Donald Godfrey's Candidate Statement for Membership Officer:

Dear Chess Enthusiast.

My name is Donald Godfrey and I am a candidate for the position of Membership Officer. I moved to Arizona in calendar year 2006 and am employed as a Program Manager for Honeywell Aerospace.

I began playing chess as a young student in Indianapolis . I currently have two boys that play the game daily and love competing against other players.

As the Membership Officer I would like to join with the Board and work to encourage families to play chess together. It would be fun to have at State Competitions time where children could compete against parents. This activity would encourage adults to not only join the USCF but be more involved and encouraging to the chess development of their children.

The ACFI Nominations Committee has received and reviewed sufficient
nominations to offer one candidate for each position.

Congratulations to the candidates, who are listed below.

President - Dean Cullen
Vice President - Ramie Jimenez
Secretary - Myron Lieberman
Treasurer - Jennifer Shacter
Membership Officer - Donald Godfrey
Region I Representative (vote for 2) - Lynn Schucker, Philip Harmonick
Region II Representative (Vote for 2) - Robby Adamson, Kiki Huerta
Region III Representative (Vote for 2) - Trey Manning, Spencer Lower

Please note: This is not a slate. All for whom nominations have been

The USCF will hold an election this summer to choose four Executive Board members. This is an important election and USCF members are encouraged to look at the candidates' statements in the April, May, and June issues of "Chess Life" and find out what they can about all of the candidates before voting.

While not endorsing any candidates, the ACFI Board took an informal poll regarding their evaluation of the candidates. Nine Board members provided evaluations, which were combined as follows: Each Board member who participated assigned a value of 2 points to candidates that they favor, one point to candidates they consider a reasonable choice, 0 points to candidates that they aren't sure about, have no opinion, or abstain on , and -1 to candidates they oppose.

The results of the 2007 Arizona State Scholastic Championship are shown below. Thanks to Kiki Huerta of SACA for his prompt reporting.

Christopher De Sa qualifies to be Arizona's representative to the Denker tournament and Jennelle Wallace qualifies to be Arizona's representative to the Polgar tournament. Both need to confirm to azchess@cox.net whether or not they plan to participate.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Enrique Huerta
March 19, 2007 maxoftat@yahoo.com
PRESS RELEASE (520) 440-3176

MINUTES of the 2006 ACFI ANNUAL MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 10:03 AM. Present were Steven Kamp, Albert Lemke, Myron Lieberman (assisted by Rachel Lieberman), Spencer Lower, Jennifer Shacter, and Will Wharton. Robert Tanner arrived shortly thereafter. Robby Adamson and Kiki Huerta were contacted by phone briefly during the meeting. Mark Ginsburg was in an adjoining room playing in a FIDE tournament. He did not get a chance to attend. Also present were Dean Cullen and Luke Karrys.

The Treasurer's Report was previously e-mailed by Treasurer Jennifer Shacter. Jennifer reviewed the fact that the checkbook balance is currently $5,013.50. The bank shows the balance as $5,024.50 due to a bank over credit. There was also an anonymous $750 donation for the promotion of Arizona chess. Special thanks to the donor. It will be verified that the donor knows that ACFI is currently not a 501c3 organization before accepting the donation.

ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE 09/18/2005 MEETING OF THE ACFI

The meeting took place at Robby Adamson's Law Offices in Tucson. Thanks to Robby for hosting the meeting.

At the request of President Michael Reading, former President Will Wharton chaired the meeting, which was called to order at 12:15PM.

Board members Robby Adamson, Mark Ginsburg, Albert Lemke, Myron Lieberman, Spencer Lower, Michael Reading, Lynn Schucker, and Will Wharton were present. Also in attendance for part or all of the meeting were Judge George Anagnost, Scott Freneaux, Kanokporn Siriwan Freneaux, Leo Lacrimosa, Rachel Lieberman, and Gavin Wharton.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MAY 2004 ACFI BOARD MEETING

The meeting took place at 915 E. 7th St. in Mesa. Thanks to Steven Kamp and his staff for hosting the meeting.

The election status, a summary of motions passed between meetings by e-mail poll, and the Treasurer’s report as of 4/28/04 are appended.

President Will Wharton called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM on Sunday, May 23, 2004. Present were Robby Adamson, Steven Kamp, Myron Lieberman, Gary Moore, Michael Reading, Marty Schneider, Gavin Wharton, and Will Wharton. Spencer Lower, who was competing in the state championship, arrived at a later time. Rachel Lieberman was present as Assistant Secretary and Cindy Hawkinson, a candidate in the upcoming election, was present as a guest.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUNE 2003 ACFI MEETING

The AZ Chess Federation, Inc., held its annual meeting on Sunday, June 8, 2003. Special thanks go to Steven and Trina Kamp for their outstanding hospitality.

Prior to the start of the meeting, the ACFI calendar and clearinghouse were discussed. President Will Wharton called the meeting to order at 10:37am. The following Board members attended: President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Treasurer Jennifer Shacter, Shirley Cox, Steven Kamp, Lee Lafrese, Spencer Lower, Gary Moore, and Gavin Wharton.

Guests in attendance included the following: Claudia Inman, Trina Kamp, Carol Moore Tony and Angie Sherwood, Dave and Zhu Small, Phil Terrill, and Rachel Lieberman, acting as an Assistant to the Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 09/15/02 ACFI BOARD MEETING

The 09/15/02 ACFI Board meeting was held on Sunday, September 15, 2002, in two locations. Steven Kamp hosted the central group, which included Marty Schneider and Gary Moore from the north. The southern group was hosted by Lee LaFrese in Tucson and was connected to the central meeting location via telephone. The Board expressed appreciation to both hosts.

Board members in attendance in person or by telephone included President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Treasurer Jennifer Shacter (arrived late, missed some votes), Immediate Past President Robby Adamson, and Regional Representatives Shirley Cox (arrived late, missed some votes), Steven Kamp, Lee LaFrese, Gary Moore, Marty Schneider (arrived late, but in time for all votes), and Gavin Wharton. Spencer Lower was not present. Rachel Lieberman was present as assistant to the Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 04/06/02 ACFI MEETING

The ACFI Board met on April 6, 2002 at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Arizona Pre High Scholastic State Chess Championship. Special thanks go to Marty Schneider for organizing the tournament and to the Gilbert team for use of their team room.

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. The following Board members attended: President Will Wharton, Vice President Michael Reading, Secretary Myron Lieberman, Membership Officer Marty Schneider, Immediate Past President Robby Adamson, and Members At Large Steven Kamp, Gavin Wharton, Spencer Lower, and Gary Moore. Member At Large Shirley Cox was not present at roll call but arrived later. Treasurer Jennifer Shacter was not present but submitted a Treasurer’s Report. Member At Large Lee Lafrese was not present. It was noted that there was a quorum present. Both Lee Lafrese and Jennifer Shacter reported in advance that they would be unable to attend.