Palmetto Cycling Coalition
            ANNUAL
          ELECTION
             BALLOT

    Board of Directors




CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY!

Review the slate of candidates below.  You will be voting to APPROVE or NOT APPROVE the slate of candidates.  Ballots may only be cast by PCC members.

Then, click HERE to vote.

YOUR VOTE WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL


CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION

Frank Babel, Hilton Head
Lowcountry Board Member
Term: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
Frank Babel is founder and President of "Squeaky Wheels," a group who advocates for the rights of cyclists and promotes bicycling for recreation, transportation, fitness and fun on Hilton Head Island.  He is one of the founders of and has served for the past three years as Co-Chairman of Pedal 4 Kids, a charity bicycling event benefiting the Hilton Head Boys & Girls Club.  Frank is a charter member of the Kickin' Asphalt Bicycle club, and began a bicycle club in the Sea Pines Country Club.  Frank is an active cyclist who has biked across New Zealand, Iowa and  Georgia during the past few years.  He is often seen cycling in the low country and on Hilton Head Island pathways and appearing before civic and municipal organizations promoting safe cycling and encouraging the town of Hilton Head Island to become a certified Bicycle Friendly Community.  Frank is also a member of the Greater Island Council, an organization dedicated to making Hilton Head/Bluffton a better place to live.

Tom Lex, Aiken
Midstate Board Member
Term: July 1 2009 - June 30, 2011
Active road cyclist for the past 5 years, Tom Lex rides 4 to 5 days a week and logs an average of 200 to 250 miles per week. "I chase mountain centuries and participated in 20 centuries last year and 5 so far this year (Mt. Mitchell yesterday was my latest)," says Lex.  "I have ridden extensively in New Mexico ( I worked In Los Alamos, NM before retiring in 2007) and the surrounding States of Texas and Colorado."  Tom Lex is currently the president of the Aiken Bicycle Club. According to Lex, "I have a strong interest in and commitment to bicycle safety as I have had my share of near misses with motor vehicles because of the lack of driver consideration for cyclists."

CANDIDATES FOR RE-ELECTION

Paul LeFrancois, Spartanburg
Upstate Board President
Term: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
Founding board member of the PCC, serves on the Freewheelers of Spartanburg board of directors, chairs the Overmountain Victory Trail Committee in Cherokee County, longtime bicycle commuter and recreational cyclist.  


Tina Reese, Rock Hill
Midstate Board Member
Term: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
An avid cyclist in her home of Rock Hill, Tina serves as treasurer of the Rock Hill Bicycle Club.  She is very active in promoting cycling in the Rock Hill area, and is associated with several committees within the city to promote greenways, complete streets, and other bicycling related endeavors.

Scott Royce, Conway
Lowcountry Board Member
Term: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
A 'recovering' attorney, Scott Royce is currently a fundraiser for Coastal Carolina University that has a lifelong affair with his bicycle.  Scott has raced his bicycle for many years, served as club president to his local bike club, and currently sits on the City of Conway's Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee. "I am an advocate of the bike and always will be!" says Royce.


CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY!


To cast your ballot to APPROVE or NOT APPROVE the slate of candidates as recommended by the Palmetto Cycling Coalition Board of Directors,
click HERE.

BALLOT DUE TO PCC BY FRIDAY, JULY 3
Please contact Rachael with any questions or problems: (803)771-0870 or rachael@pccsc.net

Thank you for your continued support,

cyclist at night
Rachael Kefalos
Executive Director
Palmetto Cycling Coalition