The Executive Committee
Jim Quinn
President
Jim joined the BMWNEF in 2008. He served two terms as a director on the Executive Committee before being elected as BMWNEF Vice President for 2015. Jim has also volunteered to be on the Winter Rally Committee, Events Committee and Riding Into History. Jim is a member of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, the BMW Riders Association, the Iron Butt Association, the American Motorcyclist Association and the Christian Motorcyclists Association. He is also an Associate with Motor Racing Outreach and serves as a Chaplin for the Championship Cup Series, a motorcycle racing series, in Florida. Jim, along with, Paula, his wife of 25 years, and two dogs, reside in St. Augustine.Email Me
Bruce Cockcroft
Vice-President
Bruce Cockcroft is a Florida native, retired from the State of Florida after 32 years, and lives in St. Augustine. Married for 45 years to Karen. Bruce has 2 children and one grandson. He has been riding motorcycles since age 15, and BMWs for about 14 years total. The last two years have been in the N.E. Florida area. He heard about, and joined the BMWNEF about 1 1/2 years ago. After a short stint as a Member-at-Large, and volunteering for many BMWNEF functions, he was asked to be the interim Vice President. He currently has 3 BMWs, a 1981 R65, 2003 R1150R, and a 2009 R1200RT.Email Me
Bill Botkin
Past President
A member since 2009 Bill served as a Winter Rally volunteer and most recently as the Executive Committee Events coordinator. He was nominated and elected to the President’s post in 2015. As President he has established goals for himself and the Club. The Sport Touring School (STS) program has been rejuvenated and with quarterly medical briefings at monthly meetings health awareness issues are discussed with guest speakers. Bill served in the United States Marine Corps from 1972-1980. He retired from American Airlines in 2008 and lives in Yulee, Florida with wife and riding companion Ginny Botkin. Bill and Ginny have 2 adult children and 2 beautiful grandsons and 1 granddaughter.Email Me
CJ Winkle
Secretary
I ride a 2004 BMW R1200 CLC. I started riding my motorcycle in 2006. I became a member of BMWNEF in 2005. I was the volunteer coordinator for the 2016 BMWNEF Coolest Winter Rally. I have worked many of the events at BMWNEF.
The longest trip I made on my bike was to the inaugural Moto GP race in Indiana. I got to ride around the race track on my motorcycle and across the famous yard of bricks.
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Philip Mule'
Treasurer
Like many, I got bit by the motorcycle bug at an early age. Seeing my father and his friends riding and getting to sit on those machines was exciting as a little kid. Since then I have always wanted to ride. I started riding in my early teens, and had many different bikes. Yamaha 80, Yamaha XS400, Honda 750 Shadow, Honda Pacific Coast, Honda VFR 800 and in 2011, I found one of my dream bikes, a 2004 BMW R1150RT. I have completed two IBA Bun Burner 1500s and enjoy long distance riding.After retiring in 2009 with 27 years of military service (US Army, Army Reserve and US Coast Guard), my wife and I split our time between St Augustine Beach and the Poconos. We both joined BMWNEF in 2014 and enjoy the club rides, social gatherings and look forward to more adventures.
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Vicki Decker
Membership Chair
Vicki Decker has been a BMWNEF club member since 2003, and a member of the EC since 2011; first as a Member at Large, then Secretary, and now as an Elected director. She has volunteered at key club events including Riding Into History, and the Winter Rally. Her Winter Rally responsibilities have been Merchandise Chair, Housing Chair, Registration Chair, and Rally Chair or Co-Chair 4 times. She currently rides a 2006 BMW 1150RT.Email Me
Mike Sadler
Appointed Director
Mike joined BMWNEF in 2014 after a 30 year break in motorcycle riding. His first BMW was a 2004 R1150RT and he currently rides a 2012 R1200GSA. He served for 27 years in the military (active and national guard) and recently retired as the Logistics Officer for Nassau County Fire Rescue. He was born and raised in Jacksonville and currently lives in Hilliard, Florida.Email Me
David Sturgis
Appointed Director and Shop Rag Editor
David bought his first motorcycle while still a teenager. The Kawasaki H-1 was probably not the best starter bike but he quickly learned to ride it. His love of riding led him to a career as a motorcycle mechanic, working on the full Suzuki product line plus many European MX bikes, scooters and mopeds. David has owned and enjoyed over 20 motorcycles including 7 Suzuki’s, 5 Kawasaki’s, 4 Yamaha’s and 3 Honda’s. He has served on the Executive Committee for over 4 years and leads the Safety Committee. David has been a member of BMWNEF since 2007 and is a member of the Iron Butt Association. David and his wife Patty enjoy riding together whenever possible.Email Me
Bill Peterson
Appointed Director
Former RIH Chairman for two years and volunteer in various capacities since 2002. He is a lifelong motorcyclist, who has travelled through 40+ countries across 6 continents. Self employed as a technology consultant specializing in Cloud Computing application development.Email Me
Mark Cooley
Appointed Director
I purchased my first motorcycle at the age of 14, a Honda 50 Super Sport, and promptly detonated the engine drag racing. My dad in his infinite wisdom replaced it with a Honda 50 Cub, trying to slow me down; it was quicker in the ¼ mile. Since then I have owned a multitude of motorcycles and ridden hundreds of thousands of miles. I joined BMWNEF over twelve years ago and have enjoyed riding BMW motorcycles for as long. For the past 30 years I have been a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association, and eight years ago was appointed the CMA Florida State Coordinator. My bride of 36 years enjoys riding with me and we are the proud parents of three grown children and three beautiful granddaughters.Email Me
Myron Beachy
Member-At-Large
My dad loved to ride and rarely left home on his bike without me. At fourteen I got my endorsement and purchased my first motorcycle, a 250 Yamaha Virago. Growing up in Tennessee the mountains were always close and next curvy backroad was only a short straight stretch away. I moved to Florida for a job opportunity and started riding with Todd Sandlin. After attending a few club meetings and rides I joined BMWNEF and am looking forward to contributing to the club in any way I can.
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Tom Brown
Member-At-Large
I bought my first BMW in 2011 K1600GTL in Indianapolis, Indiana and moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2014. In 2013, I retired from the Military and married Laurie Schaefer Gross in July of the following year. I enjoy being a member of the BMWNEF. I was fortunate enough to be able to purchase my late father in law’s 1981 R100RT which he owned since new. I’m looking fwd to getting it road ready again and ride it.