The 2024 SCCA® Board of Directors (BoD) election results are in, conducted in five of 13 of SCCA’s geographic Areas to determine who will represent their Areas on the BoD starting in 2025. Three new Board members were selected, and two incumbents rejoin the Board for another three-year term in office.
Peter Schneider (incumbent) of Long Valley, NJ, retains his seat as Area 1 Director, having run unopposed. Joseph Helser of Rockford, IL, ran unopposed for Area 5 Director, as Peter Jankovskis concludes his final term as Director in that Area. In Area 7, Kim Whitener of Roanoke, TX, earns the Director position; Whitener replaces KJ Christopher, who concludes his final term as Area 7 Director. Clay Turner (incumbent) of Colorado Springs, CO, retains his seat as Area 8 Director, running unopposed. And Andrew Howe of Silverton, OR, ran unopposed and becomes Area 13 Director as Jeff Zurschmeide concludes his second and final term.
Complete Board of Directors Election Results
Area 1: Encompasses the Northeast Division, including the New England, New York and Northern New Jersey Regions.
- Peter Schneider (incumbent) — unopposed
Area 5: Encompasses the Central Division, including: Badlands, Blackhawk Valley, Central Illinois, Chicago, Great River, Iowa, Lake Superior, Land O’Lakes and Milwaukee Regions.
- Joseph Helser — unopposed
Area 7: Encompasses the Southwest Division, and the following Regions: Central Louisiana, Delta, Houston, Lone Star, Red River, South Texas Border, Southwest Louisiana, Texas and West Texas.
- Larry Svaton — 161 votes
- Kim Whitener — 227 votes
Area 8: Encompasses the Rocky Mountain Division including the Colorado, Continental Divide, Eastern Idaho, Pan American, Rio Grande, Utah, and Yellowstone Regions.
- Clay Turner (incumbent) — unopposed
Area 13: Encompasses part of the Northern Pacific Division, including: Arctic Alaska, Big Sky, Montana, Northwest, Oregon, Snake River and Southwest Montana Regions.
- Andrew Howe — unopposed
The full 2025 SCCA Board of Directors
Area 1 — Peter Schneider
Area 2 — Robert Crawford, Jr.
Area 3 — Lyn Hodges Watts
Area 4 — Dayle Frame
Area 5 — Joseph Helser
Area 6 — Mark Weber
Area 7 — Kim Whitener
Area 8 — Clay Turner
Area 9 — David Vodden
Area 10 — Charles Dobbs, Jr.
Area 11 — Peter Bollenbecker
Area 12 — Steve Strickland
Area 13 — Andrew Howe
Election ballots were reviewed by Mize CPAs Inc. The current Board is set to have one more meeting in December, with new BoD members officially taking their seats Jan. 1, 2025.