2023 Okoboji Yacht Club Officers

 Commodore

Chris Bjornstad

Vice Commodore

Jane Hopkins Gould

Secretary

​Jim Coddington

Treasurer

Carol Larson

Head Judge

Walter Mendenhall

Expanded Executive Committee

Chair

Jim Coddington

Secretary

Jim Coddington
At Large Members: Brigid Wilkening, Kelli Farrar, Carol Larson, Barry Sackett, Walter Mendenhall 
Tom Everist,  Brad Farrar, Tom Rierson, Steve Powers, Jim Caffrey, Sheryl Jones, Brad Jones

Committee Chairpersons​

​Executive Director /  ​General Manager
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Brad Farrar

Sailing School Program Director
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Kirsty Thoreson
Waterfront Director

Steve Powers

Directors

Chris Bjornstad
Pat Carr
Joe Conover
Darren Dotson
Forrest Douglas
Pat Flood
Jane Hopkins
​​Holly Jensen 
Scott Kass
Ed Kelly
​Carol Larson
Dave Larson
Barbara Mendenhall
Darrell Mergen
Mary Jean Montgomery
Bill Nolte
Perry Pearson
Polly Peterson
​Bill Phelps
Chris Rierson
Jeremy Rierson
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
​Craig Brownlee
Steve Carlson
Jim K. Coddington
Tom Everist
Stuart Gerhold
Bob Graham
Dave Haggart
John Hopkins
Colin Jensen
​Jim Jensen 
Larry Jensen
Brad Jones
Sheryl Jones
R. Aubrey LaFoy
Tom Maser 
Jock McDonald
Dr. Walter Mendenhall III
John Myhre
Dale Norton III
​Kelli Farrar
Doug Palmer
Marty Palmer
Phil Petersen
Steve Powers
Tom Rierson
Bob Schneider
Ned Stockdale
David Thoreson
Judy Thoreson
Dennis Ward
​Brigid Wilkening
​Jim Caffrey

Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School Inc.

Jim Caffrey, Chairman
Chris Rierson, Vice Chairman
Barry Sackett, Secretary
​Sheryl Jones, Treasurer 

Board of Directors

Steve Carlson (b), LRPC
Tom Everest (b), LRPC
Stuart Gerhold (b), LRPC
Doug Palmer (b), LRPC
Judy Thoreson (b), LRPC
Craig Brownlee (b), LRPC
Dale Norton III (b), LRPC
Rick Berglund (a)
Brigid Wilkening (b), LRPC
Mike Thoreson (b), LRPC
Tom Rierson (b), A.O.
Scott Kass (b), LRPC
Brad Jones (b), LRPC
Colin Jensen (b), LRPC
Jim Coddington, (a)   
Phil Petersen (b), LRPC
Sheryl Jones (b), A.O.     
Barry Sackett (b), A.O.
Marty Palmer (b), LRPC
Chris Rierson (a)
Eric Hoien (a)