NJS BOARD OF DIRECTORS - NEW MEMBERS TO WELCOME
Hello New Jersey Swimming,
I hope this email finds everyone well. I know several of you are heading off to Super Sectionals this week. I wish you all the best!
Last Wednesday we had our spring HOD meeting and there were elections held. I was elected Administrative Vice Chair, Eric Harse was elected Age Group Chair, Andre Stephens was elected DEI, Marlene Curtis was elected Safe Sport Chair and Ed Dellert was elected Finance Chair. Immediately after the HOD meeting the executive board went into closed session wherein Tristan Formon, after 22 years of service resigned as General Chair, promoting me to General Chair. Upon becoming General Chair, I had to appoint people to different board positions. Please see below for all appointments and a few introductions to the board of directors of New Jersey Swimming.
As you read everyone’s goals, you will see that we all hope to make our sport better through our volunteerism. We are hoping to communicate frequently and offer up some new ideas on how we can give our athletes the best competitions possible. I ask very politely that if you have anything you would like to see in the future of NJ Swimming, please email me.
Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you!
Nicky
General Chair- Nicky Cicalo-DeCaro. I have coached for 22 years at Bergen Barracudas. I have served on the NJ BOD for about 8 years in different roles. It is my hope as General Chair to provide the best competitive opportunities to our athletes while ensuring all our member teams’ voices are heard. I would like to see our LSC meet all of USA Swimming’s expectations, clerically and performance wise.
Administrative Vice Chair- Eric Harse. Eric is the owner-administrator of the Cougar Aquatic Team. His goal on the board is to help strengthen and unite all the members of the LSC. Eric is passionate about hearing ideas for continuous improvement and finding unified approaches to implementation.
Age Group Vice Chair- David White. David White grew up swimming for the Hunterdon County YMCA and is now the Head Coach for the JCC Bridgewater Tide. His goal on the board is to foster the same competitive atmosphere he enjoyed while swimming in our LSC.
Senior Vice Chair- Meaghan Donnelly. Meaghan has served on the NJ Board in the past as Operational Risk Chair. She has also served with USA Swimming on the National Safe Sport committee for the past 10 years recently rolling off this past March 2023. She is currently the Director of Competitive Swimming for the Ridgewood YMCA Breakers. Her goal is to support the LSC in a manner that strengthens the LSC's mission and provides the best possible environment for coaches, athletes, official, and volunteers.
Finance Vice Chair- Ed Dellert. Ed is currently a coach at Jersey Gators. He served on the NJ Swim board in many capacities since mid 80's. He was Eastern Zone Tech Planning chair and Coach director (for 8 years) and as such was a member of USAS Board of Directors for 8 years. He was a member of NJ Swim finance committee for past 2 years.
Senior Coaches’ Representative- Sari Carroll. Sari Carroll Head Deck Coach of Greenheads Swimming and Program director of the Green Whales, Inc and Brigantine Aquatic Center. Her favorite thing is coaching minis. Her hope is to improve communication between coaches.
Junior Coaches’ Representative- Dan Dougher. Dan is Head Age Group Coach at Lifetime Fitness. He is a 3-time NJ All-Star coach. His goals are to improve communication and assist with season planning for LSC.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair- Andre Stephens.
Senior Athlete Representative- Alessandra Abeijon
Junior Athlete Representative- Derek Cheng. Derek is a Junior at The Pingry School. He has been part of the New Jersey Swimming program for 7 years. Derek is excited to represent and unite the thousands of athletes of New Jersey.
Secretary- Corrina Weinkofsky
Treasurer- Karen Hall
Safe Sport Coordinator - Marlene Curtis. She has coached for 28 years. Marlene has served as Zone coach as well. Her goals for safe sport are increasing club and athlete participation.
At-Large Non-Athlete- Judy Sharkey
(4) At-Large Athletes: Ali Iloglu, Margo Callahan, Logan Driever & Will Wong
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