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Executive Committee


The Executive Committee of Buckeye Baseball 18+ will include 9 members, selected at-large; through 2008 members must be approved by a majority vote of the existing Executive Committee members.

Members of the Executive Committee are:

Name

Position

Affiliation

Contact

Tom Giffen

Commissioner

NEO Roy Hobbs Baseball

tg48@roadrunner.com

Charles McCroskey

Deputy Commissioner/Chair, Rules

Central Ohio Men’s Adult Baseball

bison_two_nine@yahoo.com

Tom Nerl

Deputy Commissioner/Chair, Playoffs

Cincinnati Recreation Commission Baseball

tnerl@mariemontschools.org

Doug Volchko

Secretary

NEO Roy Hobbs Baseball

cvolchko@aol.com

Joe Caligaris

Member

Cincinnati Roy Hobbs Baseball

geturpap@aol.com

Bryan Youngblood

Member

Columbus

bryanyoungblood@hotmail.com

Ted Hardy

Recruiting Chairman

Greater Akron AA Baseball

tfhardy@drbsystems.com

Mike Janos

Member

Northern Ohio Baseball

m.janos@wowway.com

Robert Paradise

Member

Greater Akron AA Baseball

robert_paradise@yahoo.com

Brian Kochunas

Member

Warren AA Baseball

thekochunasklan@neo.rr.com



Next Meeting: Site and time TBA

Executive Committee Guidelines

  1. Beginning 2009, Executive Committee members will be selected by Board of Directors with an annual turnover of 3 members (6 members would rollover).

  2. Five members of the Executive Committee must be members of one of the founding leagues (Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Cincinnati Roy Hobbs Baseball, Central Ohio Men’s Adult Baseball, Greater Akron AA Baseball & Northeast Ohio Roy Hobbs Baseball).

  3. Executive Committee members must be members in good standing of member leagues, or …. Executive Committee members may be individuals not associated with one specific league but must have 18+ baseball connections, be recommended by a member league, be vetted by the Executive Committee, receive that body’s recommendation and be elected by a two-thirds majority of a Board of Directors quorum in conjunction with the annual Executive Committee elections.

  4. Executive Committee terms: Executive Committee members are limited to 5 consecutive years on the Executive Committee. Terms run January to January, positions effective with the first meeting of the calendar year.

  5. Executive Committee Officers: Executive Committee will select a chair, two vice-chairs (Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners) and a secretary annually at its first quarter meeting, and will establish committees as needed and respective committee chairs.

  6. Executive Committee Duties: Executive Committee will be the final authority in all Buckeye Baseball 18+ issues in 2006. Beyond 2006, Executive Committee will be responsible for all day-to-day operations of Buckeye Baseball 18+ and take direction from the Board of Directors with regard to rules, guidelines and operation of the annual state tournament. Executive Committee will be the final authority in all operational matters. Executive Committee may over-ride voted recommendations of the Board of Directors with a unanimous vote of a quorum present at a scheduled quarterly meeting.

  7. Executive Committee Meetings: Executive Committee shall have a minimum of 4 meetings a year; at least 2 must be face-to-face with the remainder by conference call, if necessary. Executive Committee will meet once a quarter.



Board of Directors


The Board of Directors will include a representative of each member league with at least 6 teams. Leagues of fewer than six teams but granted membership may have a non-voting representative.

Members of the Board of Directors as of May 1, 2008 are:


League

Tms

Site

President

Email

Greater Akron AA Baseball

9

Akron

Bob Paradise

robert_paradise@yahoo.com

NEO Roy Hobbs AAA

14

Akron

Don Booth

don@royhobbs.com

NEO Roy Hobbs Baseball 28+

18

Akron

Marc Landals

marc@royhobbs.com

Cincinnati Roy Hobbs

13

Cincinnati

Joe Caligaris

geturpap@aol.com

Cincinnati CRC

15

Cincinnati

Mark Dietz


Central Ohio Men’s Baseball

12

Columbus

Eric James

ericrjames@hotmail.com

Northern Ohio Men’s Baseball

4

Cleveland

Mike Janos

m.janos@wowway.com

Canton Class A Baseball

6

Canton

Tim Turbovich

timothy@cantonrecreation.com

Warren AA Baseball

6

Warren

Brian Kochunas

brian.kochunas@nationalcity.com













Next Meeting: Site and time TBA



Board of Directors Guidelines

  1. Board of Directors will begin operation in winter 2006 and have standing for advising the operation of Buckeye Baseball 18+ in 2007.

  2. Board of Directors Terms: Terms are annual & run from June 1 to June 1.

  3. Board of Directors meetings: Board of Directors shall have a minimum of 2 meetings a year, one in winter quarter and one in summer quarter. Meetings must be face-to-face. Executive Committee Chair will be the presiding officer of Board of Directors meetings.

  4. Board of Directors Duties: Board of Directors shall be responsible for recommendations on membership guidelines, playing rules in the state tournament, site selection for state and regional events, and for the selection of the Executive Committee starting in 2009; other duties as directed by the Executive Committee.

  5. As of 2009, Board of Directors will select at-large Executive Committee members by election. Permanent members will be selected by the respective founding leagues. Board of Directors will select 6 returning members (subject to 5-year rule) and 3 new members from nominations from members of the Board of Directors at the winter quarter meeting, with the election effective at the First Quarter Executive Committee meeting the following year.

  6. Board of Director members may serve on Executive Committee and Board of Directors simultaneously.