T OYO TA T R A I L S 2015 TLCA OFFICERS & COMMITTEES Ross Woody 513 Lockwood Drive Vallejo, CA 94591 (707) 235-0247 rosswoody@earthlink.net Executive Vice President President Perry Lowery 6911 Northridge Drive Dallas, TX 75214 Plowery42@yahoo.com Nick Stone 6020 Lantana Lane Fort Worth, TX 76112 (817) 455-5060 diesel42@sbcglobal.net Secretary Administrative Vice President Trail Leader Hello everyone. We have big news for our membership! After nearly 15 years of service to TLCA as a Delegate, Board Member and the last 10 years as Admin, Jennifer Lorincz is stepping down as our Administrator. Jenn has been in charge of all membership and other administrative duties, such as invoicing, receiving and distribution of Toyota Trails. She has served TLCA well over the past 15 years and is now ready to be just a “regular old member.” Over the years, Jenn has adjusted her services to help keep TLCA functioning. Look for a complete article elsewhere in this issue. We didn’t have to look far for Jenn’s replacement. I am happy to announce that Karie Farr has agreed to take on the new role of Membership Services. Karie will be combining the Admin. duties with the Webmaster responsibilities. If that Farr name sounds familiar, it’s because her husband Matt is the current Webmaster. This is his second term over the last 10 years. Karie and I had a chance to meet at the beginning of her contract, as she was in San Francisco for a conference. She and I discussed how we will transition both duties to her and let her settle in over the next 6 months. Our goal is to have a web-based membership “portal” that will allow our members to have better ability to manage their account, including change of address, billing and renewal preferences. It will also allow greater visibility of the membership status to the TLCA officers. My hope is that these improvements will help us retain our existing members and recruit new members. It should also make our website easier to access. We will additionally be able to anticipate renewal timing, which will allow us to have a better budget forecast. I want to thank Stan Wright for his dedication to spreading the word about TLCA. Stan agreed to take on the role of managing Social Media for TLCA at the beginning of 2014. In less than a year, Stan has moved our Facebook page from dormant to over 8,000 followers. He created our Instagram account and now has over 1,700 followers there. I have to give Stan all of the credit, as he has been the driving force behind the activity. All he needs now is your participation. Please send him pictures and information so that he can share it with our friends. As this edition of Trails goes to press, we will have completed the nominations for the 2015-2016 Officers. Our existing Officers have accepted the nominations to their current office, with the exception of the Central/Mountain Rep., Josh Marten. Josh has served as the C/M IR for the past two years but can’t continue at this time. If we haven’t found someone prior to the December elections, I will go ahead and appoint someone for the remaining term. Again, thank you to all for the support over the past two years. I look forward to the next term. ROSS WOODY Perry Lowery 6911 Northridge Drive Dallas, TX 75214 Plowery42@yahoo.com Casey Campbell 726 53rd Street Des Moines, IA 50312 (641) 791-8044 (515) 314-3255 cmcampbell@gmail.com Kyle Massengale 122 Chatham Circle Madison, AL 35758 HOTSouthCruisers@gmail.com Central Mountain Individual Rep. Eastern Individual Rep. Treasurer Josh Marten Flower Mound, TX (214) 675-3530 joshmarten@hotmail.com Western Individual Rep. Marcel Clement 19271 North 78th Lane Glendale, AZ 85308 (602) 206-4776 FJ40_Landcruiser@cox.net International Individual Rep. Charla Downey R.R#2, Site 13, Box 6 Red Deer, Alberta T4N5E2 ratpuke@gmail.com (405) 354-5505 Member Services TLCA President, Member #7,704 Karie Farr 7337 S. Hudson Way Centennial, CO 80122 (800) 655-3810 memberservices@tlca.org Marketing Vice President Bill “Billybongo” Wright P.O. Box 309 Oceanside, OR 97134 (503) 539-1705 billybongo63@msn.com Advertising Sales Manager Chris Hatfield 23600 E. Maples Hills Ave. Parker, CO 80138 (720) 230-6951 hatfieldcb@yahoo.com Todd J. Kaderabek 8 Corbran Drive Fairview, NC 28730 editor@tlca.org (828) 712-1982 Toyota Trails Managing Editor 2