- Location
- Lafayette, IN
I'm a little late to the game here and I apologize. My name is Brad and I'm running for treasurer of our chapter. We've had 3 very sharp, well-organized treasurers over the 8 or so years I've been involved with the club. I'm hoping I can live up to the standard they've set.
A little about me - I started wheeling in late '08, during that winter Jim (ILLXJ) drove 3 or so hours to bring me some parts and it blew me away even though it was no big deal for him. Figured you all must be good peeps and decided I'd join up and head to Winterfest; several Jeeps later I'm still here. I have a somewhat obnoxious/awesome teal XJ that I've been wheeling for about 3 years, because I rolled the last one cutting donuts. I swear that my financial decisions are better than my wheeling ones! I do reliably make it to Winterfest and the SEC Cherokee Crawl each year, and I've only missed one or two of our semi-annual trail cleanups.
My day job is writing computer software. I do not nerd out too often at events (uhhh it's a vacation!), but I am big on spreadsheets and keeping track of things, which I think will be helpful quirks to have.
I see the job as three areas:
Takin' Care Of Business - I know a lot of the treasurer's job is behind the scenes, and a lot of the overall BOD effort goes into events. Accounting for event registrations, making sure that vendors get paid for events/venues/meals, and making sure that sales of swag, raffle tickets, etc. are all accounted for, are important to have done and done accurately. I'm sure there are some additional "business as usual" responsibilities that I will quickly learn about.
Improvements? - In his thread, Matt mentioned aligning the MWC bank account with the national bank account. That makes sense to me. I'm sure it would reduce the effort associated with any transitions in the future. MWC Store and Event Registration updates/changes - due to my job experience and background building/integrating apps like that, I'm sure I can assist or lead any improvements that the BOD feels need to be made there.
General BOD / Future - It gets brought up once in a while, but what does the future of the XJ/MJ platform look like? With XJs out of production for 15 years and MJs for 25(!), have we hit the valley of "used and abused" and we're on the upward slope towards collectors and restorers? Hard to tell. We've seen a lot of folks in our chapter move on to newer/better things, but recently we've added some new members who are just getting into the sport. I think we'll still have a "wheel the piss out of them" crowd for a while to come, but if we want to keep drawing people to our club vs. others, we'll have to accept that some people just want a nice XJ/MJ to drive around even if it isn't wheeling. As long as we're flexible I think it will sort itself out, the club just mirrors the people who are involved in it.
Of the current BOD members and the ones who are running, I think I've known them all for quite a few years now and I think we will all work well together. Over the years we have been fortunate to have a lot of great BOD members. For me, this club is greater than the sum of its parts and I feel like I've gotten a lot more out of it than I've put in, so I'm happy to have the opportunity to contribute something back.
I welcome any questions. It's all your fault that I'm here.
I mean, without all of you, I wouldn't be here!
^ If elected I will hack into the
mainframe and knock one of the teeth out of the smiley. :greensmok
A little about me - I started wheeling in late '08, during that winter Jim (ILLXJ) drove 3 or so hours to bring me some parts and it blew me away even though it was no big deal for him. Figured you all must be good peeps and decided I'd join up and head to Winterfest; several Jeeps later I'm still here. I have a somewhat obnoxious/awesome teal XJ that I've been wheeling for about 3 years, because I rolled the last one cutting donuts. I swear that my financial decisions are better than my wheeling ones! I do reliably make it to Winterfest and the SEC Cherokee Crawl each year, and I've only missed one or two of our semi-annual trail cleanups.
My day job is writing computer software. I do not nerd out too often at events (uhhh it's a vacation!), but I am big on spreadsheets and keeping track of things, which I think will be helpful quirks to have.
I see the job as three areas:
Takin' Care Of Business - I know a lot of the treasurer's job is behind the scenes, and a lot of the overall BOD effort goes into events. Accounting for event registrations, making sure that vendors get paid for events/venues/meals, and making sure that sales of swag, raffle tickets, etc. are all accounted for, are important to have done and done accurately. I'm sure there are some additional "business as usual" responsibilities that I will quickly learn about.
Improvements? - In his thread, Matt mentioned aligning the MWC bank account with the national bank account. That makes sense to me. I'm sure it would reduce the effort associated with any transitions in the future. MWC Store and Event Registration updates/changes - due to my job experience and background building/integrating apps like that, I'm sure I can assist or lead any improvements that the BOD feels need to be made there.
General BOD / Future - It gets brought up once in a while, but what does the future of the XJ/MJ platform look like? With XJs out of production for 15 years and MJs for 25(!), have we hit the valley of "used and abused" and we're on the upward slope towards collectors and restorers? Hard to tell. We've seen a lot of folks in our chapter move on to newer/better things, but recently we've added some new members who are just getting into the sport. I think we'll still have a "wheel the piss out of them" crowd for a while to come, but if we want to keep drawing people to our club vs. others, we'll have to accept that some people just want a nice XJ/MJ to drive around even if it isn't wheeling. As long as we're flexible I think it will sort itself out, the club just mirrors the people who are involved in it.
Of the current BOD members and the ones who are running, I think I've known them all for quite a few years now and I think we will all work well together. Over the years we have been fortunate to have a lot of great BOD members. For me, this club is greater than the sum of its parts and I feel like I've gotten a lot more out of it than I've put in, so I'm happy to have the opportunity to contribute something back.
I welcome any questions. It's all your fault that I'm here.
I mean, without all of you, I wouldn't be here!
^ If elected I will hack into the
mainframe and knock one of the teeth out of the smiley. :greensmok
