VOTE –YOUR AWSC CANDIDATES FOR 2023!

PRESIDENT – LORI HEIDEMAN

After successfully holding the AWSC Vice President position for the past nine years, I have the knowledge to represent the AWSC as your next president.

I’ve been involved in snowmobiling since the late 80s. I was secretary of the Kellner Knights for many years and progressed to the vice president/membership chair for four years before becoming the Wood County Rep for two years starting in 2000. I then held the Wood County Director position from 2002-2014 when I became vice president of the AWSC.

I have been involved in all aspects of snowmobiling. In 2005, I became a snowmobile safety instructor and have taught at least one class a year since. In 2016, I became a dual instructor for ATV/snowmobile safety. I had been a member of the Publicity Committee, until I became vice president. I was an original member of the Youth Committee and have been a huge supporter of the KAOS program. I have attended and spoke at many of the KAOS leadership weekends. I have attended the National Off Highway Recreational vehicle convention in Michigan with KAOS to speak about our program and getting the youth involved. I have attended many of the youth presentations at ISC. I have also been the co-chair of the Snowmobile Friendly Communities Committee since its inception and spoke on behalf of the association at many of these award ceremonies.

I have attended the AWSC VIP rides as well as WATVA’s VIP rides. I have attended the snowmobile rec council meetings and I have been to the capitol to lobby for our own legislation. Through all of these activities, I have met the many partners important to our snowmobile program.

I have attended ACSA’s DC Fly-In since 2014, where I have lobbied on behalf of snowmobilers. I have attended all ISC’s since 2013. In 2013 I was a committee member when Wisconsin hosted ISC. In 2024, We are bringing ISC back to Wisconsin and I am a co-chair with Secretary Sue Smedegard. I have been the midwest chapter vice chair, where I ran a meeting at the national level.

I feel the past 23 years have prepared me to become your next association president. I have learned so much from the current, as well as the past executive board, and now is the time to take the next step as I will be retiring from a 31 year career in public safety running a 9-1-1 center.

If elected president, I will continue to attend your meetings and get to know our membership. I would appreciate your support.

VICE PRESIDENT – GREG ROSCIZEWSKI

I’m currently the Racine County AWSC Director (nine years) and running for vice president. Snowmobiling has been a huge part of my life since my first ride on a 1970 Evinrude Bobcat at the age of seven. I’ve been a snowmobiler ever since and my wife Joyce and I have made snowmobiling our main family activity every fall and winter - the one thing we still do together as a family, is ride. My daughter Laura, son-in-law Tony, son Aaron, and daughter-in-law Kristina have already introduced our four grandchildren to snowmobiling and Aaron even competes during the summer racing snowmobiles on asphalt.

In professional life, during and after college, I worked as an auto mechanic. I was manager of two different service stations which gave me an early taste of management and dealing with people. In 1989 I was hired as a Racine County Deputy Sheriff and retired in 2016 after 26 years. Some of my duties included working on our snowmobile patrol in winter and two full years on Lake Michigan water patrol.

I’ve been a club member since age 18 and during my 28 years as a Wind Lake/North Cape Drifter, I was the VP for four years and president for 11. I also served on our three-person trail boss committee where I worked extensively with our landowners. I’ve been an active groomer and dirt work tractor operator. I work extensively with the fundraising committee and help coordinate our “Sunday Gunday” raffle every year! As a cabin owner in St. Germain, my wife and I are members of Sayner Barnstormers which gives me perspective on snowmobiling issues in both the south and the north.

Snowmobile access has always been a huge challenge to the snowmobile program and will definitely get worse if we don’t find ways to educate our user group. I believe we need to find some new ways to deal with trespassing. Enforcement is a much more complex issue than most people know. I believe I can bring some unique insight into enforcement and education if the legislative and trail committees continue to pursue some type of new legislation to make our trespass statutes more enforceable.

MY NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE OUR WISCONSIN SNOWMOBILE LEGACY FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. Always remember AWSC is not ever the only show in town, but we will continue to be the best show in town! I’m very much looking forward to everyone’s support for AWSC VP. LIFE IS CHOICES! LET’S ALL CHOOSE SNOWMOBILING!

SECRETARY - SUE SMEDEGARD

I feel it’s important for you to know exactly what I do as your current AWSC Secretary, so you understand the significant time commitment. With a new president and vice president taking office in 2023, I believe it’s very important to keep some consistency on the board, and not create additional work for them as they learn their new roles. Many of the things I do on your behalf don’t have to be done by the secretary, but it will take some time to get that reassigned if there is a third new executive board member. In addition to these activities, I have agreed to co-chair the International Snowmobile Congress being hosted in Wisconsin in 2024, along with Lori Heideman. Our treasurer does an outstanding job, but is just completing her second year in the position and has rightly, and mainly, focused on her own position. It is my plan to step down as AWSC Secretary in 2025. I appreciate your continued support as we transition through the coming year and showcase the AWSC to the international snowmobile family.

In addition to maintaining the records and by-laws for the association, my duties and other activities on your behalf include:

• Take minutes at directors meetings, get them out within 7-10 days (to exec board first for proofing)

• Attend and take minutes at AWSC Executive Board meetings, distribute to executive board within 24 hours

• After executive board determines who speakers should be, invite speakers for workshop and convention, send thank you cards after the event

• AWSC Facebook page – update regularly, watch for inappropriate posts, share Miss Snowflake posts. Be sure all deadlines are posted and reminders are posted in a timely manner (Snowmobile Friendly Community, Scholarship, Convention and Fall Workshop information, etc). Respond to frequent messages.

• Liaison to Department of Tourism – regular communication, attend the Governors Convention on Tourism

• Liaison to Wisconsin ATV/UTV Association- regular communication, attend VIP event and Annual meeting

• Organize Miss Snowflake participation in World Championship Watercross

• Represent the AWSC with trailer and display at Hay Days

• Wisconsin Snowmobile News – work with president on meeting notes to be included quarterly, create magazine articles when appropriate, comprise articles on past presidents who have passed away and proofread each issue

• Attend most ISCs – at my own expense

• Assist directors/reps/county alliances/clubs whenever requested

• Send sympathy cards/get well cards to directors, reps, etc., as appropriate

• Related items – give AWSC report and represent AWSC at appropriate state and regional meetings

• Member of WI Snowmobile Recreation Council

• Member of WI Office of Outdoor Recreation Committee

• Acting Chair of Gandy Dancer Trail Commission

• Secretary/Treasurer of Northern Regional Trail Advisory Committee

• Officer of local club and county association, along with local and county council and commissions.

BRITTANY LILLION – SECRETARY

I am running for the position of AWSC Secretary. Hopefully I am a familiar face to many of you, attending almost every Workshop and Convention since 2005. I most recently served as one of the AWSC Kids and Adults on Sleds (KAOS) Co-Chairs from July 2016 to March 2023. I was the Dane County Representative from

2019-2022. My family was awarded AWSC and ACSA Snowmobile Family of the Year in 2019. I represented the AWSC as Miss Snowflake from 2010-2011. I was a KAOS Youth Representative and Advisor from 20102012, and was selected to travel to Winnipeg, Boston and Grand Rapids representing KAOS and the AWSC. I have traveled to six International Snowmobile Congress (ISC) events since 2012 and currently sit on the planning committee for ISC 2024. I have been a member of the Midnite Trail Riders since 1994, serving as their secretary and membership chair from 2007 to 2010, as well as being involved with their social media and fundraising committees.

My husband, James, and I have been married for four years and have a daughter, Olivia, and a rescue fur baby named Stanley. Professionally, I am Project Engineer for JT Engineering, employed with them since 2010. Besides snowmobiling, our family enjoys traveling and visiting new places!

I am running for secretary to further my involvement in the AWSC and believe I could provide a fresh perspective to the executive board. I am passionate about preserving this amazing sport for future generations. I have appreciated all the support I have received from the AWSC and its members in my past endeavors and will appreciate your support and vote in this election for AWSC Secretary.

TREASURER – LAUREN LEVEY

I’m happy to announce I will be running again this year for the position of AWSC Treasurer. Over the past two years, I’ve really enjoyed learning the position and how it has operated before me. This year, I want to focus on making improvements and standardizations to the process. I want to be able to make it easier for more people to step up, learn the position, and eventually take over when I’m done. I’m always looking for suggestions and ideas from club members - my email is in the magazine so please use it!

I’ve received a ton of very positive feedback from many of you regarding the next generation stepping up to be involved on the executive board and I appreciate your support and grace over the last two years and hopefully moving forward into this election season. I am a proud member and Secretary of the Cambria Moonlighters snowmobile club in Columbia County, a member of the KAOS committee, a snowmobile and ATV safety instructor, and a sponsored trail rider for DSG Outerwear. My full-time job is at Alsum Farms & Produce in Friesland, WI as the Human Resource Coordinator. Outside of snowmobiling and work, I enjoy hunting, fishing, and taking out the UTV with my husband, Trevor, and introducing all of our hobbies to our one and a half year old, TJ. I appreciate your votes in the upcoming election and look forward to working with the executive board, AWSC reps and directors, KAOS members, and any WI snowmobile clubs members that I cross paths with.

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