Bay Team Board of Directors
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This page provides information about the Bay Team's Board of Directors, present and past.
Contents |
Current board
 Tania Chadwick, President |
 Barbara Snarr, Vice President |
 Linda White, Treasurer |
 Kathy Bennett, Club Secretary |
 Karey Krauter, Member At Large |
 Jim Basic, Member At Large |
 Mike Scannell, Member At Large |
Additional board-related information
- Bay Team contacts for all current Board members and other current club positions
- Bay Team elections 2007 for info on open positions, nominating committee, who's running, etc.
- Bay Team bylaws for descriptions of the board positions
- Bay Team elections 2006
Current Board short biographies
Barbara Snarr
Believe it or not, until 4 1/2 years ago (summer 2002) I haven't even had a dog, ever! When I moved to California from Switzerland in 2002 and got married to my husband Steve, I also met Dakota, his 10-year old Malamute; and fell in love with dogs. Six months later, we adopted an adorable 8-week old puff ball from a local rescue group, Sheila, a Border Collie girl. At that point, I had no idea about Border Collies OR Agility.
After some basic obedience classes, Sheila and I decided that we needed some additional challenges and heard about this thing called "Agility". We found Tania Chadwick's Fortis Agility on the Internet and started Puppy Agility in late 2003. Regular classes started in summer of 2004 after Tania's baby break when Carter was born. And we have been hooked since: our very first trial was the Bay Team trial in Sunnyvale (Twin Creeks Sports Complex) in May of 2005!
Since then, we got another puppy, 2-year old [[Jersey (Snarr)|Jersey, a BC-Something-Mix, who has also (more or less) successfully started trialing last summer.
I decided to join the Bay Team shortly after we started competing. Organizations like this only survive through their members and the Board who puts in countless hours to make these events happen. In early 2007, I have accepted my new role of Vice President and Membership Czar and I am looking forward to continue supporting the Bay Team, USDAA, and CPE.
- Barbara Snarr with
- Sheila; AD, AJ, AS, CL1
- Jersey; SR, SJ
Jim Basic
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Karey Krauter
(Member at Large '06-'07, various in past years)
Started agility with my two belgian shepherds in 1995, train with Power Paws, presently competing with two border collies. I primarily do USDAA; however, on a non-USDAA weekend I'll do any AKC within 100 miles and any CPE/NADAC/ASCA/DOCNA/TBD within 50 miles of home. I live in Palo Alto. Joined the club in 1996, secretaried my first trial in 1998, got drawn into club politics that same year, been doing both ever since.
I always vote for more trials and more classes at trials: I always vote for more agility. I'll always vote for anything that makes trials more fun, easier to run, and anything that contributes to people feeling warm and fuzzy about the trial and the club: it's our hobby and recreation so the whole point is to feel good about it. I like to see the sport grow in our area and I like to do whatever I can to make it easy to grow - if a club is thinking of not having a trial because of lack of trial committee, I love to step in because then that means one more trial I can go to.
Kathy Bennett
It is with pleasure that I accept a nomination for Secretary of Bay Team. I, along with my husband, David, jumped into agility about five years ago under Sandy Rogers' tutelage at Ace Dog Sports. As our skills and canine family grew, agility has enriched us with the close companionship of wonderful dogs, and the outdoor life that this entails. It seems fitting that, after five years of enjoying this very special sport, and several of those years as a Bay Team member, I have an opportunity to assist in the Bay Team's mission.
Although experience specific to Bay Team primarily involves trying to get entries in on time, and dogs on the line, I am interested in the promotion of dog agility to the public as a fun and accessible sport. Organizational experience that may be relevant includes a four-year term as Director at Large for the Professional Services Management Association, an industry organization for managers of architectural and engineering firms. As a financial partner of an architectural firm for a number of years, and for the last five years a co-owner of a software dealership, my background focuses on the financial management area.
Thank you for your consideration, and, should I be chosen, look forward to joining the Bay Team team.
Linda White
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Mike Scannell
I started competing in dog agility in 1998 along with my wife Cheri and our Jack Russell terriers Angel and Bob. The second trial we entered was a Bay Team trial in Hayward. We had a great time and were amazed at how well the event was run. From that trial on we became regulars at all the Bay Team events.
From the beginning, I really enjoyed helping out at trials. I eventually moved on to crew chiefing and then to co-chairing several trials. As much as I love running my dogs, what I really cherish is the people I have become friends with along the way.
I am very proud of our club's reputation for consistently putting on great trials, and promoting agility in the Bay Area. I look forward to what we, as a club, can all accomplish in the future.
Tania Chadwick
I joined the Bay Team in 2002, but have been doing agility since 1995. I started with Golden Retrievers (Murphy and Marley) and currently run a Border Collie, named Kidd. I also have a son, named Carter, in preschool and a baby on the way that's due in early April. I also operate Fortis Agility in San Jose. I have competed in all three major agility organizations to the top levels in each one, but now compete only in USDAA.
I look forward to 2008 as we continue to hone our skills at running the most efficient trials in the country, exposing more people to dog agility and having lots of fun doing it. I welcome anyone who wants to learn about running a trial and/or wants to try on a trial committee postion or be an apprentice.
Past boards
See also: Past Bay Team board members and contacts
 Former President; Member At Large 2006-early 2007 |
Past Board short biographies
Lorrayne Bailey
Biography for Lorrayne by Chili Bailey
Lorrayne came to get me when I was six months old. I got kicked out of the show ring because my topline made my back legs too long for my front legs. Actually, it was Lorrayne's husband, Art, who picked me out because I looked like an old brown and white papillon-type he had known a long time ago. I let it be known that "retirement" was not in the future for me, so Art took me to class to learn about dog manners. Lorrayne observed that I had a good head for details and soon took over when we got to the agility part. That was in 2000, when I was just a spoiled pup and she had just retired from Lockheed. We became a 3-way team: Art, Lorrayne and me, and we started competing in agility as soon as Lorrayne and I could remember the courses. We all joined the Bay Team and went to all their trials. I got to run with Lorrayne on the obstacle course and Art did all the hard work, like straightening tunnels, carrying leashes, and keeping score.
Then, much to my disgust, Art decided he had to have his own agility dog and along came Me Too. They ran right up on my heels and almost caught me, when Me Too went to heaven. Now, there is Molly, a very fast papillon who doesn't like the start line, and Sooner who is an annoying young pap that is "in training." So now we are a family of five altogether. We go to USDAA trials and AKC trials and I give Lorrayne time off to be secretary of the Bay Team. I think it helps her understand the rules and stay mentally "limber" since she's such a long way from the "NEXT GENERATION." She's actually in the "Aforementioned Generation." We like agility and we want there to be lots of it available so we try to help out wherever we can. She doesn't really have a political agenda for the club. We just like to have fun, spend time in the sun, soak up that Vitamin D, and run along side of me to keep her bones and head from getting brittle. I think we understand each other and I give her a lot of slack. --Chili
Wendy Bruce
When Eric and I first moved to the Bay area in (I think) 1997, we arrived somewhat suddenly as Eric had received a job offer that just couldn't be refused. Moving up from Southern California (Santa Barbara, San Diego) Eric was despondent about missing a trial we'd entered in Arizona and could no longer attend. One week before the trial we searched online, found that a Bay Team show was about to occur at Hayward and Karey (bless Karey) said "well, can you express mail me your entries and check? If so you can run next weekend". That was a three-ring show on the upper lawn at Hayward and we were soooo impressed! It was the biggest show we'd been to and everything ran like clockwork!
After a couple of years competing at Hayward, helping with shows and training with Sharon Freilich, we became members, and the following year I was invited to run for President of the Bay Team. I had more experience with managing nonprofits than I did with agility, so provided a nice balance for the rest of the board who all overwhelmed me with their agility experience!
After 4 years as President I stepped in to a Member At Large role to allow for new "blood", and continue to do whatever I can to keep the Bay Team going, growing, and having fun. Much has changed over the last few years, the location and size of our trials, replacing NADAC with CPE -- and always I am proud to be a part of a club that focuses on quality, improvement, fairness and fun.
This is not a club of politics, nor inequitable workloads. We believe in having a great time with your dog, your fellow competitors and contributing to the local sport of dog agility. Embracing all ages, abilities, breeds and cultures -- what I love about our shows is the true camaraderie of fur.
