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RE: election results - FYI
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Phil Miller
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Aug 18, 2009 11:21 PDT
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Friends,
I agree with Bilko that having a Washington member of the Board would be
a great step forward - he had my vote and I wrote a lot of emails to
California officials and colleagues supporting him...alas, it's hard
enough to beat the sheer number of votes resident in California, much
more so when the Northwest votes are split between two candidates.
Ouch!
It is sadly true that the Board of Trustees has a VERY limited role in
the governance of USAC these days - power exists at a higher level, and
if one takes the time to read through back issues of Outside Magazine
one will find an article called the "Millionaire Boys Club" that
explains in painful detail that decisions are now made in a corporate
and not a democratic environment, and how that came about. A famous
quote holds that if you love the law or sausage, you should not watch
either being made. Very true at USAC. Indeed, Thom Weisel was given
what amounts to be a controlling majority of the "big" Board in exchange
for his fiscal support. Weisel's contributions to Lance and Eddy B et al
are legendary, but does that entitle any one entity to control the sport
without input from members?
The problem is that you and I are no longer members - we are customers
of USA Cycling, and the structure of the organization has changed such
that the CEO and the USAC Board can and do control the organization
without member or licensee oversight. You no more control USAC than you
control the management of Nordstroms...
The question for me that I want to hear answered from future small board
candidates is how they intend to govern the sport in this current
organizational context. While I like and appreciate the commitment of
Tom, Kenji and Bilko in running, I never really saw or heard anything
from anyone that gets to that very basic question...and it's a very
important question to answer for the future of both the sport and its
administration in the US. Many places have tried the "grass roots"
independent model - and it has been found lacking in a number of key
respects (insurance prime among them, rider and official development in
varying degrees being another). At least we must have candidates
express that they understand the role and function of the small board,
and have a plan of action in mind for their term of office. To a large
(and familiar) degree, that was missing this year - nationwide, not just
here.
When the level and sophistication of the debate is increased, then we
can expect greater participation in elections. Even then, I'm afraid
that for the time being we have to be realistic about what our
candidates can accomplish once elected.
Phil Miller
Redmond, WA
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From: David Visintainer [mailto:dav-@bikecafe.net]
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Subject: RE: MVA INFO: election results - FYI
Washington State has 2326 members (1937 male/389 female) in USAC.
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Subject: MVA INFO: election results - FYI
FYI:
I know we have more than 169 people who are eligible to vote -- I think
we have more than 344 actually.
While some may view the power of the Board of Trustees as limited, I do
think having someone from Washington State being in the loop of
information is good for us, even if what we give back is not as great.
-Phil "Bilko" Stephens
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From USACycling.org....
Results are in -- 3,970 votes cast in 2009 election
Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 17 , 2009)-The 2009 USA Cycling
elections concluded on Aug. 15 and after record voter turnout USA
Cycling members elected several representatives to their respective
Boards of Trustees which comprise the political structure of USA
Cycling. The 2009 election saw a record number of 3,970 votes cast.
Below is a summary of each board's election:
NORBA
For the three-year Industry Trustee position, Derek Hermon (Big Bear
Lake, Calif.) narrowly defeated incumbent Todd Seplavy (Rocky Point,
NY), 294 votes to 277.
Incumbent Don Edberg (Custer, Wis.) won the race for Organizer Trustee,
also a three-year term, with 367 votes compared to the 206 amassed by
Daniel McDonald (Manchester, NH/206).
USCF
In the USCF elections, Trustees were elected from the Western, Eastern,
and Central Sections to serve three-year terms.
In the Western Section Trustee race, Tom Simonson (Oakland, Calif.)
received 344 votes to win the election over Thomas Kenji Sugahara
(Salem, Ore./136) and Phil Stevens (Kirkland, Wash./169).
For the Eastern Section Trustee position, Jim Patton (Crofton Md.)
defeated Michael Fraysee20(Glen Spey, NY), 622 votes to 438.
The Central Section race saw Frank Mackzum (Crossville, Tenn.) elected
to the Trustee position with 216 votes. Mackzum defeated incumbent
Andrew Hollinger (Bedford, Texas/192), as well as John Tarbert (Palmer
Lake, Colo./38), Lowell Kellogg (Menomonee Falls, Wis./149), Ken Hart
(Indianapolis, Ind./90), Anthony Smith (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/41), and Tom
Doughty (Aurora, Ill./128).
NCCA
With 84 votes, Andrew Armstrong (Plano, Texas) was elected to one of two
Trustee positions that will serve a two-year term. Matt Jones
(Indianapolis) and incumbent Jason Sears (Cambridge, Mass.) both amassed
49 votes and after a tie breaker per the USA Cycling By-laws, Jones was
elected to the second Trustee position. Doug Owen (Banner Elk, NC)
garnered 47 votes in the NCCA election while Nathan Haslick (Dallas,
Ga.) received 34.
Terms begin with each Board's first meeting following the end of the
election.
This Article Published 2009-08-17 14:54:19 For more information contact:
kka-@usacycling.org <mailto:kka-@usacycling.org>
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