March 11, 2025

Dear Members:

We are pleased to introduce you to two new Board members:

Lynn Gill will be assuming the post of Treasurer, so recently and ably handled by Dwight Abbott.  Lynn grew up on a farm on the Leelanau County Peninsula, near Traverse City, Michigan. After completing a B.S. in Engineering at Michigan State University, he came to California to work in the space program on the Apollo spacecraft and SII second-stage Saturn rocket.

He completed an M.B.A. at USC and a Ph.D. in Economics at Ohio State University.  Lynn was a faculty member in the USC School of Business for 17 years, researching and teaching classes in what we now call supply chain management. He then left the university to work as a management consultant, assisting firms to design and implement integrated supply chain systems.

Lynn lives in Rancho Palos Verdes with his wife Sheri. They have three adult children and four grandsons. The couple enjoys travel and volunteering with community organizations.

Rick Senger will be in charge of membership, a crucial function which we simply have not had the bodies to adequately oversee.  Rick has been visiting and hiking all around the peninsula for 37 years so he feels like a local even though he's only been a "permanent resident" in PV for the past 14 years.  Growing up on the east coast, he graduated from the University of Chicago and kept heading west until he ran out of land and worked for various studios in the entertainment industry for 30+ years in various capacities both creative and financial.  Now in semi-retirement, he continues to consume and dissect film and likes nothing better than to discuss the latest furrowed brow art house offering or Tom Cruise megaplex hit.  He also enjoys mid century modern architecture, exploring the caves of the unknown and puttering around the house.

Meanwhile, we continue to explore other possible sites to replace our museum.  It looks like the Coast Guard Lighthouse facility is not going to work, as the Coast Guard plans to retain control over that site and apparently has plans for it.

The Society is always looking for opportunities to hold PV history-related events, so if you have a suggestion or a venue to offer, please contact us.  We would also welcome volunteers to help with such as social media.

Dana Graham

President