The Referees’ Commission (RC) will have three leadership positions to be elected for four-year terms beginning August 1, 2022:
USA Fencing Chairman of the Board, David Arias, is forming a Nominating Committee to assist him in filling the vacant positions. The CEO or a staff member of their choice shall be the National Office liaison to the Nominating Committee. The National Office shall manage all election procedures.
The Nominating Committee will be composed of the following eight (8) individuals:
No person may serve on the Nominating Committee who is a candidate for a vacant position on the Referees’ Commission. The Chair of the RC will select one of the two (2) RC members on the Nominating Committee to serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee. If there is a vacancy on the Nominating Committee, the body which selected/elected the previous member shall fill that vacancy.
Nominating Committee Duties
After the application period, the Nominating Committee is responsible for the vetting and ranking of candidates who have indicated an interest in filling the vacant positions and serving on the Referees’ Commission.
The Nominating Committee will review the applications and credentials for each candidate and interview selected candidates. It will then nominate two candidates for each position (unless there is only one candidate).
The open positions will be filled by a vote of referees who have worked at least one regional or national level event in the 2018-19, 2019-20, or 2020-21 season(s). A simple majority is needed. In case of a tie, a coin toss will decide the winner(s). The names of the three winners will be provided to the USA Fencing Chairman of the Board for submission to the Board of Directors.
Timeline
If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee for the open positions, please send an email to c.simmons@usafencing.org by 5 p.m. MST (7 p.m. EST) on December 14, 2021. Please put “RC Nominating Committee” in the subject line.
The National Office will conduct the election for the Nominating Committee positions in 2022. Applications will also be accepted for the three open Vice Chair positions beginning in early 2022.
If you have additional questions, please contact USA Fencing Senior Director of Sport Operations Christine Strong Simmons (c.simmons@usafencing.org) of the National Office at 719.866.3620.
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