By Laura Stenzler
At our Annual Members Meeting in October, as stipulated in the club bylaws, we will be voting for club officers and one Director. The Nominating Committee (Linda Orkin, Laura Stenzler, and Bob McGuire) is presenting the following slate of officer nominees as it stands right now. If you are a member of the Cayuga Bird Club, be prepared to vote at our October meeting. Please give some serious thought to volunteering yourself. If you wish to know more about the duties associated with these positions or are interested in placing your name on the slate, please get in touch with Linda Orkin by September 15. Nominations also will be accepted from the floor at the October meeting. If you plan to nominate someone, you must be sure that person wishes to be nominated!
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President: Linda Orkin
Linda, our current president, has
been active in the birding community
for many years. In addition to
all of the work she has done over
the past year as President of the
Cayuga Bird Club, she is a docent
for the outreach program at the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology and
has led and coordinated weekend
bird walks at Sapsucker Woods for the past four years.
She has coordinated the Ithaca Christmas Bird Count
for the last three years and looks forward to continuing
her work as president for a second term.
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Vice President: Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson got hooked on birding
when he took the Lab of O’s
Spring Field Ornithology course five
years ago and has been a member of
the club since then. He contributed
photos to Birding in the Cayuga
Lake Basin, and last year he became
the club webmaster and overhauled
the website. Paul has volunteered to
chair the Field Trip Committee this year and hopes to
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Corresponding Secretary: Colleen Richards
Colleen is willing to continue as
corresponding secretary, working
closely with our club president and
treasurer to assure that all donations,
volunteer activities, etc. are properly
acknowledged. She has also been corresponding
with our program speakers
to assure they have all they need
when speaking to the club, including
dinner beforehand!
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Treasurer: Susan Danskin
Susan has been club treasurer since
October 2009, after stepping down from her position as club president.
She is looking forward to continuing her work. She has been a club
member for a number of years, working on various committees and leading
many field trips |
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Recording Secretary: Becky Hansen
Becky recently moved to
Ithaca after nearly 40 years in the NYC area,specifically to take
advantage of the opportunities here to learn more about birds. She
enjoys participating in the bird club meetings, field trips, the
Christmas bird count, and going to Monday Night Seminars. She is
training to be a docent to lead bird walks at the Lab of Ornithology.
She greatly enjoyed the Spring Field Ornithology class this year.
Becky’s interest in birding extends beyond the US. Particular thrills
include trips to Kenya and Tanzania and to PNG when her daughter was
able to join her. She is happy to have the chance to be more involved
with the Cayuga Bird Club. |
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Director: Bob McGuire
Bob, the current vice president, has
been an avid birder for many years and has been active in the club,
leading numerous field trips, as well as serving on the Field Trip and
the Speaker Committees. He also served as editor of the club’s new bird
guide, Birding in the Cayuga Lake Basin. |
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