Commodore's Corner

Brian L. Fish, Commodore William J. Dillon, Vice Commodore Robert V. Weiland, Rear Commodore David M. Schaden, Treasurer Bruce G. Knapp, Secretary

Directors

Joseph Backer Jr. Peter G. Beauregard Richard J. Lueders Amy Krueger Malow William S. Turner Kurt J. Saldana Michael Sobolewski

Fleet Officers

Michael Riehl, Fleet Captain Power Yan Ness, Fleet Captain Sail Gary Bill, Fleet Surgeon Walter A. Schmidt, Fleet Chaplain Peter Gleason, Fleet Measurer Thomas Stephenson, Fleet Quarter Master

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Editorial

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Staff Emails

General Manager – Aaron Kessler Wagner awagner@gpyc.org Assistant General Manager – Sean Brown sbrown@gpyc.org Chief Financial Officer – Jim DeMasse jdemasse@gpyc.org Membership Director – Alexa Coole acoole@gpyc.org Communications Manager– Heather Shock hshock@gpyc.org Human Resources Director – Gregory Martini gmartini@gpyc.org Food & Beverage Director – Tyler Whittico twhittico@gpyc.org Food & Beverage Manager – Heather Aldrich haldrich@gpyc.org Executive Chef – Eric Voigt evoigt@gpyc.org Harbor Master – Alex Turner aturner@gpyc.org Catering Director – Maria Dallas mdallas@gpyc.org Catering Coordinator – Lori Tucker ltucker@gpyc.org Bowling Director – Gordy Woods gwoods@gpyc.org Grog Shop Manager & Membership Specialist – Jennifer Benoit jbenoit@gpyc.org Front Gate Security – Mike Lee mlee@gpyc.org Athletic Director – Peter Wendzinski pwendzinski@gpyc.org

The Annual Meeting is over, and I could not be more proud to take over as Commodore of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. A great deal of work must be done to ensure that 2023 is an excellent year for our club members. My emphasis will be on looking for every opportunity to enhance the quality and value of our memberships this year. I believe we have an extremely talented staff and Board of Directors to carry out that objective. We also have tremendous talent and experience in our committees, made up of passionate members, and I am eager to hear their input and recommendations. During my last nine years serving the Board of Directors, we have built many new amenities for our Club. This year will be a year to focus on maintaining these assets and using them to their fullest potential to accomplish our number one goal, which is to take care of our members. As we work to get ourselves into this improved position of Member Satisfaction, I ask the Members to do one very important thing; "Participate." Get out there and use the Club to its fullest. The Commodore's Ball is right around the corner on Saturday, December 3. Much effort goes into making this one of the grandest, most fun parties of the year. I hope many of you join my wife Nancy and I at this great event. Don't hesitate to invite your friends to join you, as this is a great time to show off your Club at its finest. New Committees are currently being formed as they are every year. If you think you would like to participate and help the Club, or if you just want to be part of what drives the Club’s decisions behind the scenes, please reach out to me, and I will help get you placed with one of our Committee Chairs. Lastly, I want to thank Commodore Grobbel and everyone who has served the Club over the last year. I also want to thank the many people who have given me words of encouragement in my Commodore role this year. Allow me, our board, and staff to listen, communicate, and act on making your Club the best it can be in 2023. I am committed and will set the expectation that everyone serving this Club is committed to making great things happen this year.

Sincerely,

Brian Fish Commodore