Members in attendance:

• Kelly Hong, GGFC
• Jonathan Jefferies, EBFG
• Eric Dew, Stanf
• Peter Burchard, HFC
• Mike Pederson, GGFC
• Paul Soter, GGFC
• Elizabeth Earls, SPFA
• Doris Willette*, SPFA
• Katie Hancock*, GGFC
• Anthony Joslin, CSFC
• Haj Matsukata, HFC
• Janel Obenchain, GGFC
• Maureen Griffin, GGFC
• Simone LaPay, GGFC
• Chuck Lucasey, GGFC
• David Willette*, SPFA
• Dylan Bethel, GGFC
• Glenn Willette, SPFA
• Greg Massialas, M-TEAM
• Rick Adamson, GGFC
• Phil Gerring, GGFC
• Robert Cotter, GGFC
• Michael Pacheco, SFA
• Eric Hansen, GGFC
• Beau Mitchum, HFC
• Liz Enochs, HFC
• Susan Keyes, GGFC
• Stuart Kaufman, MFA

* Not eligible to vote because of age.

Item 1: Election of officers
Office of the Chair
     Chuck Lucasey nominates Elizabeth Earls. Seconded.
     Greg Massialas nominates Eric Dew. Seconded.
     Elizabeth Earls elected by a vote of 17-7 via secret ballot.

Office of the Vice-Chair
     Phil Gerring nominates Phil Gerring. Seconded.
     Mr. Gerring is Vice-Chair by acclamation.
Office of the Secretary
     Susan Keyes nominates Eric Dew. Seconded.
     Eric Dew is secretary by acclamation.

Office of the Treasurer
     Susan Keyes nominates Glenn Willette. Seconded.
     Glenn Willette is treasurer by acclamation.

Members of the Executive Committee
     Michael Pacheco for SFA
     Peter Burchard for HFC
     Jonathan Jefferies for EBFG
     Greg Massialas for M-TEAM
     Nicholas Selby for SPFA
     Harold Hayes for PFC
     Chuck Lucasey for GGFC
     Howard Kaufman for MFA

Motion (Rick Adamson): receive the abovenamed members of the executive committee and have the secretary contact the remaining clubs (LPFC, SPOR) to assign person to the exec committee. Seconded and unanimous approval.

Item 2: Approval of the 2001-2002 annual meeting minutes
(This item was not brought up to a vote. Will request approval at next Executive Committee meeting.)

Item 3: Approval of the 2002-2003 financial statement
Motion (Greg Massialas): accept the financial report as presented (see the statement here). Seconded. Unanimous approval.

Item 4: Automated Tournament Management
Motion (Phil Gerring): table the subject for the executive committee to investigate. Seconded. Unanimous approval.

Item 5: Participation in the USFA 501(c)(3)
Motion (Greg Massialas): table to the executive committee for futher investigation. Seconded. Unanimous approval. The information package has been delivered to Paul Soter for investigation and will be reported to the Executive Committee for a vote prior to September 15, 2003, the deadline for agreeing to participate in the 501(c)(3) tax-exemption.

Item 6: Division Required Tournaments
Motion (Greg Massialas): The executive committee decide on the Division Required Tournament dates. Will meet and resolve within three weeks (August 15). Seconded. Unanimous approval.

Item 7: Improving refereeing infrastructure
Motion (Greg Massialas): Promote referee seminars through the webpage. Financial incentives to prospective referees of $100 when achieving a national "5" rating or higher. No second.

Motion (Harold Hayes): Create a promotional brochure for becoming a referee. Items will include: Schedule of seminars, what you need to know, where to get the study guide, what the benefits are. Peter Burchard will make the brochure. No second. Peter Burchard has agreed to create the brochures nevertheless.

Item 8: Items from the floor
Get USFA to print out larger font sizes for seeding and pool assignments at USFA National events.

Motion (Maureen Griffin): Vice-chair of the division will write a letter to the USFA (Michael Massik, Kalle Weeks) with regards to the print size of the seeding and pool assignment sheets at national USFA tournaments. Seconded. Unanimous approval

Motion (Maureen Griffin): Adjourn Meeting. Seconded. Meeting adjourned at 9:34PM.