In accordance with the Bylaws, the Nominating Committee and others contacted interested members and sent letters to the Editors and Presidents of JCNA Clubs regarding candidates for Regional Directors. The nominations received by the committee have been forwarded to the President, Jaguar Journal Editor, and Directors. The candidates for the 2005-2007 term are:

Northwest Region : Phil Miller, Stew Cleave
Southwest Region : Bill Streitenberger
North Central Region : Mike Ksiazek
South Central Region : Brock R. McPherson
Northeast Region : no nominations
Southeast Region : Pascal Gademer

The ballots will be published in the September/October issue of the Jaguar Journal and ballots forwarded to Ray A. Cheely, Chartered, Certified Public Accountant. Corporate Policy C203.3, provides that any ballot that is received after January 15, 2005, at 5:00 O'clock P.M. will not be counted.

Directors and candidates need to encourage the members within their region to vote as voter response continues to be very poor based upon past elections.

Candidate Bios

Northwest Region : Stew Cleave

Qualifications: JCNA member since 1988. Joined Southern Arizona Jaguar Club that year. Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon member since 1995. Active concours participant since 1997. Chief judge, JOCO since 1998. NW regional representative for JCRC since 2002. Concours Rule Book editor since 2003.

Education: Bachelor of Architecture (5-year program) Montana State University, 1971.

Jaguars owned: 1969 E-type 2+2; 2003 S-TYPE 3.0

Professional: Registered Architect #10058, 1974, Arizona. Professional member, Constructions Specifications Institute, with Contract Administrator Certification. Successfully owned and operated an Architectural/Engineering/Surveying business for 17 years. Currently Project Manager for Peterson Engineering Consultants, Inc., Keizer, OR

JCNA goals: To serve the Northwest Region as best I can.

Northwest Region : Phil Miller

In 1991, I joined the Jaguar Club of Central Arizona and still retain my membership. While active in JCCA, I was treasurer from 1993 through 1995 and a concours judge from 1992 – 1995.

My wife Karen and I moved to Portland and have been active members of the Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon (JOCO) since 1998. I am currently on the JOCO board of directors and I was on the planning committee for the club’s latest concours “English Elegance.”

I’m now enjoying my retirement from the FBI, where I had the good fortune to serve as a special agent for 25 years. I would thoroughly enjoy becoming more involved in the JCNA organization and I would be privileged to represent the Northwest Region as their director.

Southwest Region : Bill Streitenberger

Local offices and honors: President three different years. Held offices of membership vice president, treasurer, Concours chair, chief judge and rallymaster. Newsletter editor several times including currently. JCNA “Most Improved Newsletter” award twice. Two-time Most Outstanding Board Member award, Most New Members Recruited several times.

Promotion of regional events and club interaction: First Cal-Clubs Meet chair (1976) and co-chair for several more. Western States meet chair, 1978. Conducts concours judges training sessions for both Jaguar Owners Club and other clubs in the Region.
JCNA offices held: President, vice president, competition chair, concours chair, authenticity chair, protest committee chair and concours score recorder. Southwest Regional rep/director 1977-1997, 2003, 2004.

Service to JCNA: Bill has attended every AGM since 1974 (30 consecutive years). The breadth and length of his service to JCNA is unrivalled. JCNA has honored him with both the Andrew Whyte Service Award and the Fred Horner Sportsmanship Award.

Goals: I believe a JCNA regional director has an obligation to the clubs in his/her region to maintain regular two-way communication. This means sending bulletins to club presidents and making sure there is a newsletter exchange between all clubs. Regional directors should visit all clubs in the region and both encourage and participate in regional events. I plan to encourage driving events, work to revive the Cal-Clubs Meet, set up regional rally and slalom events and promote camaraderie through participation.

I am a firm believer in fairness in all JCNA competition. I will strive to bring our Region closer together through communication and inter-club activities.

South Central Region : Brock R. McPherson

Brock and his wife Barbara have been active member of JCNA, the Great Plains Jaguar Owners Association and HOAJC for 22 years. He is president of McPherson & McVey law offices, Chtd., Great Bend, KS. He has been chairman of the JCNA bylaw committee, corporate policy committee & manual, nominating committee and Andrew Whyte award committee for the past 12 years. In addition, he has been a member of the JCNA business committee, serves as general counsel for JCNA, South Central regional director from 1995-2001 and 2003-2005 and vice-president of JCNA from 1995 through 1996.

The McPhersons own and have competed with a 1952 XK 120 FHC which was Challenge Cup winner in 1989 and 1992; a 1968 XKE 2+2, Challenge Cup winner in 1993 and a 1997 XK8. Their daily drivers are a 1992 XJS V12 convertible and a 1994 XJS 6-cyl convertible with 5-speed. This year, they are competing in Class 6 with the ’68 2+2.

Brock and Barbara have attended every AGM since 1988, ten Biennials since 1983 and over 100 concours, in and out of region in the past 20 years.

As for being active and participating in JCNA, Brock says: “I enjoy doing it and I intend to continue doing it!”

North Central Region : Mike Ksiazek

My wife Suzie and I have traveled throughout the United States participating in Jaguar events for more than 12 years. We own several Jaguars, the latest of which is a fully restored XK 150S. We have entered many concours, biennials and driving events and have been strong supporters of our local club. On the national level, I was one of the founding members of the Business Committee that set the foundation for our club’s independence from Jaguar Cars.

It has been my privilege to serve two terms as North Central Regional Director during which time I have attended all Board meetings and AGMs. I look forward to being part of the team for the next two years, especially in Atlanta for the next Challenge Championship.

Southeast Region : Pascal Gademer

Many of you already know me as JCNA webmaster, an assignment I took in early 2002. Since then, I’ve worked to develop the JCNA Web site into a useful tool for members, club officers and visitors, adding many new functions and features aimed at simplifying how things were done. The new Online Scoring System has greatly improved how JCNA and its affiliates process competition scores, offering up-to-date standings throughout the year. Club information has been expanded in individual club Web sites, while at the same time simplifying data collection for the annual JCNA directory. Most importantly, online membership applications and Paypal payment processing has been a constant source of new members, for the local clubs who choose to use the system.

In the process, I have worked with many JCNA directors, committee members and clubs in our region, becoming familiar with the club operations.

I joined the South Florida Jaguar Club about five years ago. I will admit having a slight preference for driving events, but also enjoy spending a day on the concours field and meeting other Jaguar enthusiasts. I have driven my Series 3 E-type to many events, regardless of distance, including the last two Challenge Championships as well as the Jaguar Festival in Colorado Springs. My daily driver is an XKR coupe, which has also been on some long cross country trips to JCNA events like the Los Angeles AGM.

Over the past few years, some important changes have taken place within JCNA, and if elected, I intend on helping and supporting the committees who do a lot of the work to make JCNA a better organization. Working closely with the clubs in the southeast region and staying in contact with them will be a priority to work on the various issues which affects them and their members.