Good evening, Hive13 membership!
I am happy to report, on behalf of the election committee, that the 2025 annual election reached quorum of 147 completed ballots today. As certified by the committee, the results are as follows for the 2025-2026 leadership year (those elected appear in bold):
For President:
- Chris Davis: 120
- Abstain: 27
For Secretary:
- Vincent Linz: 124
- Abstain: 23
For Treasurer:
- Jim Dallam: 130
- Abstain: 17
For Chief Technical Officer:
- Ryan Hershey: 130
- Abstain: 17
For Chief Operations Officer:
- John Clark: 126
- Abstain: 21
For Chief Membership Officer:
- Caiden Riggers: 131
- Abstain: 16
Board of Directors (see note below):
- Jackson Buraczewski: 112
- Brad Walsh: 110
- Liz Beachy: 106
- Dave Velzy: 94
- Shannon Zambetti: 89
- Chris Hodapp: 88
- Shawn Steward: 81
- Jake Harrington: 64
Bylaws Amendment:
- Yes: 135
- No: 10
- Abstain: 2
Note: With the passage of the bylaws amendment, the Board of Directors has officially been expanded to seven members and thus the top seven vote recipients have been elected to serve on the Board.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the 2025 election! The Board will appoint a new election committee as needed per the bylaws.