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October 2008 — Issue #1 


Dear NAIGC members and friends,  

Welcome to the first edition of our organization’s newsletter!  The purpose is to relay important information and updates from the Board of Directors.   

  

   

Contents:  

  • Board of Directors 2008-2009  
  • Committees  
  • Facebook   content  
  • ** Must read statement for all Facebook/myspace  members **  
  • Meet list  
  • Opportunities with the College Gymnastics Association 
        

  

  

Board of Directors 2008-09 

President:          Benjamin Johnson (UC Berkeley) – benjamin@naigc.net 

Vice President:    Karen Heilman  (Purdue) – heilmank@gmail.com 

Secretary:         John Vajda  (Virginia Tech) – vajda.john@gmail.com  

Treasurer:         Vincent Riot (UC Berkeley) – riotv@hotmail.com 

  

Other directors:       A.J. Banker (SUNY Brockport)  – aban0626@brockport.edu 

Ryan Bradley (High Point)  – ryan@naigc.net 

Steve Cantrell (Penn State)  – scc173@psu.edu 

Beth Doughty (UC Davis)  – doughty.beth@gmail.com 

James Kachelmeyer  (Texas) – no permission to release 

Cindy LaRotta  (Texas State)  – CL1218@txstate.edu 

Kyle Omholt  (Purdue)  – komholt@gmail.com 

Kirsten Rizer  (Ohio)  – krtwister12@hotmail.com 

Ashley Ross (UNC Chapel Hill)  – rossa@email.unc.edu 

Ilana   Shushansky  (Emory)  –  no permission to release 

Cheryl Thomas (UNC Chapel Hill)  – cheryllthomas@gmail.com 

  

Advisory directors:   Madeline Bradley
(non voting)            Gary Bruening 

Dr. Schmidt (Texas State)
Wendy Svetanoff  (Notre Dame) 

Committees:  

The committees within the Board of Directors, the committee chair, the respective members and responsibilities are listed below:  

1. Policy Committee – Benjamin Johnson, chair
 
Other members: Ryan, Steve, Beth, Karen, Jim, Ashley   

a) Complete and maintain a comprehensive list of policies and procedures
    to foster the NAIGC's  development, including NAIGC competition guidelines.
b) Annually review all NAIGC policies and procedures.
c) Ensure policies are communicated effectively and enforced.
d) Present all policy modifications to the full board for approval. 


2. Finance Committee – Karen Heilman , chair
Other members: Steve, Ben, Vincent  

a) Develop and approve an annual budget.
b) Review and approve all modifications to the budget.
c) Annually review all income and expenses.
d) Review the annual IRS tax submission.
e) Provide periodic financial updates to the board.

3. Nationals Committee – Ashley Ross, chair 

Other members: Ryan, Steve, Beth, Ben, Jim, Cindy, Kirsten, Ilana , Cheryl 
a) Determine a coordinator for each year's nationals.
b) Provide assistance to the coordinator.
c) Actively seek coordination and location for nationals at least two
full years in advance.
d) Develop and maintain healthy long-term business relationships with
equipment vendors.
e) Provide periodic updates to the board on the progress of nationals.

4. Technical Committee – Ryan Bradley, chair 

Other members: A.J., Ben, Vincent 
a) Generally develop and maintain the NAIGC's  technical resources, including
the website, scoring software (and hardware), information database, meet registration tools, and the listserve .

5. Marketing Committee – John Vajda , chair 
Other members: Beth, Jim, Kyle, Kirsten, Ilana , Cheryl
a) Build and promote the NAIGC brand.
b) Design new NAIGC products.
c) Develop a merchandising budget.
d) Advertise the NAIGC. 


6. Communications CommitteeKaren Heilman , chair
Other members: Kyle, Ilana , Cheryl, John  

a) Communicate the board's progress to the rest of the NAIGC.
b) Communicate relevant information to the rest of the board.
c) Solicit contact and other information from clubs.
d) Organize an NAIGC calendar of events.
e) Actively monitor the NAIGC message board and email listserve .
f) Assist with NAIGC club recruitment.
g) Answer questions on the message board or from inquiring new clubs.

7. Fundraising Committee – Vincent Riot, chair 

Other members: A.J., Kyle, Ilana  
a) Actively pursue fundraising opportunities as needed.
b) Actively solicit donations and sponsors as needed. 

  

  

  

  

  

Facebook   Content 

  

Did you know we are on Facebook ? There is an NAIGC Gymnastics group and an NAIGC Gymnastics Alumni group. This is a good place to check for information on upcoming events. Check us out! 

  

A Word of Caution to All Members 

These days one can find anything on the Internet. In light of the growing popularity of programs like Facebook  and MySpace, we ask that you remove any type of questionable material from correlation with the NAIGC. Please avoid using the name NAIGC or your specific school team/club name in any photo albums that may include drinking alcohol or dubious activity. You may also want to change privacy settings. Please avoid using foul language or referencing said activities when posting comments on the message board of the NAIGC official website, walls or messages of Facebook  or MySpace groups, events, etc. Please help us by actively monitoring the message boards and websites that you visit and alert us to any problems you encounter. If you currently have or know of content, including picture albums, wall comments, event listings, etc., that may not portray the NAIGC in a positive manner, please rectify the situation. This request is in the best interest of you and your specific club and the entire NAIGC. This is the responsibility of all NAIGC members. 

Meets 2008-09 

The most frequently updated list of meets is listed on the NAIGC group on Facebook . We try to update the list whenever a new meet is announced on the listerv . If you have any additions/changes/deletions, please contact a group administrator via Facebook . 

Nov 8, 2008 - Hokie  Classic @ Virginia Tech
Nov 8, 2008 - Halloween Meet @ Cal Gymnastics Club
Nov 22, 2008 - UPenn  (women's equipment)
Jan 18-19, 2009 - FSU Gymnastics Meet
Jan 24, 2009 - Ohio State University
Feb 7, 2009 - Miami Cup @ Miami University
Feb 14, 2009 - Golden Grips @ Purdue University
Feb 27, 2009 (Friday) - UNC Wilmington (tentative)
Mar 7, 2009 - Texas Tech
Mar 21, 2009 - Michigan Madness @ EMU
Apr 15-19, 2009 - Nationals 2009 Hosted by Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia
    

  

  

  

Opportunities with the College Gymnastics Association 

Mike Burns is the head coach of men’s gymnastics at the University of Minnesota and is also the president of the College Gymnastics Association (CGA). Some members might remember that Mike spoke at EMU Nationals in 2004. Karen and Cheryl met with both Mike and John Valdez (vice president of CGA) over the summer to discuss some partnering opportunities between the College Gymnastics Association and the NAIGC.   A link to the NAIGC will be placed on www.collegegymnastics.org to increase awareness and visibility of the NAIGC. Mike is also offering to provide a booth at the 2009 JO Men’s Nationals meet for the NAIGC to promote ourselves. We are hoping to distribute information and make JO athletes aware of us as an opportunity to continue in gymnastics in college. 

  

Additionally, Mike would like to list as many of the men's club teams as possible on their CGA website (www.collegegymnastics.org). Please take a moment to visit the site. Click on "Members" at the top and on the left side of the window pane you will see a list of College Gymnastics programs. Scrolling down you will see a short list of college Club Programs. Mike’s goal is to expand that list of club programs that have contact information and subsequent links to your webpages . He would like to help promote the College Club Programs through their website to potentially help increase your team memberships. 


Mike’s vision of Collegiate Men's Gymnastics is to show the incredible number of programs that are available to graduating seniors and to bring the varsity and club programs closer together. You can all help in this goal by contacting Mike with your information and he will forward to their webmaster. 

  

  

  

Copyright (c) 2008 by NAIGC - All Rights Reserved. 

Editors: Cheryl Thomas, NAIGC Board of Directors, cheryllthomas@gmail.com 

         Karen Heilman , NAIGC Vice President, heilmank@gmail.com 

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