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The
area council of Area VI is happy to announce the acceptance
from Randy Nunnink to serve as the new area chairman. As
you may know David Adamo has relocated and can no longer
serve as the area chair. Randy has agreed to step in and
fill the seat. I hope you will all join the area council
in wishing him the best in the next couple years!
I
interviewed Randy (and his wife Kristi) and ferreted out
some little known tidbits for your review.
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He was
raised in Nevada City, Ca.
* Graduated from Nevada Union High School
* Served in the US Coast Guard
* Randy is 5th in a line of 12 children, he has 11 siblings
* Randy and Kristi (Cruse) were married on New Years Eve
in 1986 and have one son Ryan, 21.
* Randy is employed in Folsom with the CAISO in Real-Time
Grid Operations.
* Randy was the Organizer of American Valley Horse Trials
in Quincy, Ca from 1993 to 1999.
* Randy currently lives in Auburn, Ca.
I
asked Randy why he has taken on the area chair job and he
replied:
I am a great supporter and am very involved with 3-day Eventing.
I have many acquaintances and friends within Area VI and
feel that I am able to work with everyone. I am proud to
support and promote 3-day Eventing for our area.
What
are your thoughts regarding the negative press after some
of the accidents suffered lately?
I feel we will have our up's and down's in life, we need
to focus our attention to working together toward making
the sport better.
We need to act as a cohesive group to address these negative
issues.
We want to encourage our rider's to prepare themselves and
their horses to their utmost ability.
We need to support our events so that they may continue.
We need to support our organization by being an active member
with positive contributions.
On
a positive note how can we change the face of Eventing?
Present and support the positive side of Eventing.
Little
know Randy factoids:
* Favorite Food: Lasagna
* #1 Sport: Fishing
* Favorite Leisure Past Time: Family
* Favorite movie of all time: Parent Trap
* Loves "Adult Alternative" Music
* Can or can't dance? Kristi say's "Can't"
* Eventing hero Derek, Eventing Heroine Kristi.
Interview submitted by: Lousie Hales
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