| 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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Richard Bell
Richard
has been a member of the KAS since 1994. He is the senior
member of the Board, having served terms as
Editor/Secretary (1996-2001), President (2002-2007), and a
Member-At-Large (2008-2009).
Richard is
also the Webmaster for KAS Online, Editor-in-Chief of Prime Focus, and
serves on multiple
committees.
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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
In addition to Secretary, Roger serves as the
Astronomical League Correspondent (ALCOR). Contact him with any
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 |
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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Jason Hanflik
Jason is serving his
first term as a
Member-At-Large, but has helped with Astronomy Day and
numerous observing sessions. Jason became interested in
astronomy as a result of his
high school science teacher, Michael Zusack.
Jason is currently an
MBA student
at WMU and loves to show
people the planets and talking with people about the
universe and astronomy.
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Dick Gillespie
Dick has
been a
KAS member since 2003 and is serving his fifth 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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Don Stilwell
Don joined the KAS in 2005 and is serving his
first term with the Board. Primarily
a visual observer, its no surprise Don likes to support the KAS Public Viewings.
Born and raised in
North Carolina, Don is a graduate of NC State U. Michigan has been home for the last 20 years.
Don has worked for Kellogg and
Hayes-Albion Foundry. Being a Boy Scout leader and now Kiwanis keeps him going.
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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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