The Aquatic Club of Elkhorn (ACE) Board of Directors is a parent run, not for profit governing body responsible for creating and managing a financially sound competitive swimming program and providing administrative guidance and support to the coaching staff for the daily operation of ACE through long term strategic planning to assure that ACE Swimming remains viable for many years to come. 

The ACE Board is composed of four executive officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) and five members at large.  

Elections for board positions are held at the annual parent meeting in the Fall.  Please contact any board member for additional information regarding board position nominations.

All members are welcome to attend the monthly Board Meetings upon request to the Board president and are encouraged to be involved in team activities.

John Elder Board President [email protected] Swimmer currently in Gold group; Has been involved with ACE since 2016	Christian Kloster Treasurer Swimmer currently in the Gold group and a past ACE swimmer who is now in college.  Has been with ACE since 2014.	Laura Thoreen Secretary / ACE Safe Sport Chair [email protected] Swimmers currently in the Bronze and Silver groups;  Has been with ACE since 2014	Bob Bossert Member at Large Swimmers currently in the Black and Bronze groups; Has been with ACE since 2017.
Ben Kramer Member at Large Swimmers currently in the White and Bronze groups; Has been with ACE since 2020.	Nicole Skudlarek Member at Large Swimmers currently in Black and Silver groups; Has been with ACE since 2018.	Megan Thom Member at Large Swimmer currently in the Gold group; Has been with ACE since 2019.	Rich Toltzman Member at Large   Swimmers in the Brronze group; Has been with ACE since 2021.
Amy Tyler Krings Member at Large Swimmers currently in Black and Elite groups; Has been with ACE since 2015.		Kim Berndt ACE Head Coach Non-Voting Member	Leslie Mayo ACE Club Manager Non-Voting Member

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Board Committees

Facilities: Acquires necessary pool space to support the program and ensures safety and quality of that pool space.

Finance: Provides financial oversight of the team from managing reserves to ongoing operational viability. Provides recommendations to the Board to ensure fiscal health of the team is maintained.

Fundraising: Responsible for developing and managing fundraising opportunities in order to help keep membership affordable for ACE families; includes portions of our largest fundraiser, the ACE hosted swim meets.

Member Satisfaction: Includes soliciting feedback from current members formally through survey and informally through discussions with parents.

Safety: Coordinates both USA Swimming and US Center for Safe Sport programming to ensure whole team compliance so all members can interact in a safe environment. 

Social: Responsible for developing the team bonding/ social activities that help develop team unity and spirit. This would include the banquet, group parents and any other programs that help make ACE a fun activity for swimmers and families.