Post by schlager7 on Jan 10, 2012 7:39:33 GMT -6
from the USA Fencing article at: usfencing.org/news/2012/01/09/usa-fencing-board-nominees/46069?ngb_id=19 ]
January 09, 2012
I. The Nominating Committee would like to put forward the following names for the 2012 USA Fencing Board of Director’s General Election:
1. President (Kalle Weeks, Donald Anthony)
2. Treasurer (Sam Cheris, Tracy Hurley)
3. Elite Coach (Andrey Geva, Wes Glon)
4. Parent (Kirsten Crouse, Bill Becker)
5. At-Large (Aaron Clements, David Blake, Mark Stasinos, Jerry Benson)
II. In addition, as a result of this process, the Committee would like to put forth the following recommendations to the President and the Board of Directors:
1. The Nominating Committee should be constituted at the Board of Directors Meeting that takes place at the Junior Olympics in February on an annual basis.
Rationale: The Committee feels that selecting the Nominations Committee at the Board Meeting in February would provide more time for the committee to select a chair, develop procedures and solicitation posting, review and discuss applications, and seek additional candidates if needed. This will require a Bylaws amendment.
2. The Bylaws Review Task Force, or the Board of Directors, should review the current bylaws and consider broadening the term “Elite Coach Director” as defined in Article VII, Section 2(e).
Rationale: The Committee feels that the current definition and qualifications of “Elite Coach Director” severely limits the number of candidates that may apply for that position. In addition, tying qualification to a non-existent process by which athletes identify their primary coach makes certification of eligibility difficult.
3. Article IX, Section 3(a) of the current USA Fencing Bylaws should be modified as the following:
a. The Nominating Committee shall nominatetwo AT LEAST ONE qualified candidates CANDIDATE for the office of President and two AT LEAST ONE qualified candidates CANDIDATE for the office of Treasurer, and shall announce its nominees no later than January 15 of the calendar year in which the elections are to be held by publishing the names of the nominees and any report issued by the Committee on the USFA website.
Rationale: The Committee feels that it should be given more flexibility in nominating candidates since there are cases when only one candidate is deemed worthy to be nominated by the committee while in other cases there may be three or more candidates worthy to be nominated by the committee.
4. Article IX, Section 4(a) of the current USA Fencing Bylaws should be modified as the following:
Nominations by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall nominatetwice the number AT LEAST AS MANY qualified candidates as there are directors to be selected in each category, and shall announce its nominees no later than January 15 of the calendar year in which the elections are to be held by publishing the names of the nominees and any report issued by the Committee on the USFA website.
Rationale: The Committee feels that it should be given more flexibility in nominating candidates since there are cases when only one candidate is deemed worthy to be nominated by the committee for each elected position while in other cases there may be two or more candidates worthy to be nominated by the committee for that elected position.
January 09, 2012
USA FENCING NOMINATING COMMITTEE
FINAL REPORT
January 9, 2012
FINAL REPORT
January 9, 2012
I. The Nominating Committee would like to put forward the following names for the 2012 USA Fencing Board of Director’s General Election:
1. President (Kalle Weeks, Donald Anthony)
2. Treasurer (Sam Cheris, Tracy Hurley)
3. Elite Coach (Andrey Geva, Wes Glon)
4. Parent (Kirsten Crouse, Bill Becker)
5. At-Large (Aaron Clements, David Blake, Mark Stasinos, Jerry Benson)
II. In addition, as a result of this process, the Committee would like to put forth the following recommendations to the President and the Board of Directors:
1. The Nominating Committee should be constituted at the Board of Directors Meeting that takes place at the Junior Olympics in February on an annual basis.
Rationale: The Committee feels that selecting the Nominations Committee at the Board Meeting in February would provide more time for the committee to select a chair, develop procedures and solicitation posting, review and discuss applications, and seek additional candidates if needed. This will require a Bylaws amendment.
2. The Bylaws Review Task Force, or the Board of Directors, should review the current bylaws and consider broadening the term “Elite Coach Director” as defined in Article VII, Section 2(e).
Rationale: The Committee feels that the current definition and qualifications of “Elite Coach Director” severely limits the number of candidates that may apply for that position. In addition, tying qualification to a non-existent process by which athletes identify their primary coach makes certification of eligibility difficult.
3. Article IX, Section 3(a) of the current USA Fencing Bylaws should be modified as the following:
a. The Nominating Committee shall nominate
Rationale: The Committee feels that it should be given more flexibility in nominating candidates since there are cases when only one candidate is deemed worthy to be nominated by the committee while in other cases there may be three or more candidates worthy to be nominated by the committee.
4. Article IX, Section 4(a) of the current USA Fencing Bylaws should be modified as the following:
Nominations by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall nominate
Rationale: The Committee feels that it should be given more flexibility in nominating candidates since there are cases when only one candidate is deemed worthy to be nominated by the committee for each elected position while in other cases there may be two or more candidates worthy to be nominated by the committee for that elected position.