Our Leadership

The Leadership of the JonFund is made up of a Board of Directors. These positions are currently held by the following individuals.

Mike White, President - Mike White drives a 1997 XJ locked, low and simple and has been wheeling since 1996. Mike supports Tread Lightly! wheeling techniques wherever possible. He is active in the JonFund Trail Command System (since 2004/2005) and was Trails Director in 2007-2008. Mike is also busy with the Northeast Association of 4wd Clubs as JonFund's Delegate. When he isnt working at All Things Jeep,  Mike is constantly scouting out and researching the trails we use. His focus as President is new trails and events for our club, in addition to preserving the use and traditions of our favorites.

Jesse Bracken, Vice President -Jesse joined JonFund in September 2006.  His TJ Rubicon that features custom Stars and Stripes decals in place of the stock vehicle lettering. The Stars and Stripes celebrate Jesse's service to his country in the US Army.
Jesse currently works for Aaron Environmental as a petroleum compliance and environmental specialist. Jesse was elected as JonFund's Vice President in April of 2008.

Jim Steele, Treasurer - Jim joined JonFund in May 2004 and has served as a Trail Guide and Trail Command System volunteer for a few years. He first stepped in as Treasurer in the late winter of 2007/2008. Jim was elected by the club as the Treasurer in April of 2008. Jim is currently employed in research and development and also serves as a director in a CT based metalurgy club.

Mike Eastland, Membership Director- Mike joined Jonfund in late 2007 after buying his first Jeep Wrangler, he had wanted a Jeep since he was a child and finally bought one as a birthday gift to himself. Mike became an active member of Jonfund while learning his wheeling skills and building his Jeep into a rig. By the end of 2008 the evolution of both man and machine was nearly complete.  Along the way Mike had become an active promoter of Jonfund and could be seen leaving JF cards under the wiper blades of Jeeps and other 4WD vehicles in parking lots around southern Connecticut. Mike’s goal as Membership Director is to help bring new participants into the sport, especially families, and to encourage respect for our natural resources while enjoying the outdoors.

Dave Martel, Trails Director - Dave joined JonFund in June of 2007. An avid outdoorsman, he was drawn into the 4wheel community by an injury that limited some of his outdoor hobbies, and mostly his backpacking experiences. Combining his knowledge of automotive repair, passion for mechanics, and the love of the outdoors... offroading became the perfect fit. As trails director, he hopes to teach people how to leave things cleaner and better than they found them, work on cleaning a few trails, and make people more aware of Treadlightly principles and practices, and then help them put those ideals beneath their tires. He also hopes to help new people become more involed in 4wheel community.