The 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bay Area Orienteering Club will be held at Joseph D. Grant County Park on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 1:00–2:00 PM, in conjunction with the orienteering event taking place that day. (Please note that the date and location have changed from what was previously published on the website.)

At this meeting, club members will elect officers for the coming year, hear reports on the state of the club, and discuss matters of interest to the orienteering community. The meeting agenda is below.

Official notice of the meeting, including the agenda items, will be emailed to all active club members by March 14th, using the email addresses in the club's membership database. If you need to renew your membership or update your contact information, you may do it online.¹

Any club members who haven't received that meeting notice, or non-members who would like to attend as visitors, should contact BAOC President Stephanie Maclean or BAOC Secretary John Richardson.

Club members may request an item to be placed on the agenda by contacting BAOC Secretary John Richardson.

All active members are welcome to participate in the meeting, and we hope to see many of you there.

Sincerely,
John Richardson
Secretary, Bay Area Orienteering Club

Meeting Agenda

Description                 Presenter	                    Time  
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Welcome and Appointments    Stephanie Maclean	            5 min.
Election of Officers        Steve Haas, Stephanie Maclean	10 min.
Vote on Bylaws Proposals    John Richardson                 15 min.
President's Report          Stephanie Maclean               10 min.
Treasurer's Report          Gary Kraght                     5 min.
Event Coordinator's Report  Scott Aster                     5 min.
Other Business              Stephanie Maclean & others      10 min.

Election of Officers

At the meeting, members in good standing will vote for the Club's 2025 officers. Thanks to the Nominating Committee, chaired by Steve Haas, for recommending the following candidates for office:

• President: Stephanie Maclean (incumbent)
• Vice President: Tapio Karras (incumbent)
• Secretary: John Richardson (incumbent)
• Treasurer: Gary Kraght (incumbent)
• Event Coordinator: Scott Aster (incumbent)
• Further nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting.

Vote on Bylaws Proposals

We will be voting on amendments to the club Bylaws as proposed by the Bylaws Committee:

1. Allowing for Electronic Meetings and Communications
2. Revision of Nominations Process
3. Minimum Membership Requirement for Officers
4. Minimum Notice to Amend the Bylaws
5. Requiring Members to Request Seeing the Annual Budget

The full details can be found in this document. We recommend that you study these proposals in advance of the meeting if you are planning to vote.

List of Current Board Members

• President: Stephanie Maclean
• Vice President: Tapio Karras
• Event Coordinator: Scott Aster
• Secretary: John Richardson
• Treasurer: Gary Kraght
• Mapping Director: Matej Šebo
• Membership Director: Werner Haag
• Equipment Director: (Vacant)
• Event Quality Director: Dan Greene
• E-Punch Director: Jeff Lanam
• Juniors Director: (Vacant)
• National Events Coordinator: Dennis Wildfogel
• Outreach Director: Jeff Goodwin
• Publicity Director: (Vacant)
• Registration Director: Sarah Williams
• Board Member at Large: Steve Haas

Note: The email address BAOC.Board@baoc.org reaches all the Board members.