{"id":5491,"date":"2026-06-15T20:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:14:29","slug":"2026-28-council-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/2026-28-council-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"2026\/28 COUNCIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre_disco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre_disco.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre_disco-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>PIERRE LEBLANC<\/strong><br>pierre@azlro.org <br><br>Pierre has been an active club member since 2008, and progressive involvement as trail master, council member, treasurer and official AZLRO Seamstress <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rick.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5493\" style=\"width:455px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rick.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rick-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rick-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rick-800x1067.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>RICK BUCHER<\/strong><br><br><br>Rick Bucher has been part of the AZLRO family since the early 2000s, when he joined behind the wheel of a 2003 Discovery 2. Today, most members know him through Kate \u2014 his 2012 Supercharged Range Rover \u2014 and through the work he puts into the club on and off the trail.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4435\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8188584768413574;width:651px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-2048x1126.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-1400x770.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dont-shoot-my-car-800x440.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>KELLY HOWARD<\/strong><br>kelly@azlro.org<br><br>Kelly attended the first AZLRO trail run in Tucson in 1996, and has been an active member ever since. She purchased her first Range Rover in 1996.&nbsp; She has traveled extensively in her Land Rovers, as far north as British Columbia, as far south as Guatemala and all the way to the east coast of Virginia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Kelly has been an AZLRO trail leader for many years.  Served on the council and worked on many rallies in the past. <br><br>Currently she owns a 1992 Range Rover and a 2023 Defender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:486px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>JEFFREY LANUEZ<br><\/strong>jlanuez@mac.com<br><br><br>As a 20-year enthusiast, long-time club member, and Trail Leader, I understand the work it takes to manage this club, the issues we face maintaining long term members, and how to put on high-quality events.<br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"1434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5502\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7138728323699421;width:525px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2-1400x1326.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mynor2-800x758.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>MYNOR J CASTRO<\/strong><br><br><br><\/strong>&nbsp;As a Council Member, I bring that same spirit of service, teamwork, and problem-solving to the role. I believe strong organizations are built by members who are willing to contribute, collaborate, and support one another. My goal is to help preserve the adventurous spirit, technical knowledge, and strong sense of community that make the Arizona Land Rover Owners Club such a rewarding organization to be part of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MYNOR J CASTRO &nbsp;As a Council Member, I bring that same spirit of service, teamwork, and problem-solving to the role. I believe strong organizations are built by members who are willing to contribute, collaborate, and support one another. My goal is to help preserve the adventurous spirit, technical knowledge, and strong sense of community that make the Arizona Land Rover Owners Club such a rewarding organization to be part of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":923,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/923"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5531,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions\/5531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azlro.org\/5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}