Orleans Yacht Club Committees

ORLEANS YACHT CLUB STANDING COMMITTEES
The OYC depends heavily on volunteerism by its membership; the members below have stepped into the leadership positions for the various Club committees as described:

Executive Committee	Senior Member: requires election or appointment The Executive Committee shall have full charge of the management and property of the Club as well as making/authorizing all contracts and expenditures for the Club. The Flag Officers are the Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Secretary and Treasurer. The Secretary is the Clerk of the corporation. Each Officer or Committee Members is elected annually by the membership; however, current policy is that each serves a two year term. For a list of current Flag Officers & Executive Committee members, click here.
Nominating Committee	Peter Howerton, Past Commodore, Chair, Term Expires 2013 Christine Hardman, Exec. Committee Appointed, Term Expires 2012 Jed Deegan, Membership Elected, Term Expires 2013 The Nominating Committee consists of three (3) Senior members; one appointed by the Executive Committee, one elected at the Annual Meeting of the OYC membership and the immediate Past Commodore, who acts as Chairman. This committee solicits, interviews and nominates candidates for the election of Club Officers, Director(s) of the Executive Committee, Member of the Nominating Committee, and Member of the Membership Committee; it then presents this slate of candidates at the Annual Meeting for membership approval.
Membership Committee	King Nelson, Chair (2011-2012), Term Expires 2014 Jeff Roy, (Chair 2012-2013), Term Expires 2013 Sally Taylor, Term Expires 2012 The Membership Committee of the Club is composed of three (3) Senior members serving three year staggered terms with one member elected each year. The Membership Committee, accompanied by a member of the Executive Committee, interviews those seeking membership in the OYC and then present their recommendations in writing to the Executive Committee. The Membership Committee member with the longest service on the Membership Committee will be its Chairman.
Marine Committee	Under the direction of Larry Hayward, Rear Commodore This Committee assists the Rear Commodore in maintaining the OYC Fleet boats, launching and retrieving of floats and moorings and other necessary marine assistance such as helping to ready all fleet boats for the Summer sailing season, and then pulls and stores boats, floats and docks in the Fall.
House Committee & Grounds and Building Committee(s)	Under the direction of the Bob Royce & Bob Barnard, House Committee Chair(s) The House Committee is in charge of the Clubhouse and grounds and determines and coodinates the many smaller committees that assist with the general upkeep of Club including lawn care, flower beds, maintaining the parking lot, etc. These smaller committees may be involved with minor carpentry, painting, etc. as needed.
Race Committee	Race Committee Chair TBD This committee is involved with Sunday afternoon races and helps set the race course, signals the start and finish of the races, mans the Committee Boat and/or Chase/Safety Boats, sets/removes racing buoys, and shadows the fleet to aid sailors as needed.
Friday Night Coordinators & Friday Night Cocktail Hosts	Under the direction of the Kip & Jean Snow, Friday Night Coordinators The Friday Night Coordinators oversee member volunteer "hosts" who ready the Clubhouse, decorate the hors d'oeuvre tables, and rinse off serving-ware for the weekly Friday Night Cocktail parties.
Entertainment Committee & Social Events Committee(s)	Social Committees are under the direction of Sue Fischer & TBA, Entertainment Committee Chair(s) The Entertainment Committee is in charge of all matters relating to the social features of the Club and arranges regular and special entertainments. It has the authority to organize/appoint Social Events Committees (generally made up of 6-8 couples) who then conduct these events, cordinate the event planning, decoration, set-up, service, and clean-up; couples usually volunteer together to be part of the Social Committees.
Thursday Night Picnics	TBD; Under the direction of the House Committee This Committee is in charge of the Thursday Night Picnics (5:00 to 7:30 every Thursday from late June to late August) and lights the outdoor grills in advance of the start time and keeps the Club in order.
Volunteer Coodinators	Clyde & Anne Hanyen The OYC Volunteer Coordinators provide to the various Committee Chair(s) a list of members whose indicated volunteer preferences match the needs of the committee. This information is taken from the Interest Survey and interview completed during the member's application process.
Auditing Committee	TBA and George Malloy, CPA The Auditing Committee consists of a Certified Public Accountant and a Club member who annually audit the books and accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer and all other financial statements made to, or in behalf of, the Club. Their findings are reported at the Annual Meeting of the Club and to the Executive Committee at its request.
Caring Friends Committee	Lennis Maynard This committee of one maintains communications with members who may be recovering from long, or short-time, illness, injury, bereavements, etc. and extends the Club's sympathies as needed.