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Star Touring & Riding Association

Chapter 237

San Fernando Valley, CA

OUR MEMBERS

Star Members:	An organization made up of members, dedicated to protecting the interests of motorcyclists and to developing better and more enthusiastic relations between the general public, the media and the operators and riders of motorcycles. Members that set forth to encourage rider participation in events; promote motorcycle safety and camaraderie among members, promote organized events; while performing them in a lawful manner.
	Bike (s) Make & Model	Chapter Office/Position	Picture

Zoud Danko	1996 Royal Star	President

Phil Barnett	2001 Road Star	Vice President

Carol Duran	2003 VStar 650	Secretary

Brent Groves	VStar 1100	Sgt. at Arms

Julie Raine		Treasurer

Art Rubens	1999 Road Star	Webmaster/Star Vet Rep

Loree Bates	1996 Yamaha Virago 1100 Special

Mark Raine	2004 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic	Tin Star

Kevin Ratliff	VSTAR 1100

Ronald Smith	2005 Royal Star Venture

Lucy Barnett	2003 VStar 650

Debra Greenberg	1996 Suzuki Savage

Jared Scudder	2005 Road Star Warrior

Doug Tennison

Bobby Campos

Wally Pinn

Vance Shirley	2005 ROAD STAR

Maureen Finan	V-STAR 1100	LOS REP

Randy & Nancy Jenkins

Patrick Geronimi





Ladies of Star:	(commonly known as L.O.S.) is a special facet of the Star Touring and Riding Assoc. Our membership welcomes and includes all women motorcycle enthusiasts, both passengers and operators.

Julie Raine

Maureen Finan	V-STAR 1100	LOS REP

Lucy Barnett	2003 VStar 650

Lori Pinn

Debra Greenberg	1996 Suzuki Savage

Carol Duran	2003 VStar 650	Secretary









Star Vets:	Dedication to honor those members who have served our country. If you have served in the armed forces please click here to fill out a Star Vets application.

Zoud Danko

Art Rubens		Star Vets Rep.

DOUG TENNISON







Tin Stars:	The purpose of “Tin Star” is to allow Star Touring to identify a team of volunteers in time of need. If an accident or emergency occurs, or a member is in need of assistance (bike break down, stranded etc. or any other situation where help is needed), the “Tin Star” member in the group could be called on to lend a hand and/or to take control of the situation, until the local emergency services arrive. We thank all of the members listed here who have stepped forward and volunteered to help in the time of need.

Mark Raine	2004 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic	Tin Star

Star Kids/Teens:	Another facet of Star is Star Kids/ Teens. This is the completion of the Star family. The purpose of Star Kids/Teens is to promote positive, safe motorcycling to the younger members of our organization. Star believes in the family as a whole and motorcycling should be considered a family sport. Introducing our young members to safe riding and positive influence will build an invaluable foundation for young adult riders. Click on the Star Kids Logo for our special page.

Naia Danko

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Chapter Officers

Chapter President: Shall assure the compliance by all Chapter members with the STAR Charter. Shall exercise general supervision over the members of the Chapter Board and the affairs of the Chapter. Shall have the authority to make day-to-day decisions concerning the operations of the Chapter and report those decisions to the membership. Shall maintain a working relationship with Chapter sponsors and the dealer sponsors of STAR Touring and Riding. Shall represent the Chapter in involvement with other riders groups and organizations. Shall be point of contact for all Chapter members in communicating with STAR International, i.e. National President and National Organizers.

Vice-President: Shall stand in for and hold the responsibilities of the President in his absence. Shall work with all committee chairs to coordinate and inform board of committee progress. Shall work with the President to obtain sponsors and representing the Chapter and STAR Touring and Riding.

Secretary: Shall keep minutes of all meetings. Shall conduct a roll call of members at general meetings. Shall be sure that all members sign in on roster for monthly rides. Shall make sure that all members have signed a waiver form for the current year. Shall make sure that all e-mails are forwarded to the membership.

Treasurer: Shall maintain a bookkeeping system for the funds of the Chapter. Shall make a monthly financial report to the Executive Board at E. Board meetings, and to the membership at each general meeting. Shall oversee sales of Chapter merchandise, i.e. T-shirts, sunglass straps etc. Shall place all orders and collect all monies for items purchased from STAR Touring and Riding International office, i.e. back patches, rockers, both the large rocker and any small rocker. Shall coordinate and collect funds during all 50/50 raffles.

LOS (Ladies of the STAR) Representative: Shall work to make all women, either rider or passenger, feel welcome as a member of the Chapter. Shall coordinate with the national LOS Director for support. Shall work within the Chapter to further the image of women in motorcycling.

Sergeant At Arms: Shall be present at all meetings to keep and maintain order.
Committees: Shall be appointed to cover Safety, Chapter Rides, Events and a Chapter Historian.
Safety: Shall keep membership aware of good safety practices. Shall brief membership at all rides and meetings. Shall continue to research information concerning motorcycle safety and equipment.
Ride: Shall plan out monthly Chapter rides and special event rides. Shall brief all riders of route and supply them with a map of the route during pre ride meeting. Shall plan out fuel and rest stops for each ride accounting for the mileage and weather conditions.
Events: Shall work with other committees as necessary to plan out special events.
Historian: Shall keep records of Chapter rides, events and statistics. Shall give a year end report on number of events Chapter participated in, miles traveled as a Chapter, ride attendance and members who made most events and rides.

Ride Captains: Shall ride in the front left position in the pack and lead each group of riders. Shall call for lane changes by signal to Tail Gunner. Shall notify group of road hazards as they are found by hand signal to be passed back through the group.

Tail Gunner: Shall at all time be the last rider in the formation. Shall be the only rider to stop and assist another rider in the group that has experienced a problem. Shall upon notification by signal, sent back from the Ride Captain, move left or right to secure the open lane for a group lane change. Shall monitor the entire group to maintain formation. Shall notify the Ride Captain and Chapter President of any violations in rides procedures.