It has been one year since I was elected your president. The time seems to have gone by quickly. If you are on Facebook you see a lot of postings by me about upcoming events or new members and membership renewals. While I may be the "face" of the Association I am by no means doing this all alone.
Let me introduce you to our board of directors and officers.
Anna Kunkle, Class of 1992, and our Vice President. I don't know what I or the Association would do without her. Anna spends vast amounts of her time on Association activities including this newsletter, running our website, creating Facebook posting, organizing our board for events and fundraisers and much, much more. Anna also serves on the boards of several other non-profits and the information and connections she has are invaluable.
John Turanitza, Class of 1965, Secretary and Past President. John was our first President and was part of the organizing of the Association. John's long experience in the Anaheim School District has helped with many connections and knowledge on how to deal with the school district. Something I had no clue about.
Richard MacLeod, Class of 1972, Treasurer. Again, I don't know what I would do without Richard. He keeps watch over our banking and he and his wife Luisa (more on her later) attend and help out at virtually every event we have. No check gets written without Richard's approval of the receipt or invoice.
Steve Milner, Class of 1965, Director and Past Vice President. Steve has been integral in starting our Saxon Store online and also listing yearbooks on eBay. Steve designed our t-shirts with Ken Hecker's help and also developed the product line for our Saxon Store.
Chris Turanitza, Class of 1965, Director. Chris helps at virtually every event and also has connections to the school district as she is employed at Dale Junior High.
Pamla Manazer, Class of 1965, Director. Pamla is another who helps at virtually every event we have. Pamla is a marketing person and has helped us in that field. She also planned last year's Holiday Brunch at Orange Hill Restaurant.
Tim Scott, Class of 1965, Director. Tim brings his business experience to our Association. Currently he is performing an audit of our books and that should be done soon. Tim also helps at events.
Anthony Mastrangelo, Class of 1965, Director. Anthony is our "Founding Father" so-to-speak. Anthony was the person who convinced the initial board members to get together and form the Association. I was personally contacted by Anthony as were many others I suspect and convinced we needed to do this. Anthony helped write our bylaws, arranged for creation of our logo and for the creation of our first website. Anthony also arranged for the fabricating of the Time Capsule.
Robert Adler, Class of 1965, Director. Robert is a new addition to our board and we value his legal knowledge immensely! Robert recently retired and has been traveling but he helps out on events when he can.
Ken Hecker, Class of 1966, Director. Ken knows just about everything there is to know about the early days of Loara. His knowledge and memory are incredible not to mention his photo library. Ken comes to help at virtually every event and he and Richard take a lot of photos for us.
Ethel Halpern, Class of 1982, Director. Ethel, another newer board member, is a huge help to me. I have recently turned over to her all membership renewals and she handles those mailings for us now. Ethel helps at all the events and is a real trooper. She is becoming more involved on the board and she has had some great new insight and ideas.
So there you have our board of directors. A great group of Saxons and I value all their connections, experience and help!
But there are three more people we need to mention.
Tim Scott's wife Judy who is helping with the audit and advising us on the needed changes to our Quickbooks Accounting program. Tim and Judy have spent many hours recently working on the audit and the accounting program. A report should be coming by our next board meeting
Richard's wife Luisa is a real trooper. She comes to all the events and helps out. She also has planned a couple of events, including Tom's Farms. Luisa graduated from Marina High in 1969 but is a Saxon through and through. I don't know what we would do without Luisa and Richard.
Mary Jayne, my wife, also attends all events and works all the booths. She has been a huge help to me and my duties while I have been on the board. Mary Jayne graduated from Troy High in 1969 but she also has become an honorary Saxon like Luisa and I don't know what I would do without her.
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