Board

Becoming Involved
Center Representatives
One of the ways for us to better serve the membership of this association is to involve non-board members. The standing committees listed on the Board of Directors page on the site need volunteers to join each committee. Each committee has a specific function and duty and YOUR input could play an important part in shaping the future of this organization.
Additionally, each center has a director assigned to represent the association. We certainly cannot be at each center 24/7. The National office has provided guidelines for establishing a CENTER REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM. Feel free to follow the link (http://www.bowl.com/Downloads/pdf/Associations/ALH2007_Ch3.pdf) for additional information. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in becoming more involved at your own center, such as handing out awards, delivering association correspondence, bringing sanction and award applications back to the association office, etc. Ideal persons would be league secretaries, league officers, people who bowl multiple leagues or those that just want to be more involved. Please call the office if you are interested in learning more.
Lane Inspectors
One of the most important tasks for any local USBC Association is the annual lane inspection/certifications. We are currently looking to add new members to our inspection crew. Do you have an engineering, mechanical, or technical background? Have you always wondered how the lanes are maintained from the foul line to the pits? Then YOU might be just the person we're looking for in a Certified Lane Inspector. With 17 centers to certify within the NLAC, it is a tremendous task to schedule & inspect all the centers between April 1 & July 31 each year. Over the past few years, we've relied on a small, but dedicated crew. If you would like to learn more, please call or email the NLAC office.
BVL Drive
November is BVL Month. Over the years, this association has always supports this worthy cause. If you are looking to become involved in a worthy cause, helping with this effort will give you that satisfaction of helping out past & present troops through our sport. Association Directors & League Secretaries have been have been involved in collecting donations during league sessions. This year we expanded this drive by giving the open play bowlers an opportunity to donate as well. Each center in our association will have a collection container at the front desk. All donations are tax deductible. Contact the association office to see how you can become involved.

2009-10 Board of Directors NLAC-USBC
OFFICERS
President - Ro Bauer

Vice President - Margie Jaime
DIRECTORS
BA Chester Dan Phearson Rory Murphy Chick Julian Jim Moore Shirley Stark Chris Drew Lori Yamasaki Teresa Salazar Craig Goodman Lou Gross Teri Neal  2 Vacant 2-year director spots
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Diddy Watts – Chair
Tom Leigh
Angela Lamont
Vacant– Youth Rep

Standing Committees -  Finance, Fund Raising (BVL, Bowl for the Cure & Scholarships), Awards, Nominating, Youth, Lane Certification, Tournaments, Publicity, and Policy & Procedures/Legislative

NLAC Committees  Meet regularly to conduct association business, chairperson reporting back to the Board of Directors with any actions needing Board approval. Each committee consists of elected board members & members-at-large, appointed by the association president. Anyone interested in joining a particular committee, please contact the association office. Association President is member Ex Facto of all committees.
Awards
Chairperson - Tom Leigh / Diddy Watts Committee Responsibility - Responsible for design, ordering, and elegibility requirements of all local association awards. Presents costs and final designs for board approval.
Committee Members - Chris Drew, Ro Bauer, Margie Jaime
Nominating
Chairperson - Rory Murphy Committee Responsibility - This committee, which is elected by the board, assists in shaping the association’s structure. The nominating committee reviews candidates’ resumes and prepares slates for the board and delegate positions. In addition, the nominating committee publicizes criteria and procedures for the elected positions.
Committee Members - Lori Yamasaki
Finance
Chairperson - Craig Goodman Committee Responsibility - The purpose of the finance committee is to assist with the association’s finances and audit(s). This committee is responsible for reviewing and monitoring the annual budget and other financial matters and must meet at least twice per year. Responsible for performing an annual audit.
Committee Members - Margie Jaime, Ro Bauer, Teri Neal, BA Chester, Shirley Stark
Tournaments
Co-Chairpersons - Ro Bauer/Chris Drew Committee Responsibility - Responsible for all tournaments run by the association; this includes securing bids for hosting tournaments, rules & elegibility requirements, and distribution of prizes.
Committee Members - Teri Neal, Teresa Salazar, Lou Gross, Ro Bauer, Diddy Watts, Tom Leigh, Margie Jaime
Legislation/Policy & Procedures
Chairperson - Rory Murphy Committee Responsibility - Develops and maintains the association operations manual. Proposes changes to local by-laws for membership approval at Open Meeting. Evaluates proposed legislation for State & National conventions.
Committee Members - BA Chester, Lou Gross, Chick Julian
Lane Certification
Chairperson - Dan Phearson Committee Responsibility - This committee should be responsible for making sure that the bowling centers are certified and lane dressing inspections are completed. To facilitate this, USBC Headquarters has developed an Internet-based training program for lane certification and inspection called CLIP (Computerized Lane Inspector Program). CLIP capitalizes on technology to upgrade the old Certified Lane Inspectors Workshops. For questions or comments about lane certification or the CLIP program, visit the Specs/Certs section of bowl.com.
Committee Members - Ken Doolittle
Fundraising
Chairperson - Roxanne Leigh Committee Responsibility - All association fund raising activities are managed by this committee. Association fund raising supports youth scholarships, BVL, Bowl for the Cure.
Committee Members - Chris Drew, Shirley Stark, Ro Bauer, Teresa Salazar
Publicity
Chairperson - Lou Gross Committee Responsibility - This committee should be responsible for all publicity and news concerning the association and its members throughout the year (i.e. annual state/city tournament). This can be done through developing a Web site, newsletters, news releases, promotional material and sending thank you letters out when appropriate, etc.
Committee Members -
Youth
Chairperson - Diddy Watts Committee Responsibility - The youth committee is a standing committee designed to monitor the programs and services provided to youth members. All merged associations are required to have a youth committee. The youth committee’s responsibilities are defined in the USBC Bylaws and USBC Association Policy Manual. Should the board give additional responsibilities to the youth committee, they would be defined in the association’s operations manual.
Committee Members - Youth Directors, parent boosters, and youth representing all centers that have youth programs in the association.
BVL
Chairperson - Teresa Salazar Committee Responsibility - All association BVL fund raising activities are managed by this committee.
Committee Members - Jim Moore, Roberta McBeth, Ro Bauer, Lou Gross
Office Work
Chairperson - Ro Bauer
Committee Members - Margie Jaime, Tom Leigh, Diddy Watts, Teresa Salazar, Chris Drew

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