MSYSA Nominating Committee Report Steve McGuirk (Chair), Kelley Andersen, Dick Campbell, Bryant Goodreaugh, and Ken Pope Below is a list of candidates nominated by November 1, 2015 for positions on the MSYSA Board of Directors. Each of the candidates has accepted their respective nomination. Each candidate was asked to complete a questionnaire detailing their relevant soccer experiences, non-soccer experiences, and goals and visions for MSYSA including what they hope to accomplish if elected. The MSYSA Nominating Committee has reviewed the information submitted by each candidate (provided on the subsequent pages of this report) and has verified the qualifications of each candidate. (See below) MSYSA President: Robin Crawford standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA President. MSYSA Treasurer: Mike Poulos standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA Treasurer. MSYSA Recreational Director: David Newby standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA Recreational Director. MSYSA Recreational Director: Dan McEvilly standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA Recreational Director. MSYSA District Commissioner: Yvonne Curtis (Metro East) standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA Metro East District Commissioner. MSYSA District Commissioner: Denise Moote (Metro Southwest) standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA Metro Southwest District Commissioner. MSYSA District Commissioner: Andrew Klaczkiewicz (North) standing and meeting the qualifications for the position of MSYSA North District Commissioner. There were no accepted nominations for the Metro Central and West District Commissioner positions. Respectfully Submitted, Steve McGuirk
Name: Robin Crawford Nominated For: MSYSA President Nominated By: Kelley Andersen (Birmingham-Bloomfield SC) 2014 Present President MSYSA 2007 2014 Treasurer US Youth Soccer Region II 2007 2013 Treasurer MSYSA 2001 2007 President MSYSA 1994 2001 Chair MSPSP 1988 Present Referee US Soccer Federation 1985 2007 Coach Lake Orion With your help, I would like to explore new strategic initiatives for the next 3 to 5 years. We need to invest in this endeavor. One of our primary missions is to grow membership. We also need to consider additional investments to assist the members in enacting best practices in coaching, finance and administration. Finally, I want to ensure gentle and flexible implementation of US Soccer s recent mandates. This nominee states that he does not earn significant income from soccer related activities nor does he have significant involvement in competing soccer organizations.
Name: Mike Poulos Nominated For: MSYSA Treasurer Nominated By: Lee Katterman (Western Suburban Soccer League) 2013 Present Treasurer MSYSA 2012 2013 Secretary MSYSA 2008 2012 Metro SW District Comm. Western Suburban Soccer League 2004 2012 President Western Suburban Soccer League 2002 2004 Vice President Western Suburban Soccer League 1998 1999 President Livonia Y Soccer Club 2010 2012 Board Representative to MSYSA Saginaw 2012 LOC 2009 2012 Poaching Committee Chair MSYSA 1995 1997 Coach Livonia Y Soccer Club Professional or Non-Soccer Related Experiences: 1980 Present Finance Supervisor Ford Motor Company After 30+ years in Ford finance, I have the background and experience to successfully server a MSYSA treasurer: Financial planning, reporting, record keeping and business case development are responsibilities I understand and have successfully accomplished. If elected, I am confident I can serve MSYSA at a high level. I believe MSYSA s role is to support its members in their efforts to provide their players a positive and fun soccer experiences that enables their ability to grow as players regardless of their abilities or background. Over recent years MSYSA has continued to improve member services by reducing administrative requirements, improve coach training, take pricing revisions to better reflect differences among the player base and continue efforts to enable fair competition among all members.
Competition within youth soccer is growing. MSYSA s ability over recent years to successfully blunt the efforts of other youth soccer groups to draw members away from MSYSA is based on the state organizations ability to better serve its customers; member leagues, coaches, administrators and players. MSYSA can continue to be relevant and important to our members only if we continue to innovative and nimble when addressing member needs. In addition to successfully fulfilling the responsibilities of the treasurer, my goal is to assist in identifying the issues and concerns of our members and support actions to address those issues and concerns. This nominee states that he does not earn significant income from soccer related activities nor does he have significant involvement in competing soccer organizations.
Name: David Newby Nominated For: MSYSA Recreational Director Nominated By: David Newby (Canton Soccer Club) 2014 Present Recreational Director MSYSA 2009 2014 President Great Lakes Soccer League 2001 2009 Vice President Great Lakes Soccer League 2000 2001 President Canton Soccer Club 1998 2000 Registrar MSYSA 1998 2000 Treasurer Canton Soccer Club 1995 2000 Member/Chair of Scholarship MSYSA Committee 1995 1998 Metro West District Comm. MSYSA 1995 1997 Registrar Canton Soccer Club 1988 1992 GLSL Representative Canton Soccer Club 1985 Present Coach, Recreational Canton Soccer Club 1992 2000 Scorekeeper Great Lakes Soccer League 1983 1985 Coach, Recreational Livonia Y 1982 1985 Referee Livonia Y The vision for MSYSA is for the Association to be a leading proponent of both Recreational and Select soccer to improve the quality of the game at all levels. I wish to return the Kohl s Cup back to the MSYSA Calendar, if possible, to expand the tournament to all districts in MSYSA in order to be closer to the recreational teams. The need is to think outside the box. The children need to experience the game in its many aspects. To me, playing only eight (8) games is like only licking the icing of the cake. One gets the sweetness, but not the flavor and pleasure of playing the game. Skill development should be encouraged in recreational play, as not everyone
is a select player. The game can be fun for everyone, regardless of skill level. Also, if we increase the number of games that are available for a child to play, the better able we would be to retain the players for the long haul. A shorter bench would not hurt either, it could mean the addition of one or more additional teams, and more on the field playing time.
Name: Dan McEvilly Nominated For: MSYSA Recreational Director Nominated By: Lee Katterman (Western Suburban Soccer League) & John O Meara (Canton Soccer Club) 2007 Present Select/Premier Coach Canton Soccer Club 2006 Present Club Manager Canton Soccer Club 2005 2006 Goalkeeper Coach Canton Soccer Club 2002 2003 Recreational Coach Dearborn Heights SC 1998 1999 Recreational Coach Farmington Hills Parks & Rec 1996 1997 Select/Premier Coach Canton Soccer Club My name is Dan McEvilly and I am currently the Club Manager for the Canton Soccer Club where I run the dayto-day operations for our recreational league, select/premier teams, and the Canton Cup. Although I have never sat in a voting position on a board, I am involved with club and league board. Before I go into what I plan to do if elected, I think it s important to look at the purpose of the MSYSA: The purpose of the MSYSA is to provide an opportunity through our member leagues for all youth in the state to have an enjoyable soccer experience while moving toward their personal goals. The Association shall provide: A. The governing structure to administer youth soccer in Michigan, and B. A vehicle to communicate information to players, parents, coaches, referees, and other interested parties. As Recreational Director, responsible for representing the recreational player, I plan to enhance or if needed, challenge, the purpose as outlined above by: 1. Working for the recreational coach. S/he is a volunteer and is typically the first impression of the game. Our State DOC, Paul Thomas, has done a great job with the online modules to help these beginning coaches. To me, it makes no sense to accumulate and provide this knowledge to our first impression coaches and charge a fee. We want them to be better and we need them to be better. I feel many clubs don t pass on this info because they don t feel right asking a volunteer to spend money on it or their club may not in a position to pay for it. To me, it s bad business and the money is there to support it. 2. Market soccer to the state of Michigan for our membership. Using our vehicle to market the game to interested parties which can mean anything, but to me it means prospective players. We rely solely
on the member organizations to promote the game. Some do a good job while most don t have the means or experience to do so. I hope to establish a small marketing budget and work with such partners as Dick s for in-store promotions of our member organizations as well as using social media and other advertising mediums to attract players and parents to the game and to our member organizations. 3. Revisit the need for and/or revamp MSYSA recreational tournament. Is the need to have a MSYSA recreational tournament, such as the Kohl s Cup, relevant as outlined in the position for the Recreational Director or is there another way to promote recreational tournaments to recreational teams? I don t feel there is a need to have a state run recreational tournament now that teams have so many options that work into their schedule and are geographically located. Although I don t have the answer, I would like to explore other options such as having a recreational state cup or at least publishing and promoting recreational sanctioned tournaments to our recreational population.
Name: Yvonne Curtis Nominated For: MSYSA Metro East District Commissioner Nominated By: Marcia Kaline (Birmingham-Bloomfield SC) No Photo Provided 2008 Present Metro East District Comm. MSYSA 2003 Present Vice President Michigan Youth Soccer League 2000 2003 Secretary Michigan Youth Soccer League 1993 1997 Manager Sterling Clinton Soccer Club
Name: Denise Moote Nominated For: MSYSA Metro Southwest District Commissioner Nominated By: Lee Katterman (Western Suburban Soccer League) 2013 Present Metro SW District Comm. MSYSA 2009 Present Administrator Western Suburban Soccer League 2006 Present Scorekeeper Western Suburban Soccer League 2011 2013 Poaching Committee MSYSA 2011 2013 Disciplinary & Appeals MSYSA Committee 2005 2009 Treasurer Western Suburban Soccer League 2002 2007 President/Treasurer/Secretary Plymouth Soccer Club 2000 2007 Coach (D License) for Rec, Plymouth Soccer Club Select, and Premier Teams Professional or Non-Soccer Related Experiences: 25+ years Small Business Administration Plymouth Area and Bookkeeping Services As Metro Southwest District Commissioner, I will promote and support the programs of MSYSA within the District, State, and Region. I will act as liaison between MSYSA and the Metro Southwest District members. MSYSA continues to provide, among other things, positive leadership and continuing education opportunities, and promotes fair play in and for all aspects of soccer for the greater good of the beautiful game.
Name: Andrew Klaczkiewicz Nominated For: MSYSA North District Commissioner Nominated By: Catherine Lamrouex (Saginaw Township Soccer Association) 2012 Present North District Commissioner MSYSA 2008 Present President Saginaw Township Soccer Association 2006 2007 Secretary Saginaw Township Soccer Association 2005 2006 U8 Girls Coordinator Saginaw Township Soccer Association 2014 Present Director of Coaching Saginaw Township Soccer Association 2013 Present Varsity Girls Head Coach Swan Valley High School 2001 Present Coach Saginaw Township Soccer Association 2010 2012 Referee Saginaw Valley High School Soccer Referees Association 2009 2014 Referee Saginaw Township Soccer Association My vision for the North District is to continue to serve the member leagues that comprise the North District by disseminating information quickly and effectively as well as solicit information on important issues that concern the North District member leagues. I m continuing to encourage the North District leagues to communicate and share ideas with each other to improve the game for all of our youth players. I d like to continue to be a positive influence on important issues that arise as well as take constructive ideas from the North District member leagues to the Board of Directors. Additionally, I d like to continue to work with Tom Faro and the MSYSA Staff to assist them in any way that I can.