Re: Dues Increase; Committee Assignments–Who to Call; Museum Groundbreaking!
Issue: 2026-07-01 #07
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
HCCA Dues Increase – The HCCA Board of Directors voted to implement a dues increase effective July 1, 2026. This is our first increase in many years. It is necessary to keep pace with rising operational costs, including: insurance, general administration, postage, and the publication of our Gazette. Starting July 1, annual dues for all domestic and international memberships will increase by $10.00 per year. The only exceptions are the electronic Gazette membership, which will increase by just $2 per year, and our introductory rate for new members, which remains $19.15 for the first year.
HCCA 2026 Committee Assignments
Executive Committee
- Doug Tomb – Chairman of the Board
- Jim Skillicorn – President
- Kim Simoni – Vice President
- Rusty Berg – Secretary
- Jamie Holmes – Treasurer
- Don Plumb – Member at Large
- Jeff Lesher – Parliamentarian
- Committee Assignments – Jim Skillicorn
Activities
- Vince Altieri – Chair
- Peter Jakab, Kim Simoni
Finance
- Jamie Holmes – Chair
- Jeff Lesher, Kim Simoni, Doug Tomb
Regional Groups & Registries
- Don Azevedo – Chair
- Rusty Berg, Terry Cole, Jamie Holmes, Bob Lederer, Rob Caldeira*, Alex Huppe*, Don Poffenroth*
Communication
- Danny Case – Chair
- Don Plumb, Keene Brewer*, Jim Diener, Tracy Lesher*, Garie Zordich*, Peter Gariepy*
Education Committee
- Peter Jakab – Chair
- Terry Cole, Russell Holden, Chris Brewer*, John Smith*
International Club Relations
- Jamie Holmes – Chair
- Russell Holden, Don Plumb, Mitch Gross-VCC/GB*, Chris Stephen-VCC/NZ*
Membership
- Jeff Lesher–Chair
- Bob Lederer
National News
- Doug Tomb
By-Laws & Governance
- Jeff Lesher – Chair
- Jeff Chattin*
- Peter Jakab
International Postage Committee
- Jamie Holmes – Chair
- Russell Holden
- Tracy Lesher*
Strategic Planning
- Russell Holden – Chair
- Jeff Lesher, Don Plumb, Kim Simoni, Jim Skillicorn, Doug Tomb
2026 Board Nominations
- Russell Holden – Chair
- Jim Skillicorn, Doug Tomb
Horseless Carriage Gazette
- Kim Simoni-Chair
- Thomas & Joyce Edfors, Gil Fitzhugh, Howard Hodson, Peter Jakab, Bill & Anne Ottemann, Chris Paulson, Eadi Popick, Anne Russell Kemp, Leo Short, Wayne Simoni, Bruce Spainhower
Web & Gazette Advertising Committee
- Doug Tomb – Chair
- Danny Case, Don Plumb, Kyle Blake*, Peter Gariepy*, Tracy Lesher*
Celebration of Brass VI
- Hickory Corners, MI. July 16 – 21, 2026. Gilmore – Museum of the Horseless Carriage Groundbreaking!
- Contact: Terry Cole, Event Chair. 616-262-9477. Car Show, Swap Meet, HCCA Tour.
Doug Tomb / Douglas.tomb@verizon.net
Board Member – HCCA NN Editor …