RRCA Officers 2003
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President -Cynthia McCombs Cynthia has had a life interest in Art, & started carving March of 2001. She enjoys how you can take a piece of wood & produce a piece of Art out of it. She attends Don Morris's weekly workshop for socializing & carving. She has two children. Cynthia was the 2003 Vice President. Cynthia lives in Sterling, Illinois. |
Vice President -Kent McNeill Kent was born July 4,1947 & raised in Prophetstown, IL. Married Sarah Bolam of Ottumwa, IA in 1967. She has worked at CGH Med Center as Assistant Manager of Diagnostic Imaging for 26yrs. Two sons, Dr.Jason & John Dylan & 2-1/2 grandchildren. Kent is a graduate of University of Nebraska-Omaha (1973) with a degree in Journalism. Worked vicarioulsy as a customer service manager,sales manager, & Newspaper editor/publisher. Retired due to several disabilities in 1997. He has been carving (mostly power) for 4 years, & was President of the RRCA for 3 years, and Vice President for 2 years. Since Kent has done such an outstanding job, we asked him to stay on in charge of the clubs Promotional department. |
Treasurer -Frank Butt Frank has been Chip Carving for more than 25 years.Chip Carving is his favorite form of Carving, because you can carve the same geometric design, so many different ways. He also does relief & 3 dimensional -(in the round) carving. Frank has learned his craft the Traditional way, first becomming an apprentice, then a master himself. He comes from a long line of Chip Carvers. Frank has been the Treasurer for the past 6 years. |
Secretary -Rick Johnson I have been interested in many forms of art all my life, mostly drawing and also Pen and Ink. I have been learning to carve wood for a little over a year. I like to mostly do relief carving, I can relate it best to drawing on paper, but I am trying to learn and I enjoy all forms of woodcarving.
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