Candidate Qualifications Announcement

The International Candidate Qualifications Committee has announced its slate of officer candidates for the 2025 election, to be held from May 1 to May 30. Please make sure your Club president’s email is correct and on file with Optimist International so that your Club will get a ballot to vote beginning May 1. Information on voting will be sent to you in the near future.

 

The slate is as follows:

 

President-Elect: 


Michael Goldman (SFL)


Board of Directors-At-Large: 


Teri Davis (NY/NE), Dave Wilson (CAR)


Vice Presidents-Elect:


  • Northeast & Great Lakes Region: Michael Shue (NY/NE)
  • Southeast Region: Gerald Johnson (GATEway)
  • Mid-Atlantic Region: Colleen Coombs (MDSD)
  • Middle America Region: Debbie Hill (WEMO)
  • Great Plains Region: Howard Crofoot (SWIS)
  • Southwest Region: Jym Chenault (STX)
  • West Coast Region: Charles Woodland (PC)

 

Any self-nominations must be submitted by April 1. If none, the slate is elected automatically.


How to self-nominate (click the image below to download a PDF):