Democratic Club
Membership Meeting and Annual Election
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner will be Served
Meeting Begins at 6:15 p.m.
Agenda
Welcome David Hatton, Acting President
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes from Membership Meeting and Annual Election November 16, 2023 (see the Minutes below) Ann Burk, Secretary
Treasurer’s Report Lance Arnt, Treasurer
Membership Report Kathy Jenner, Membership Coordinator
Election of 2025 Leadership Team (see the Biographies below)
Diane Askwyth, Election Committee Chair
The Democratic Club’s charter states that volunteers are elected to specific positions on the leadership team. A maximum of eleven (11) positions are available for a one-year term, commencing on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025. Club members were welcome to run for any position during the September 19 – November 6 nominating period. Three election e-blasts were sent to the members.
One person per officer position stepped forward to run for the 2025 Leadership Team by the November 6 deadline. Only four individuals stepped forward to run for the six open Member At Large positions by the November 6 deadline.
SCA Annual Membership & Election Meeting
November 15, 2023
Minutes
President Margy Feldman opened our meeting at 6:10 pm with the pledge of allegiance.
Margy informed the membership that we would be voting for leadership positions tonight.
Margy discussed the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the Israel/HAMAS War. There are protests throughout our country. Members were encouraged to make a donation at the meeting that was directed to the World Kitchen for food support to the victims of this war.
Members dined on chicken soup and sandwiches.
Jackie Rosen will be our guest speaker in December.
Our 2024 budget was approved unanimously. Kathy Lenefski made the motion and Larry Orlog second it.
Diane Askwyth presented the nominations for leadership positions as follows:
- Margy Feldman, President
- David Hatton, Vice President
- Ann Burk, Secretary
- Lance Arnt, Treasurer
- Kathy Jenner, Membership
- Alan Alterbaum, At large
- Wendy Starkweather, At large
- Wendy Linow, At Large
- Tony Doom, At large
- Elisabeth Brickfield, At large
- Joan Fine, At large
Neal Matzkin made the motion to approve the election slate and Barbara Fogel seconded. The 2024 leadership team was unanimously approved.
The club currently has 430 members.
Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State was our guest speaker.
$372.00 was raised from our 50/50 raffle.
President Margy Feldman closed the meeting at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Burk Secretary
November 28, 2093
Democratic Club
Leadership Team Slate
Term: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Lance Arnt, President
I am a retired educator, and I was active in my teachers’ association for 37 years, including serving over ten years as treasurer.
I have been active in the Democratic party for many decades, having served as a delegate at both the county and state levels in California. Currently I am a member of the Democratic Central Committee for Clark County, and I am also a member of the Nevada State Democrats Central Committee. As your current SCA Democrats treasurer, I have worked hard as a part of the leadership team so that we have an effective club and meeting program for our members. I have broad experience with Democratic organizations, and I am organized and goal oriented.
I am running to be your President.
Alan Gerstner, Vice President
My background is decades of working in education in Illinois. I was the past president of the Skokie School District 68 Board of Education, the past chairperson of the Skokie School District 68 Policy Advisory Council (teachers bargaining unit), and the past chairperson of the Skokie School District 68 Strategic Planning Committee. I am a former executive board member of the Illinois School Board Association North Cook Division. I also served as the past vice chairperson of the Skokie, Illinois Zoning Board, and the past chairperson of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and Housing Authority. I have broad executive experience.
In 2021, we moved to Sun City Anthem from the Chicago suburb of Skokie, IL. I teach at the Sun City Anthem Computer Club and am part of the computer house call program. I am a member of the Community Patrol, Wood Chips and the Multimedia club.
I am running to be Vice President of the Democratic Club.
Harriet Lerner, Treasurer
I owned and operated 5 childcare centers for 40 years and took care of all the billing and receivables for all 5 centers. Over 700 children attended my centers. Additionally, I had approximately 130 employees. For the first 25 years, I did all the payroll and paid all the bills for all 5 centers.
I have been President of the Mah Jongg Club for 2 years. My husband and I have lived here for 10 years full-time and have owned a home here for about 15 years. I belong to the Silver Foxes, Metro Club and Pan Club.
My executive skills and bookkeeping experience will serve me well as your Treasurer.
Wendy Linow, Secretary
I am a proud, lifelong Democrat who has volunteered during many election cycles, beginning in 1972 when I was in college. I have lived in Sun City since 2013.
I have served as a Member At Large of the Democratic Club Leadership Team for the past year. I have served as the Secretary of the Sun City Anthem Board of Directors. I have also served as the recording secretary for numerous corporations over the course of my career as a homeowner association manager.
I enjoy being a member of the Democratic Club, hearing informative speakers and getting together with friends every month. I am running for Secretary for 2025.
Joan Fine, M.D., Membership Coordinator
I am a lifelong Democrat who has volunteered the past four election cycles in canvassing and calling voters. I am a happy resident of Sun City, President of the Duplicate Bridge Club and a Director At Large of the Sun City Anthem Democratic Club for the past year. I am running to be your Membership Coordinator in 2025.
Elizabeth Brickfield, Member At Large
I am a 26-year resident of Henderson Nevada who moved to Sun CIty Anthem with my husband John Coleman two-and one-half years ago. I have been a longtime activist in Democratic (and democratic) politics both as volunteer counsel to the Clark County Democratic Party and as a grass roots volunteer. I have knocked on doors, hosted open houses, and volunteered every way I have been able to do so.
I have been on the SCA Democratic Club's board as a Member At Large for the past year and hope to continue.
Tony Doom, Member At Large
As a Minnesota native who has had a home in SCA since 2011, I have been continuously Involved in many consequential Democratic activities in Minnesota.
I have been active in the SCA Democratic Club since 2013, serving as a Director from 2019 to 2021, and as the Vice President in 2023. I am running as a Member At Large for 2025.
Alan Alterbaum, Member At Large
Having been a Democrat since I first registered to vote, I am invested in supporting women’s
reproductive rights, minority rights, gay rights, voting rights, the right to affordable healthcare,
and a more equitable society, which are the hallmarks of the SCA Democratic Club. I feel that the leadership of our club must provide our members with the means to foster these ideas and
promote action plans to achieve these goals. I believe I can best help provide some of that energy by serving on the SCA Democratic Club Board and would like to continue as a Member at Large.
Barbara Weier, Member At Large
I have lived In Sun City Anthem for 6 years. I was the Treasurer for the Strategy Games club and the Vice President of the Pinochle Club for a year each. As a loyal Democrat, I would like to serve as a Member At Large for the Democratic Club.
As a loyal Democrat, I would like to serve as a Member at Large of the Democratic club.
In accordance with the Committees & Club Policy Manual, Section 3.8 A., the 2025 Leadership Team Slate of Candidates will be elected by acclimation. Acclimation is appropriate in this instance because there is only one candidate per available position.
Adjournment David Hatton, Acting President