Dave Gill, Treasurer Dave, along with his wife Robin, founded the WCAC in 1983. He was President from 1983 - 1992. He has been the editor of the club's newsletter, HORIZON, since its inception in 1983. He is also a frequent contributor to this publication. Dave has been an amateur astronomer since the late 1960's, and currently has two telescopes - a 10" f/4.5 and a 14" f/5 (both homemade Dobsonian Newtonians). His current observing interest is primarily lunar and planetary, along with the chasing of grazing occultations. Dave has been active in teaching workshops and credit courses for teachers offered at TWC. He is also involved in TWC's Membership Committee along with Robin (who has been a Trustee of TWC for about 14 years). They also participate in various other volunteer activities at TWC. During the day, Dave is an engineer by profession having worked at AMETEK/Lamb Electric in Kent for 16 years. Dave and Robin live in North Canton along with Chakotay, their adopted son - a 2 year old Samoyed. Dave's Vision - "As a founder and long time leader of this club, I have a lot of trouble standing back and looking at what we have accomplished. We may be closer to these goals than I currently imagine. With the building of the Astronomy Building for TWC, our future is bright and unlimited. My dream is to have the club one where we have wide participation in a variety of activities designed to serve the needs of our members and to offer astronomical expertise to the community at large. I want to see the teaching of astronomical topics a routine activity at TWC, and the telescopes in the Observatory to get heavy usage from students and members doing all kinds of projects." Back