Officers, Board Members and Committees

                                                                                                                                     

USA Roller Sports Officers, Board Members and Committees
Approved for 2010

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 25, 2010 through the close of the 2011 Spring Board of Directors Meeting 

Committees as amended April 25, 2010

 

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-staff director/Chairperson (1 year); John Cawly - Official - 4 year term; Tony Berger - 3 year term; David Adamy - 2 year term; April Jacobson - Athlete - 1 year term; Jessica Gaudy - Athlete - 1 year term - non-voting; Jim Pollard - Non-Voting Senior Advisor - 1 year term  

 

            SCORING COMMITTEE:   Bob Styma, Janet Palm

SPEED COMMITTEE:  Ricci Porter - Staff Director - 1 year term; Ed Mueller - Chairperson - 3 year term; Josh Wood - Athlete - 4 year term; Buggy Allmond - 2 year term; Mike Bell - Official - 1 year term; Chris Payne - 1 year term - non-voting; Richard Hawkins - Non-Voting Senior Advisor - 1 year term

            SCORING COMMITTEE:   Terry Gohs, Tish Gorman

 

INLINE HOCKEY COMMITTEE:  Brent Benson - Staff Director - 1 year term; George Pickard - Chairperson - 2 year term; Charlotte Nicholson - Athlete - 4 year term; Jon Roux - 4 year term; Mark Vittese - 3 year term; Jetta Rackleff - Athlete - 2 year term; Barry Jackson - 1 year term; Keith Noll - Non-Voting Senior Advisor - 1 year term                 

RINK HOCKEY COMMITTEE:  Brent Benson - Staff Director - 1 year term; Bill Sisson - Chairperson/Senior Advisor - 1 year term; Tom Hughes - 4 year term; Jim Jost - 3 year term; Toby Tagliapietra - 2 year term; Don Allen - 1 year term; Pat Ferguson - Non-Voting - 1 year term

MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY COMMITTEE:  David Adamy-Chairman, Kurt Anselmi, Ed Mueller, Danny Brown, 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:  , Richard Hawkins-Non-voting Chairman,  Bob Labriola, Bill Sisson, Ken Shelton, Gloria Manning, Mark Vittese

 

ELITE OFFICIALS COMMITTEE FOR SPEED:  Dan Whittaker - Chairman, Allen Hughes, Kay Gallatin