The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors met in Kansas City last month.  Two new members to the Board of Directors were welcomed.

The first was Joel Arnoldi from Idaho.  Joel was elected by the general membership to serve as Member Representative to the Board. He will serve along with Cindy Hodges.  He was recognized at the 2007 Meeting of the Minds as the MRF State Representative of the Year.

Second was Thomas “Doc Ski” Wasileski, PhD, from North Carolina.  ”Doc Ski” was elected by the Sustaining State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organizations (SSMROs) as the SSMRO Representative to the Board.  ”Doc Ski” will be serving along with Dave Dwyer.  ”Doc Ski” also serves as CBA/ABATE of NC’s Legislative Director and has been a frequent presenter at motorcycle conferences around the country.  ”Doc Ski” was also appointed as Chairman of the MRF’s Statistics and Research Committee.

The Board received and accepted a resignation from Miles France, who held the position of Director of the State Representatives Program.  Miles cited ongoing health issues as the reason behind his tough decision. Miles was known as the MRF’s original “Robo Rep” for his unique ability in getting new members to join the MRF.  He was twice awarded the MRF President’s Cup award for merit, as well as serving in the capacity of Director of Membership and MRF State Representative to the Board.

Todd Riba, who was serving as an MRF State Representative to the Board, was unanimously elected by the Board to replace Miles as the Director of the State Representatives program.  His replacement will be elected by the MRF State Representatives at this year’s Meeting of the Minds in Denver. Todd also serves Minnesota as an MRF State Rep.

Lastly, Eric Hampton, from Arizona, who serves as the Director of Communications and the MRF Reports Editor resigned his appointed position as the MRF Webmaster.  A replacement is currently being sought.  In the meantime, the MRF Communications Committee will be overseeing the website.

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