SCR is now holding elections for the 2010 Board of Directors. Each Board member serves a one-year term, so everyone is up for re-election every year.

Anyone who is a current member of SCCA whose region of record is SCR ("South Carolina Region #79") may vote in this election. Online voting is available here:

http://tinyurl.com/scrboard2010

Voting will close on January 15 at 11:59 PM. Election results will be announced at the SCR Annual Banquet on January 16.

Board of Directors candidate bios are available, after the jump.

Regional Executive - Nick Hallman

Years a member of SCCA: 8

Years a member of SCR: 8

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Director at Large/Solo Director - 2003-2006; Assistant Regional Executive/Solo Director - 2007-2008; Regional Executive - 2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial/Hillclimb and Solo (volunteer, driver), Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing - F&C; Time Trial/Hillclimb - race chair, registrar, timing and scoring; Solo - event chair, Solo director, timing and scoring

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Grow and develop the Time Trial program

- Orchestrate a successful handoff of the Solo program to a new director; continue to refine Solo program procedures, with the goal of making the SCR Solo program on par with the best programs in the country (Atlanta, DC)

- Expand Club Racing and Time Trial volunteer base by recruiting more volunteers, and recruiting and training SCR-based specialty chiefs

- Refine budgeting and finance to gain better control of expenses and higher levels of financial accountability for the club

- Acquire a new Solo site for the Columbia area

- Improve communication to our members through member development programs, improved web site and e-mail lists, and better member meetings



Assistant Regional Executive - Marcel Ciascai

Years a member of SCCA: 5

Years a member of SCR: 5

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Director at Large/Club Racing Director - 2006-2008; Assistant Regional Executive/Club Racing Director - 2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Solo (volunteer, driver), Time Trial (volunteer), Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing - race chair, steward, Club Racing director; Time Trial - steward; Solo - tech



Secretary - Stacey Vaughan

Years a member of SCCA: 2

Years a member of SCR: 2

Previous experience on the SCR Board: none

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Solo (volunteer, driver), Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing - F&C; Solo - safety steward, worker chief

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Grow stronger with SCCA and SCR by becoming more
involved with all events, meetings and volunteering

- Help with recruiting new people to our region and promoting SCR events

- Keep good communication with all of our members and non-members

- Help novices become more involved with SCR and SCCA



Treasurer - Barbara Mayes

Years a member of SCCA: 24

Years a member of SCR: 24

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Treasurer - 1990-2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial/Hillclimb and Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing, Time Trial/Hillclimb - Chief of Tech



Charleston (Swamp Fox) Chapter Director - Brad Davis

Years a member of SCCA: 33

Years a member of SCR: 16

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Charleston Chapter Co-Director - 2003

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: Pace Car Chairman, DC Region

Areas of participation in SCCA: Solo (volunteer), Club Racing (volunteer, driver - National and Regional, driving instructor), Rally (driver)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing - F&C, driver instructor; Solo - event chair, course designer, site liaison, novice instructor; General - member meeting host/coordinator, sponsorship coordinator

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Keeping the club healthy and growing in tight economic times is a must and will take some creativity, but is where the SCR has been headed in the past years and I hope to help build on that goal.

- Finding sites for events is a critical task that will take committed volunteers and business connections. I hope to assist in that role in the Charleston Area.

- As the state economy recovers, we need to mobilize the SCCA and other car clubs to get a public facility built for the purpose of driver training (Teen Street Survival/Police training/driver improvement events, etc). The site could also add economic impact to the state by attracting regional and national autocross events.

- We need to figure how do add "content" to the local chapter meetings and attract the members that only show up to drive.

- Our continued success is dependent on attracting new blood to leadership roles.

- Bid for moving the SEDiv Convention to the SCR area for a change from every year at Jekyll Island.

- Create a National Racing event that would be profitable and reinforce the creative approach of the SCR.



Myrtle Beach (Coastal Carolina) Chapter Director - C.D. Rozsa

Years a member of SCCA: 4

Years a member of SCR: 4

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Myrtle Beach Chapter Director - 2008-2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial and Club Racing (volunteer), Solo (volunteer, driver)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing and Time Trial - F&C; Solo - worker chief, operating steward, timing and scoring



Director at Large - Greg Lipscomb

Years a member of SCCA: 39

Years a member of SCR: 23

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Myrtle Beach Chapter Director - 2005-2007; Director at Large - 2008-2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: Board of Directors, Newsletter Editor - Southern West Virginia Region

Areas of participation in SCCA: Solo (volunteer, driver), TSD Rally (driver), Club Racing (crew)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: TSD Rally - rallymaster; Solo - event chair, tech, novice instructor; Club Racing - F&C

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Build a bigger and better list of alternative venues for Solo events located across the State

- Host a Solo National Tour event in 2011

- Develop a new, modern Club Track within the SCR that supports expansion of SCR-SCCA Club Racing, PDX and Solo events



Director at Large - Thom Mezzapelle

Years a member of SCCA: 2

Years a member of SCR: 2

Previous experience on the SCR Board: none

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial/Hillclimb and Solo (volunteer, driver), Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Time Trial/Hillclimb - registrar, timing and scoring; Solo - operating steward, event chair, 2010 Solo director



Director at Large - Don Moody

Years a member of SCCA: 5

Years a member of SCR: 5

Previous experience on the SCR Board: none

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Solo (volunteer, driver - attended Solo Nationals 2008-2009)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Solo - safety steward

Goals for 2010, if elected:

-SOLO:

Advance SCR's site aquisition

Expand the SCR Solo Program to include more Local Non-point events.

Reach out and Communicate with various local car clubs (ie. Corvette clubs, Mustang clubs, etc.) to co-host local non-point events to encourage new member introduction to and participation in SCR solo events.

Create a National Solo Development program for SCR Drivers consisting of Advanced Training and Test & Tune events to help develop our talents to be more competitive on the Divisional & National Level.

Attract and Host National Tour and/or SE-Div Solo Events in 2011.

Make SCR Solo more fun and less time consuming by eliminating the full day obligation aspect and split the day in two halves. Morning group would set-up and then either drive first half of morning and work second half of morning or vice-versa. After Morning session is complete, hold Morning Trophy Session, and then those participants can go home. Then Afternoon participant session would take over and repeat the same scenario but not having the trophy hand out until after packing up the site.

-TIME TRIAL:

Help as much as possible the continuing development of SCR's new Time Trial program.

Encourage Solo Drivers to make the Evolutionary step into Time Trial.

-CLUB RACING:

Continue the successful Club Racing program and support it by encouraging more volunteers to assist in running events.

Encourage Time Trial & Solo Drivers to take the evolutionary step into club racing.

Recruit existing Club Racing drivers in nearby regions to participate in SCR Club Racing events.

-GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

Encourage the attendance of monthly meetings by offering, but not limited to, the following incentives:

1. Guest Speakers offering professional instruction.
2. Meetings that occasionally offer fun activities such as Go Kart Racing.
3. Having flexible meeting times. Not all members have weekday nights Free. Attempt to have at least one meeting each quarter on the weekends so all members have the opportunity of attendance.

Promote the growth of and retention of SCR membership in general. Explore the possibilities of encouraging local merchants of giving discounts to our members.



Director at Large - Joe Oliveira

Years a member of SCCA: 12

Years a member of SCR: 4

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Time Trial Co-Director (non-voting member) - 2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: Solo instructor - New England Region

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial/Hillclimb and Solo (volunteer, driver), Club Racing (volunteer), RallyCross (driver)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Time Trial/Hillclimb - Time Trial director, race chair, PDX instructor; Solo - operating steward, novice coordinator

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Continue to assist the already successful Solo program.
1. Work to identify and secure new Solo sites as a member of the Solo Site committee.
2. Continue to offer well run events at both local sites and premiere venues like the Michelin Proving Grounds.
3. Increase retention of new participants and find new people to replace members of the core group that move on to other types of racing.

- Help the newly established Time Trial Program to grow.
1. Offer events that run efficiently and offer maximum track time and value to the competitor.
2. Attract both new participants to PDX and Club/Track Trials as well as bring back others who previously attended SCCA events but now compete with other clubs.
3. Work together with the Club Racing Program to offer combination Club Race/Time Trial events that benefit both programs.

- Work with Club Racing in both established and new areas.
1. Offer combination Club Race/TT events as noted above.
2. Recruit new drivers utilizing the Time Trials program as a bridge between Solo and Club Racing.
3. Assist in running successful events that attract participants from all over SEDiv.


Director at Large - Matt Palombi

Years a member of SCCA: 5

Years a member of SCR: 5

Previous experience on the SCR Board: Director at Large/Time Trial Co-Director - 2009

Previous experience in other SCCA regions: none

Areas of participation in SCCA: Time Trial/Hillclimb and Solo (volunteer, driver), Club Racing (volunteer)

Previous volunteering done/positions held: Club Racing - F&C; Time Trial/Hillclimb - Time Trial director, race chair, chief of tech; Solo - registrar, novice coordinator, tech

Goals for 2010, if elected:

- Continue to represent the membership as a whole and the Time Trials program specifically