About Our Board Members

 by Past Commodore Howard Hucke

History - Our three Members of the Board of Governors, in addition to being an Advisory Committee for our five Flag Officers, have provided an invaluable service to our Club.  Since the 1970's and 1980's, they have been tasked with specific assignments created for the purpose of keeping our dues to a minimum.  One of these assignments is stipulated in our Constitution (Duty Officer), and began in the seventies when membership was low and there was need to obtain additional funds for obvious reasons.  The second (Calendar Officer), as it exists today, developed from the decision to rent the Club for the benefit of our members and to add additional funds to keep our financial status in the black.  The third (Membership), which is also a Committee stipulated in our Constitution, gave rise out of a need to assign a Membership Chairman to take the burden off the remainder of the Board who originally handled the solicitation and induction of new members.  Below is a short summary of these diligent and dedicated Members of our current Board of Governors:

Member of the Board:
Roger Smith  - Membership Chairman

Roger Smith and his wife, Cindy joined the Club in May 1990.  As members for over 21 years, Roger worked on many different Committees, particularly House Maintenance which he chaired from 1995 until 2000.  In April 2003, Roger volunteered to become Fishing Fleet Captain, a new title in our Club, and he continues to hold this title today, planning numerous fishing excursions and contests.  His two latest achievements resulted in the very successful fishing expeditions in July 2010 and again in 2011 known as "Soldiers on the Sound" honoring our armed forces.  (Photos of last year's event can be found in the Members Only Section of our Website.)  In November 2007, Roger was nominated and elected to the Governing Board for a 3-year term and in October 2010 he completed his term, bringing our membership to full capacity each year.  Last year, he continued in this capacity, corresponding and arranging interviews with proposed members, preparing new members' packets, scheduling their induction at General Membership Meetings, and maintaining all records pertaining thereto.  This year, Roger was nominated and elected for a second 3-year term on the Board and will continue as Membership Chairman. He hopes that our members will continue to encourage local boaters, fishing buddies and interested parties to become members of our Club.

Member of the Board:
Paul Cona - Calendar Officer

Calendar Officer - Kevin Rooney

Kevin Rooney and his wife, Elaine joined the Club in March 1984.  As members for over 27 years, Kevin worked on several Committees, mainly the Building & Planning Committee and the Grounds Committee and helped build our existing boardwalk gazebo.  Originally a power-boater, he later joined the sail fleet and spent most of his early years in the Club partaking in many of the sailboat activities and events which were an integral part of our Club and were enjoyed by sail-boaters during the 1980's.  Recently, however, he rejoined the power fleet and now enjoys all its newfound advantages.  In November 2010, Kevin was nominated and elected to the Board as Calendar Officer for a 3-year term and is presently serving his second year.  In this position, his energies have been directed toward coordinating Club activities with the various Committees and setting up Saturday rentals for private parties for the enjoyment of our members and their families.  This assignment is most beneficial to our members in order to add additional revenues to our Club during the winter months.  It is hoped that you will consider our beautiful, renovated Club Dining Room for your private party.

Fred Sterbenz and his wife, Mary Alice joined the Club in 1989.  During their first ten years, they took part in many of the activities of the House, Grounds and Marina Committee. They offered support and assistance when and where needed, such as the construction of the new boardwalk in the late 1990's.  In August 1994, Fred served on the Nominating Committee and has served numerous times since then, being appointed Chairman in 2010.  Fred is also credited with setting up our lending library in the Club's east hallway.  In November 1999 he was elected Secretary and in November 2000 was re-elected for this office for the following year.  In November 2001 he was nominated and elected Commodore for the 2001-02 fiscal year.  During his tenure, he encouraged and assisted with the establishment of our new Website, set up a new budgeting and bookkeeping system, and provided excellent leadership for his Board and the various Committees who, it is reported, did a splendid job in getting things done that year.  In November 2009, Fred was elected to the Governing Board for a 3-year term as Duty Officer.  This year, he will serve his third year as Duty Officer continuing to be responsible for recording all members' work hours reported by the various Committee Chairpersons and reporting them to our Board Members in a timely manner for their disposition.  Fred asks for everyone's cooperation in completing their hours early in the season and reporting them in the proper manner.  This is a very important task since it assures our Club's financial stability by making sure that everyone does their share to keep maintenance and service costs at a minimum.