January 12, 2023

Election of Officers and Republican of the Year Nominations . . .                                               

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Your Club elects officers every other year.  A Nominating Committee Chaired by past president  Rosemary Hansen presented a slate of those nominated:  Cecil Yates, President.  Cecil is a former Town Council member, and has worked in economic and real estate development for over 20 years.  Boe James is nominated for 1st Vice President.  Boe was a recipient of the Club's Republican of the Year award, a member of the FH Chamber, VFW, and a distinguished Naval Officer (Ret), Gerry Friedel for 2nd VP who is a current member of the Town Council has served as Vice Mayor and spent a career in banking, 3rd Vice President is Susan Sirls who worked for 20 years for Cosanti is originally from Iowa she loves travel.  Bill Fraser for Treasurer, who spent his career in accounting, finance and was comptroller for several major companies.  Debbie Skehen for Secretary has spent a lifetime in service to her community, a Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Past President of River of Time Museum and leader for other worthy causes.  The Election will be held at Saturday, the 21st of January's membership meeting. 

Cecil Yates

Boe James

Gerry Friedel

Susan Girls

Bill Fraser

Debbie Skein

Republican of the Year Nominations must be submitted by February 8.

Crystal Cavanaugh and Nancy Plencner are Chairing the Selection Committee and are accepting applications for Nominations for Republican of the Year from now until February 8th.  The Criteria for nominating a Club Member for this prestigious award is the following:  

  • Leadership SkillsAbility to deliver the Republican message on issues at all levels of government
  • Communication skills both verbal and written
  • Evidence of community involvement and ability to influence decisions on issues that affect the future of our community. 

Please submit the name of the Nominee along with a brief overview of the individual's qualification based on the stated Criteria.  

Please use the form below for your nomination. The information will be transmitted to Crystal Cavanaugh via email immediately. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT FORMER WINNERS ARE NOT ELGIBLE;  Previous winners still living include: Harold Denomme (2003), Mike and Donna Reagan (2007), Debbie Skehen (2008), Marilyn Higgins (2013), Tait Elkie (2015), Boe James (2016), Chris Brant (2017), Rod and Shari Morris (2018) Edith Stock (2019), Rosemary Hansen (2020), and Crystal Cavanaugh (2021) and Nancy Plencner (2021).

Author

About the Author

Nancy Plencner

Nancy Plencner is a resident of Fountain Hills, Arizona and has been a member of the Fountain Hills Republican Club for over seven years.  Nancy is a retired business executive, a many decade participant in Republican politics and is a political writer.  Recently the FHRC member was chosen to be the Club's Communication's Chairman.  She is also a frequent contributor to the Republican Briefs a statewide online, Monday-Friday publication with a statewide reach.  Nancy was named Republican of the Year in 2021 by the FHRC.  She has been active in many Fountain Hills elections including the 2022 Town Council race that brought three Republicans on to the Council joining the incumbent Republican forming a Conservative majority for the first time in several years.