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newmembers. Finance: Ensure financial sustainability of the Club. The Club met this goal in 2021 with a positive net cash flow, which included fully funding the Capital Improvement Fund and depreciation. Director Art Mal- let worked closely with Finance Chair Brad Totherow, the Finance Committee and Controller Jocelyn Apo to realize this success. A dues restructuring initiative was put into place after significant work from the Ad Hoc Committee that included Directors Laurie Foster, Emily Porter, Mallet and Evie Black. The restructuring pro- vides for the future stability of the Club facing changing demographics. Membership: Acquire high quality newmembers while enhancing existing member experience, satisfac- tion and loyalty. With the leadership of Steve Auerbach, the Admissions &Membership Committee brought in a record amount of initiation fees, vetting and inter- viewing quality newmembers in all categories, all while operating with the challenges fromCOVID-19. The waiting list is robust, with more applicants waiting to become members. Operations: Create a “Best in Class” operation that continuously looks at ways to enhance the members’ ex- perience at the Club. Kudos goes to General Manager Ty- ler Roukema and his staffwho continued to navigate the challenges and changing restrictions during COVID-19 while keeping our members safe. The House Committee, led by Jon Bryan and Jeff Zimmerman, did a great job to elevate the member experience this year. The Building & Grounds Committee oversaw the completion of the sea- wall repair project, along with keeping the Club in good repair. Thanks went to Joe Donahue, B&GChair, along with Directors Chris Laird and Curt DeWeese. Governance: Execute a highly functional Club governance process with transparency, efficiency, com- munication and membership participation. In 2021, the focus was on transparency and communication, holding nine focus groups and two Town Halls regarding dues restructuring. In early 2022, there were six Town Hall meetings on the Elks’ lease proposal, with more to come. Both the Board and the membership are to be com- mended for their participation. Athletics: Strive for excellence and sportsmanship in athletics by providing opportunities and support. Thank you toWalter Guild, Anthony Hunt and Tracy Phillips for keeping a vital paddling program going during COVID-19. A thriving Na Kama OKapua junior women’s program, and a strong showing by three crews at Catalina are highlights of the program’s success. Max Clini, Volleyball Chair, along with the coaches had a great year. Both the junior girls and boys teams are thriving. The Club held the Daddy Haine tournament for the first time since 2019. The revived Canoe Sailing
program is going strong, along with Swimming, Golf and other sports. Thank you to Athletic Director Shannon Pelkey and outgoing Director Michelle Luxton who as acted as CD for Athletics for many years. President Steiner concluded his reflection with a brief discussion of the Elks Lease Proposal. While the vote has been postponed until early May, the new Board along with Long Range Planning will continue to re- search the various issues and questions that were raised in the Town Hall meetings and hold informational sessions for the membership. In closing, he stated that the state of the Club is strong and he thanked his fellow Board members and the membership for the honor of having led the Club this past year. Treasurer Art Mallet presented the Treasurer’s Report including a review of the Club’s Operating, Capital Improvement and Building Funds for 2021. GM Tyler Roukema then reviewed operations for 2021 and the goals for 2022 (see his recap on page 6). He also announced the 2021 Employee of the Year: Warren Florendo (see page 28). The Chair of the Judges of Election Committee AmyWoodward reported on the election for the Board of Directors. There are 1,865members eligible to vote. There was a total of 963 valid ballots, of which 501 were paper ballots and 462 were cast online. There were ten candidates slated to fill the six vacant positions. Chair Woodward thanked the other patient and hard-working members of the Judges of Election: Gerri Pedesky, Mur- ray Hixson, ArdenMoore, Tina Larson and Angie Dolan. Incumbents Emily Reber Porter, Laurie Foster and Kevin Greenwell were reelected to two-year terms while Dave Shoji, Marc Haine and Jon Bryan were new- ly elected to two-year terms. Glenn Perry was appointed to fill the remaining term of resigned Director Wendell Brooks, Jr. as he was the candidate with the next highest number of votes. They join Evie Black, Curtis DeWeese, D.C. Eichelberger, Lissa Guild Eveleth, Christopher Laird and Art Mallet. President Steiner turned over the gavel to incoming president Laurie Foster, who thanked President Steiner for his leadership. She also thanked outgoing Director Michelle Luxton for her six years of service to the Board. President Foster outlined her priorities for 2022, an overview of which can be found on page 4. Director Lissa Eveleth Guild introduced the nom- inations for Life Membership, overviewing the excep- tional contributions of Barbara Stehouwer and Fred Hemmings, Jr. The membership unanimously granted Life Membership. Thank you toMarilyn Kali and the Historical Committee for the presentation. Please see page 10 for details. There was no New Business presented and the An- nual Meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
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