Broomfield, Colorado - The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) 2009 Nominating Committee announces that it has selected the candidates for the seven (7) available seats on the BCA Board for the 2009-2010 Board year. The open seats include six (6) in the Manufacturer/Distributor category and one (1) in the Room Operator category. The candidates are as follows:
Manufacturer/Distributor Category:
• Fred Cohen, D&R Industries/Championship LLC, Lincolnwood, Ill.
• Tom Gregory, Toltec Lighting, Burnsville, Miss.
• Larry Liebl, McDermott Cue, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
• Skip Nemecek, Tweeten Fibre Co., Chicago, Ill.
• Austin Rothbard, Brunswick Corporation, Bristol, Wis.
• Michael Serra, MBS Group Inc., Elk Grove, Ill.
• Thomas Rodgers, Robertson Billiards, Tampa, Fla.
• Kelye Stites, Champion Shuffleboard, Richland Hills, Texas
• Terry Taggart, Executive Billiards, Parker, Colo.
• Eric Weber, CueStix International, Lafayette, Colo.
Room Operator Category:
• Danny Kuykendall, Danny K’s Billiards, Orange, Calif.
• Greg LeCorgne, Dave & Buster’s, Dallas, Texas
• David Vendenberghe, CueSports International, LLC, Henderson, Nev.
In order to select the best candidates, the Nominating Committee based its decision on the needs of the organization and the information provided by potential candidates. Each nominee supplied a Candidate Data Form, which enabled them to tell the committee why they are the best candidate for the position. The form is designed to highlight each candidate in the areas of billiards industry volunteer experience, professional job experience and responsibilities, and potential contributions to the BCA.
Ballots will be issued to all BCA members eligible to vote via postal mail the week of May 25, 2009 (the membership eligibility cutoff date for voting was April 1, 2009). Ballots can be returned to the BCA offices by Friday, June 19, 2009, or BCA members can hand carry their ballots to the Annual BCA Membership Meeting, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the 2009 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo in Las Vegas. Members can also vote at the meeting. The results of the elections will be announced following the meeting.
