Elected Officers

The primary function of the Board of Directors is to handle the administrative functions of the Club. In addition, the Board of Directors encourage new Membership and support the existing Membership in all activities and operations of the Club. The Board of Directors makes recommendations to the Membership on new programs or proposals offered to the Club for consideration.

Nominations for the Board of Directors of Capital City Corvette Club are open at the September and October General Membership meetings. The election takes place at our November General Membership Meeting.

President:

Terry Burke is our current President. Terry joined CCCC in 2004. He (and his wife Chris) own a torch red 2000 convertible. Terry has also held the position of Governor/Vice President.

Duties of the President: The President shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The President, or Vice President, shall preside at all meetings of the Members and the Board of Directors. The President may call special meetings of the Members of the Board of Directors, and may exercise special authority as noted elsewhere in these by-laws. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Club.

Governor/Vice President:

Simon Reiffer is our current Governor/Vice President. Simon joined CCCC in 1994. He (and his wife Gloria) own a white 1977 coupe that is equipped with hand controls. Simon has also held the positions of President and Public Relations Director.

Duties of the Governor/VP: The Governor shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors and consistent with the NCCC Guidelines to Governors document. The Governor is responsible to ensure the Club remains in Good Standing with NCCC by at minimum ensuring voting proxies are in the hands of the Regional Executive prior to every National Governor’s meeting not personally attended. As directed by the Board of Directors the Governor is encouraged to attend at least two of the scheduled meetings established by the National Council of Corvette Clubs and shall attend at least 75% of all the Michigan Region Meetings. The Governor shall present all activities or communications regarding items for publication, competition, membership, and social functions to each respective Officer for their information. The Governor shall present a written report detailing information discussed at the NCCC Governors Meetings in the Club newsletter annually. The Governor shall also serve as the Club’s Vice President and shall accept the duties of the President during his/her absence.

Competition Director:

Howard Parks is our current Competition Director. Howard joined CCCC in 2005. He (and his wife Diana) own a green 1965 convertible, a green 1966 coupe, a 1972 white coupe, a 1978 silver two-tone coupe, a black 1980 coupe, a green 1996 coupe and a 2000 yellow coupe.

Duties of the Competition Director: The Competition Director shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The responsibility of all competition events sponsored by this Club and/or coordinated with any other organization pertaining directly to competition is appointed to the Competition Director. The Competition Director shall attend at least 75% of all the Michigan Region NCCC Meetings and report back to the General Membership. It is the responsibility of the Competition Director to perform the expected duties governed by the Michigan Region of NCCC. Sanctioned events, times, dates, and locations must be made readily available in the newsletter and at the General Membership meeting to all Club Members within a proper time prior to that said event. The Competition Director is ultimately responsible for the reporting back to NCCC the participation and place earned of any NCCC member, CCCC or otherwise, participating in a CCCC sponsored, NCCC sanctioned, competition event.

Editor:

Gloria Reiffer is our current Newsletter Editor. Gloria joined CCCC in 1994. She (and her husband Simon) own a white 1977 coupe. Gloria is also our Webmaster and has held the position of Social Director in the past.

Duties of the Editor: The Editor shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. It is the Editor's job to assume the responsibility of gathering, organizing, and providing all pertinent data and information in a monthly newsletter. The newsletter shall contain reports from each Officer with minutes from General Membership, Board, or Special meetings and any other information of interest to the Membership as a whole. It shall be published within the last day of the preceding month for the month of intended publication. The newsletter shall be sent or made available to every Primary Member in the Club. Extra newsletters may be printed for promotional use by the Membership and Public Relations Director and any Club Member.

Membership Director:

David Pursel is our current Membership Director. David joined CCCC in 2006. He (and his wife Kathryn) own a red 1984 coupe.

Duties of the Membership Director: The Membership Director shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors and assume the responsibilities and encourage the recruitment of New Members, collection of membership dues, submitting to the Club Governor the NCCC and Club renewals, and keeping Membership records up-to-date. The Membership Director shall also handle the promotional items given out by NCCC/CCCC to New Members. The Membership Director is responsible to have made available to Members at least twice a year, in January and July, a membership list with addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Points Director:

Howard Hein is our current Points Director. Howard joined CCCC in 2010. He owns a 2007 white convertible.

Duties of the Points Director: The Points Director shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. It is the duty of the Points Director to provide a list of possible CCCC points to be earned and to compile such points. Monthly up-to-date CCCC points standings are required to be made available to the General Membership. A breakdown of CCCC Points, and the rules governing those points, shall be made available to the General Membership at all General Membership meetings. The Points Director is responsible for the selection and purchase of the year-end CCCC points awards as budgeted.

Public Relations Director:

Bob Maynard is our current Public Relations Director. Bob joined CCCC in 2002. He (and his wife Shalimar) own a 1964 blue convertible and a 2000 white convertible. This is Bob's second time in the office of Public Relations Director. He has also held the position of Treasurer.

Duties of the Public Relations Director: The Public Relations Director shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors to promote Club participation in Civic Activities and to enhance the image of the Club and its events. The Public Relations Director is responsible for putting up promotional displays at all Club functions involving the public. This position is also responsible for coordinating solicitation of advertisers for the newsletter.

Secretary:

Katherine Twining is our current Secretary. Katherine joined CCCC in 2010. She (and her husband Harold) own a 1959 crown saphire coupe and a 1989 dark blue coupe.

Duties of the Secretary: The Secretary shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Members and Officers and shall record decisions, actions to be undertaken and votes in a book kept for that purpose. In the absence of the Secretary, another Member shall be chosen by the President to perform said duties pro tempore. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary to handle Club correspondence and make it available to the Membership.

Social Director:

Janet Litrenta is our current Social Director. Janet joined CCCC in 2009. She (and her husband Carlo) own a 1972 yellow convertible, a 1979 red coupe, and a 1973 ruby red convertible.

Duties of the Social Director: The Social Director shall perform such duties as designated by the Board of Directors and shall assume the responsibilities of the coordination of all Club Social functions. The Social Director shall make readily available in the newsletter, Web site and General Membership meetings, times, dates, and locations of all social events At club meeting he/she shall congratulate members on the occasion of such events as birthdays and anniversaries.

Treasurer:

Mike Britz is our current Treasurer. Mike joined CCCC in 1999. He (and his wife Connie) own a red 1974 convertible and a silver 2005 convertible.

Duties of the Treasurer: The Treasurer shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall have custody of all monies, debts, and obligations belonging to the Club and shall make all payments of the Club debts upon the approval of the President and/or the Board of Directors. All checks, drafts, and other orders for payment of money shall be signed in the name of the Club by the Treasurer, Secretary or President. A report of the financial status of the Club monies shall be made available at each regular meeting and whenever requested by the President. The Treasurer shall at minimum maintain the Clubs records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The records should be in a format auditable by the IRS and subject to annual review by a Club Audit Committee composed of members that may include the past Treasurer, or any member that has bookkeeping or accounting experience. The Club financial records must include at minimum an annual operating budget and year to date variances from budget, an annual income statement with separate schedules for overall operations, and for each fundraising event with sufficient detail to permit the annual budgeting process.

Appointed Positions:

The following positions may be appointed annually by the President with the approval of the Board of Directors and shall serve at the discretion of the President and the Board of Directors. The Appointed Positions shall have no vote, but may provide input to the Board of Directors on matters before it.

Chaplain:

Gary Wyma is our current Chaplain. Gary (Chappy) joined CCCC in 2003. He (and his wife Kathy) own a electron blue 2002 convertible.

Duties of the Chaplain: The Chaplain shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Chaplain is responsible for the spiritual guidance of Members and Club events when deemed appropriate. This Member shall be available to Members who request guidance or need support while going through difficult situations. The Chaplain shall perform the blessing of cars, drivers, and passengers for the annual Blessing of the Vettes, and be available to offer prayer at Club events.

Hearts and Flowers Coordinator:

Julie Lasher is our current Hearts and Flowers Coordinator. Julie joined CCCC in 2006. She (and her husband Ted) own a jetstream blue 2008 convertible.

Duties of the Hearts and Flowers Coordinator: The Hearts and Flowers Coordinator shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. This Member shall be responsible for providing messages of joy or consolation from the Club to individual Members. This position shall operate within a budget specified by the Board of Directors and all expenditures shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

Historian:

Sue Keith is our current Historian. Sue joined CCCC in 2006. She (and her husband Kim) own a Elkhart green 1972 coupe and a anniversary red 2003 coupe.

Duties of the Historian: The Historian shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. This Member shall be responsible for the safekeeping and cataloging of the Capital City Corvette Club artifacts in chronological order and present to the Board of Directors and Members a written record of the artifacts collected in any given year.

National Corvette Museum Ambassador:

Joe Thomas is our current NCM Ambassador. Joe joined CCCC in 2004. He (and his wife Jennifer) own a red ZR-1 1992 coupe and a black Z-06 2007 coupe.

Duties of the NCM Ambassador: The NCM Ambassador shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. This Member shall be responsible for complying with any and all requirements set forth by the NCM with regards to the Ambassador position and shall be responsible for maintaining communication between the Club and the NCM, reporting such information to Members quarterly in the Club newsletter. This Member shall represent the Club at certain NCM functions, foster participation by Club Members in NCM activities, and assist Club Members with any questions they have on NCM matters.

Past President:

Craig Iansiti is our immediate Past President. Craig joined CCCC in 2005. He (and his wife Janet) own a charcoal gray 1982 coupe and a LeMans blue 2004 coupe. Craig has also held the positions of President and Competition Director.

Duties of the Past President: The Past President shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Past President is responsible for providing the Club continuity of governance.

Photographer:

Ted Lasher is our current club Photographer. Ted joined CCCC in 2006. He (and his wife Julie) own a jetstream blue 2008 convertible. Ted has also held the position of Points Director.

Duties of the Photographer: The Photographer or designee shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Photographer is responsible for documenting club activities using pictures from the events taken by the photographer and/or other contributors and providing them to the Webmaster and/or Editor.

Quartermaster:

Randy Putmon is our current Quartermaster. Randy joined CCCC in 2002. He (and his wife Carol) own a red 1981 coupe and a red 2000 convertible.

Duties of the Quartermaster: The Quartermaster shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Quartermaster may be requested by the Board of Directors to procure, inventory and dispose of Club property.

Sergeant at Arms:

Robert Ribar is our current Sergeant at Arms. Robert joined in 2003. He owns a silver 1973 coupe and a crystal red 2008 convertible.

Duties of the Sergeant at Arms: The Sergeant at Arms or designee, shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. The Sergeant at Arms is responsible for order at all meetings and social affairs of the CCCC.

Webmaster:

Gloria Reiffer is our current Webmaster. Gloria joined CCCC in 1994. She (and her husband Simon) own a white 1977 coupe. Gloria is also our Newsletter Editor and has held the position of Social Director in the past.

Duties of the Webmaster: The Webmaster shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. This Member shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the Club Web site on at least a bi-weekly basis. They shall make every effort to maintain the Web site in compliance with any applicable rules and to safeguard the security of the site and the information contained therein. Members considered for this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and technical skills necessary to effectively maintain the Web site.

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