ABGA Committees and Appointments

ABGA Standing Committees

Ombudsman - works to settle problems submitted to the satisfaction of both parties - Kay Braukman JBraukman@aol.com
  Committee Duties of the Committee Chair / Member(s)
  ABGA Breed Standard Deal with all issues
related to the breed standard
Marjorie Simon (chair)
marjoriesimon@hotmail.com
Lorene Vickers-Smith
Dawn Hansen
  ABGA WebSite Maintain WebSite Jerry Ortel - Web Master
Mail4Pugs@aol.com
Denise Brusseau-Ortman (liaison)
  Public Education Coordinates and disseminate information sent to ABGA by AKC Public Education Dept. Jill Booth, doveland@webtv.net
and Liz Harris
  Charitable Giving Analysis Purpose: Investigate and recommend to the board two charities and suggest donation amount to fulfill ABGA tax exempt status obligation Karen Wisnieski (chair)
hobbitgrif@aol.com
Mark Jaeger
Greg SmithRaul
  Breeders' Education Mission is to develop & carry out strategies to impart the content of the outline developed by the AKC Breeders' Education Committee, and help novice breeders. Pam Waldron (chair)
endorgriff@comcast.net
Donna Vartanion, Jeff Bazell, Anne Catterson and Sharon Menger
  Health Committee Conduct Health Survey , Communicate Results of Breed Health Survey, ABGA Health Fund Mark Grigalunas (chair)
mgrigalunas@nyc.rr.com
Maxine Gordon
Meg Prior
Pat Kolesar
  Illustrated Standard Handle questions and future revisions Lorene Vickers-Smith
Smithbros@aol.com
Dawn Hansen,
Marjorie Simon
    Disseminate Illustrated Standard Lorene Vickers-Smith -AKC judges
Smithbros@aol.com
Darryl Vice - public
DarrylVice@aol.com
  Judges Education Sanction Judges' Ed. Seminars, create and disseminate seminar materials, train presenters Lorene Vickers Smith - judges
Smithbros@aol.com
Denise Brusseau-Ortman, Dawn Hansen, Marjorie Simon
  Liaison To Combined
Specialty Clubs of Louisville
Represent ABGA at Combined Specialty Club meetings and communicate information Maxine Gordon (chair)
  Membership Review Committee Purpose: Process new membership applications sent by the Secretary, prepare each for Secretary's submission to the Board, and keep the membership database Linda Vance (chair)
FistFaces@aol.com
John Constantine
Jimmy Neposchlan
  Ombudsman Purpose: works to settle problems submitted to the satisfaction of both parties Kay Braukman
JBraukman@aol.com
  Specialty & Supported Entry Standard Checklist Purpose: To develop guidelines for those seeking to hold an ABGA affiliated show event Linda Vance (chair)
Denise Brusseau
Anne Catterson
  Ways and Means/
Finance Committee
Receive financial or budget requests from committees and implement through fundraising and allocation Paula Henson - Chair (chair), griffon44@gmail.com,
Meg Prior - Corporate
Shirley Earle - Am Louisville
Polly Girard - Pm Louisville
Steve Ruth - Northern Region
Robin Schmitt - Southern Region
John Constantine - Eastern Region
Heather Stants - ABGA Treasurer
Pam Waldron - Western Region & Abga Store

ABGA Board Appointments

  Appointed To Duties Presently Serving
  Audit Review Committee Purpose: Review all treasury statements and summaries after 12/3 and before the ABGA annual membership meeting. Karen Wisnieski - Chair
hobbitgrif@aol.com
Greg Smith
  ABGA Bulletin Publish and mail Bulletin to members Anne Catterson - Editor
AnneCatt@aol.com
  AKC Delegate Represent ABGA at AKC delegate meetings & reports to ABGA Mark Grigalunas
mgrigalunas@nyc.rr.com
  AKC Gazette Columnist Write the breed column for AKC Gazette Anne Catterson
AnneCatt@aol.com
  Breed Info and Referral Send information as requested by public & through AKC phone referral and WebSite Kay Braukman
JBraukman@aol.com
  Delegate to AKC Canine Health Conference Represent ABGA at Seminar and disseminate information to ABGA Mark Grigalunas
mgigalunas@nyc.rr.com
  Delegate to Parent Clubs Conference Represent ABGA at conference and disseminate information to ABGA Raul Peralta
Kapers@northstate.net
Heather Stants
hstants@chartermi.net
  Greetings and Goodwill Committee Create amity through sending notes of congratulations, condolence, etc. to members Edith Wheeling - Chair griffedy@aol.com
Jill Booth doveland@WEBTV.NET
  ABGA Historian Gather and hold in one place historic and contemporary club/breed documents Jeff Bazell - Chair
  Performance Events Committee To increase interest in performance vents within the Griffon fancy Sharon Menger - Chair
smengerwa@aol.com

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