Officers

Lynn Mullen , Commodore

Lynn and her family raced their J-24 sailboat “Blue-J” for 30-plus years in the TYC fleet. Lynn also co-chaired 15 Trans-Tahoe Regattas and four Waterski Carnivals. She now chairs our curling winter activity group and in the past has co-chaired the Penguins ski group and the bocce activity group. Lynn also served on the Membership and the Nominating Committees. After earning her BS in Information Systems Management, Lynn worked in high-tech in Silicon Valley. Then, after earning her teaching credentials, she taught Special Ed and ESL in San Jose schools. As a volunteer, she was president of Art Docents of Los Gatos, coach in the Alpine Meadows Adaptive Ski School, and docent in California state parks. Lynn joined the TYC Board in 2019. Lynn and husband Jim live full time in Tahoe City.

Ray Landgraf, Vice Commodore

Ray and Pat just celebrated their 47th anniversary. They have three children, Raymond 43, Bryon 40, and Scott 35. They have three grandchildren Elena, Dominic, and Giuliana. Ray graduated from Purdue University with an engineering degree in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Electrical Engineering. Ray joined Westinghouse in construction field sales selling electrical distribution equipment. He later worked for Industrial Electric Manufacturing in Fremont before starting LGE Electrical Sales in 1987. LGE is a manufacturer’s representative of companies designing and building medium and high voltage electrical equipment. Primary markets are renewables - wind, solar, and battery storage. Ray turned over the reins to the younger folks in the organization in 2022. He’s still involved with a couple of key customers that keep him fairly busy. Ray and Pat joined the TYC in 2011. Ray served as Commodore in 2018. Ray enjoys being outdoors, fishing, bird hunting, and being on the lake in their Formula “Blue Sky.”

Judd Holiday, Rear Commodore

Judd Holiday has been a member of the Tahoe Yacht Club since 2010. He and his wife Margaret moved full time to Tahoe in 2013 after a career in Law Enforcement in the Sacramento area. Judd has continued to consult public service agencies on terrorism related issues nationally. They had been homeowners in Tahoe since 1995 but decided to try out the Tahoe lifestyle full time upon becoming empty nesters. Moving to Tahoe has been a decision they have not regretted one bit. Judd and Margaret live in Incline Village and have a second home in Kapalua, Maui. They have been active boaters since getting married in 1984. The boats have been everything from Jet Skis to offshore-capable trawlers. As an active member of TYC, Judd has been involved in the Eagles golf group, the Penguins ski group, chaired the Membership Committee, and is a past Red Buoy Award winner. Margaret is also a past Commodore of TYC. Judd and Margaret have two grown children, one who lives in Texas and the other New York.

Bruce Fetter, Port Captain

Bruce and his wife, Lynn, honeymooned here at Lake Tahoe some 46 years ago. When their daughter decided to move here 17 years ago and raise her family in the Tahoe basin, it was an easy decision for them to purchase a second home on the North Shore. While continuing to work Bruce (retired in 2018) and Lynn split time between Newport Beach and Carnelian Bay hauling their pets back and forth as often as possible. Today, Tahoe is their main residence, while continuing to keep a small place in Orange County. Their son and his family live in the Southern California area, so their beach home enables them to stay close with the grandkids there as well. Board work is not new to Bruce. He has been an active board member in the fashion industry, as well as serving with several non-profit organizations focused on supporting foster and at-risk youth. He held senior roles with several fashion brands, as well as in the interior furnishing world. An avid surfer for 50 years, he now spends time continuing to play beach volleyball, skiing, biking, pickle-balling, boating, and chasing errant golf shots around the local links in the Tahoe area. Lynn has been an active volunteer with TYC as our current Hospitality Chair.

Jamie Arno, Director at Large

Jamie and her husband Ross joined the Tahoe Yacht Club (TYC) in 2010. They split their time between Sacramento, Tahoe City and Santa Cruz. Jamie has worked in local government for over 25 years, acting as an agency spokesperson and leading a communications office. Jamie is a director for the private side of the Tahoe City Marina, a member of Tahoe League for Charity, past president and current director of her Tahoe City homeowners association and member of the Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. During the past year, Jamie has acted as a “liaison” on the TYC Membership committee and the TYC Board. She was instrumental in providing the Board an insight to all membership functions. The couple is a personal sponsor of the TYC Foundation and looks forward to the Concours d'Elegance every year. Ross is a TYC Staff Commodore and currently a Director of the TYC Foundation.

Terra Calegari, Director at Large

Terra has been a member of the Yacht Club since 2013 and has joined the Board of Directors this year. She has been in the hospitality industry as a Director of Sales & Marketing for over 25+ years working for hotel companies such as Hyatt, Marriott and Omni Hotels and Resorts. She is currently at the Everline Resort & Spa as the Director of Sales & Events. She and her husband, Alex Kanwetz, live in Incline Village and keep their 1936 Stephen’s motor yacht in the Tahoe City Marina. Terra enjoys golfing, skiing, biking and boating. She has been involved in many of the TYC events, such as the Kentucky Derby, Crab Feed with Bill Mann and OTB races. She has served on the Nominating Committee for the TYC, as well as the marketing board for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association.

Vince Forte, Director at Large / Treasurer

Vince and his wife Amy joined the Tahoe Yacht Club in 2017 and the Board in 2020. They try to spend equal time in Tahoe City, Lafayette and traveling. Vince has been retired since 2013. Prior to that he had a varied career in investment banking, consulting, and non-profit management. Currently he serves as the Chair of a non-profit senior housing corporation. Amy, a retired nurse, has served as Head Penguin for the TYC. Their Tahoe activities include kayaking, hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, and walking Ringo, their black lab, as well as indulging in TYC events, enjoying the Tahoe area cultural events and introducing their grandchildren to the wonders of Tahoe.

David Shaw, Director at Large

David and his wife, Laura Weeks, joined the Yacht Club in 2018. They relocated from Danville to Carnelian Bay seven years ago, to live full-time by The Lake. They have five grown children. David spent his career as a general contractor. He retired in 2019 from a high-end design and build firm, where he was the superintendent of construction crews on large residential projects. Nowadays, David is often busy remodeling at home. He is an avid fisherman on mountain streams to the ocean depths. David and Laura enjoy biking with the TYC Spokes; mountain biking with their chocolate lab; competing in OTB races; kayaking; hiking; traveling the world; messing around on golf courses; and spending time with friends and family.

Matt Taylor, Director at Large

Matt and Nancy both grew up in the East Bay and met at Cal, where Matt majored in physics and played rugby, while also racing sailboats in the Bay. He later received an MBA in Finance and became a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder, while pursuing his career in private equity. He has served on several private company boards and was active in a community youth sports program as Chairman, President and head coach, helping grow the club from fewer than 100 players to over 300. The Taylor’s have been active in several private clubs, including Orinda Country Club, Olympic Club and St. Francis Yacht Club. Matt and Nancy raised their three children in San Rafael and Orinda and now live full time at Lake Tahoe.

John Sakrison, Senior Staff Commodore

John Sakrison and his wife, Carla, grew up in Lafayette, CA, married in Napa Valley, lived in San Francisco, and raised their two kids in Menlo Park. The Sakrisons were weekend warriors for twenty years before they moved their family up to Tahoe City in 2019. He grew up skiing at Sugar Bowl, starting at age four with a bunch of crazy Austrians. Later, he attended the University of Nevada, Reno, but graduated from a non-ski school, University of Arizona. It wasn’t until a cross-country bike trip in Europe that he found his passion for cooking. He started as a chef at LuLu’s in San Francisco, then off to Vail for a season at Sweet Basil. He then moved to Stars in Oakville, where he also spent time perfecting his talents at Chez Panisse and French Laundry. Recently retired from running Quadrus Conference Center & Catering. John has been the source of a lot of wonderful food at TYC events over the past several years, including during his Commodore and Junior Staff Commodore years.

Sol Gold, Junior Staff Commodore

Sol and his wife, Robin, joined the club in 2015 and split time between their homes in Tahoma and Petaluma, where they raised their son, Michael. Sol is a retired firefighter and works part-time for Black Kite Cellars in Sonoma. He has risen through the ranks of the TYC Board of Directors and the Flag chairs, along with serving several years as Treasurer. Sol has been spending summers and winters at Lake Tahoe for the past 59 years and enjoys skiing, golfing, hiking, boating and fishing.