Message from the Nominating Committee

We give below names of members who have expressed interest in the positions becoming available this year.

The Nominating Committee is currently following the protocol and procedures which has been successfully adopted over the last several years to conduct their due diligence to ensure that these candidates have the credentials, capacity and competence to serve. The final slate of candidates will thereafter be chosen for consideration by the membership which makes the ultimate decision. The Nominating Committee may also solicit additional candidates from the membership pool to include in the final slate. USCA process also allows candidates to be nominated from the floor.

Resumes received from the candidates are given below such that the membership is also aware of their respective backgrounds.

We thank all aspirants and laud them for their willingness to serve the organization.

Rifky Mackeen
Chair - Nominating Committee

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USCA Officers

President - One position

  • Jim Alloway
  • Lyle Roetemeyer

Vice President - One position

  • Tim Burke
  • Frank Phillips

Secretary – One position

  • Marsha Ashbury
  • Michele Scarberry

Treasurer- One position

  • Sean O’Kane

Director of Judges - One position

  • Nathaniel Roque

National Breed Warden - 1 position

  • Mary Dygert
  • Johannes Grewe

Directors at Large - Four positions

  • Mike Diehl
  • Al Govednik
  • Claudia Romard
  • Dennis Vander Linde

Auditing Committee - 3 positions

  • Lisa Clark
  • Brenda Farmer
  • Karen Garber

Board of Inquiry - ten positions

(These candidates like others are currently shown in alpha order. However they will be ranked by the Nominating Committee after they complete the due diligence process)

  • Bill Bimrose
  • Laurie Coppola
  • Nia Cottrell
  • Mike Gardner
  • John Horan
  • Tim Karchnak
  • Diane Madigan
  • Sean Murphy
  • Trish Sansbury
  • Sara Wallick

Judges Committee - One position

  • Carla Griffith

World Championship Committee - Four positions

  • Carolyn Daniel
  • Mike Diehl
  • Rob Dunn
  • Tommy Gillies
  • Lisa Jacquin