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Seeking Nominations for 2019 Board Election

01/07/2019 6:44 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Folks, with the new year comes our planning for the 2019 board elections.  While we do have the current board working well and happy to continue, we are also asking any other member who might be interested in being on the board to let us know now – we love new talent!  

There are two categories of board members - our general Board Directors and 3 elected officers – President, Treasurer, and Recording Secretary.  The general board directors are in charge of membership, the calendar, trails advocacy, our grounds, the junior program, and more; these folks manage those areas with help from other board members and members at large.  

The President and Treasurer positions are more specific and demanding, and the person in those positions has to be up to speed day 1.  While anyone can run for the elected officer positions, it is a good idea to have some experience with or on the board first.  You should also have the experience outlined in the descriptions, and the time to devote to keeping things running smoothly.  

The job descriptions for all the board director positions are here

Any member over 18 is welcome to serve as a board director.  We have monthly meetings, about 2 hours long, and one long planning session in January. A new director generally takes the first year to get up to speed before taking a leadership role in one of the areas of responsibility, so don't worry about not knowing a lot about the club's inner workings to start.  What we are looking for are folks with lots of enthusiasm for our club and a desire to keep it running well, while offering great programs, classes, clinics, and events from all equine disciplines. 

Being a board member can be lots of fun and very satisfying.  At the same time it comes with both a working and fiduciary responsibility for SCCHA.  We are quite a prominent horse club in this area with a great reputation – come help us keep that going!

If you are interested, contact Debbie Boscoe or Heather Shupe and let's get you on board, or at least on the ballot to get on board!  We'd love to hear from you at or by the next membership meeting on 1/15, but understand if you need a little more time.  We will put the final ballots together one month prior to elections.

Thanks for considering this

Debbie and Heather, Nominating Committee

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