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US Sailing March 2003

The Nominating Committee has announced that they will nominate Janet Baxter to be the next US SAILING President. Elections will be held at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in October of this year in St. Louis. The nominating committee traditionally nominates one candidate.

For Janet Baxter, sailing has always played a big role in her life. Her parents met through sailing and her father, Mark H. Baxter, was a long-time volunteer for US SAILING. In 1987, he was awarded US SAILING’s prestigious Nathaniel G. Herreshoff Trophy, awarded annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in the U.S. As a high school student, Janet accompanied her father to US SAILING meetings, and in 1987 she became a board-member. She started as a representative of the one-design class council, went on to become chair of the general services committee and the budget committee. Baxter is also a US SAILING certified Judge and a US SAILING Category B Athlete.

“I am thrilled to be recognized by US SAILING volunteers who have dedicated so much to sailing,” said Baxter. “I’ve enjoyed being involved in this organization for such a long time and am looking forward to the opportunities that are ahead.”

Baxter began her sailing career in Chicago, Illinois. She is an experienced dinghy sailor and also races regularly on a Tartan Ten and on a Swan 39. Currently a Vice President of US SAILING, she lives and works as a business consultant for IBM.

 

 

 

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The Nominating Committee has announced that they will nominate Janet Baxter to be the next US SAILING President. Elections will be held at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in October of this year in St. Louis. The nominating committee traditionally nominates one candidate.

For Janet Baxter, sailing has always played a big role in her life. Her parents met through sailing and her father, Mark H. Baxter, was a long-time volunteer for US SAILING. In 1987, he was awarded US SAILING’s prestigious Nathaniel G. Herreshoff Trophy, awarded annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in the U.S. As a high school student, Janet accompanied her father to US SAILING meetings, and in 1987 she became a board-member. She started as a representative of the one-design class council, went on to become chair of the general services committee and the budget committee. Baxter is also a US SAILING certified Judge and a US SAILING Category B Athlete.

“I am thrilled to be recognized by US SAILING volunteers who have dedicated so much to sailing,” said Baxter. “I’ve enjoyed being involved in this organization for such a long time and am looking forward to the opportunities that are ahead.”

Baxter began her sailing career in Chicago, Illinois. She is an experienced dinghy sailor and also races regularly on a Tartan Ten and on a Swan 39. Currently a Vice President of US SAILING, she lives and works as a business consultant for IBM.