The American Voyager Association is governed by a board of directors consisting of a minimum of five members. Board members are volunteers and receive no compensation for their services.


Mike and Robin

Mike McGee
(Chairman and Treasurer)
(Safety/Rider Education Directors)
Mike: AVA.Chmn@gmail.com

 Bio 

 

Mike McGee became Chairman of the AVA in 2013. He is a retired traffic homicide investigator and a police motorcycle instructor. He rode police motors 8-10 hrs. a day for about 15 years. In 2001, Mike bought a Voyager XII and has been part of the AVA ever since. In 2005 Mike joined the board as the "Safety & Education" Director. He has been writing safety articles for the Voyager's Voice ever since.

Kevin and Holly

Kevin and Holly Wanner
(Magazine Editors)
Kevin: kew427@comcast.net

 Bio 

 


 

Vacant

Ken & Tina Knight
(Merchandise Directors)
Ken: the2knights@comcast.net

 Bio 

 

Ken and Tina have been married for 22 years. Ken started riding on a Yamaha 80 in 1971 at 6 years old. His first street bike was a Honda CB900 Custom. He put over 150,000 on that while in the Marine Corps Band. Ken bought an '86 Voyager new and rode it a few years. Tina moved from Germany to the US and ran a gift shop for the 2nd Armored Division Association at Fort Hood, TX. They met and Ken took Tina on her first motorcycle trip thru Western Canada and Washington State. After the kids were a little closer to graduation they started shopping for another Voyager XII. They joined the AVA forum before purchasing another XII and joined the AVA not long after picking up the bike. Their first Rally was Logan, Ohio in 2013 and they joined the Board in 2014 as Merchandise Directors.

Chris and Deb

Chris & Deb Tritch
(Chapter Development & Membership Recruitment Directors)
chrstritch@gmail.com

 Bio 

 

Chris and Deb have been riding together since 2008. Chris started riding in 1974 when his father purchased a used 1964 Honda 300 Dream. The first Voyager XII Chris bought was a 1995, which he purchased in 2002. They have taken many motorcycle trips, with one of their first major trips being the 2010 Ellicottville, New York rally. Since that time, Chris has purchased quite a few additional Voyagers. They have been AVA members for thirteen years and joined the AVA Board as Membership Directors at the Shelburne, New Hampshire rally in 2023.

 


 
Jim & Karol

Jim & Karol Moore
(Webmaster)
webmaster@amervoyassoc.org

 Bio 

 

Jim started riding in 1976 on a Kawasaki F7 and also during this year he started working at a Kawasaki dealer in Ames, Iowa. He has owned many motorcycles all Kawasaki's, well, except for one, which was a Yamaha YZ250. In his younger days, he liked riding on the street and the dirt. But as he got older, the street won him over. In 2008, he purchased a 2003 Voyager 1200. He has ridden many long distance rides on this motorcycle. One of his long distance rides was certified as an Iron Butt, 1500 miles ridden in 24 hours, which when completed was actually over 1600 miles. He joined the AVA in 2008. The first rally attended was in 2009 in Santa Fe, NM. He joined the board as the Webmaster while attending the 2015 rally in Estes Park, Co.