Officers, Board Members and Committees
USA Roller Sports Officers, Board Members and Committees
As of November 2009
OFFICERS
Chairman of the Board & President: George Kolibaba, Milwaukie, Oregon
Vice President: David Adamy, Clifton, Virginia
Treasurer: Bill Sisson, Lubbock, Texas
Corporate Secretary/Executive Director: Richard Hawkins, Lincoln, Nebraska
BOARD MEMBERS
Terms Expiring 2010
At-Large Director: Mark Vittese, Woodbury, New Jersey
Coach Representative: Gloria Manning, Miami, FL
Hockey Athlete: Toby Tagliapietra, Lake Villa, Illinois
Terms Expiring 2011
Speed Athlete: Joshua Wood, Salt Lake City, Utah
Grassroots Director: Bill Sisson, Lubbock, Texas
Club Representative: Annelle Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas
Pan Am Confederation VP (ex officio): Danny Brown, Flint, Michigan
Terms Expiring 2012
Roller Figure Skating Athlete: April Dayney Jacobson, Midlothian, Virginia
At-Large Director: George Kolibaba, Milwaukie, Oregon
Grassroots Director: David Adamy, Clifton, Virginia
Championships Officials Representative: John Gustafson, Auburn, Washington
USOC AAC Representative (4 year term): Trace Hansen, Warsaw, Indiana
CIPA President (ex officio-subject to re-election): James Pollard, Redwood City, California
USA ROLLER SPORTS COMMITTEES
Term of Service- Effective April 5, 2009 through the close of the
2010 February Board of Directors Meeting
Committees as amended November, 2009
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: George Kolibaba-Chairman, Jim Pollard, Bill Sisson, Annelle Anderson, Josh Wood-Athlete
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Bill Sisson-Chairman, George Kolibaba, Annelle Anderson, Ed Harney, Trace Hansen-Athlete
FIGURE SKATING COMMITTEE: Jane Wojnarowsky-Chairman with vote, Jim Pollard-Non-Voting Member, David Adamy, Bob Labriola, Doris Walsh, April (Dayney) Jacobson-Athlete, Bud Engle-Show Liaison without vote
SPEED COMMITTEE: Ken Shelton - Chairman with vote, John Gustafson-Non-Voting Member, Debbie Alpers, Mike Bell, Ed Mueller, Josh Wood-Athlete
INLINE HOCKEY COMMITTEE: George Pickard Chairman with vote, Keith Noll, Arlene Lehman, Mark Vittese, Barry Jackson, Jon Roux, Travis Fudge-Athlete, Charlotte Nicholson - Athlete
Coaching Education Director for Inline Hockey - Jeff Prime
RINK HOCKEY COMMITTEE: Bill Sisson-Non-Voting Chairmen, Barb Brooks-Non-Voting Member, Frankie Lee, Pat Ferguson, Don Allen, Jim Jost, Toby Tagliapietra-Athlete
SCORING COMMITTEE: George Kolibaba-Chairman, Terry Gohs, Bob Styma, Tish Gorman, Bob Lim, Janet Palm
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY COMMITTEE: Annelle Anderson-Chairman, David Adamy, Kurt Anselmi, Ed Mueller, Josh Wood (speed), Trace Hansen (figure), Charlotte Nicholson (hockey)-Athletes
ATHLETE PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE (SPORTS MEDICINE): Dr. Scott Kleiman-Chairman, Lori Brandon, David Pittman, Josh Rhoads-Athlete
HALL OF FAME AND HONORS COMMITTEE: Richard Hawkins-Non-voting Chairman, George Pickard, Jim Pollard, Bill Sisson, Annelle Anderson, John Gustafson
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES (Elected Annually at Fall Annual Board Meeting): George Kolibaba-Chairman, Annelle Anderson, John Gustafson, Mark Vittese, Trace Hansen-Athlete
Note: The Committee on Committees must include the USARS President/Chairman, in addition to four current Board Members (one member must be an athlete) who are elected at the October Annual Board of Directors Meeting. The Committee on Committees shall prepare committee membership recommendations and submit them to the Board at least 30 days prior to the February Semiannual Board Meeting, where the Board will discuss and vote on these recommendations. The Committee on Committees will serve through the end of the Annual Board Meeting in October.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Gary Castro-Chairman, Trace Hansen - AAC Member, and three TBD annually (membership of last three rotates between Regional Officers)
ROLLER SKATING ATHLETES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RS-AAC): Trace Hansen -Chairman (USOC-AAC Rep-roller figure skating), Aubrey Orcutt (Alt-USOC-AAC Rep-roller figure skating), April Dayney Jacobson (roller figure skating), Mike Ciolli (hockey), Toby Tagliapietra (hockey), Josh Wood (speed). The Roller Skating Athletes Advisory Council shall consist of eight members to include: The USOC AAC Representative as Chair, the alternate USOC-AAC representative, the three athlete members elected to the USARS Board of Directors and one additional athlete from each of the three disciplines who receives the next highest number of votes cast in the preceding USARS Board elections for athlete representatives.
ATHLETE NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Trace Hansen - Chairperson, Aubrey Orcutt, April Dayney Jacobson, Mike Ciolli, and Josh Wood. The Athlete Nominating Committee shall consist of members of the USARS Athlete Advisory Committee, exclusive of any member who may be running for current election to a Board seat (Toby Tagliapietra). The RS-AAC will appoint to the Athlete Nominating Committee substitute members from the appropriate discipline should a current RS-AAC member be thus disqualified.
ELITE COACHES SELECTION COMMITTEE: Bob Labriola - Chairman, John Viola, Jane Wojnarowsky, Bill Sisson, Ken Shelton, Richard Hawkins
ELITE OFFICIALS COMMITTEE FOR SPEED: Dan Whittaker - Chairman, Allen Hughes, Kay Gallatin
