2016 USBF Election - Nominating Committee Slate

Three members of the USBF Board of Directors will be elected in 2016. Each will serve a three year term ending January 1, 2019. 

The USBF Nominating Committee has nominated the following people for the three seats:
     Dave Caprera
     Marty Fleisher
     Ken Titow

Dave Caprera	Marty Fleisher (Currently on Board)	Ken Titow

Brief Statements from the Candidates:

Dave Caprera:

I am a semi-retired tax lawyer living in Denver Colorado. I have14,000+ masterpoints, serve as the District 17 disciplinary chair, previously served on the National Appeals Committee (when they had such a thing), and write a monthly column for the ACBL Western Conference Newsletter entitled "Sleeping on the Couch." Two years ago in Istanbul and this summer in Salsomagiorre, I was a coach for the US Junior under 21 team, and am actively involved with the junior program. If elected, my principal interests are the junior program (else, "the game will die when we do") and (given my tax law background) the laws and their revision.

Marty Fleisher:

I've been an attorney for more than 30 years and a bridge player (much) longer than that.  I've also been active in the investment/financial world for about 10 years , which is about the same amount of time I've been playing very seriously  I am just completing my first 3-year term on the board and am looking forward to my second.

Ken Titow:

I am a prior Board member (elected twice) and former Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the USBF. I resigned my position in 2004 when my wife and I moved to France. Having just repatriated to Scottsdale, AZ after 12+ years abroad, I am eager to renew my service with the USBF.

I am an experienced & competent player and bridge administrator. I have participated in numerous WBF & EBF events so I am familiar with the issues facing our teams. I am unaffiliated with any of the existing USBF teams or those likely to qualify to represent the USA in international competitions. While a member of the FFB (Federation Française de Bridge) I achieved their second highest player ranking and served as an “Arbitre” (Director) for ~ 5 years. I was also active as a member of the executive committee of our local club in France.

I hope you will give me the opportunity to serve you in the years to come.

In accordance with the USBF Bylaws as clarified in the Election Procedures, additional candidates, who should review the Board Member Expectations document, may be added to the slate by petition, as follows:

• 4.    Petition Candidates
  Active Members in good standing may be added to ballots by petition. A valid petition application form requires twenty-five (25) Active Member signatures. Petitions must be received at USBF headquarters no later than twenty (20) days prior to the ballot mailing date.

The ballot mailing date is November 24th so the last day to submit a nomination Petition is November 4th.

If there are no petition candidates, the three candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected without need for voting. 

2016 USBF Election

This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 3 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2017. 

USBF Board members must be currently active USBF members, having paid the  2016 annual active or resident member dues of $50.

This year we sought nominations through Bridge Winners and the USBF Nominating Committee has met and interviewed potential Board candidates. The Nominating Committee slate will be posted shortly.

In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the name of the candidate and the names and email addresses of the people making the nomination on or before October 25, 2016. If there are no petition candidates, the candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will either be elected without the need for an election (if there are only three nominees), or will be the entire slate of nominees for the election.

See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectiations for more complete information about the election

Any Active USBF member interested in being on the ballot who has not been nominated by the Nominating Committee should go to  About USBF and read the final paragraph on the page (Election Information), which directs you to the relevant documents. 

 * BMD = Ballot Mailing Date

** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.