At the Annual meeting of its Board Directors held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on May 1st and 2nd, 2012, the following directors were elected as officers for 2012-2013 club year:
President: Pam Saunders (Hillsboro, OR)
First Vice-President: Patrick K. Randall (Hollywood, SC)
Second Vice-President: Lynne Anderson-Powell (Amsterdam, NY)
Recording Secretary: Steven J. Britton (Montrose, MI)
Corresponding Secretary: Kathy McIver (La Habra, CA)
Treasurer: Mary L. Price (Mt. Horeb, WI)
For an indefinite period of time, Mary W. Price (Edina, MN) agreed to continue serving as the club's AKC delegate.She has served as the Club's delegate since the spring of 1984.
Other Directors of the organization for the 2012-2013 year are:
John Cornell (Richmond, VT)
Mary Lou Cuddy (Ballston Spa, NY)
Roger Frey (Alden, NY)
Sandy Gabel (Tellico, TN)
Maredith Reggie (Kouts, IN)
Pam Rubio (Gilroy, CA)March 29, 2012
Are there actually Newfoundlands that don't know how to swim? More than likely, all Newfoundlands know how to swim, but there are some that are too afraid or unwilling to try. Granted some Newfs swim better than others by using their legs more efficiently, but all Newfs can swim, naturally, to some extent. 
There have been a number of cases of apparent credit card fraud appearing among attendees at the 2012 National Specialty. Please check your credit card invoices closely because there appears to be no time factor involved with the fraud. Individuals are still reporting their credit card numbers stolen more than three weeks after the conclusion of the National. The fraud is still an active concern.
In order to give our wonderful older Newfoundlands the attention they deserve, the NCA Board of Directors has approved the creation of a monthly eNotes column acknowledging Newfoundlands at least thirteen years of age or older. The column will contain the date of birth, registered name, and call name for each honoree submitted. Any NCA member wishing to honor their Newfoundland(s) should provide the requested information as soon as possible to 
