Committee Chairs and Volunteers

Below is a contact list of all Committee Chairs, sub-committees and volunteers
that are actively making sure ABYC, as a self-help club, runs smoothly!

Board Positions Committee Chairs & Functional Leads Sub-Committees Name Email
Commodore Paul Brennan commodore@abyc.ca
Recording Secretary Tim Connolly boardsecretary@abyc.ca
Philanthropy Rob Wyers chair.philanthropy@abyc.ca
Sponsorship Jerrett Myers chair.sponsorship@abyc.ca
Senior VC Yanick Landry srvc@abyc.ca
Club Manager Neil McKechnie clubmanager@abyc.ca
Safety Chair Steve Moss safety@abyc.ca
House Chair Vacant houseandservices@abyc.ca
Bylaw & Policies Chair Ormonde Benson bylaws@abyc.ca
Governance Bruce Hannah governance@abyc.ca
Human Resources Advisory Chair Anne O’Sullivan Reid hr@abyc.ca
Marketing & Communications Chair Kyle Couch marcom@abyc.ca
ABYC News Linda Gouge news@abyc.ca
Ship2Shore Lauren Stephens ship2shore@abyc.ca
Social Media Coordinator Ajay Sirohi socialmedia@abyc.ca
Job Jar Manager Alison Booz jobjar@abyc.ca
Rear Commodore Penelope Hughes rearcom@abyc.ca
Racing Committee Chair Wendy Loat chair.racing@abyc.ca
ABYC Open Regatta Geoff Brown openregatta@abyc.ca
Seahorse Regatta Chair Angie Law youthregatta@abyc.ca
Awards Coordinator John Chittley awards@abyc.ca
Chief Handicapper Hugh Johnston handicapper@abyc.ca
Dinghy Race Committee Coordinator Grant Dietrich dinghy.race@abyc.ca
Fleet Captain, Dinghy Grant Dietrich fleet.dinghy@abyc.ca
Fleet Captain, Dry Sail Eriks Kalvins fleet.drysail@abyc.ca
Fleet Registrar & Scoring Coordinator Penelope Hughes scorer@abyc.ca
LORC Representative Dave Steenbergen lorc@abyc.ca
LYRA Representative Dave Steenbergen lyra@abyc.ca
Protest Coordinator Vacant protest@abyc.ca
Race Committee Coordinator Molly Asseltine racecommittee@abyc.ca
Race Committee Training Wendy Loat & Molly Asseltine racing.training@abyc.ca
Racing Crew Bank Coordinators Rebecca Crumlish & John Chittley crewbank@abyc.ca
Equipment Manager Tim Connolly raceequipment@abyc.ca
Events Book Editor Scott Elliott eventsbook@abyc.ca
Secretary Vacant secretary.racing@abyc.ca
TELDS Representative Vacant
Cruising Co-Chairs Jason Cross & Tyler Cook cruising@abyc.ca
Co-op Dinghy Program Shawn Gershman coopdinghy@abyc.ca
Women Sailing Coordinator Donna Miller womensailing@abyc.ca
Paddling Coordinator Ken Evans paddling@abyc.ca
VC Community Programs Marjolyn van der Hart vccommunityprograms@abyc.ca
Junior Sailing School Director Chris Ruch sailingschooldirector@abyc.ca
Adult Learn to Sail Director Vacant adultl2s@abyc.ca
Co-op Keelboat Program Emily Sawolak coopsailing@abyc.ca
VC Finance Mitchell Wine vcfinance@abyc.ca
Finance Committee Roy Little, Kevin Forward, Giles Osborne & Michael Goldfarb financecommittee@abyc.ca
Technology Chair Sergio Mendoza technology@abyc.ca
Telecom Manager Vacant telecom@abyc.ca
Webmaster Charles Cira webmaster@abyc.ca
VC Member Services Kevin Belvett vcmember@abyc.ca
Membership Co-Chairs Heinz Gebers & Rob Nicholson chair.membership@abyc.ca
Mentorship Coordinator Petra Fischer & Liz Fedryk mentorship@abyc.ca
Regalia Chair Graham Reid regalia@abyc.ca
Entertainment Co-Chairs Neil & Maz Brereton entertainment@abyc.ca
Heritage Chair (Formerly Archives) Mike MacDonald heritage@abyc.ca
Family Affairs Chair Ashley Hall family@abyc.ca
VC Marine Services Gerald Hamers vcmarine@abyc.ca
Work Party Management Lead John Scherlowski workparty@abyc.ca
Yardmaster Ken McDonald yardmaster@abyc.ca
Landscaping Chair Mary Jacobs landscape@abyc.ca
Crane Yard Chair Paul Lefneski chair.crane@abyc.ca
Railway Chair Brian Cunningham chair.rail@abyc.ca
Environmental Chair Kevin Scragg enviro@abyc.ca
Harbour Master Jordan Rock harbourmaster@abyc.ca
Harbour Maintenance Chair Vacant harbourmaintenance@abyc.ca
VC Planning John Harrison vcplan@abyc.ca
Long Term Planning Chair Kendall Cvejich planning.longterm@abyc.ca
Landside Planning Chair Eriks Kalvins planning.landside@abyc.ca
Waterside Planning Chair Hugh Johnston planning.waterside@abyc.ca
Past Commodore Howard Franklin pastcomm@abyc.ca
Nominating Committee Chair Joyce Guest nominations@abyc.ca