Boston Chapter Board of Director Candidates

Please take a moment to review the current candidates for the Chapter Board of Directors, and then click the big red button at the bottom of the page to place your vote.

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President
	Larry Barbieri	Larry has been a member of the BMW CCA and the Boston Chapter since 2002.  During that time he has held numerous positions within the chapter, Membership Chair, Advertising Director and Vice President.  As part of his participation in the chapter’s High Performance driving program he has been a member of the registrar committee and a driving instructor for both High Performance driving schools and Advanced Skills Schools, which includes Street Survival. As Vice President he increased chapter social events.  He also brought in more people to help develop, coordinate and execute the chapter’s many social and tech events during the year.  As president, Larry hopes to be able to continue the good work that Simon Cooper has overseen for the past many years.
Vice President
	Dave Albernaz	David Albernaz has been an active Boston Chapter member for 2 years. He volunteered at the Concours event in 2023 supporting onsite logistics. In 2024, David increased his involvement and supported the Concours event in several areas. He was the head registrar, assisted the head judge at the event, and helped set up the venue. David’s enthusiastic about BMWs and all cars. He frequently attends local cars and coffee events to show off his 2022 BMW X5M Competition. David’s passion for cars and car clubs runs deep. Prior to owning a BMW, David helped run the New England Nissan owners club in the early 2000’s and ran the Dodge Neon SRT4 owners club in the mid/late 2000’s. During that time, David built the fastest stock turbo SRT4 in the country. In his spare time he enjoys working on his cars and he’s always happy to help a friend with their vehicles. David has worked on a number of car projects, some unique,including right hand drive swapping a VW Cabrio along with a VR6 engine swap. David is also an active member of his community. He completed the Westerly RI Police Citizens Academy in 2023. He currently serves on the local YMCA membership and program committee along with serving on the advisory committee for one of the popular sports at the YMCA. David is upbeat, enthusiastic, organized, and will bring a vibrant new energy to the Chapter members by serving as Vice President of the Chapter.
Secretary
	Jonah O’Hara	A life-long car enthusiast, Jonah has clear memories of coveting Sam Bridge’s Henna Red E30 M3 in his high school parking lot, and Jonah never thought he would ever be able to afford a car he loved to drive. Mortgage, student loans, and family consumed all disposable income, so he resigned himself to driving whatever free family hand-me-down came his way. But when he moved back to Rhode Island in 2021, he had a tight budget to make a dream come true and, after eight months of searching, found a 2011 E93 M3 with a ton of miles in Boston through bimmerpost. After many cars and coffees, he joined BMW CCA’s Boston Chapter and wanted to get involved and help.
Treasurer
	John Chiu	John has been in high tech for 35 years in the Boston area. He started out in software development and moved to senior management over the years. John is currently VP of Engineering at a fintech startup. In college, he saw his neighbor’s BMW 635CSi and that was the start of his BMW journey. Over the years, John has had two BMW e36 M3s, 2002 325i, 2002 X5, 2008 335xi, 2008 535xi, 2011 Orange 1M. He recently purchased a 1999 Z3M roadster and it makes him smile every time he gets into it. John has been a member of BMW CCA Boston since 2008 and has great memories of participating in events from carting, auto crossing to HPDEs. He has always been appreciative and thankful of volunteers that make this club run and is currently in a position to offer help continue that tradition.
Membership Chair
	Matt Bagedonow	Matt Bagedonow has been serving as the Membership Chair for the past 4 years. In that time, he has been working to increase the membership of our chapter and to respond to our members’ questions and concerns about their membership.  He has organized Cars and Coffee events as well as worked on Concours.  In addition, he has been working with dealers to raise our profile in the showrooms and with the sales staff to encourage BMW buyers to join the club. The strength of our chapter is the strength of our membership.  Matt wants to continue as the Membership chair to serve all our members and increase that strength so we can continue to provide a great experience for all of us.
Director
	John Sullivan	John Sullivan has been active in the Boston Chapter since 1989 and is the currently a Board of Director’s member. He served as Chapter President from 1991-1995, Vice President from 1989-1990 and again from 1996- 2019. For 10 years, he served as the North Atlantic Region Vice President of BMW CCA from 2006-2016, while continuing to plan and execute Boston Chapter activities. As a BOD member, John has organized and coordinated Social and Technical events, including Fun Rallies, Undercarriage Tech sessions, the Boston Chapter Concours d’ Elegance, Cars & Coffee events, the RI Show & Shine car show, and many programs hosted by BMW dealers and Independent shops. He also organizes the Chapter General Meetings, for which he consistently recruits nationally recognized speakers. John always brings enthusiasm to the work that he does for the Chapter and is looking forward to another great year and serving the Chapter members.
	Michael Mangini	Michael Mangini became one of the original BMW CCA members when he purchased his first BMW, in 1974. Early in his membership, he served as a co-rallymaster and ran several rallies for the Chapter. He has served as the co-chair of the Boston Chapter Concurs d’Elegance and has been instrumental in the event’s growth in popularity by actively promoting the event online on BMW enthusiasts forums. As a member of the activities committee, he has worked to coordinate and promote the Chapter’s other events, and currently serves as the activities editor of the Chapter’s Facebook page. Michael has owned many great BMWs over the years including his Verona Red 1974 2002tii purchased new, but his current favorite is his 2011 M3 which he learned to more fully appreciate and drive after attending the BMW M Performance Driving School. With your support, Michael will continue his work for the Chapter with emphasis on expanding social and tech events. Michael has been principally managing the Chapter Facebook & Instagram pages.
	Doug Crowley	Doug has been a member of the Boston Chapter for several years, when he purchased his E46 convertible and became a dedicated brand owner and enthusiast. He’s entered three Boston Chapter Concours, winning first place one year and second place the following year. He’s always offering to support the club and events, volunteering the past 3 Concours along with judging the most recent this year. He has attended many show and shines, cars and coffee, and always volunteers to assist with the events and be of service. His social nature allows for easily meeting new participants while encouraging attendance for these events which will strengthen and grow Boston Chapter Membership.
	Olivier Raoust	Olivier Raoust rejoined the club earlier this year after a 15-year hiatus. Originally born in France and emigrating to the US in 1969, Olivier first joined BMWCCA in the Tidewater chapter in southeastern Virginia. Having purchased an ex World Challenge E36 Touring racecar in 2004, he continued his flourishing club racing career, first started in 2000 at VIR in a Spec Miata. Over the next 17 years, Olivier has been involved both as a racer and instructor in various organizations including BMWCCA, PCA and NASA where he co-founded the GTS Challenge, a German spec series pitting BMWs, Porsches and the occasional VW in sprint and enduros. Eventually retiring his racing gloves in 2022 after a four season stint in AER (American Endurance Racing), Olivier has returned to coaching and is now a certified BMWCCA Instructor rejoining the Boston and White Mountain chapter in NH where he resides. While first owning BMWs as racecars (E36, E46 M3), he has also passed through X5, 335i XDrive and currently owns a 650i convertible along with his current track car, a 2011 335is manual which he is in the process of rebuilding its motor because why not! A gearhead to the core, Olivier brings passion and enthusiasm to all things BMW, and is eager to share its history and racing legacy.

 

Don’t forget to vote by January 15th online!