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 ====== Nominees for the 2026 Board of Directors Election ====== ====== Nominees for the 2026 Board of Directors Election ======
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 +<WRAP info round>The election has finished. Directors elected were Adam Ivie, Darrel Knutson, Mitchell Newberry, and Sherie Pennebaker.</WRAP>
  
 This page contains the final list of nominees with submitted bios and pictures for the 2026 Quelab Board of Directors' election. This page contains the final list of nominees with submitted bios and pictures for the 2026 Quelab Board of Directors' election.
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 ===== Adam ===== ===== Adam =====
  
-{{:adam.jpg?400  }}Hey Quelab. I am Adam. I am a do-er of things. I have been a board member for 2 years. I work on the building's systems and I am the CNC area captain. I create many projects from bad art to terrible robots to LED signs. I follow a "Makers First" approach, I push for progress and love to see things getting done. My latest endeavor has been procuring, repairing, and putting into service a couple of large format printers in the Print lab so the area can be useful once again. Professionally I am a low voltage electrical contractor and the CEO of Line of Sight Services (www.lineofsightservices.net). I am also still currently working for an another low voltage contractor as a technician and have served in this capacity for 11 years. Current Fascinations include AI programming (this is a great time to be a computer nerd), microcontrollers, computer vision, and mapping technologies like lidar, TOF, slam, and RTK.+{{:adam.jpg?400  |adam.jpg}}Hey Quelab. I am Adam. I am a do-er of things. I have been a board member for 2 years. I work on the building's systems and I am the CNC area captain. I create many projects from bad art to terrible robots to LED signs. I follow a "Makers First" approach, I push for progress and love to see things getting done. My latest endeavor has been procuring, repairing, and putting into service a couple of large format printers in the Print lab so the area can be useful once again. Professionally I am a low voltage electrical contractor and the CEO of Line of Sight Services (www.lineofsightservices.net). I am also still currently working for an another low voltage contractor as a technician and have served in this capacity for 11 years. Current Fascinations include AI programming (this is a great time to be a computer nerd), microcontrollers, computer vision, and mapping technologies like lidar, TOF, slam, and RTK.
  
 ===== Bella ===== ===== Bella =====
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 ===== Bill ===== ===== Bill =====
  
-{{:bill.jpg?400  }}Hello – I’m Bill Kriegh and am currently a Quelab Executive Board member and running for re-election.+{{:bill.jpg?400  |bill.jpg}}Hello – I’m Bill Kriegh and am currently a Quelab Executive Board member and running for re-election.
  
 My journey through various activities started with the Goodwill in Grand Junction, Co. My Grandpa and Grandma ran the place and watched me as a kid while my folks worked. The building was filled with all sorts of things I couldn’t keep my hands off of and included a room for Christmas putbacks, including model trains. Absolute Paradise! My journey through various activities started with the Goodwill in Grand Junction, Co. My Grandpa and Grandma ran the place and watched me as a kid while my folks worked. The building was filled with all sorts of things I couldn’t keep my hands off of and included a room for Christmas putbacks, including model trains. Absolute Paradise!
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 ===== Ed ===== ===== Ed =====
  
-{{:ed_shestak_photo.jpg?400  }}I’m Ed Shestak, a retired mechanical engineer. My wife, Chris, and I bought our house in ABQ February 2017 and moved into it May 2019. (Our son and daughter-in-law lived there during the interim.) I had read a little about makerspaces as the concept evolved, and after our move-in turmoil had largely subsided, started looking into options. I joined Quelab December 2019, being largely drawn to the 24/7 access to equipment I can’t justify owning, and to the member responsibility aspects of the organization.+{{:ed_shestak_photo.jpg?400  |ed_shestak_photo.jpg}}I’m Ed Shestak, a retired mechanical engineer. My wife, Chris, and I bought our house in ABQ February 2017 and moved into it May 2019. (Our son and daughter-in-law lived there during the interim.) I had read a little about makerspaces as the concept evolved, and after our move-in turmoil had largely subsided, started looking into options. I joined Quelab December 2019, being largely drawn to the 24/7 access to equipment I can’t justify owning, and to the member responsibility aspects of the organization.
  
 Now that my consulting work with my former employer has completely and officially ended, I look forward to spending more time at Quelab. I very much enjoyed my engineering career, and I’m more drawn to using and hopefully helping to improve the areas like the woodshop and the CNC router. However, my 16 years as a member of the Wells County Public Library, [[https://wellscolibrary.org/library-history/|https://wellscolibrary.org/library-history/]], board of trustees has given me some exposure to policy/administrative roles. Some major events during my tenure on that board: Now that my consulting work with my former employer has completely and officially ended, I look forward to spending more time at Quelab. I very much enjoyed my engineering career, and I’m more drawn to using and hopefully helping to improve the areas like the woodshop and the CNC router. However, my 16 years as a member of the Wells County Public Library, [[https://wellscolibrary.org/library-history/|https://wellscolibrary.org/library-history/]], board of trustees has given me some exposure to policy/administrative roles. Some major events during my tenure on that board:
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 ===== Sherie ===== ===== Sherie =====
  
-{{:sherie.jpg?400  }}Hello, I’m Sherie Pennebaker and I’ve been a Quelab member for about 15 years. I’m proud to be a part of the creative, enriching place that Quelab has grown into.+{{:sherie.jpg?400  |sherie.jpg}}Hello, I’m Sherie Pennebaker and I’ve been a Quelab member for about 15 years. I’m proud to be a part of the creative, enriching place that Quelab has grown into.
  
 I’m currently the stained glass and game room steward and was instrumental in the creation and implementation of our new member orientation process. I’ve trained and worked in most of the Quelab areas and have served on both of the new move committees when we needed to find a new space. I love creating new spaces for people to work and am currently working on a future jewelry area for basic metal work and casting. This involves classes on metalsmithing, small metal constructing, and jewelry casting so I understand what’s involved in the jewelry process. I’m currently the stained glass and game room steward and was instrumental in the creation and implementation of our new member orientation process. I’ve trained and worked in most of the Quelab areas and have served on both of the new move committees when we needed to find a new space. I love creating new spaces for people to work and am currently working on a future jewelry area for basic metal work and casting. This involves classes on metalsmithing, small metal constructing, and jewelry casting so I understand what’s involved in the jewelry process.
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 ===== Craig ===== ===== Craig =====
  
-{{:craig.jpg?400  }}I've been a maker since 3.1415 days before I was born. My general focus has been traditional metal and wood techniques, electronics, coding, digital 3D and 2D fabrication, welding, and more. I first started lurking at Quelab during the 2011 March of the Robots at the old Second Street space. For nearly ten years I was a primary organizer and Board member of the Albuquerque Maker Faire. I have been an area steward (lasercutter) and on-and-off Board member of Quelab since about 2016.+{{:craig.jpg?400  |craig.jpg}}I've been a maker since 3.1415 days before I was born. My general focus has been traditional metal and wood techniques, electronics, coding, digital 3D and 2D fabrication, welding, and more. I first started lurking at Quelab during the 2011 March of the Robots at the old Second Street space. For nearly ten years I was a primary organizer and Board member of the Albuquerque Maker Faire. I have been an area steward (lasercutter) and on-and-off Board member of Quelab since about 2016.
  
 As a Board member, I remain committed to two principles: As a Board member, I remain committed to two principles: