The Annual Business Meeting of the Cambridge Association of Neighborhoods (CAN), to include election of CAN’s 2019 Board of Directors, will be held on January 12, 2019, at 10:00 am in the WHCP meeting room, 516 Race Street, Cambridge, MD 21613

CAN-Bylaws-Final.pdf), CAN Vice-President Judd Vickers chaired a Nominating Committee (consisting of Janet Boss, Roman Jesien, and Tom Puglisi) to identify candidates to fill upcoming Board of Director vacancies. The Committee met on November 1, 2018, and presented a preliminary slate of nominees at the November 10 CAN meeting.

Current Board Members Chuck McFadden (President), Mary Ellen Jesien (Treasurer), Michelle Barnes (Membership Director), Dave Thatcher, and Roman Jesien (whose terms expire in January 2019) agreed to be nominated for another 2-year term. Frank Cooke decided not to run for re-election, and we’d like to extend our thanks to Frank for his service.

An email was circulated to all CAN members on December 4, 2018, announcing the candidates and calling for additional nominations. No additional nominations were received.

CAN members will vote on candidates at the January 12 meeting in accordance with the CAN Bylaws. Per the Bylaws, absentee votes will be accepted if submitted to the CAN Secretary seven (7) days in advance of the meeting (Article VIII, Section 1 and Article IV, Section 3).

Nominees are as follows:

President, Chuck McFadden

Treasurer, Mary Ellen Jesien

Membership Director, Michelle Barnes

Director, Roman Jesien

Director, Dave Thatcher

The following Board members will be up for re-election in January 2020:

Vice President, Judd Vickers, 2018 – 2020

Secretary, Tom Puglisi, 2018 – 2020

Director, Greg Boss, 2018 – 2020

Director, Sharon Smith, 2018 – 2020