At the January 2013 107IST Board meeting, the board carried out its annual reorganization, election of officers and appointment of committee chairs for the 2013 calendar year. The board welcomed back Jeremy Wright and Sherrilynn "Sheba" Rawson as well as welcoming newest board member Mike Coleman; elected officers; and established committees for the 2013 calendar year.
The following board members were elected to board offices for the 2013 calendar year:
- President--Scott V Swearingen
- Vice President--Jeremy Wright
- Secretary--Sherrilynn "Sheba" Rawson
- Treasurer--Joanne Couchman
In addition to the election of officers, the board appointed the following board members as chairs or co-chairs of standing committees:
Communications--Chaired by Abram Goldman-Armstrong and Garrett Dittfurth, with Abe focusing on Whipsaw and on internal communications and Garrett focusing on public relations, with additional members to be approved by the board for a one-year term
Community outreach--co-chaired by Nando Machicado and Sheba Rawson, with Nando focusing on soccer-specific community outreach and donation requests and Sheba focusing on volunteer coordination and other (non-soccer-specific) community outreach, with 3-5 107IST members to be approved by the board for a one-year term
Ethics--per the bylaws, this committee has the vice president (Jeremy Wright) and secretary (Sheba Rawson) serving, along with three 107IST members to be approved by the board for a one-year term.
Game-day ops--co-chaired by Nando Machicado and Jerry Makare with Mike Coleman
Member benefits--co-chaired by Mike Coleman and Matt Talley, with additional 107IST members to be approved by the board for a one-year term
Merchandise--co-chaired by Scott V Swearingen and one non-board member 107IST, nine members total on the committee
Travel--co-chaired by Harper Morgan-Werner and Jeremy Wright, with additional 107IST members to be approved by the board for a one-year term
In addition to committee work, the following task forces will be in existence to get other non-committee work done:
Membership--co-chaired by Harper Morgan-Werner and Bruce "Obi" Eaton
Gisele Currier Scholarship Fund--chaired by Sheba Rawson
(For brief biographical information about board members, along with photos, email links, and committee assignments, check out the Board of Directors page)
If you are a 107IST member and are interested in serving with any of the committees listed above, feel free to contact the appropriate board member indicating your interest, availability, and expertise.
Congratulations to all Board officers and committee chairs. We look forward to the work ahead!
