The 2008-2009 board biographies are outlined below.
Vic Zarzycki, President
Vic is a mover and a shaker, in the short time he has been a member he
has moved up to the position of President and is cracking the whip. Vic is
an organizer and has a fine reputation for organizing, boy are we going to
test his will! He spent some time as the secretary and sat back evaluating
the group and determined that we have some potential. Anyway, he will
be in charge when the convention comes to town, hopefully he will not need
to answer embarrassing questions. Not only is Vic our President, but
recently his name was thrown in the ring for VP of the Sunshine Region of
the NMRA.
Mike Diaz, Vice President
Mike stays in the same position this year, we haven’t
broken his spirit, although a few have tried. He just hangs in there. He is
now emphasizing on his home layout, operations are on his mind, the operator
"bug" has bitten deep, he is talking "flimsies", "set outs", "pick ups", and
such. Those who are unfamiliar with the jargon are steering clear; it
could be confused for work. His wife Janet remains the Chief Superintendent
of Operations and Maintenance along with the artistry. He the mechanical and
she the artistic, they make quite the team.
Bill Steffen, Treasurer
Bill, remains as our treasurer, he has done an outstanding job at this
position, the books remain straight and the "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix
it" axiom continues for yet another year. As an "N" scale individual (Not
that there is anything wrong with that.), Bill has been stepping over the
line and entering the "Darkside" of "HO". The truth of the matter, as he
tells it! There is more Chicago & North Western available to him in the
larger scale, especially passenger equipment. He remains the Southern
Division Superintendent of the Sunshine Region of the NMRA, although we
think he can aspire to greater heights within the region.
Richard Bretone, Director
Richard has provided us with a unique perspective as to how things can
be accomplished. He is an original in all sense of the word. Richard is an
"HO" guy and has been involved in the hobby since he was old enough to pick
up an old Docksider, he still has the Docksider and it still runs. He has an
eclectic collection of equipment, from B&O to UP and some we are not sure
of. He has been the un-official maintenance man for the organization
since he joined and for that we are very grateful. He takes the time to
enjoy the hobby no matter what time of day it is, we sometime have evidence
of his presence beyond the normal hours of operation.
Bob Leonard, Secretary / Director
It is now Bob’s turn to decipher the hot air, the vapid ramblings, the
hollow information, old rumors, new rumors, and anything else in-between and
provide the membership with concise minutes to our meetings. He has been a
director before, more as a consultant to the museum after a change of
administrations and president, so he does have baggage! At this point no one
knows whether he will be as capable as Vic, considering Vic did such a fine
job in the secretary position. Now he can provide his own slant as to the
rumors and information that comes the way of the museum. Time will tell,
stay tuned.
Jan Muenzenmaier
Jan remains on the board as our link and administrative support to the
City of Deerfield Beach. With this we can be assured that we will know what
is on the horizon of our future. Although we here rumors of retirement we
are fairly sure that no matter what, Jan will be an active participant in
our organization.