Nominees for the Board of Governors 2024
List areas of expertise or special qualifications that will be of benefit to the ANCC: I am a proponent for a strong and transparent Club governance. I firmly believe that above all else, the ANCC Board of Governors have a duty to its members, be an advocate for its members, serve its members and ultimately answer to its members. As one of your Board of Governors from October 2014 to October 2023 I served as your Planning Committee Chair, Finance Committee Chair and Club Treasurer. I continuously worked to expand my insight and knowledge of both our ANCC Club Operations and membership expectations. As the Chair of the ANCC Planning Committee, I was the author and driving force behind the comprehensive 2016 ANCC Membership Survey and a steadfast supporter of our follow-on Membership survey. I ensured the survey was provided to both the primary member and the spouse to capture the broad expectations of the entire ANCC family. My daily discussions with members coupled with the lessons learned from each of the ANCC Membership Surveys provided me with the appreciation and insight to develop a membership-driven long-term Strategic Club perspective. To this end, I focused the Planning Committee to clearly identify, define and communicate to the membership both the short- and long-term Capital and Facility funding requirements confronting our Club. As well as restructuring the annual Capital projects requirements generation guidance to raise membership awareness and expand transparency of the annual ANCC Budget process. As the Finance Committee Chair, I worked to bring both financial clarity and membership transparency to the Budget process as we worked to ensure our Club’s future fiscal flexibility and solvency. I coordinated with each of the Committee Chairs to prioritize funding to “Maintain what we have” and to “Enhance where we can”. Each of these priorities were aligned to deliver on our membership’s evolving expectations. These accomplishments include: 1) the creation of the Arlington Stars & Stripes, 2) expanded outdoor fire pits and meeting areas, 3) addition of Pickle Ball courts, 4) the new Aquatics Center, 5) the Medal of Honor Library and 6) Apartment complex acquisition initiative. Each of these project initiatives has exceeded expectations enhancing the ANCC membership and guest experience. The apartment complex in particular is delivering greater than projected cost avoidance opportunities and increased J-1 visa staffing access to the benefit of the membership. Moreover, I am proud that as a member of the Club leadership team, we fought hard to keep ANCC open during the COVID pandemic. We remained open while most other clubs and businesses closed. Where other clubs lost membership, our club’s membership grew! ANCC was the “Green Space” beacon and refuge for our membership during these otherwise dark and challenging times. As a recipient of the ANCC 2023 Meritorious Service Award, Chairman Delaney described my tenure as a Board of Governor: David Graff has “given a great deal of sweat, and perhaps a little blood, to make this Club a better place.” He “has labored as Planning Chair, Finance Chair and Treasurer, and has served as my full partner in finding more capital and spending it to make the Club the better place, and providing oversight as to how these funds are spent. No Club member is smarter about the Club’s finances than Dave Graff.” Why do I want to serve on the Board of Governors: As with many of us, ANCC is my second family and home. I want to return to the ANCC Board of Governors to continue to build upon the work we started. I am committed to working with my fellow Board of Governors to enhance and grow our Club for the long-term enrichment of our membership, our families and our guests.
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