USATT Advisory Committees – Openings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

For the last several months, the Committee Restructuring Task Force (CRTF) Chaired by Christian Lillieroos, has been in the process of reviewing the existing committee structure with the idea of managing the work of the committees in a more streamlined and functional basis. Under the Bylaws all existing committees dissolved as of December 31, 2008.   This CRTF review resulted in an outreach to existing committee chairs to provide background for overall assessment of the scope of that respective committee’s area of responsibility.  The CRTF made a full report on the result of their outreach effort with existing committee leadership to the Board of Directors at their meeting held in conjunction with the U.S. Nationals in Las Vegas on Dec 16 and 17, 2008.

Under Article IX of the current USATT Bylaws, the Board or Chief Executive Officer shall appoint advisory committees as they believe to be appropriate. At the December Las Vegas Board Meeting, the Board voted to appoint the following Advisory Committees:

Officials and Rules Advisory Committee
Tournaments Advisory Committee
Seniors Advisory Committee
Editorial Advisory Committee
Juniors Advisory Committee
Coaching Advisory Committee
Clubs Advisory Committee - (Chair: Linda Leaf – Club Representative: USATT Board)
Hardbat Advisory Committee
High Performance Advisory Committee

The Bylaws describe these Advisory Committees as being composed of not more than five (5) members.  Each of these Advisory Committees is to have at least 20% athlete membership as defined by the Bylaws. In Article XI of the Bylaws these athletes are defined as individuals who have represented the USA as athletes in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan American Games, the Para Pan Am Games, the World Championships or other major international competitions in the sport of Table Tennis within the ten (10) years since the completion of competition, or who have competed in and finished in the top half of USATT’s National Team within the two (2) years since the completion of competition.   It is the responsibility of the USATT Athlete Advisory Committee to make those athlete nominations to the respective Advisory Committees listed above.

This then is to serve as a call for applications from USATT members who are interested to serve as Advisory Committee Chairs or members. Letters of interest from USATT members willing to serve as Advisory Committee Chairs or members are to be no more than one page in length.  Please include your name, full contact information, your general experience in the committee(s) of interest as well as a statement expressing your desire to serve if appointed.

One of the first tasks of each respective appointed Advisory Committee will be to develop their area of responsibility and scope of committee work.  This will be done in conjunction with the Board of Directors.

Please submit your application /letter of interest to the attention of USATT CEO, Michael D. Cavanaugh at: USATT, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909, or by fax at 719 632 6071 or by e-mail at ceo@usatt.org.  If you have questions on this process you may call 719 866 4583 ext 3.  The deadline for receipt of applications/letters of interest is by the close of business on January 30, 2009.  Appointments will be announced on or about February 13, 2009.