TO: ALL SPAC, INC. MEMBERS
SUBJECT: Nominations for 2024-2026 Board of Directors
The By-Laws of SPAC, Inc. require that an election of officers for the Board of Directors be held every two years. Because of the COVID epidemic, this requirement was waived two years ago and existing officers continued in their positions for the purpose of continuity.
Now, however, it is time to have an election, and this must be completed prior to the annual meeting in the fall of 2024.
The current directors who are stepping down are Maggie Hepworth, President, and Carol Blanc, Secretary. John Wolber has agreed to move into the office of President. Linda Lawrence, Member At-Large will be taking on the additional responsibilities of Assistant Treasurer. A third Member At-Large will be also be elected.
Following are the duties of the various officers:
- PRESIDENT shall preside at all meetings of the Executive Board, and shall have general supervision of the affairs of SPAC, Inc. Any vacancy occurring on the Executive Board during the year shall be filled by the President with the majority approval of the rest of the Board. The President shall select a Nominating Committee as deemed appropriate. The President, with the approval of the Board, shall appoint such other committees as are necessary to conduct the affairs of SPAC, Inc.
- VICE PRESIDENT shall assist the President and will act in his/her stead should he/she be unavailable.
- TREASURER will receive and account for all funds collected and disbursed by SPAC, Inc. and/or any of its participating Working Groups with proper receipts. The Treasurer will keep financial records and make available a financial statement at each meeting of the Board. The Treasurer will serve as the Registered Agent of record for SPAC, Inc with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida and will file all required annual reports and tax forms as required by the State of Florida, Polk County and local municipalities or institutions doing business with SPAC, Inc.
- ASSISTANT TREASURER will assist the Treasurer and will act in his/her stead should he/she be unavailable.
- SECRETARY will take minutes of the executive and general board meetings and send them to all SPAC members. The Secretary will also prepare and send all correspondence relative to Endowment Fund gifts and donations.
- NON-VOTING ALTERNATE MEMBERS will attend meetings and offers suggestions and advice.
This is a very important election process for all of us as we strive to maintain excellent leadership and continue the wonderful activities of SPAC, Inc. which we all enjoy.
We are very fortunate that we have volunteers who have expressed interest in filling the open positions on the Board. Since there is only one person who has volunteered for each position, we will be affirming each candidate rather than actually voting.
The new designees for the SPAC, Inc. Board of Directors are:
- PRESIDENT: John Wolber
- VICE PRESIDENT: Doug Barbiero
- TREASURER: Harvey Factor
- SECRETARY: Debbie Barbiero
- ASSISTANT TREASURER and MEMBER AT-LARGE: Linda Lawrence
- MEMBER AT-LARGE: Maria Melchiori
- MEMBER AT-LARGE: Al Belbusti
To view the candidates, their photos and background summary, click here.
The voting process this year will be done via the internet. Click this link to open the ballot and cast your vote! You can also login to spacinc.com with your member name/password where the VOTING section is under the Members tab with the information about the election and the ballot to cast your vote.