Newsday Tuesday

2026 Election Results

The candidates for 2026-2027 International President-Elect and regional Vice Presidents-Elect ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation, per the Optimist International Bylaws, Article IV, Section 3.

Meanwhile, three candidates competed for two open seats on the Optimist International Board of Directors.

Congratulations to our election winners!

President-Elect

Board of Directors

• Danielle Dupont (QuW)

• Tom Shearer (CapVa)

Vice Presidents-Elect

NE & Great Lakes
Dan Mills (MI)

Southeast 
Bonnie Jean Sherbert (SC)

Mid-Atlantic 
Marino Garbin (AC/SC)

Middle America 
Sandi Schmidt (IL/IA)

Great Plains 
Maureen Crombie (SWIS)

Southwest 
Michael Cheves (TXO)

West Coast 
Anne McBride (AZ)

St. Lawrence
Christian Bourassa (QuW)

Important Convention Reminders!

Early Bird Rate: Officers-Elect still qualify for Early Bird Registration pricing. Please contact us directly to register at the discounted rate.

Room Registration: June 6 is the cut-off to reserve a room.

Governance Town Hall


The second and final governance town hall will be held June 9 at 7 p.m. CDT. This is your opportunity to ask questions about proposed Bylaws Amendments that will be voted on at the upcoming Optimist International Convention in Jacksonville, Florida.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: https://optimist-org.zoom.us/j/85912081717?pwd=ahy1UihyXibHmJopuSspBz0YtWmrSJ.1

Meeting ID: 859 1208 1717

Passcode: 943246

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

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