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The International Candidate Qualifications Committee has announced its slate of officer candidates for the 2026 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:
Board of Directors-At-Large:
- Danielle Dupont (QuW)
- Tom Shearer (CapVa)
Vice Presidents-Elect:
- Northeast & Great Lakes Region: Dan Mills (MI)
- Southeast Region: Bonnie Jean Sherbert (SC)
- Mid-Atlantic Region: Lorin Richter (AC)
- Middle America Region: Sandi Schmidt (IL/IA)
- Great Plains Region: Maureen Crombie (SWIS)
- Southwest Region: Michael Cheves (TXO)
- West Coast Region: Anne McBride (AZ)
- St. Lawrence Region: Christian Bourassa (QuW)
Any self-nominations must be submitted to theresa.ovelgoenner@optimist.org by April 1. If none are submitted, the slate is elected automatically.
How to self-nominate (click the image below to download a PDF):
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