2026 Okoboji Yacht Club Officers

 Commodore

Perry Pearson

Vice Commodore

Pat Carr

Secretary

​Jim Coddington

Treasurer

Carol Larson

Head Judge

Walter Mendenhall

Expanded Executive Committee

Chair

Jane Hopkins Gould

Secretary

Jim Coddington
At Large Members:  Jane Hopkins Gould, Carol Larson, Barry Sackett, Walter Mendenhall, Pat Carr,
Pat Flood, Tom Rierson, Chris Rierson, Sheryl Jones, Brad Jones, Perry Pearson, Faye Hale, Max Holmes,
Brad Farrar, Steve Powers, ​Kathleen Flood

Committee Chairpersons​

​Executive Director /  ​General Manager

Brad Farrar

Sailing School Program Director

Kathleen Flood
Waterfront Director

Steve Powers

Directors

Pat Carr
Joe Conover
Skip Dickel
Darren Dotson
Colleen Graham
Rob Hinn
​Max Holmes
​Beth Huse Olsen
​​Holly Jensen 
Scott Kass
​Ed Kelly
​Karlton Kleis
​Carol Larson
Dave Larson
Barbara Mendenhall
Mary Jean Montgomery
Bill Nolte
Perry Pearson
Polly Peterson
Susie Powers Brantley
Bill Phelps
​Chris Rierson
Jeremy Rierson
​Mike Risewick
Barry Sackett
Kirk Stauss
Michael Thoreson
David Wagner
Tony Weber
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The Board of Directors also includes these Past Commodores:

​Steve Avery
Rick Berglund
​Chris Bjornstad
​Craig Brownlee
Steve Carlson
Jim K. Coddington
Tom Everist
​Kelli Farrar
​Pat Flood
Stuart Gerhold
Dave Haggart

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Jane Hopkins Gould
​John Hopkins
Larry Jensen
Brad Jones
Sheryl Jones
R. Aubrey LaFoy
Tom Maser 
Jock McDonald
Dr. Walter Mendenhall III
John Myhre
Dale Norton III
Doug Palmer
​Doug Palmer
Marty Palmer
Phil Petersen
Steve Powers
Tom Rierson
David Thoreson
​Brigid Wilkening
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Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School Inc.

Chris Rierson, Chairman
Max Holmes, Vice Chairman
Faye Hale, Secretary
​Sheryl Jones, Treasurer 

Board of Directors

Steve Carlson 
Tom Everest 
Stuart Gerhold
Doug Palmer
Chris Rierson
Craig Brownlee
Dale Norton III
​Sarah Shomshor
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Rick Berglund
Brigid Wilkening
Mike Thoreson
Tom Rierson
Scott Kass
Brad Jones
​Max Holmes
​Karlton Kleis 
​Pat Flood
Jim Coddington  
Phil Petersen
Sheryl Jones
Barry Sackett
Marty Palmer
Jim Coddington
Faye Hale
Irving Jensen III