AMCA Hires New Executive Director

[Spag]

On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to announce the AMCA has hired John Cerilli as its first Executive Director. We all look forward to working with John as the Club celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2014. Please offer John your support and input to make this historic event a positive one for the entire Membership. Please welcome John as he travels to AMCA National Meets and other events next year. The attached notice also appears on the AMCA website as a news article. Please pass the word. Thanks.
Richard


http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/bbo...0&d=1386265599

[eldomike]

Great to see John get the Job....and he is a Guzzi guy too!

[pisten-bully]

Nice! Good Luck John and congratulations.

Wait... does this mean you now have unlimited access to the AMCA company jet?

[exeric]

So what in particular is John going to do, and is all of this because the AMCA is no longer a "not for profit" organization? Are we going from a club to a business? I'm easy to please, but I do like to know what's going on.

[sirhrmechanic]

Just so long as we don't all have to buy Moto Guzzi's... Well, not that I would object to that...

Cheers,

Sirhr

[Robert Luland]

I like it! They sell Susie's trailer and we get a Executive Director! Go figure? Good luck on your mission soldier. Bob L

[JJCerilli]

Hi Eric -

This is John J. Cerilli and thanks for your inquiry. I just joined the AMCA forum today, and as you know, I am the newly appointed Executive Director for the AMCA. I would be more than happy to share some of the ideas I presented to the BOD during my recent interview. Most focus on how to increase membership and improve overall awareness of the AMCA going forward. Just send me a PM and I will give you my home email address. Thanks and I sincerely look forward to meeting you in the near future.

Best regards,

JJ Cerilli

[JJCerilli]

Sirhr -

Thanks for your comments. Moto Guzzi's, (and especially vintage ones) need love too! (lol) I sold my restored '83 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans-III (in that photo), about a year ago. They are great bikes! I have owned and ridden about 30 bikes in 45 years of riding.

My two current vintage rides are a 1970 Triumph T100C Trophy 500 and a 1978 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing.

Best regards,

JJ CerilliIMG_7241.jpgIMG_7162.jpg

[JJCerilli]

Pisten (Harry)

Thanks for your kind words. I think we have a long, long way to go before the AMCA could afford a company jet! (lol)

Best regards,

JJ Cerilli

[len dowe]

Hi John,
I hope things work out for you and eventually meeting you and I wish you the best.
One thing I would like to mention is that the southern and Mid-Northern Midwest states (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah to name a few have none what-so-ever a National meet(The upper North-East has to many IMO).
I for one would like very much to see a National meet in our territory. You mention membership and to do that I think is to expand some National meets thru out the Nation to those of us that cannot make those. I've been a member for decades and I for one have never been able to go to a East coast or West coast National meet.
I would very much like to speak with you on this subject as in Colorado we have 2 chapters representing the surrounding Southern & Northern states. In my opinion I would think it would benefit the AMCA for more membership and attendance.
Len. AMCA #765.

[exeric]

Thanks for jumping on the forum John. I think this is a good place to get ideas across because it allows you the luxury of picking your words. Our AMCA forum does not get the traffic it deserves and in this age of social networking, and computer communication we should be getting a lot more posts here. Regardless, this forum, and the club magazine are the most accessible methods of reaching the members and even though it can get a bit contentious at times, we all love this hobby, and we want what is best for the club. So, welcome John, and throw stuff into the forum and see what happens.

[exeric]

I love your Triumph by the way.

[DanM]

John, welcome. I think it would be beneficial if you share your thoughts on the forum, rather than emails. we're all interested in your ideas and sharing ours.

dan

[gharper]

I couldn't agree more with Dan and Eric, John please share with the forum, we are indeed interested!

[Steve Slocombe]

Dear John, I'm also interested in hearing the ideas you presented to the BOD as I'm sure we all have some too. Plus I recently bought a one-owner 1979 Moto Guzzi 1000 and it's good to be ahead of the curve occasionally. Welcome.