Board of Directors

Roy Kruse

vicecommodore@corinthian.org

Roy Kruse has been a member of CCYC since 1995, and has been boating out of Montrose Harbor for more than 26 years. He has also served on the House Committee for the past several years. Roy makes an annual journey across Lake Michigan with his wife and friends aboard his 34’ Hunter, Orion, regardless how disagreeable the weather might turn. When he is not at the club or on his boat, he enjoys traveling, particularly abroad.

Susan Nilsson

rearcommodore@corinthian.org

Susan Nilsson has been a member of CCYC since 2008. In addition to being the unofficial club photographer and prolific CCYC Newsletter contributor, she has been the Power Fleet Captain, Ship’s Store “Lady”, and CCYC 75th Anniversary Committee member. She currently serves on the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Planning Committee. When she is not organizing another party at the club, you can find her aboard the 43’ Wellcraft Portofino His, Hers & Ours.

Natalie Holliday

treasurer@corinthian.org

After a brief stint at Monroe Harbor followed by two years on the A dock, Natalie Holliday moved to the G dock in 2012 where she was introduced by her new neighbors to our club and immediately joined. She became involved from day one, starting as a bartender, joining the House Committee, serving two years on the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Poker Run Planning Committee, and captaining the Power Fleet for the last three years. She also most recently became the head of Membership. She has spearheaded many new events and traditions that members now look forward to year after year. If she's not running around the club reminding members to clean up after themselves, you can find her and her 31' Rinker, Nautalie, on the G dock socializing with friends.

Dave Fournier

secretary@corinthian.org

Dave Fournier has had various boats in Montrose Harbor over the past 9 years, joining CCYC in 2012. Dave has served on the Membership Committee and has organized the club’s annual fishing tournament, Fish This!, for the past several years. Growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dave has been boating Lake Michigan most of his life. When weather and schedule allow, you can find Dave on the water with family and friends or offshore fishing his 40’ Tiara Zamboati.

David Stix

david.stix@corinthian.org

David Stix has been a member of CCYC since 1991 and is currently working to help grow the club's Junior Fleet program. David grew up sailing at summer camps, cruising in the waters between Block Island, Nantucket and Marble Head and racing boats ranging from dinghies to offshore. Past President of the International Penguin Class, he currently owns and races a Vanguard 15 and campaigns a Lightning as well as crewing on a number of other boats.

Brian Morgan

Brian Morgan has been a member of CCYC since 2003. He has been a part of the Rhodes 19 Fleet, Offshore Fleet and actively involved with Junior Fleet along with his wife and three children. When not at the club, Brian spends most of his free time on M dock relaxing with his family or gearing up to race his Thomas 35 Night Train.

Brian Kennalley

Brian has been racing out of Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club since 2008 as crew on a Tartan 10, and later owner of a Vanguard 15. Since 2015 he's a co-owner of the Tartan 10 Meat, the boat on "O" dock with the shark on the front and the steak on the back. The Meat team has won its section in the Chicago NOOD Regatta (2015) and the Chicago to Mackinac race (2016), was named the Chicago T10 Fleet's Boat of the Year 2015-2017, CYA Boat of the Year 2015, and won the 2017 US Sailing National Offshore Championship at the US Naval Academy. Brian also crewed on the winning boat of the 2017 St. Pete to Habana race. 2017-2018 will be Brian's first year on the CCYC Board.

Christa Georgeson

More information to come on CCYC's newest director.