PCS Elections and Annual Meeting
PCS Elections
The Prescott Computer Society will conduct its
annual meeting and elections for positions on the Board of Directors at the General meeting to be held on March
17, 2012.
PCS members may vote either at that meeting or prior to it over the
Internet depending on the number of candidates and open positions. The Board of Directors is composed of nine officers
whose terms are for two years. About half of these seats are up for
election each year - four in one year and five in the next.
There will be four positions open at this election.
Are YOU interested in running for a two-year seat on the Board of
Directors? We are always looking for new Board members and
you do not have to be a “techie” in order to
hold any PCS office. The important attributes of a Board
member include being conscientious, dependable and having
organizational skills. You should be also be concerned about
the direction and future of PCS and be willing to contribute a small
amount of your time.
You may nominate yourself or any current member (with their
permission, of course.) Candidates will be asked to supply a
picture and a short statement of their history, interests and
qualifications for office.
Please contact Ray
Carlson for further information or to inform him of your desire
to be a candidate for a position on the PCS Board of Directors.
Candidates
Photos and statements of qualification of the candidates are posted
below in alphabetical order.
Phil Ball
Phil Ball
Phil Ball was raised in southern Oregon but grew up when Renee married
him in 1972. She has continued to tame him in Arizona, where they moved
shortly after their wedding. Before they met, they had both served their
country in the military. The next few years were devoted to college studies
where Phil learned to love creating photographs. Upon receiving a chance job
offer from an instructor, they began to work in a photo supply store. This
led to a career for the rest of the century when they eventually owned and
ran Bradshaw Mountain Photo Company until 1999.
Just before then, Phil had gotten interested in computers and joined the
Prescott Computer Society to learn more about them. Shortly after joining,
Phil was elected to the Board of Directors and has served our Society ever
since. He has been Secretary several times and has made many presentations
to the Society in the firm belief that our motto says it all: "Share what
you know and learn what you don't." His learning continues today.
Both Phil and Renee do voluntary work for the Prescott VA Medical Facility
and Phil enjoys sharing his photography and computer knowledge with OLLI
classes at Yavapai College.
Ray Carlson
Ray Carlson
Originally from Pennsylvania, I got my Ph.D. at the University of Chicago
and then was a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania for a number
of years. When my wife and I got tired of living in large cities, I accepted
the offer of a faculty position with Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada and went there for 25 years.
One of my roles was to identify ways the University could take advantage of
the increasing availability of personal computers. I retired in 2001, and
Bonnie and I moved to Prescott in 2002. Here in Prescott, I have taken on a
variety of volunteer roles, including being a docent at the Smoki Museum and
being part of the choir and the chair of the Finance Committee at the United
Methodist Church. I also developed and maintain the websites for the Smoki
Museum and the Prescott Sunup Rotary Club.
In 2005, I joined the Board of the Prescott Computer Society for a year and
took on the role of Treasurer to fill out the term of a member who moved
away. In 2008, I was elected to the Board and served as Vice President with
responsibility for the programs for the General Meetings. In 2009, I took on
the role of President and continued with the responsibility for the General
Programs.
Being a member of the Board has been helpful to me creating pressure to keep
up-to-date on a variety of computer-related topics as I develop some of the
articles for the Courier and search out programs for the General Meetings.
In addition, I have enjoyed getting to know the other Board members who I
have found to be unusually responsible but also amiable in tackling the
numerous issues that confront any organization.
I agreed to run again knowing that I will continue to learn from and get
satisfaction from my involvement in this role.
John Carter
John Carter
With his 54 years of hardware and software experience to guide
him (which includes more than a decade of customer support,
technical instructor, and engineering liaison), John currently
tutors people to learn how to use their computers effectively,
whether it be a PC, a Mac, or Linux. He is busy most days of the
week volunteering either at the Prescott Library, the Prescott
Valley Library, the Prescott Adult Center, or for hire at someone’s
home or connecting to a student remotely.
In addition to teaching how to use a computer, John gives lessons on
post processing digital photos using a variety of applications found
on both the PC and the Mac. As a consultant, in addition to
tutoring, John installs and sets up computers, home networking
systems, and even an occasional home entertainment system. Utilizing
his experience in developing his personal website, John serves as
the Prescott Mac User Group webmaster.
John is a member of the Prescott Computing Society, the Prescott Mac
User Group, the Prescott Astronomy Club, and the Yavapai Linux User
Group with an eye on joining the Prescott Camera Club (if it weren’t
for the conflicting meeting times with other clubs). John’s arsenal
of home computers includes an Intel iMac, a MacBook Pro (both of
which are loaded with Win XP, Win 7, and Linux Ubuntu), a Gateway
laptop (with Ubuntu, Win XP, and Win 7 installed), and maintaining
his wife’s Netbook (Ubuntu), IBM T41 (Ubuntu again), and her new
MacBook Air.
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