The Florida Commodores Association

Executive Committee Reports

The Executive Committee held a meeting at Palm Coast Yacht Club prior to the General Membership Meeting this past weekend, February 3 and 4, 2012.  Several items were discussed that the Committee felt the membership should be made aware.

First and foremost is the need for more communications to the membership.  The committee realized that with the recent change in Editorship of the Florida Commodores Journal and the emailing of the Journal to the membership there might have been several members who did not receive the Journal in a timely manner.  The committee has decided to have the Journal sent to each and every member as an attachment to their individual email address.  This will ensure that each member has direct access to the Journal immediately rather than have to take action to click on a link to the Journal to retrieve it.  For those who do not have email addresses, action will be taken to ensure they receive the Journal.  Regardless, the Florida Commodores Journal will continue to be posted in its entirety on the Association’s website www.flcommodores.org

As a separate issue, the E-Journal which is the official Association electronic notice and notification publication will continue to be used to alert the membership as to special or timely events within the Association. 

Secondly, the committee has recognized the need to solicit support from the membership in other areas of concern for the Association.  A knowledgeable individual with some experience in handling communications is needed to coordinate the planning and implementation of all classes of social networks to ensure the membership is informed of actions and activities of the Association in a timely manner.  If you have an interest in helping the Association with this program please notify Commodore Matthews, johnmatthews@cox.net.

Thirdly, a member is needed with experience in developing publicity with the media and maintaining a database of publications which the Association can use to inform the yachting community of our events and activities. Please notify Commodore Matthews, johnmatthews@cox.net if you are interested.

PC Phyllis Seaton is the Association’s Ambassador Coordinator.  She is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Area Ambassadors as they seek to establish contacts with area yacht clubs and inform them of the purpose and activities of the Association as we seek to establish new chapters and develop new members.  We currently have 5 Ambassadors, but we need more.  So if you are interested in spreading the good news about the Association and help establish new members and chapters, PC Seaton is very interested in talking with you.  Phyllis4@cox.net is her email address.

We would also like to welcome PC Mickey LeGarde, Fort Walton Yacht Club Chapter, as the Association’s Official Historian.  The Association is rapidly approaching its fifth anniversary and as such we have a great deal of information that has been created over the past several years which needs to be maintained and archived for the future.  His willingness to take on this responsibility is greatly appreciated and we look forward to his contributions in this position.

We encourage any member to submit articles, pictures and stories about your chapter or members of your chapter to the Editor, Florida Commodores Journal, PC Tracy Wichmann, tracy@alum.mit.edu,.

The FCA Executive Committee is committed to keeping the membership informed and up to date on the activities of the Association.  Please do not hesitate to contact any flag officer or member of the committee with suggestions or comments to improve the Association.

The Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Member Albert Fritz Foster as the Associate Member at Large on the Executive Committee.  Fritz’s role will be to serve as the primary point of contact for all Associate Members and to represent them to the Executive Committee.  He will be there to speak for all Associate Members at Executive Committee meetings and teleconferences.  His email is:  ffoster9@bellsouth.net.  If you have comments or concerns as an Associate Member please contact Fritz.