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

Brigid Wilkening

Secretary

Jim Coddington
At Large Members: Chris Bjornstad, Jane Hopkins Gould, Carol Larson, Barry Sackett, Walter Mendenhall, 
Tom Everist, Tom Rierson, Jim Caffrey, Chris Rierson,  Sheryl Jones, Brad Jones, Marty Palmer,
Brad Farrar, Steve Powers, ​Kirsty Thoreson

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

Pat Carr
Joe Conover
Darren Dotson
Pat Flood
Jane Hopkins Gould
​​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
Jim Caffrey
Steve Carlson
Jim K. Coddington
Tom Everist
​Kelli Farrar
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
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Doug Palmer
Marty Palmer
Phil Petersen
Steve Powers
Tom Rierson
David Thoreson
Judy Thoreson
Dennis Ward
​Brigid Wilkening
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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
Lawrence Jensen (a)
​Sarah Shomshor (c)
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
Ed Kelly (a)
​Max Holmes (c)
Jim Coddington, (a)   
Phil Petersen (b), LRPC
Sheryl Jones (b), A.O.     
Barry Sackett (b), A.O.
Marty Palmer (b), LRPC
Chris Rierson (a)
Jim Coddington (b)
Faye Hale (c)
Irving Jensen III (c) 
​Karlton Kleis (c)