UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDA Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center 1420 Stout Street Denver, Colorado 80202 November 3-5, 2016 Sponsors ASHI AMY Resuscitation Dive Rescue International Defibtech elifeguard Jobbeedu Kingii Marine Rescue Products Tugasunwear Uniserve Page 1 of 6
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Welcome Reception & Registration Registration 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Main Lobby; Welcome reception 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. - TBD Thursday, November 3, 2016 Board of Directors & Committee Meetings *Business attire is required for all Delegates to the initial day of the USLA Board of Directors meeting until all committee meetings have concluded and through the conclusion of the Educational Conference and luncheon (per USLA policy) 6:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Silverton #3 I. Call to Order (Mr. Davis) A. Pledge of Allegiance (Mr. Williams) B. Welcome and Introductions (Mr. Davis) C. Moment of Silence for the Departed D. Opening Ceremony II. Roll Call of Delegates (Ms. Bowie) DELEGATE VOTES BASED ON MEMBERSHIP (AS OF OCTOBER 14, 2016) Member/Director Ratio 2-25 1 Director 26-100 2 Directors 101-200 3 Directors 201-400 4 Directors 401-600 5 Directors 601-800 6 Directors 801-and over 7 Directors MEMBERS VOTES PRESENT PROXY TOTAL JUNIORS GREAT LAKES JOE PECORARO 47 2 2 0 2 0 JERRY GAVIN GULF COAST MICHAEL JOHNSON MID-ATLANTIC ED ZEBROWSKI CHARLIE HARTL DAVE FOXWELL NEW ENGLAND NORTHWEST BERT WHITAKER PACIFIC ISLANDS SOUTH ATLANTIC TOM GILL RALPH WAGNER MIKE WAGNER SOUTHEAST SOUTHWEST MIKE BEUERLEIN BILL HUMPHREYS KAI BOND TONY PRYOR KARA HARRISON 161 3 3 0 3 109 BUZZ MOGCK TOM PERRY DENISE BLAIR 1084 7 7 0 7 921 ED ZEBROWSKI III BOB BERTRAND 49 2 1 1 2 0 KYLE MAXWELL ADRIENNE GROH DUKE BROWN CHAD MOTZ LINDSEY GERKINS ROB MCGOWAN MIKE SILVESTRI ROB WILLIAMS GUS AVILA 80 2 2 0 2 206 71 2 2 0 2 38 912 7 7 0 7 221 630 6 6 0 6 503 1206 7 7 0 7 2772 SUB TOTALS 4418 38 37 1 38 4771 NATIONAL (AT LARGE) TOTALS Page 2 of 6
III. Approval of Agenda IV. Approval of Minutes - from the USLA Board of Directors meeting in Gettysburg, PA, April 28-30, 2016 V. Memorialization - of Executive Committee Actions since previous meeting. A. Shall the Executive Committee approve a five year contract extension with Da Fin, subject to review and approval of the updated agreement by our legal experts? MPU VI. Officers Activity Reports - Verbal reports to be limited to approximately two minutes, highlighting the key points in written reports previously submitted & published. A. President - (Mr. Peter Davis) B. Vice President (Mr. Rob Williams) C. Secretary - (Ms. Nikki Bowie) D. Treasurer - (Mr. Michael Bradley) E. Executive Delegate - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) F. Advisor - (Mr. Ralph Goto) G. Liaison Officer - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) H. Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) I. Legal Advisor - (Mr. Chip More) VII. Regional Council Activity Reports A. Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) B. Gulf Coast - (Mr. Tony Pryor) C. Mid-Atlantic (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) D. New England (Mr. Bob Bertrand) E. Northwest - (Mr. Bert Whitaker) F. Pacific Islands (Mr. Kalani Vierra) G. South Atlantic (Mr. Tom Gill) H. Southeast (Mr. Gerry Falconer) I. Southwest - (Mr. Mike Beuerlein) VIII. Executive Director (Ms. Kay Smiley) IX. Fund Raising and Sponsorship Oversight (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) X. Magazine Publication (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) XI. Public Information Officer (Mr. Tom Gill) XII. Textbook (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) XIII. Committee Chair Activity Reports A. Standing Committees i. Bylaws (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) ii. Certification (Mr. Tony Pryor) iii. Heroic Acts- Recognition, Awards and Presentations - (Ms. Adrienne Groh) iv. Junior Guards - (Mr. David Robinson) v. Lifesaving Sport (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) vi. Membership (Ms. Charlotte Graham) vii. Public Education (Ms. Denise Blair) viii. Ways and Means - (Mr. Michael Bradley) Page 3 of 6
XIV. B. Working Group Committees i. Heritage - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) ii. Information and Technology - (Ms. Karissa Ickes) iii. Medical (Dr. Peter Wernicki) iv. Professional Development - (Ms. Stephe McCormick) C. Project Groups i. Agency Relations/Policy- (Mr. Rob Williams) ii. Social Media (Mr. Tom Gill) 30 minute training session for all committee chairs and co-chairs. XV. Board of Directors Meeting adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2016 Committees listed below and on Saturday are time-certain. Additional committee meetings will be scheduled at the pleasure of each respective committee chair. These include Executive Delegate, Heritage, Information and Technology and Medical. 11:30-a.m. 12:30 p.m. Committee Meetings Heroic Acts: Silverton #1 Junior Guards: Silverton #2 Project Groups and Subcommittees: Quarts Board Room 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - Committee Meetings Certification Committee: Silverton #1 Lifesaving Sport Committee: Silverton #2 Project Groups and Subcommittees: Quarts Board Room 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Committee Meetings Public Education Committee: Silverton #2 Membership Committee: Silverton #1 Medical Committee: Quarts Board Room Friday, November 4, 2016 *Business attire is required for all Delegates to the initial day of the USLA Board of Directors meeting until all committee meetings have concluded and through the conclusion of the Educational Conference and luncheon (per USLA policy) 6:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast USLA Educational Conference 9:00 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Research: Delaware Surf Zone Study Jack Puleo, University of Delaware 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Prevention: Russian River Patrol Program David Robinson and Bert Whitaker, Sonoma County Regional Parks 10:55 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Public Education: Vamos A Aprender Program Nick Schriver, East Bay Regional Park District Page 4 of 6
11:30 a.m. 12:20 p.m. Technology: Drones and Lifeguarding Chief Joe Bailey, City of Seal Beach Marine Safety and Lifeguards 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Conference Lunch Silverton #2 Saturday, November 5, 2016 USLA Board of Directors & Committees 6:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Committee Meetings Executive Committee: Silverton #1 Professional Development Committee: Silverton #2 Project Groups and Sub-Committees: Quarts Board Room 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Committee Meetings Ways and Means Committee: Silverton #1 Bylaws (if necessary): Silverton #2 Project Groups and Sub-Committees: Quarts Board Room 11:00 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Silverton #3 Working Lunch Cripple Creek #2 Call to Order - Mr. Peter Davis XVI. Committee Action Reports (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Standing Committees i. Executive Committee - (Mr. Peter Davis) ii. Bylaws (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) iii. Certification - (Mr. Tony Pryor) iv. Heroic Acts Recognition, Awards and Presentations - (Ms. Adrienne Groh) v. Junior Guards - (Mr. David Robinson) vi. Lifesaving Sport (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) vii. Membership - (Ms. Charlotte Graham) viii. Public Education - (Ms. Denise Blair) ix. Ways and Means - (Mr. Michael Bradley) B. Working Group Committees (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) i. Heritage (Mr. Jerry Gavin) ii. Medical (Dr. Peter Wernicki) iii. Professional Development (Ms. Stephe McCormick) iv. Information and Technology - (Ms. Karissa Ickes) C. Project Groups i. Agency Relations/Policy Project Group (Mr. Rob Williams) ii. Social Media Project Group (Mr. Tom Gill) iii. Textbook Project Group (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) XVII. Old Business (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Bylaw change proposal from the Bylaws Committee at the request of the Executive Committee for a revision to the USLA Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 4-E (1) The term of office for the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Delegate and Liaison Officer shall be for two years with no limit on the number of terms effective January 15 th following the elections. Page 5 of 6
XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. New Business (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) Open Forum and Announcements (Any USLA member may raise issues. Motions and votes limited to Regional Delegates.) Future Meetings A. 2017 Spring: New England, April 27-29, 2017. TBA B. 2017 Fall: Southeast, November 2-4, 2017. TBA Privilege of the Chair Adjournment Closing Banquet Earl s Kitchen + Bar, 1600 Glenarm Place 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Appetizers and No Host Bar (patio and bar area) 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Dinner, Raffle, Fun and Dessert (dining room) Page 6 of 6