USATT Announces Board of Directors Selection and Election Process

Eight of the Twelve Board Positions Will Be Determined by Selection and Election Procedures Implemented by USATT’s Nominating and Governance Committee

(Colorado Springs, CO – October 4, 2024) – USA Table Tennis (“USATT”) today announced the selection and election procedures that will be conducted and overseen by the organization’s Nominating and Governance Committee for eight positions on the organization’s twelve-member Board of Directors. Under the procedures established by the NGC, four Independent Directors and one Club Director will be selected and appointed to the Board by the USATT NGC; one Director will be appointed to the Board by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (a “National Organization”); and two At-Large Board positions will be filled by an election conducted for the USATT General Membership. The other four Directors will be Elite Athlete Representatives who will be elected by USATT’s elite athletes pursuant to two separate elections currently underway.

The terms for all twelve members currently on the USATT Board of Directors expire on December 31, 2024. In order to establish a Board with staggered terms going forward, the USATT Bylaws were amended for the upcoming selection and election process so that there are two classes of Directors, Class A and Class B. The Class A Directors will consist of one At-Large Director, the Club Representative Director, the National Organization (NCTTA) Director, and two Independent Directors. The Class A Directors’ term will begin on January 1, 2025, and conclude on December 31, 2026. The Class B Directors will consist of all four Elite Athlete Directors, one At-Large Director, and two Independent Directors. The Class B Directors term will begin on January 1, 2025, and conclude on December 31, 2028.

Persons interested in being considered for selection and appointment by the NGC for one of the four Independent Director positions or the Club Director position can submit their interest to the General Secretary of the Board, Mark Thompson (mark.thompson@usatt.org) by Friday, October 11, 2024, at 5 pm US Mountain Time.

Please note that USATT Bylaw 7.7 determines the requirements to serve as an Independent Director on the USATT Board. Under USATT Bylaw 7.6 (b)(2), a person interested in being selected by the NGC for the Club Representative Director position must be a member of a board of directors for a USATT affiliated club; a trustee of a USATT affiliated club; or an a officer of a USATT affiliated club; and must also obtain twenty-five signatures from USATT General Membership in order to be considered for the position. An interested candidate does not need to submit the signatures with the initial statement of interest in the position. Those signatures will need to be collected beginning on October 14, 2024, and submitted by October 28, 2024. The USATT Bylaws are available at the following link: https://www.usatt.org/governance-and-financials/bylaws.

Persons interested in running in the election for one of the two At-Large Director positions must meet the requirements established in Section 7.6(b)(3) of the Bylaws. The candidate must be an adult General Member (age 18 or older) who was in good standing as of September 12, 2024, which is sixty-days before the Record Date of the election (i.e., the date of the beginning of the election), which will be November 11, 2024.

Persons interested in being placed on the ballot for the At-Large Director election should submit their interest to the General Secretary to the Board, Mark Thompson (Mark.Thompson@usatt.org), by Friday, October 11, 2024, at 5:00 pm US Mountain Time. Applications should include name, USATT ID number, date of birth, and phone number of the interested person and should also state an interest in serving as an At-Large Director.

After submitting the statement of interest, a potential candidate must then obtain at least 25 signatures of support from current USATT General Members and submit the signatures along with a one-page campaign statement to the General Secretary of the Board. If more than two potential candidates submit between 25 and 49 signatures of support, the NGC will determine the top two candidates to be placed on the ballot. However, any adult, who is otherwise eligible for the election and who submits 50 or more valid signatures of support will be automatically placed on the At-Large Director Ballot. The signature collection process will begin on Monday, October 14, 2024, and will conclude on Monday, October 28, 2024.

Voting on the At-Large Director Positions will commence on November 11, 2024, and conclude on December 15, 2024. There will be one election ballot with the recipient of the greatest number of votes receiving the Class B At-Large position (term expiring on December 31, 2028) and the recipient of the second most votes receiving the Class A At-Large position (term expiring December 31, 2026).

The critical dates for the At-Large Director Position election are as follows:

• Friday, October 11, 2024 (5 pm US Mountain Time): Deadline for Candidate Interest Submission
• Monday, October 14, 2024: Start of Signature Gathering Period
• Monday, October 28, 2024: Conclusion of Signature Gathering Period – Nominations Close
• Monday, November 11, 2024: Ballot to be Published and Distributed - Election Opens
• Sunday, December 15, 2024: Voting Period Concludes
• Monday, December 23, 2024: Certification of the Election

Please direct any questions regarding the selection or election procedures for the USATT Board of Directors to USATT’s Chief Operating Officer and General Secretary to the Board, Mark Thompson (mark.thompson@usatt.org).

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