Board of Directors for 2009

Election of the Board

The Bylaws direct that SOFNA shall be governed by an elected Board of Directors. The Board shall consist of seven to eleven directors, including officers.

The 2009 Board will hold office beginning in January of 2009 and will serve the entire 2009 calendar year.

The fifth election for the SOFNA Board was held September 30th 2008 in conjunction with the annual Ice Cream Social, again hosted by Debra and Steve Benovitz. The polls were open from 2 PM until 5:00 PM, but absentee ballots were accepted in advance of the meeting. SOFNA residents cast a total of 31 ballots this time.

Listed Candidates (vote count in parenthesis)

• Joanne Anderson -- Westridge Avenue -- (31)
• Debra Bowman -- Tyler Avenue -- (31)
• Royanna Gazlay -- Bel Ayre Drive -- (30)
• Joe Goschy -- Tyler Avenue -- (30)
• Joy Haas -- Douglane Avenue -- (25)
• Tracie Johnson -- Bel Ayre Drive -- (30)
• Marcela Miranda -- Cypress Avenue -- (31)
• Arline Norsworthy -- Cecil Avenue -- (31)
• Michelle Purviance -- Cypress Avenue -- (30)
• John Shores -- Tyler Avenue -- (30)

The SOFNA bylaws also allow for write-in candidates. Write-in candidates this year included:

• Corinne Celio -- Cypress Avenue -- (2)
• Jane Matulich -- Bel Ayre Drive Avenue -- (1)
• Deborah Benovitz -- Douglane Avenue -- (1)
• Dick Tuttle -- Douglane Avenue -- (1)

Following the Board's meeting in January 2009 where Ms. Celio declined the write-in votes in her favor, the Board of Directors for 2009 consists of:

• Joanne Anderson -- Westridge Avenue
• Debra Bowman -- Tyler Avenue
• Royanna Gazlay -- Bel Ayre Drive
• Joe Goschy -- Tyler Avenue
• Joy Haas -- Douglane Avenue
• Tracie Johnson -- Bel Ayre Drive
• Marcela Miranda -- Cypress Avenue
• Arline Norsworthy -- Cecil Avenue
• Michelle Purviance -- Cypress Avenue
• John Shores -- Tyler Avenue