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RE: election results - FYI
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Ron Sielinski
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Aug 18, 2009 12:39 PDT
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Here's a link to the article that Phil referenced in his email: http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200606/champions-club-1.html
From: wsba-b-@wsba.wsbaracing.com [mailto:wsba-b-@wsba.wsbaracing.com] On Behalf Of Phil Miller
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [WSBA] MVA INFO: election results - FYI
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]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:05 AM
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Subject: RE: MVA INFO: election results - FYI
Washington State has 2326 members (1937 male/389 female) in USAC.
From: Phbst-@aol.com [mailto:Phbst-@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:00 AM
To: ws-@wsba.wsbaracing.com; mvai-@googlegroups.com; mvai-@topica.com
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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