| President |
Jack Price
As
President, Jack serves as the official representative of the KAS and
presides at all general and board meetings.
Jack has
been a member since 1996 and has previously served as Vice
President and a Member-At-Large.
He's also a Boy Scout leader and a member of several local
amateur
ham radio clubs (KA8AOB).
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| Vice
President |
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Mike Sinclair
Mike has
been a KAS
member since 1992 and served six terms as President from 1996 - 2001.
He's also served three
terms as the Editor/Secretary, and one term as a Member-At-Large.
Mike
teaches physics, astronomy, geology, and advanced calculus at the
Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center. He's also a
frequent
speaker at our general meetings.
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| Treasurer |
Rich Mather
Rich has
served as
Treasurer since 2003 and as a Member-At-Large in 2001 and
2002.
Rich was instrumental in getting our finances in order when we applied
for non-profit status.
Rich is
also heavily involved in science clubs for children and is a
computer programmer with Pfizer.
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| Secretary/ALCOR |
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Roger Williams
Roger serves as the
Astronomical League Correspondent (ALCOR). Contact him with
questions on A. L. observing clubs or benefits. Submit
completed
observing programs to him.
Roger is
also our resident CCD imaging expert. Not only has he
made some amazing images, but he also measures variable stars and
tracks comets and asteroids.
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| Members-At-Large |
Richard Bell
Richard
has been a member of the KAS since 1994. He is the senior
member of the Board, having served six consecutive terms as
Editor/Secretary and then as President.
Richard is
also the Webmaster for KAS Online, Editor-in-Chief of Prime Focus, and
serves on multiple
committees.
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Jean DeMott
Jean
joined the KAS in 1997 and has served several terms as an at-large
board member and as Vice President in 2005.
Her
activities include: refreshment and Holiday Party coordinator,
co-chair for Astronomy Day, and founding the Land Acquisition Fund with
money raised during 4 seasons of her Perpetual Plant Sale.
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Dick Gillespie
Dick has
been a
KAS member since 2003 and is serving his fourth term as an
at-large board
member. He
has helped with Astronomy Day and several public observing sessions.
He is a
retired Information Technology Consultant and enjoys building
and computerizing Dobsonian
telescopes.
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Dave Woolf
Dave has been a member since 1999 and has
helped with several public observing sessions. This is his
second term on the Board.
Dave teaches vocal music in the Gull Lake Community Schools, where he
has also taught astronomy through the Community Education Program.
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| Committees
& Members |
History
- Jean DeMott
- Bill Nigg
- Mike Sinclair
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Membership
- Richard Bell
- Jean DeMott
- Dennis Stuart
- Norm Terry
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Planning & Acquisition
- Richard Bell
- Jean DeMott
- Mike Sinclair
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Programs & Events
- Richard Bell
- Frank Severance
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Properties
- Bob Havira (Librarian)
- Dave Woolf (Equipment Manager)
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Publicity
- Richard Bell (Editor-in-Chief)
- Dick Gillespie
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