Officers, Board Members and Committees

USA ROLLER SPORTS OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES

As of 11/16/11

OFFICERS

Officers are Elected Annually

 

 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

Board Member Terms are for 3 years

Terms Expire at the close of the Fall Annual Board Meeting

 

ExOfficio International Board Member and AAC Representative Terms are for 4 years

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

 Terms Expiring 2013

At-Large Director:  Mark Vittese, Woodbury, New Jersey

Coach Representative:  Gloria Manning, Miami, Florida

Hockey Athlete: Charlotte Nicholson, Morrisville, North Carolina

 

Terms Expiring 2014

Speed Athlete:  Sara Sayasane Hebbrecht, San Jose, California

Grassroots Director:  Ed Harney, Antelope, California

Club Representative:  Annelle Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas

Term Expiring 2015:

Pan Am Confederation VP (ex officio):  Danny Brown, Flint, Michigan

 

USA ROLLER SPORTS COMMITTEES  

Term of Service- Effective October 2, 2011 through the close of the

2012 Fall Board of Directors Meeting, unless otherwise specifically noted for Sport Committees

Sports Committee Terms – 4 years for voting members – 1 year for non-voting members 

Committees as amended October 1-2, 2011

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: George Kolibaba-Chairman, Jim Pollard, Annelle Anderson, Mark Vittese, TBD-Athlete

FINANCE COMMITTEE:  Bill Sisson-Chairman, George Kolibaba, Annelle Anderson, Ed Harney, Trace Hansen-Athlete

FIGURE SKATING COMMITTEE:               

Jane Wojnarowsky - Staff Director/Chairperson           

David Adamy (term expires 2012)                                                                     

Tony Berger (term expires 2013)                                             

John Cawly - Official (term expires 2014)                     

Jessica Gaudy - Athlete (term expires 2015)

Aubrey Orcutt - Athlete (term expires 2012) - non-voting

Jim Pollard - non-voting Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS - CIPA President-4 year term - expires 2012)

 

RINK HOCKEY COMMITTEE: 

Brent Benson - Staff Director  

Bill Sisson - Chairperson/Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS - CIRH Member-4 year term - expires 2012) 

Don Allen (term expires 2015)

Toby Tagliapietra – Athlete (term expires 2012)

Jim Jost (term expires 2013)

Tom Hughes (term expires 2014)

Pat Ferguson - non-voting (term expires 2012)

 

INLINE HOCKEY COMMITTEE: 

George Pickard - Chairperson (term expires 2012)

Brent Benson - Staff Director  

Keith Noll - non-voting Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS - CIRILH Member-4 year term - expires 2012)

Arlene Lehman (term expires 2015)

Jetta Rackleff - Athlete (term expires 2012)

Mark Vittese (term expires 2013)

Charlotte Nicholson – Athlete (term expires 2014)

Jon Roux (term expires 2014)

 

SPEED COMMITTEE: 

Ed Mueller - Chairperson  (term expires 2013)

Ricci Porter - Staff Director 

Richard Hawkins - non-voting Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS - CIC Member-4 year term - expires 2012)

Mike Bell - Official (term expires 2015)

Chris Payne (term expires 2012) - non-voting                                                                                                 

Buggy Allmond (term expires 2012)

Josh Wood - Athlete (term expires 2014)

 

DERBY COMMITTEE:   (terms expire 2013-2 year term) 

Danielle Fairbanks – Staff Director

Bruce Bragassa

Jenna Klauk

Fernando Regueiro

John McNeel

Sabra Bunger 

 

MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY COMMITTEE:  David Adamy-Chairman, Kurt Anselmi, Ed Mueller, Danny Brown, Mark Vittese, and Josh Wood (speed), Trace Hansen (figure), Charlotte Nicholson (hockey)-Athletes  

 ATHLETE PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE (SPORTS MEDICINE):  Dr. Scott Kleiman-Chairman, Lori Brandon, David Pittman, Kylee Berger-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 Spring 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 Spring Semiannual 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 Fall Annual Board Meeting, where the Board will discuss and vote on these recommendations.  The Committee on Committees will serve through the end of the Spring Semiannual Board Meeting the next year. 

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), Charlotte Nicholson (hockey), Sara Sayasane Hebbrecht (speed) and  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, Charlotte Nicholson, Sara Sayasane Hebbrecht 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:  , Richard Hawkins-Non-voting Chairman,  Bob Labriola, Bill Sisson, Ken Shelton, Gloria Manning, Mark Vittese