Brass Hats (Officers) for 2013

President	Bruce Petrarca	935-4837
Vice President	Ken Johannson	398-7593
Secretary	Tony Gibson	536-1022
Treasurer	Art Mellon	536-4799
Program DIrector*	Dick Vogler	535-3904
HO Superintendent*	Dick Vogler	535-3904
Garden RR Superintendent*	MIke Lewandowski	536-1954
Chief Dispatcher*	Stan Speilbusch	594-8283
Electrical Superintendent*	Art Mellon	536-4799
Webmaster*	Mark Pelletier	455-8076

General officers are elected by the general membership at the January business meeting, most recently held on January 29, 2013.  All elected officers have equal voting rights on business brought before them.  The following descriptions are meant to expand upon the duties outlined in the club’s By-Laws and are in no way meant to supercede them. 

* Appointed Positions are named by the President.  They serve as non-voting, advisory members of the Board of Directors.

President: Presides over all general business meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors. Appoints all committee chairman (with the exception of the Activities Committee, see Activities Director below). Provides leadership and a vision for the clubs future direction. Represents the club to the rest of the community.

Vice President: Fills in for the President during his absence. Represents the club on the Arts & Crafts Committee. Keeps the club’s bulletin board and monthly schedule board current and maintains the brochures for the community information center. Also responsible for community communications via Channel 21, the club website, etc.

Secretary:Takes and publishes the minutes of all general business and B.O.D. meetings. Maintains and publishes the clubs official roster. Responsible for all club correspondence.

Treasurer: Receives and disburses all club funds. Maintains, delivers and retrieves the club fare box at events. Prepares and publishes monthly (verbal) and annual (written) financial report. Directs all club purchases and prepares the annual budget.

Program Director: Forms a committee to plan, advertise and host all club events except closed operating sessions (see Chief Dispatcher). Events to include, but not limited to, Christmas party, annual picnic, RR movie festival, open houses, “hard core” RR movie nights, industrial tours, rail fan trips, tourist RR trips and clinics.

HO Superintendent: Responsible for the planning and provides leadership for the construction of the HO layout. He will keep a record of each members work certification status. Will delegate specific areas of construction to various subordinates as necessary.  (appointed position)

Garden Superintendent: Responsible for planning, and leadership in construction and operation of the Garden RR.  (appointed position)

Chief Dispatcher:   Responsible for planning and implementing a system of prototype operation to include, but not limited to, a timetable, car cards and waybills, train briefs, station aids, rules of operation and a seniority system. (appointed position)

Electrical Superintendent: Responsible for planning and leadership in wiring and all things electrical on the GLW layout.

Webmaster: Keeps the PCMRC website current and functional.