Candidates for election to the Board of Directors

Up for election for a three-year term:

- Secretary/Clerk - Steve Smoller* & Ken Kobus#

- Director - Outreach Programs - Ray Robinson*

- Director - District 2 - Dana Santilli*

- Director - District 4 - Dave Dalrymple*  Debbie Ryan# David Vigeant#

- Director - District 6  - Andy Page*

For balance of existing terms (2 years):

- President - Skip Gorman*

- President - Ted Ritchie#

- Director - District 7 - Open

For balance of existing terms (1 year):

- Executive Vice President - Terri Fillipetti*

 * - Incumbent

# - New candidate

Didn't get Nominated but still interested in running for a position on the board?

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According to the Mass Youth Soccer Constitution, the Executive Director must inform the membership of the individuals selected by the Nominating Committee for consideration by the membership at the 2010 AGM. The Executive Director must also provide the information contained in Section 130-135 of the Constitution:

Section 130. Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (BOD) of the Corporation shall consist of the following elected officers:

- President
- Executive Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary/Clerk
- Director - Instructional Programs
- Director - Olympic Development Program
- Leagues Committee Director
- Director, National Championship Series
- Director, Outreach Programs / TOPSoccer
- Director - Recreational Programs
- Seven (7) At-large Directors, (One Director representing each of the Districts with the Commonwealth.
- Immediate Past President

Section 131. Powers, Functions and Actions

The business of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors (BOD) who exercise all powers of the
Corporation, except as otherwise provided by Law, the Articles of Organization, or the Constitution and Bylaws.

Section 132. Executive Committee of the Board of Directors

The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Executive Vice President, the
Secretary/Clerk, Treasurer and one additional current board member to be elected by the Board of Directors.
The term of the additional member shall run concurrent with the member's term on the Board. Once the
member's term expires, the board shall hold an election to fill the additional position to the Executive Committee.
A quorum of three is required to be present for this committee to act.
This committee is established specifically to deal with staff remuneration and oversight, negotiate contractual
arrangements, move funds between or within investment accounts and to make emergency decisions on behalf
of the association when convening of a Board of Directors Meeting is neither possible nor practical. The decisions
of the Executive Committee are subject to the review and approval of the full Board of Directors at its next
scheduled meeting.

Section 133. Nomination and Election of BOD

The Board of Directors shall be elected at the AGM, based upon the following schedule.

1. – The President, Treasurer, Director - Olympic Development Program, the National Cup Director and the
District 1 and District 7 At-Large Directors, shall be elected for a three-year term, commencing with the 2006 Annual Meeting;

2. –The Executive Vice President, Leagues Committee Director, Director - Instructional Programs,
Director - Recreational Programs, and the District 3 and District 5 At-Large Directors, shall be elected for a two-year term,
commencing with the 2006 Annual Meeting, and thereafter for a three-year term;

3. – The Secretary/Clerk, the Director- Outreach Programs, and the District 2,District 4, and District 6 At-Large
Directors, shall be elected for a one-year term, commencing with the 2006 Annual Meeting, and thereafter for a
three-year term.

4..A. The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5) persons,

- Four (4) persons designated by the President, at least two (2) of whom shall not be a present Board
member, and one (1) person designated by the Leagues Committee, who shall not be a present Board
member.
- The Nominating Committee shall designate its Chairperson from that number.
- The Nominating Committee shall report its slate of proposed candidates to the Executive Director on or
before November 25.
- The Executive Director shall distribute the list of nominations, together with a copy of Sections 130 –135
of this Constitution, by mail, postage prepaid at the address of record, or via e-mail to the e-mail
address of record, to every Organization Member no later than the second Monday of December.

B. Nomination by Petition. Other candidates may be nominated by a writing signed by at least five (5) Other
Organization Members and received by the Executive Director at least twenty-one (21) days before the
Annual General Meeting. Nominations due no later than January 23rd, 2010. Any Nomination by Petition shall be accompanied by a resume of the candidate
setting forth all of the candidate's applicable experience and a personal statement from the candidate setting
forth the candidate's reasons for standing for election.

C. No person shall be eligible to be elected to office who has not been nominated as above provided. The
Nominating Committee shall be charged with the responsibility to assure that it's selection process is such
that those nominated for candidacy at the annual election shall a significant history of prior service to Youth
Soccer and are able to fulfill the duties of the office to which such Member shall have been designated.

Section 134. Qualifications

All officers must be Members of the Corporation. The President, Treasurer, and Secretary/Clerk shall be different
people. Any other two offices may be held by the same person. No member of the Mass Youth Soccer BOD may
be a full time employee of Mass Youth Soccer. A member of the BOD may act in the following capacities: Part
time instructor, Part time player development coach, ODP coach

Section 135. Tenure

The Director - Olympic Development Program, the Leagues Committee Director and the National Cup Director
shall assume their office on the September 1st following election to their position. All other officers shall assume
their positions immediately following their election.
Any Director may resign by giving a written resignation to the BOD or to the Secretary/Clerk. Resignations are
effective upon receipt unless otherwise specified and accepted by the BOD. In the event that a Director should
miss three (3) consecutive meetings without due excuse, the remaining majority Members of the Board may
declare his/her position vacant.