Topic: USTSF Board of Directors Nominations

[PatRyan]

Hello everyone,

The United States Table Soccer Federation is accepting applications (nominations) to the ballot for the following positions on the Board of Directors:

President
Treasurer
At-large Director
At-large Director

These are two (2) year term positions.


The voting procedure works the following way:

All applications for the various positions are received.

Candidates may submit statements as to why they would be a good choice to fill the positions they are running for.

A vote is taken to determine which of he candidates are elected
   The voting is done by secret ballot, via e-mail
   Each of the USTSF state and regional directors may cast one vote, the vote will consist of
   submitting one name for President, one name for Treasurer, and 2 names for at-large
   positions.
      For the office of president, the candidate who receives the most votes, wins
      For the office of treasurer, the candidate who receives the most votes, wins
      For the 2 at-large positions, the two (2) candidates who receive the largest number
      of votes win


The USTSF will accept applications/nominations for candidacy for 3 weeks, beginning today (August 16, 2010) and ending September 6, 2010.  A list of candidates for each of the positions will be made public before any voting begins.
Once all applications/nominations are received, the voting will begin.  The Voting by the USTSF State and Regional Directors will last for one week.
After the one week voting period, the votes will be tallied and the winners announced.
The new members of the Board of Directors will begin their terms immediately upon the announcement of the election results.



To submit an application/nomination for a position on the Board, please send an e-mail to the following e-mail address:

nominations.ustsf@gmail.com

Please include the name of the applicant/nominee, and the position (President, At-Large Director, etc.).  Please also include a valid e-mail address for the candidate.

All applicants/nominees will receive an e-mail asking for confirmation of their desire to run for office, and a request for a summary of why they would be a good candidate for that particular position.

All candidate summaries will be made available for public review, as well, a copy of the summaries will be sent to each of the State and Regional Directors for review before the voting begins.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to ask (or drop me a note at  pryan (dot) ustsf (at) gmail (dot) com  )

Thanks,

Pat Ryan
Corporate Secretary
United States Table Soccer Federation



Current members of the Board of Directors of the United States Table Soccer Federation

President (term expires 9/2010) – Larry Davis  [This position is up for election]
Secretary (term expires 9/2011) – Pat Ryan
Treasurer (term expires 9/2010) – Vacant  [This position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2010) – Bruce Nardoci [this position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2010) – Jim Stevens [this position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2011) – Cissi Whipple
At-large director (term expires 9/2011) – David Radack
Female Player Representative (term expires 9/2011) – Shelly Langley
Male Player Representative (term expires 9/2011) – Tony Alvaro

[LarryDavis]

All:

Various arguments for/against the postive and/or negative accomplishments of USTSF aside, it should be well taken in that the open voting processes of USTSF allow for change by virtue of active participation by volunteer players and promoters. Whatever your position on all the various issues (see http://www.usatablesoccer.org/uploads/Documents/Organization/Meetings/USTSF%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda%20-%209-4-2010.pdf for a few examples), here's a great opportunity to affect change on current and future grass roots & juniors development, on growth of the game/sport for players of all skill levels nationwide, and on USA's continued dominance in international competition.

Having said that, I understand a number of people interested in the available USTSF Board positions had not learned of the opportunity until during T-Worlds and as a result would effectively miss the nomination submission deadline of September 6th. Therefore, we are extending that deadline but only through this coming Friday, September 10th. Below is the updated/revised submission information:


September 6, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICE:

The United States Table Soccer Federation is accepting applications (nominations) to the ballot for the following positions on the Board of Directors:

President
Treasurer
At-large Director
At-large Director

These are all two (2) year term positions.

The voting procedure works the following way:

Anyone may submit applications for the various positions. The USTSF will accept applications/nominations for candidacy beginning August 16, 2010 and ending September 10, 2010. A list of candidates for each of the positions will be made public before any voting begins.

A vote is taken to determine which of he candidates are elected. The voting is done by secret ballot, via e-mail. Each of the USTSF State and Regional directors may cast one vote, the vote will consist of:

- submitting one name for President, one name for Treasurer, and 2 names for at-large positions
- For the office of president, the candidate who receives the most votes, wins
- For the office of treasurer, the candidate who receives the most votes, wins
- For the two at-large positions, the two (2) candidates who receive the largest number of votes win

Once all applications/nominations are received, the voting will begin. Voting is cast by the USTSF State and Regional Directors, and will last for one (1) week. After the one week voting period, the votes will be tallied and the winners publicly announced. The new members of the Board of Directors will begin their terms immediately upon the announcement of the election results.

To submit an application/nomination for a position on the Board, please send an e-mail to the following e-mail address:

nominations.ustsf@gmail.com <mailto:nominations.ustsf@gmail.com>

Please include the name of the applicant/nominee, and the position (President, At-Large Director, etc.). Please also include a valid e-mail address for the candidate.

All applicants/nominees will receive an e-mail asking for confirmation of their desire to run for office, and a request for a summary of why they would be a good candidate for that particular position. Note: statements are strongly encouraged, but not mandatory.

All candidate summaries will be made available for public review, and a copy of the summaries will be sent to each of the USTSF State and Regional Directors for review before the voting begins.

As a point of reference, current members of the Board of Directors of the United States Table Soccer Federation are:

President (term expires 9/2010) – Larry Davis [This position is up for election]
Secretary (term expires 9/2011) – Pat Ryan
Treasurer (term expires 9/2010) – Vacant [This position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2010) – Bruce Nardoci [this position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2010) – Jim Stevens [this position is up for election]
At-large director (term expires 9/2011) – Cissi Whipple
At-large director (term expires 9/2011) – David Radack
Female Player Representative (term expires 9/2011) – Shelly Langley
Male Player Representative (term expires 9/2011) – Tony Alvaro

Also: USTSF also actively seeks volunteers for website administration, ratings administration, newsletter editor/writer/ad-solictor, and for a variety of committees/project groups. Feel free to contact us regarding how you can become involved in these areas as well.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to ask USTSF Secretary Pat Ryan at pryan.ustsf@gmail.com <mailto:pryan.ustsf@gmail.com>.

Thanks and very respectfully,

// s //

Larry Davis, President
United States Table Soccer Federation
WWW.USTSF.ORG

[LarryDavis]

The nominations for each category closed on schedule, per the extended deadline (see above).  Nominees have provided public statements of qualification/experience if/where applicable, which have been posted to the USTSF website: http://www.usatablesoccer.org/latest-news/ , as has the nomination process document and a copy of the email ballot instruction that was sent to the USTSF Regional and State Directors nationwide.  Voting by the Directors closes at 11:59 on Thursday, September 30th.  The election judge is David Radack, who will tally all the votes which will be verified with the results then announced publicly on the USTSF website, the Foosball Board, and the Foosball.com forum on Friday, October 1, 2010. 

Respectfully posted,
Larry Davis, for USTSF
www.ustsf.org