CCC Board Openings for 2026
∞ Founded in 1969, with over 800 single and household members, the Carolina Canoe Club is one of the oldest, largest and most prestigious paddling clubs in the United States. The success of the club stands on the participation of volunteers in organizing and guiding our efforts. Members can help the Club most by participating in our activities and sharing our experiences with others. The next best thing is to encourage someone new to join the club. Posting trips figures high in this priority list. What about serving the club in a leadership position? Leadership can mean serving on the Board, the Staff, as an instructor, an organizer or a coordinator – for new and ongoing programs. Leadership can take many forms.
Taking a leadership role in the club helps in many ways. The Club needs leaders to function. Being a leader is a way of “paying it forward,” contributing to the collective energy of the club. Leaders get to experience the joy and satisfaction of helping others. We learn when we lead and become better paddlers, better team members and better people.
Please consider running for one of the CCC Board positions that will open later this year.
If you would like to know more, please contact our new Nominating Committee: Shannon Slayton, Joe Berry and Alton Chewning, at nominations@carolinacanoeclub.org
The Nominating Committee will submit at least one eligible person for each open office by October 15, 2025. Electronic voting will soon follow for a period determined by the Board in accordance with the Bylaws.
The following are descriptions of the Board positions open for 2025-26. The first is from the Bylaws. The second descriptions are supplied by current or previous Board members.
EDUCATION CHAIR Outgoing Education Chair: Paul Scrutton
Club Bylaws: The Education Chair will plan and develop activities of an educational nature, which promote development, and improvement of paddling skills for Club members. At their discretion, acquire and distribute educational materials (such as pamphlets, films, slides, videos) to achieve the goals of this office. Select instructors and/or safety boaters in accordance with ACA guidelines. Serve, ex officio, as a member of the Board of Directors.
Description: The Education Chair’s workload is as follows:
– Establishing dates for spring clinics, and assuring of ACA instructors within the club to teach at them
– As needed, working with the ACA regarding acquiring insurance for events.
– Advertising such clinics.
– Getting candidate instructors on the instruction track so the club has a pipeline of new instructors. Filling out contract forms for reimbursement for such courses.
– Requesting reimbursement from the CCC treasurer for ACA dues for courses, instructor stipends, instructor training courses,and safety boater stipends.
– Filing final event forms with the ACA.
– Answering questions regarding educational opportunities.
– Liaising with instructors who wish to offer courses. Advertising such courses. Teaching instructors how to add skills courses to the CCC calendar.
– Passing down newsworthy items from the ACA regarding instructor updates
-Actively participating in Board meetings and communications
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Outgoing Membership Chair: Jeff Hatcher
Club Bylaws: The Membership Chair will collect dues and keep appropriate membership records, work with the other officers of the CLUB and be responsible for exploring and initiating ways to attract new members to the CLUB as well as sustaining current memberships.
–Description: The Membership Chair maintains a list of current members and gives reports on membership at each Board and member meeting. Coordinates with Club Treasurer to verify members have their membership updated. Works with other Board members to streamline and modernize the payment process. As a lead-up to WOR sends reminder emails to members with expired or expiring memberships. Insures WOR attendees are Club members. Encourages CCC Facebook page participants to join the Club. Promotes the CCC through participation at public events, distribution of literature and awarding gift memberships and other incentives. Actively participating in Board meetings and communications.