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2023 International Officers and Board of Directors Elections
The following names will be placed on the ballot for online voting by the membership:The Election will begin May 1 and continue to May 30. Each Optimist Club in good standing is entitled to vote. In the coming weeks, your Club President will be receiving an email from Survey and Ballot Systems with the voting ballot explaining the procedure to vote for your Club.
Updated as of date: April 28, 2023
Page will be updated often, so check back for additions and links to bios.
The President-Elect and Vice Presidents-Elect have been elected by acclamation.
Please review the “Meet the Board of Directors Candidates” Town Hall Forum at the following link:
https://youtu.be/mSjI2MzM62Y
2023 - 2024 International President-Elect (as of April 1, 2023) :
- Jan Oord Graves (STX)
2023 - 2026 International Board Director at Large Candidates:
- John Grover (SC)
- Rod McKendrick (AMS & NW)
- Sandi Schmidt (IL & IA)
2023 - 2024 International Vice President-Elect (as of April 1, 2023)
2023-2024 Vice Presidents-Elect
- Region 1 Northeast & Great Lakes: Cheryl Bolton (SWONT)
- Region 2 Southeast: Tolanda B. Adams (ALMS)
- Region 3 Mid-Atlantic: Tom Shearer (CAPVA)
- Region 4 Middle America: Sandra Doyle (INDN)
- Region 5 Great Plains: Jodi Arriola (WINUM)
- Region 6 Southwest: Tony Carpenter (COWY)
- Region 7 West Coast: Diane Siefkes (AZ)
