BYLAWS
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ORGANIZATION & GOVERNANCE
1. Executive Council 2. National Board 3. Finance Committee 4. Other Officers and Staff
1. Executive Council
The Executive Council shall consist of the National President, the National President-elect, the Immediate Past National President, and The National Treasurer / Corporate Secretary.
2018 National President — Keith Van Roosendaal
National President-elect — Tony Tidwell
National Treasurer and Corporate Secretary — John E. Elggren, Jr.
2. National Board
The affairs ... of the National Society shall be managed ... by the National Board ... [which] shall consist of two categories of members: Voting members ... . [and] Non-voting members ... . (Bylaws 2.1 and 2.2.)
The voting members are the National President, the National President-elect, the Immediate Past National President, the Secretary / Treasurer, and all the Area Vice-Presidents, of which there are 16.
National President — Keith Van Roosendaal
National President-elect — Tony Tidwell
Immediate Past National President — John E. Elggren, Jr.
Area Vice Presidents
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Northern Area — Tony Tidwell, Executive Council liaison
1. Idaho North — Martell Grover – chapters: Eagle Rock, Upper Snake River
2. Idaho South — Merlin Wright – chapters: Portneuf Pioneers, Grove City
3. Utah North — Val Roberts – chapters: Box Elder, Temple Fork
4. Utah Ogden — Vaughn Larson – chapters: Morgan Pioneer, Ogden Pioneer, Ogden Valley
5. Utah Davis — Bob Wall – chapters: Bountiful, Centerville, Snow Horse
Central Areas — John E. Elggren, Executive Council liaison
6. Salt Lake East — Joseph Nelson – chapters: Mills, Salt Lake Pioneer,
Murray, Pioneer Heritage/Canyon Rim, Holladay
7. Salt Lake South — David Smith – chapters: Jordan River Temple,
Porter Rockwell, Salt Lake City, Temple Quarry, Sugarhouse
8. Salt Lake West — Paul Bambrough – chapters: Settlement Canyon,
Taylorsville/Bennion, Twenty Wells
14. Arizona — Harvey Zilm – chapter: Mesa
17. At Large - Kirk Gundersen
Southern and US East/Atlantic Areas —
Keith Van Roosendaal, Executive Council liaison
9. Utah County North — Dan Adams - chapters: The Mountain Valley, Lehi, Squaw Peak, Timpanogos
10. Utah County South — LaRon Taylor – chapters: Brigham Young,
Maple Mountain, Mount Nebo, Springville
11. Utah Central — David Strate – chapters: Hole in the Rock, Sevier Valley, Sanpete County
12. Cedar City — Wayne Hinton – chapter: Cedar City
13. Utah South — David Hinton – chapters: Cotton Mission, Dixie Encampment, Hurricane, Red Rocks
16. US East/Atlantic — Steve Kruman – chapters: Harmony (Pennsylvania), Washington, D.C.
The non-voting members are the Program Directors (of which there are 15), and a member from each associated organization.
National Treasurer and Corporate Secretary — John E. Elggren, Jr.
Program Directors
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Development Director — Frank Madsen
Library Director — John & Diane Smith
Membership Director — Brad Clayton
Monuments Director — Stewart Radmall
Monuments Director — Mark Walker
National Treks Director — Mary Ellen Elggren
SUP/BSA Liaison — John Clayton
Trails and Markers Director — Gerald Haycock
Pioneer Stories Editor — LaRon Taylor
Pioneer Magazine Publisher — William W. Tanner, Chair of the Pioneer Magazine Editorial Board
Trail Marker Newsletter Editor — Chad Stowell
Trail Marker Chapter News Editor — Roland Lee
Website Manager — Chad Stowell
3. Finance Committee
The finance Committee shall consist of the Treasurer (as Chairman), Corporate Secretary, the Executive Council, the chair of the Pioneer Magazine Committee, and a member-at-large as determined by the Executive Council. Other members and advisors may be invited as non-voting members and advisors to the committee. (Bylaws 5.5.1)
Finance Committee
National Treasurer and Corporate Secretary — John E. Elggren, Jr.
National President — Keith Van Roosendaal
National President-elect — Tony Tidwell
Immediate Past National President — John E. Elggren, Jr.
Chair of the Pioneer Magazine Committee — William W. Tanner
Finance committee Member — Jerry Higginson
Finance committee Member — Jay M. Smith
Advisor (non-voting committee position) — Steve Kruman
Advisor (non-voting committee position) — Richard Benton
4. Other Officers & Staff
National Office
Financial Director — John E. Elggren, Jr.
Office Manager — Heather Davis
Data Manager — Pat Cook
Building Manager — Linda Sorensen
Library Assistant — Brad Lundskog
Pioneer Magazine Editorial Board
Publisher — William W. Tanner
Publisher Emeritus — Kent Lott
Editor and Graphic Designer — Susan Lofgren
Editorial Staff — Thomas Alexander
Editorial Staff — Bob Folkman
Editorial Staff — F. Charles Graves
Editorial Staff — Keith Lawrence
Editorial Staff — Eliot Wilcox
National President — Keith Van Roosendaal
Past National President — John E. Elggren
Website / Trail Marker
Director — Chad Stowell
Assistant - Roland Lee