Election Results:
President Election Results: Vicki Jo Harrison
Vice President Election Results: Dr. Liz Brown
For Breed Committee and Proposal results please click here
2023 Ballot Proposals
Click on each proposal to read about them. They will appear on the fall ballot.
Proposal 1 – Amend By-Laws Articles 6, 7, 8, 11, 19 (Chief Operating Officer and Business Manager/Executive Secretary
Proposal 2 – Amend By-Laws 123.1.8 to 123.1.10 (Honorary Judge Titles)
Proposal 3 – Amend By-Laws Article 14 (Absolute majority)
Proposal 4 – Delete Show Rule 29.3.4 (Alternative Format Judges)
2023 Combined Membership Ballot Proposals
2023 Ballot Candidates
If you would like to file for candidacy for any of these positions, please read through the requirements and rules below.
To file for candidacy:
- Candidates can email their declaration to Candidate@tica.org and the EO will send an invoice for the filing fee.
- Filing period June 1 – July 31st
- Filing fee for president/vice-president- USD 25
- Filing fee for breed committee-USD 10
- Membership should be = > 2027
- Must have been member in good standing for 2 consecutive years
Names in blue have links to candidates supporting statements
President: Choosing a candidate for President
Vicki Jo Harrison
Ralph Stadter
Vice President: Choosing a candidate for Vice President
Liz Brown
Ellen V Crockett
TICA Breed Committee Member: Choosing a candidate for TICA Breed Committee Member
Breed Committees:
Abyssinian Breed Group (AB):
Steven Corneille
Cheryl Davern
Carlos Lopez
Donna Maddox
Brenda Russo
Vicki White
American Bobtail (SH/LH):
Lorna Friemoth
American Curl (LH/SH):
Linda Bull
Jane Lopresti
Grace Ruga
Joe Ruga
Australian Mist (AUM):
Kay L Hanvey
American Shorthair (AS):
Liz Brown
Robin Higgins
Lynette Jacobs
Richard Hoskinson
Carol Rothfeld
Esther Saunders
Bengal Breed Group (BG/BGL):
Canie Brooks
Steven Corneille
Melissa Dorko
Kelli Faram
Samantha Kerr
Robyn Paterson
Jessica Petras
Michael Petras
Kathy Shaw
Irene VanBelzen
Sophi Yates
Birman:
Michelle Andrade
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Nicki Fenwick-Raven
Leslie Hurley
Charlotte Shea
Burmilla (SH/LH):
British Breed Group (BS/BL):
Gregory Anderson
Pamela A Barrett
Hanna Brister
Jesub Byun
Marion Collins
Sue Cummins
Priscilla Kohutek
Andreas Kretschmer-Kraiczek
Shelly Mitchell
Tatiana Perry
Renae Silver
Sharon Werning
Burmese/Bombay Breed Group (BU/BO):
Beata Broing
Asa Broing
Mette Lambert
Jackie Luebke-Puetz
Theo Mitchell
Cornish Rex (CR):
Karen Wilkins
Chartreux:
Chausie (CU):
Devon Rex (DR):
Ellen V. Crockett
Honey Gilmore
Lyssa Paul
Donskoy:
Megan Duffy
Kathryn Eden
Alisyn Garza
Egyptian Mau:
Denise Spraker
Havana (HB):
Jonna Inman
Household Pet:
Carol Barton
Vanadis Crawford
Catherine Gargill
Honey Gilmore
Angela Ng
Barbara Waindle
Michelle Whiting
Jenny Wickle
Japanese Bobtail Breed Group (JB/JBL):
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Vanadis Crawford
Lorna Friemoth
Becky Smith
Khaomanee (KM):
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Nancy Schuman
Lori Snook
Korat:
Kurilian Bobtail Breed Group (KB/KBL):
Nicki Fenwick-Raven
LaPerm Breed Group (LP/LPS):
Denise Abraham
Nicola Lovell
Lykoi (LY):
John F Sokol
Manx Breed Group (MX/CY):
Honey Gilmore
Shari Millar
Lyssa Paull
Maine Coon Breed Group (MC/MCP):
Teresa Brainerd
Janet Brown
Liz Brown
Judy Friedman
Phillipa M Holmes
Daniel Fradkin
Deborah Kinsley
Teri Matzkin
Vanessa Sinephro
Carolyn (Cari) Tucker
Rianna Vande Vusse
Laurie Taft Woods
Munchkin Breed Group (MK/MKL):
Elodie Danielou
Nathalie Danielou
Edwina Lott
Samantha McConnell
Sherri McConnell
Minuet Breed Group (MNT/MNL):
Barbara Graden
Edwina Lott
Samantha McConnell
Sherri McConnell
Catherine Rudy
Nebelung:
Norwegian Forest:
Donna Armel
James(Jim) Armel
Romaine E Halupa
Yumiko Sotazaki
Rieko Sugiura
Ocicat (OC):
Patricia L. Arnold
Ellen Karr
Catherine Kennedy
Robin Madigan
Frances Volkman
Persian Breed Group (PS/HI/ES):
Jane Allen
Christa Chapman
Jorge Garnica
Dodie Johnson
Evita Naumenko
Brigitte Pouliot
Peterbald (PD):
Joanna Bell
Audrey Marquis
Adolfo Gonzalez Marquez
Susanna Shon
Pixiebob (SH/LH):
Kornelia (Konnie) Surmann
Ragdoll:
Kristin Demko
Heather Ellis
Mimi Xin Fu
Seanna Grochowski
Carol Jaquez
Amanda Jimmink
Judit Jozan
Christine Lupo
Alexandra Marinets
Victoria Milam
Lois Miu
Stormi Nell
Amanda Nicodemus
David Nudleman
Dana Pendergraph
Mary Riddell
Charles Smith
Amy Stadter
Kerry Strassenreiter
Roxann Stephens Vass
Sierra Tiktas
Kim Volckaerts
Russian Blue:
Dmitry S Gembitsky
Elizabeth Miller
Savannah (SV):
Katrin Albertsmeyer
Christine Avalon-Stankovic
Evelyne Beek
Paige Dana
Pamela Flachs
Heather Jackson
Julie Laney
Donna B Lawver
Brigitte Moyne
Ashley Perenich
Kelly Sheppard
Scottish Breed Group (SF/SFL/SCS/SCL):
Shelby Averhart
Paul Harrison
Cheryl Hogan
Teresa Logan
Kathy Morton
Karin Roth
Maria Shevchenko
Stephanie Smith
Selkirk Rex (LH/SH):
Paula Briner
Gale Perry
Lucy Robinson
Katherine Marshall Ruttan
Sarah Ruttan
Sarah Louise Walker
Siamese Breed Group (SI/BA/OS/OL):
Susan Adler
Charissa Ebersole
Lorna Friemoth
Jenny Hamons
Vicki Jo Harrison
Toni Jones
Julie Keyer
Linda Lichtenstein
Heather Lorimer
Siberian (SB):
Winona Bowman
Maria Bunina
Rose Mary Cyr
Donna Francis
Maxime Gagne
Dia Killoran
Kimberly McDaniel
Shelley Sopa
Mayumi (Mimi) Tsuruoka
Singapura (SG):
Catherine Bourreau
Adrian Kajon
Vickie Shields
Somali (SO):
Cheryl Leigh Chamberlin
Kerry J Dolan
Mary Franz
Snowshoe:
Sandra McAllister
Claudia Peters
Sphynx:
Amanda Brass
Shauntay Burris
Carolyn Flasch
Blake Gipson
Tara Hacket
April Leitte
Sarah Little
Alessio Pasquini
Laurie Schiff
Marion Schiff
Kathryn W Sottile
Kelly Thompson
Thai (TH):
Carola Hopfe
Emily Winfield
Tonkinese:
Laurie Schiff
Marion Schiff
Toyger (TG):
Sofia Larabi
Elizabeth Rach
Mickael Rouver
Turkish Angora (TA):
Christine Masser
Jenny Wickle
Turkish Van:
Catharine Claucherty
Nicky Goulter
Erica Tadajewski
Michelle Whiting
By-Laws
Article Fourteen – Election of Officers
114.1 Time of Election. Election of officers shall take place in October every third year by ballot of the membership.
1014.1 Intervals. The regional Directors from the Mid Pacific, Northeast, Northern Europe, South America, Southeast, Western Europe and Southwest regions are elected every 3 years beginning in 1994. All other Regional Directors are elected every 3 years beginning in 1995.
1014.1.1 If a region is added, or adjustments are made to a region or regions, the first term of the new Regional Director will be determined in such a way that no more than one-half the Board of Directors will stand for election or re-election in any given year.
114.1.1 Beginning in 2005, the President and Vice-President shall be elected every 3 years in the same years that Breed Committees are elected.
114.1.2 The President and Vice-President elected in 2001 shall serve an additional year in order to make the transition in election years.
1014.2 Fees.
1014.2.1 Filing Fees. The filing fee for election to the Board of Directors is $25. The filing fee for election to Breed Committees is $10.
1014.2.2 Membership Fees. Any member qualifying for an elected office shall be required to pay membership dues for the entire term of office for which he qualifies in addition to the filing fees.
1014.2.3 TREND Fee. The fee for a 500-word article to be published in the TICA TREND is $30. Candidates may include a photo with the statement. Statements are limited to the August/September and October/November TREND.
1014.2.4 No other advertisement, endorsement or article on any candidacy may be printed in the official newsletter. Candidates who are drafted by write-in vote of the membership shall fulfill all qualifications of those filing for office.
114.2 Announcement of Candidates. Any member who has been a member in good standing for 2 consecutive years immediately preceding shall be eligible to seek office and shall declare his candidacy in writing to the Executive Office not more than 4 months nor less than 2 months before the election month with the filing fee established by the Board of Directors. If no member in the region or no member in the Breed/Breed Group Section has been a member for the 2 years immediately preceding the election, the 2-year membership requirement shall not apply. This shall entitle the candidate to be listed as a candidate for the office sought in every issue of the newsletter including the newsletter prior to the ballot being mailed to the membership. Each candidate shall be entitled to publish a summary of his/her experience, credentials and platform in accordance with Standing Rules.
Article Seven – Duties of Officiers
17.1 Duties of the President and Vice President.
17.1.1 Duties of the President: The President shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Association and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The President shall preside at the Annual
Convention and all other meetings of the membership and the Board of Directors. The President shall
perform all duties delegated to that office by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors. The President
shall enter into no contracts or file no lawsuits in the name of the Association without specific authority
from the Board of Directors.
17.1.2 Duties of the Vice President: In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall serve
as President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors and shall perform all other duties delegated to
that office by these By-Laws, the President or the Board of Directors.
114.3 Election.
114.3.1 The election ballot shall contain a list of candidates. The ballot for election of President, Vice President and Regional Directors shall also contain lines for write-in votes. The provisions of Article Thirteen shall apply to election of officers.
114.3.2 The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. In the case of a tie, a run-off election shall be held.
114.3.3 No person may hold more than one elected position on the Board of Directors at one time.
114.3.3.1 A Regional Director who is elected President or Vice-President must resign as Regional Director effective on the date of assuming the office of President or Vice-President.
114.3.3.2 Appointment of a new Regional Director shall be in accordance with 15.3.2 of these By-Laws.
114.4 Run-Off Elections. If a run-off election is required, a run-off ballot shall be mailed to each member eligible to vote. The provisions of Article Thirteen shall apply to run-off elections.
114.5 Elected officers shall take office January of the ensuing year.
114.6 Responsibilities of Members. Each member shall be responsible to ensure that his ballot is properly authenticated and forwarded as set forth in 113.3.5 above. No member shall attempt to invalidate or otherwise tamper with the TICA election process in any manner whatsoever.
Breed Committee Elections
15.2 Elected Breed/Breed Group Committees.
15.2.1 The members of each Breed/Breed Group Section shall elect a Breed Committee, each member
to serve a term of 3 years or until a successor is duly elected or appointed in the event of a vacancy.
15.2.1.1 The number of Breed/Breed Group Committee members shall be determined
as set forth in the Standing Rules and may be increased or decreased based on the number of
Breed/Breed Group Section members and the needs of the Breed/Breed Group Section.
105.2.1 Breed Committees. The number of breed Committee members shall be determined by the number of
Breed Section Members as of April 30th of the election year as extracted from the membership program. The
following formula will be applied:
Under 75 Breed Section Members: 3 Committee Members
75-150 Breed Section Members: 5 Committee Members
Over 150 Breed Section Members: 7 Committee Members
105.2.2 The filing fee for election to Breed Committees is $10.
15.2.1.2 The Breed/Breed Group Committee member receiving the highest number of
votes shall become the Breed/Breed Group Committee Chairperson.
15.2.1.2.1 In the event of a two-way tie, the two receiving the highest number of votes
may serve as co-chairpersons or may determine between themselves the chairperson or may request
a run-off. It shall be the responsibility of the two concerned to advise the Executive Office which option
they are exercising.
15.2.1.2.2 In the event of a three-way or greater tie, a run-off election shall be held to
determine the chairperson.
15.2.1.3 If for any reason the Breed Committee Chair is vacated, the Breed Committee
member who received the next highest number of votes shall become the Breed Committee Chair. The
vacant seat on the Breed Committee shall be filled with the Breed Section member who received the
next highest number of votes. If all members who ran in the election for Breed Committee are already
serving, the Breed Committee may complete the term with a vacant seat(s) or request that the vacancy
be filled by appointment of the Board of Directors. The Breed Committee shall notify the Executive
Office of any such changes. Notices of Breed Committee resignations and replacements shall be
published in the TICA TREND.
15.2.2 Qualifications for Election to a Breed/Breed Group Committee. Candidates for election to a
Breed/Breed Group Committee shall provide documentation of having met the following requirements
for election:
15.2.2.1 Have met the eligibility requirement(s) to vote in any TICA election (See ByLaws 113.1).
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15.2.2.2 Have met the requirements for Breed/Breed Group Section membership (See
By-Laws 14.1)
15.2.2.3 Have paid TICA membership dues for the 3 years of the applicable term.
15.2.2.4 Have a TICA Registered Cattery (except for the HHP Breed Committee).
15.2.2.4.1 Have bred and registered with TICA a minimum of two litters of the appropriate
breed (except for the HHP Breed Committee).
Or
15.2.2.4.2 Have owned and shown a cat of the appropriate breed in a minimum of five
shows within the three show seasons immediately preceding the election. (Note: Applicants for
Household Pet Breed Committee(s) must meet this requirement to qualify for breed committee
election.)
15.2.2.4.3. Breed Group Membership. For those breed sections that have been merged
into a breed group, membership in only one breed of the breed group is sufficient to allow the member
otherwise qualified to seek membership on the breed group committee.
15.2.3 No member shall be a member of more than three breed committees.
15.3 No person shall be eligible to serve as an elected officer (See By-Laws 15.1) of this Association
who is an officer of another similar association, or who has any outstanding indebtedness to TICA or
to a TICA club.
15.4 Resignation of elected officers shall take effect immediately unless the resignation itself states
an effective date, in which case the resignation shall become effective on the stated date.
15.5 In order to avoid a possible conflict of interest no person(s) who is a principal(s) in any show
production company shall be eligible to serve as an officer or director of this association.
2023 Ballot Proposals Results
2023 Officer Breed Committee Results
2023 Ballot Proposals
2023 Combined Membership Ballot Proposals
2023 Officer Breed Committee Results
2023 Ballot Candidates
President:
Vicki Jo Harrison
Ralph Stadter
Vice President:
Liz Brown
Ellen V Crockett
TICA Breed Committee Member:
Breed Committees:
Abyssinian Breed Group (AB):
Steven Corneille
Cheryl Davern
Carlos Lopez
Donna Maddox
Brenda Russo
Vicki White
American Bobtail (SH/LH):
Lorna Friemoth
American Curl (LH/SH):
Linda Bull
Jane Lopresti
Grace Ruga
Joe Ruga
Australian Mist (AUM):
Kay L Hanvey
American Shorthair (AS):
Liz Brown
Robin Higgins
Lynette Jacobs
Richard Hoskinson
Carol Rothfeld
Esther Saunders
Bengal Breed Group (BG/BGL):
Canie Brooks
Steven Corneille
Melissa Dorko
Kelli Faram
Samantha Kerr
Robyn Paterson
Jessica Petras
Michael Petras
Kathy Shaw
Irene VanBelzen
Sophi Yates
Birman:
Michelle Andrade
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Nicki Fenwick-Raven
Leslie Hurley
Charlotte Shea
Burmilla (SH/LH):
British Breed Group (BS/BL):
Gregory Anderson
Pamela A Barrett
Hanna Brister
Jesub Byun
Marion Collins
Sue Cummins
Priscilla Kohutek
Andreas Kretschmer-Kraiczek
Shelly Mitchell
Tatiana Perry
Renae Silver
Sharon Werning
Burmese/Bombay Breed Group (BU/BO):
Beata Broing
Asa Broing
Mette Lambert
Jackie Luebke-Puetz
Theo Mitchell
Cornish Rex (CR):
Karen Wilkins
Chartreux:
Chausie (CU):
Devon Rex (DR):
Ellen V. Crockett
Honey Gilmore
Lyssa Paul
Donskoy:
Megan Duffy
Kathryn Eden
Alisyn Garza
Egyptian Mau:
Denise Spraker
Havana (HB):
Jonna Inman
Household Pet:
Carol Barton
Vanadis Crawford
Catherine Gargill
Honey Gilmore
Angela Ng
Barbara Waindle
Michelle Whiting
Jenny Wickle
Japanese Bobtail Breed Group (JB/JBL):
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Vanadis Crawford
Lorna Friemoth
Becky Smith
Khaomanee (KM):
Nikki Crandall-Seibert
Nancy Schuman
Lori Snook
Korat:
Kurilian Bobtail Breed Group (KB/KBL):
Nicki Fenwick-Raven
LaPerm Breed Group (LP/LPS):
Denise Abraham
Nicola Lovell
Lykoi (LY):
John F Sokol
Manx Breed Group (MX/CY):
Honey Gilmore
Shari Millar
Lyssa Paull
Maine Coon Breed Group (MC/MCP):
Teresa Brainerd
Janet Brown
Liz Brown
Daniel Fradkin
Judy Friedman
Phillipa M Holmes
Deborah Kinsley
Teri Matzkin
Vanessa Sinephro
Carolyn (Cari) Tucker
Rianna Vande Vusse
Laurie Taft Woods
Munchkin Breed Group (MK/MKL):
Elodie Danielou
Nathalie Danielou
Edwina Lott
Samantha McConnell
Sherri McConnell
Minuet Breed Group (MNT/MNL):
Barbara Graden
Edwina Lott
Samantha McConnell
Sherri McConnell
Catherine Rudy
Nebelung:
Norwegian Forest:
Donna Armel
James(Jim) Armel
Romaine E Halupa
Yumiko Sotazaki
Rieko Sugiura
Ocicat (OC):
Patricia L. Arnold
Ellen Karr
Catherine Kennedy
Robin Madigan
Frances Volkman
Persian Breed Group (PS/HI/ES):
Jane Allen
Christa Chapman
Jorge Garnica
Dodie Johnson
Evita Naumenko
Brigitte Pouliot
Peterbald (PD):
Joanna Bell
Audrey Marquis
Adolfo Gonzalez Marquez
Susanna Shon
Pixiebob (SH/LH):
Kornelia (Konnie) Surmann
Ragdoll:
Kristin Demko
Heather Ellis
Mimi Xin Fu
Seanna Grochowski
Carol Jaquez
Amanda Jimmink
Judit Jozan
Christine Lupo
Alexandra Marinets
Victoria Milam
Lois Miu
Stormi Nell
Amanda Nicodemus
David Nudleman
Dana Pendergraph
Mary Riddell
Charles Smith
Amy Stadter
Kerry Strassenreiter
Roxann Stephens Vass
Sierra Tiktas
Kim Volckaerts
Russian Blue:
Dmitry S Gembitsky
Elizabeth Miller
Savannah (SV):
Katrin Albertsmeyer
Christine Avalon-Stankovic
Evelyne Beek
Paige Dana
Pamela Flachs
Heather Jackson
Julie Laney
Donna B Lawver
Brigitte Moyne
Ashley Perenich
Kelly Sheppard
Scottish Breed Group (SF/SFL/SCS/SCL):
Shelby Averhart
Paul Harrison
Cheryl Hogan
Teresa Logan
Kathy Morton
Karin Roth
Maria Shevchenko
Stephanie Smith
Selkirk Rex (LH/SH):
Paula Briner
Gale Perry
Lucy Robinson
Katherine Marshall Ruttan
Sarah Ruttan
Sarah Louise Walker
Siamese Breed Group (SI/BA/OS/OL):
Susan Adler
Charissa Ebersole
Lorna Friemoth
Jenny Hamons
Vicki Jo Harrison
Toni Jones
Julie Keyer
Linda Lichtenstein
Heather Lorimer
Siberian (SB):
Winona Bowman
Maria Bunina
Rose Mary Cyr
Donna Francis
Maxime Gagne
Dia Killoran
Kimberly McDaniel
Shelley Sopa
Mayumi (Mimi) Tsuruoka
Singapura (SG):
Catherine Bourreau
Adrian Kajon
Vickie Shields
Somali (SO):
Cheryl Leigh Chamberlin
Kerry J Dolan
Mary Franz
Snowshoe:
Sandra McAllister
Claudia Peters
Sphynx:
Amanda Brass
Shauntay Burris
Carolyn Flasch
Blake Gipson
Tara Hacket
April Leitte
Sarah Little
Alessio Pasquini
Laurie Schiff
Marion Schiff
Kathryn W Sottile
Kelly Thompson
Thai (TH):
Carola Hopfe
Emily Winfield
Tonkinese:
Laurie Schiff
Marion Schiff
Toyger (TG):
Sofia Larabi
Elizabeth Rach
Mickael Rouver
Turkish Angora (TA):
Christine Masser
Jenny Wickle
Turkish Van:
Catharine Claucherty
Nicky Goulter
Erica Tadajewski
Michelle Whiting
2023 Board Ballot
BB23-01 – Sanctions against Danielle Petersen
BB23-02Amend budget for Social Media Promotion of Shows 7500.-1
BB23-04 Change Winter Meeting dates to January 18 20 2024
BB23-05 Change of venue for the 2024 Mid Atlantic TICA Annual from Chantilly VA to Hampton VA
