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Seven Seats Open in Next AFPAA Board Election

Chuck Merlo | Published on 12/9/2025

AFPAA’s annual Board of Directors election will have seven of the 13-member board seats to be filled in the election to be held in April.

The two-year terms of office of Eric Schnaible, Carla Sylvester, Chuck Merlo, Brett Ashsworth, John Dorrian, Cheryl Law and Annette Crawford expire July 1. Schnaible, Sylvester, Merlo, Ashworth Dorrian, Law and Crawford are seeking reelection.

Full members of AFPAA can run for any of the seven seats.  Potential candidates should make their desire to run known by February 1 to the nominating committee chair, Judy Bivens.

To be considered for placement on the ballot, potential candidates need to provide a head and shoulders photo (jpg format is preferable) and a three to four paragraph biography outlining their qualifications, how they have supported AFPAA, and why they want to be on the Board of Directors. That information and photo should be sent by e-mail by February 1 to the nominating chair at jjbivens@@charter.net. Candidates should understand that election to the board entails the possibility of serving as an officer of AFPAA.

Election results will be announced at the 29th Annual Membership Meeting, Saturday, May 2 in Fairfield, California.