2012 USBF ELECTION - Nominating Committee Slate

Three members of the USBF Board of Directors will be elected to join the Board in 2012. Each will serve a three year term ending January 1, 2016. 

The USBF Nominating Committee has nominated the following people for the three seats:
Active Member seats:  Cheri Bjerkan (incumbent)
                                     Howard Weinstein (incumbent)
                                     Bob Katz

bjerkannCheri Bjerkan, photo by Peg Kaplan   HWeinstein2Howard Weinstein, photo by Peg Kaplan
                                  Bob-KatzBob Katz     

 

In accordance with the USBF Bylaws as clarified in the Election Procedures, additional candidates 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 ten (10) days prior to the ballot mailing date.

The ballot mailing date is November 15th so the last day to submit a nomination Petition is October 26th.

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

New Board Members Elected in 2014 election

Two new members of the USBF Board of Directors have been elected to join the Board in January of 2015. Each will serve a three year term ending December 31, 2017. 

The USBF Nominating Committee nominated Brad Moss & Josh Parker to fill the seats on the Board that will become vacant with the end of Sylvia Moss' and Jonathan Weinstein's terms. There were no petition candidates for the Board seats, so Brad & Josh will join the Board. Welcome to both of them!

bmoss  Josh Parker

               Brad Moss                                                     Josh Parker

The USBF Board for 2015 will be:

Cheri Bjerkan (term ends December 31, 2015)
Marty Fleisher (term ends December 31, 2016)
Bob Katz (term ends December 31, 2015)
Brad Moss (term ends December 31, 2017)
Josh Parker (term ends December 31, 2017)
Sue Picus (term ends December 31, 2016)
Howard  Weinstein (term ends December 31, 2015)

The Board will elect officers at its first meeting in 2015.

2006 USBF ELECTION - Nominating Committee Slate

Three members of the USBF Board of Directors will be elected in 2006. Each will serve a three year term starting January 1, 2007. 

The USBF Nominating Committee has nominated the following people for the three seats:
Athlete seat: Bill Pollack (incumbent)
Active Member seats:  Bob Hamman (incumbent)
                                     Joan Gerard

In accordance with the USBF Bylaws as clarified in the Election Procedures, additional candidates may be added to the slate by petition, as follows:

  • 4.    Petition Candidates
    Active Members in good standing may be added to respective Active or Athlete ballots by petition. A valid petition application form requires ten (10) Active Member signatures from the category in which the candidate is running. Petitions must be received at USBF headquarters no later than ten (10) days prior to the ballot mailing date.

The ballot mailing date is December 1st, so the last day to submit a nomination Petition is November 21.

If there are no petition candidates, the three candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected without need for mailing and return of ballots. 

The Election Announcement provides further information on the election. The Timeline for the election sets forth relevant dates.  All 2006 USBF Active Members are eligible to vote.

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