The National Hunter/Jumper Council has completed the elections for chairman and vice chairman of the four newly elected zone committees. The new committees for Zones 1, 4, 9 and 11 will serve three year terms. Following the general committee election, the new committee members then voted for a chairman and vice chairman. The results are as follows:

Zone 1
Joe Dotoli - Chairman
Carol Molony - Vice Chairman

Zone 4
John Rush, III - Chairman
Sue Ashe - Vice Chairman

Zone 9
John Turner - Chairman
Dianne Johnson - Vice Chairman

Zone 11
Paul Gagnon - Chairman
Sally White - Vice Chairman

The chairman and vice chairman of each zone serve on the NHJC Board of Governors. Zone committees are charged with representing the interests and needs of hunter/jumper members in their zones. By encouraging strong geographic representation, the Council can ensure that different regions of the country are well represented.

The new committees for Zones 1, 4, 9 and 11 take office September 1, 2000. Zone committees are required to hold at least four zone meetings a year, two open forums, communicate to their members, appoint zone representatives to NHJC national committees, conduct zone finals and an awards banquet, and develop programs of interest to constituents of their zone. A complete list of the newly elected committee members is available on the NHJC website at www.nhjc.org.

This year the NHJC assumed a greater role in conducting elections for zone committees, and the elections were completed on schedule. As part of the Council's move to fulfill its responsibility as the official affiliate organization of the AHSA for the hunter/jumper sport, the AHSA Board of Directors approved the Council conducting the hunter/jumper elections.

The National Hunter/Jumper Council is the official hunter/jumper discipline organization of the American Horse Shows Association. As such, the NHJC seeks to represent the interests of all hunter/jumper competitors, horse shows, and organizations in the United States.

The NHJC is divided into 12 geographic zones, with the chairmen and vice-chairmen from each zone serving on the Council's Board of Governors. Each chairman of the six AHSA hunter/jumper discipline committees serves also, rounding out the 30 member governing board.

In addition, the NHJC has many other committees dealing with specific issues relevant to the hunter/jumper sport such as education, grass roots, stewards, judges, show management, show standards, drugs and medications, young rider and junior jumper championships, and planning.

The NHJC is also committed to communicating with its hunter/jumper constituency through a variety of media, including "Horse Show" magazine, the NHJC website (www.nhjc.org), and its quarterly newsletter "The Council Connection". For more information, contact Marnye Elliott, Director of Communication.