USSSA Board of Directors

Candice Bosworth

Candice is  presently serving as the USSSA's Executive Director, she is a Biology teacher by day, oversees the

operation of the Association and runs a horse farm on her own time.

 

Jim Schreiner and his wife Betty

 Their area of expertise is amateur athletics. They have one son and daughter in law who are Olympians

in Biathlon. The other son was world class in flat water kayaking. Jim and Betty own and operate a

Cross-Country/Biathlon Center in Day, NY. Betty also serves as an advisor to us on health and self

sufficiency for people with handicapping conditions.

 

Gene Bowen

Gene is a retired mechanical engineer from Weston Mills, NY. He helped develop our nordic sprint snowshoe

Racing package, and certified Sprint Official, he is a stickler for details and has served as Technical Director

in many races.

USSSA Officers
            These people are responsible for carrying out the policies of
the Board of Directors on a day-to-day basis.
 

Mark Elmore: Sports Director

 In charge of issues regarding various aspects of national snowshoe racing.

Mark has been an active Snowshoe athlete and event director since 1989. He is a certified USSSA Nordic Sprint Official and serves as the Clinton County Youth bureau's Recreation Director in Plattsburgh, NY. He serves the USSSA as the Sport Director, and is the Vice President/Secretary of the Empire State Snowshoe Racing Association

 (ESSRA). Mark has hosted such events as the North American Snowshoe Classic and the Inaugural 2001 U.S. National Snowshoe Championships. Mark also founded and directs the Beekmantown 'Snowshoe' Eagles Club, which won the International Snowshoe Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He has served as a Track and Field Coach for nearly 25 years to athletes of all ages, including Olympic medalists and former World Record Holders. His email address is snowshoeguy@yahoo.com.

 

Mike Bucek: Marketing Director

 In charge of all aspects regarding the presentation of the USSSA to the public

 Mike is a social Studies teacher and graphic artist from Glens Falls, NY. He serves as the USSSA's Marketing Director. Mike has high altitude trekking and mountaineering experience. He serves as our advisor on Winter Safety.

 

James Joque: Educational Director

Jim is an academic advisor and adventure education & wellness instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He teaches camping, backpacking and snowshoeing courses; is a trip leader for the university’s Wilderness Orientation Program; and developed curriculum for outdoor courses (including three snowshoeing courses) at the university’s extension nature center “Treehaven.”  Jim is a Leave-No Trace Master Educator and current Wisconsin Leave-No-Trace Advocate, and he is also the snowshoeing columnist for Silent Sports, a Midwest recreational sports magazine

 

Stephen Cobb: Website Manager

Steve got involved with snowshoe racing while attending Paul Smith's College in the Adirondack Mountains of New York in the late 1990s. He has been involved with both Boy and Girl Scouts where he has been able to share his love of all things outdoors for many years.  Steve has brought his talents in website design and management (his other love) to both the USSSA and ESSRA.

Cindy Brochman: Membership Chairperson

These people serve as the representatives of the snowshoe racers within their
    regions and can cast one vote on issues regarding the present national
    snowshoe racing circuit.

2006-2008 UNITED STATES SNOWSHOE ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

NORTHEAST: (NY, NJ, PA, MA, ME, CT, VT, RI, NH, DE, VA, WV, MD)

Bill Morse (MA) bmorseruns@yahoo.com

Laurel Shortell (MA) - new laurel@shortell.net

Jim Tucker - NY jtucker@paulsmiths.edu

NORTH CENTRAL: (MN, MI, WI, IL, OH, IO, ND, SD, ID, NE, KY)

Mike Decker - MI golden_zatopek@hotmail.com

Greg Hexum (MN) ghexum@smumn.edu

Cindy Brochman (MN) Cynthia.Brochman@Bestbuy.com

WESTERN: (CA, WA, OR, AZ, ID, NV)

Sylvester Coons (NV) - sly.coons@gmail.com

ROCKY MTN.: (CO, WY, MT, NM, UT)