Navy Youth Hockey Association Director Appointments

April 2013

Following are recommended duties and responsibilities for Directors serving the NYHA Board. Directors are current members of the Board elected by a majority vote of the Board for the respective role. Directors serve a maximum two-year term in the role but may be reappointed to successive terms with no limit to terms served.

Directors will identify problems, opportunities or issues of interest to the Board and timely reporting at each Board meeting or more frequently if necessary.

Where appropriate, Directors will also serve as liaison to their respective cohort and receive feedback on behalf of the Board to the extent that players and/or parents prefer communicating with the appointed Director.

Directorate

Director of Public Relations and Marketing – AMY HITT: identifies problems, opportunities or issues of mutual interest regarding outreach, branding and marketing of NYHA. The scope of this role extends to club members and the community outside of NYHA -- including CBHL, CCHL, USNA and extended families/friends of the club membership.

Director of Travel Hockey – ERIC BUCH: monitors status of each travel team and provides feedback to the Board at scheduled meetings or sooner when necessary. Discipline of players, coaches and parents will continue to be delegated to head coach, President, Coaching Committee and Board as determined by the circumstances.

Director of Recreational Hockey – MIKE ROSS: as above, serves as contact for the Board in monitoring and reporting status of each “Rec” / CCHL team.

Director of Girls Hockey – CHERYL DAHUT & RALPH LINGIS: as above, serves as contact for the Board in monitoring and reporting status of each Girls team.

Growth Coordinator – JENN TESTERMAN: as above, serves a contact for the Board with regard to under-10 hockey and liaison with CBHL and PVAHA Growth Coordinator.

Goaltender Development Coordinator – JASEN ADAMS: as above, represents the Board in discussions with in-house and external goaltender instructors.

Other roles and responsibilities (the following may be managed by a person other than an elected officer and not subject to term/appointment requirements above):

  • Media Guide Coordinator: AMY HITT/KELLY PAPRCKA
  • Tryout Staffing Coordinator: CLAIRE ZARILLI
  • Apparel Coordinator: JENN TESTERMAN
  • Manager Liaison: CLAIRE ZARILLI
  • Collections Coordinator: CLAIRE ZARILLI/MAT MATTA
  • Uniform Coordinator: CHARLOTTE SKOGSHOLM/CLAIRE ZARILLI