AANR members re-elect Linda Weber as president
Weber defeats Rives in second consecutive contested presidential race; BG Parkes elected vice president
Linda Weber has been re-elected president of the American Association for Nude Recreation, defeating challenger Joe Rives 66.7% to 33.3%. Weber, who first took office in 2024, will serve a second two-year term. Total participation was 3,472 voters, representing 13.7% of eligible members.
BG Parkes of Suwannee Valley Resort was elected vice president, defeating Patty Faber of Shangri La Ranch 62.4% to 37.6%. Mitch London was returned to the secretary/treasurer role uncontested.
The ballot’s sole bylaw proposition—moving the public-facing portions of the annual convention from Wednesday and Thursday mornings to Friday evening and Saturday—passed by a wide margin, with 90.2% approval.
In the regional trustee races, Janine Siegfried won the AANR-Southwest seat in the ballot’s most competitive contest, taking 43.9% in a three-way race over Bill Hobbs (35.6%) and Bob Redoutey (20.6%). Cyndi Faber narrowly defeated Kathy Watzel for the AANR-West seat, 55.5% to 44.5%. Bradley McDonald won the AANR-Midwest race 79.8% to 20.2% over David Levine. Sandra Cordell, Ralph Collinson, and Jenny Agee were returned to their respective AANR-East, AANR-Florida, and AANR-Northwest seats uncontested.
In a post on Bluesky following the announcement, Weber wrote that she was “honored to be re-elected to a second term,” thanking members who “again placed their trust” in her and expressing her commitment to serving members and advancing AANR over the next two years. In a separate message to Planet Nude, she noted that Rives had reached out to congratulate her and expressed his excitement to work together. “I thought that was classy,” she said.
Full results were released by AANR on June 22. 🪐
Editor’s note: The author currently serves as PR Committee chair for AANR, a role I will not be continuing into the next term. This piece was reported independently and was not coordinated with AANR leadership. Congratulations to Linda Weber on her re-election—wishing her and the incoming board every success.
