• Accountant Services: Treasurer/Book keeper

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

(Graeme, Todd, Mike)

• Public relations, visibility & community exposure
• Member retention: Club cohesiveness, Internal Communication, Promote regular open meetings, rides, events
• Identify membership wants / needs: Surveys, etc
• Disseminate information via List serve, web site, newsletter, forum
• SDMB logo placement: Banners, Schwag (Socks, T-shirts, stickers, SDMB Tatoos, water bottles, Cholla-combs, etc)
• Encourage local shops to promote SDMB & develop ways to better promote local shops, member discounts, etc

MAILING ADDRESS

Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
P.O. Box 65075 Tucson, AZ, 85728-5075

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