William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2003 / Különszám

The Board

Trenton, N.J.;

William J. Bero, 48, a member of the Board from 1987 to 1991 and from 1999 to the present, and member of Branch 1, Bridgeport, Conn.;

Barbara A. House, 61, a national director since 1993, and member of Branch 18 Lincoln Park, Mich.;

Charles S. Johns, 74, a member of the Board since 1999, and member of Branch 336 Harrisburg, Pa.;

Michael R. Kara, 78, a member of the Board since 1991, and member of Branch 34 Pittsburgh, Pa.;

Andrew W. McNelis, 56, a national director since 1995, and member of Branch 34 Pittsburgh, Pa.;

Frank J. Radvany, 85, a member of the Board from 1967 to 1988 and from 2001 to the present, the secretary of the Board, and member of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J.; and

Michael F. Tomcsak, 76, a national director since 1988, and member of Branch 590 Cape Coral, Fla.

The Board serves as the governing body of the Association when the General Convention is not in session. It is charged with doing whatever it deems necessary to carry out the objectives of the Association. Its specific powers and duties are enumerated in the By-Laws (Article III, Section 306). The Board's major responsibilities include:- Maintaining control of all the Association's funds, investments and property;- Electing the Association's national officers;- Approving the salaries, compensation, pension and fringe benefits of all officers and employees; and- Authorizing the types of insurance and annuity certificates to be offered by the Association and establishing limits and rules for those certificates and their beneficiaries; and- Establishing policies and rules to administer the business, social and fraternal affairs of the Home Office and WPA branches.

In addition to the 12 members elected by the Convention, the national president serves as a member of the Board.

The Board meets quarterly at the Home Office in Pittsburgh.

Members of the National Auditing Committee take the oath of office during the General Convention. Pictured are (from left): Robert A. Ivancso (chairman), Dennis A. Chobody (vice chairman), Anne Marie Schmidt, Margaret H. Boso (secretary), Joseph Hamari and William S. Vasvary.

National Auditing Committee welcomes ‘watchdog’ role

When reading the WPA's By-Laws (see Pages 20-39), you will notice that only one paragraph is devoted to the duties of the National Auditing Committee. But, in that one short paragraph lies a role vital to both the continued operations of the Association and the maintenance of our members' trust.

"The National Auditing Committee," the By-Laws state, "shall examine and audit records and vouchers of all receipts and expenditures" of the WPA [Article III, Section 308.1.b(ii)]. In other words, they are the Association's financial "watchdogs."

The four men and two women elected by the 35th General Convention to serve on the National Auditing Committee are eager to fulfill this important role.

Leading the committee as its chairman is Robert A. Ivancso, 42, a member of Branch 27 Toledo, Ohio. This will be Mr. Ivancso's second term as chairman.

Reelected to the committee with him were:

Dennis A. Chobody, 54, of

Branch 88 Rural Valley, Pa., who was elected by the committee members to serve in the newlycreated office of vice chairman;

Margaret H. Boso, 72, of Branch 129 Columbus, Ohio, who was reelected by her fellow committee members to serve as secretary;

Joseph Hamari, 65, of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J. serving his third term as a member of the committee; and

William S. Vasvary, 51, of Branch 725 Springfield, Mass., who is beginning his second term.

The lone new member elected to the National Auditing Committee is Anne Marie Schmidt, 52, of Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Schmidt has been a leader at her branch for many years, continuing a legacy of service to the Association and its members begun by her father, the late Albert G. Kertesz.

The committee generally meets twice each year at the Home Office and subsequently reports its findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors.

Williu Pen Life, Special Convention Edition, November 2003

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