Welcome South Florida Triathlete members and prospective members,

First of all, thanks to Paul Kvedaras, our previous President, for truly being a balancing force with this club.  He has helped tremendously over the years to bring this club to the level it is today.  Second of all, thanks to all the members for staying with us through overloaded emails, dramatic back-and-forth communications, non-comprehensible humour, and times we have run out of pizza.  We're not perfect but we're a highly-energized group of well-intentioned folk that are positively loving the sport of triathlon. 

I have talked to several new and renewing members and see that camaraderie is the driving force in being a part of this club.  I look forward to maintaining that throughout the presidency.  There are other important aspects of the club like our training groups, monthly meetings, special events, and communications that are our core competencies.  These are areas I hope to improve and get better.

We are setting parameters in our structure that hopefully will bring guidance to future SFT generations.  Bill Carballo, our Vice President, is somebody who is passionate about the sport and executes a project within minutes of a phone call.  This, with the technical know-how from Frank Sanchez, Luis Camp's years of experience, Ray Perdomo ’s jovial team support, Linda Weinant's forward-thinking views, and Steve Brookner 's endless training regimens, are what I think will be part of a great team leading the club.

We created Committees to encourage involvement in different areas of our club.  The Board Member Chair is in charge of communicating our vision whilst also communicating back to the Board the feedback and recommendations received from our members.  Should you ever want to get involved in any of these areas or give feedback, here are your main contacts.     

Membership Committee-Chiara

Training Events Committee-Ray

Sponsorship Committee-Linda

Website Committee-Frank

Volunteer Committee-Luis

Events Committee-Bill

Uniforms Committee-Frank

Treasury Committee-Steve

Lastly, members - the main thing I'll be working on is getting you to come out and race or volunteer in our local community.  Our club promises to support you in your races, screaming at you and hollering at you like no tomorrow - assuring you will drop seconds from your time.  And our club promises to give you and your family a pleasant experience so it evolves from something of 'volunteering' to something more like 'reunions' with friends.

Safe Training and welcome,

-Chiara Manton | President SFT_Club@yahoo.com