Running USA, a national non-profit organization, recently held an election for eight Board of Directors seats and its members selected the following running industry leaders for the newly constituted 17-member board that is listed below with affiliation and term.
“I look forward to meeting the new Board at Running USA 2014 in less than two weeks as well as working with them to advance and grow the sport that we love,” said new Running USA CEO Rich Harshbarger.
Elected for two-year terms (8):
Kevin Callahan (Austin, TX), MapMyFitness, Inc.
Jim Chaney* (Canton, OH), Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon
Mike Coleman (San Diego, CA), The ACTIVE Network
Gary Schwake* (Charlotte, NC), Virtual Race Bags
Lonnie Somers (Littleton, CO), Hallucination Sports
Jack Staph (Cleveland, OH), Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon
Tracy Sundlun* (San Diego, CA), Competitor Group, Inc.
Bart Yasso* (Emmaus, PA), Runner's World
*first-time board member
Continuing Board Members (terms expire 01/2015):
Anne Audain (Evansville, IN), AA Sports Marketing
Iris Simpson Bush (Cincinnati, OH), Flying Pig Marathon
Nick Curl (Los Angeles, CA), ASICS LA Marathon
Faron Kelley (Kissimmee, FL), runDisney
Joe Moreno (East Moline, IL), Quad Cities Marathon
Beth Salinger (Chicago, IL), Hospital Hill Run
Mike Schmitz (Williamston, SC), Electric City Printing
Max Siegel (Indianapolis, IN), USATF CEO#
Renee Washington (Indianapolis, IN), USATF COO#
#two seats appointed by USA Track & Field
The officers of Running USA are: president, Kevin Callahan; vice president, Beth Salinger; treasurer, Lonnie Somers; secretary, Jeff Matlow (imAthlete) and president emeriti, Allan Steinfeld (New York Road Runners) and Virginia Brophy Achman (Twin Cities In Motion).
Running USA Board of Directors and Officers bios are available at: www.runningusa.org/board-of-directors-14
In conjunction with Running USA 2014: The 11th Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, the new board will hold its first meeting on Sunday, February 9 at the Marriott Marquis & Marina in San Diego, CA. The annual signature conference for the running industry will be held February 9-11, 2014 and is sold-out.
Presenting sponsors of Running USA 2014 are Ashworth Awards, ChronoTrack, Competitor Group, Leslie Jordan, Inc. and MarathonFoto.com.
Find attendee list, schedule, news, hotel, travel and other information for Running USA 2014 at: www.runningusa.org/running-usa-conference
