Committees & Age Categories

NJSRA - Committees and Members

NJSRA By-Laws Committee

Chairperson - Tom Ko-Mountain Creek
Committee Mission - NJSRA By-Laws - Align with U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Committee Responsibilities:
Submit any proposed changes to NJSRA By-Laws
Coordinate with U.S. Ski and Snowboard to maintain NJSRA's by-laws adhere to proper requirements
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:Vinny Corrrado-Mt. Peter

NJSRA Competition Committee

Chairperson - Art Tokle

Committee Mission - Maintain Schedule/Competition Guide/Eastern Alpine Competition Committee/USSA Guidelines 
Committee Responsibilities:
Create/Maintain matters relating to Schedule and Competition Guide
Maintaining the NJSRA Racing Schedule is current and updated
Maintaining the NJSRA Competition Guide is current and updated
Can be the Out of State Race coordinator for the U19/U21's
Order and distribution of the Race Medals
Coordinate the Post Season Quota Process
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
This committee is consisted of one member from each NJSRA Age Category, One Representative from Each Mountain, and the Officials Chairperson
Members:Age Category reps are subject to change as per Comp committee chair requirements
Thomas Cuddy - Mount Peter Race Team
Tanya Patrie- Mountain Creek Racing
Heidi Meramo - U10/12 Age Category Chair - Mountain Creek Racing
Amber Lees  -  U14 Age Category Chair - Mount Peter Race
Jason Baker- U16 Age category Chair - Mountain Creek
Jorgan Brich- U18/21 Age Category Chair-Mountain Creek
John Pierce - Masters Category Chair -Mount  Peter Race
Rob Dowd - Adaptive Category Chair - Mount Peter Race

NJSRA Elections Committee

Chairperson - Jill Di Nola- VP NJSRA
Committee Mission - At Large Board Member Elections
Committee Responsibilities:
Oversee all NJSRA Board elections and terms 
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:Evan Watson-Mt. Peter Race

NJSRA Events Committee

Chairperson - Dawn Frost-Mountain Creek

Committee Mission - NJSRA Awards Banquet/Karen Wiebel Events/Jeff Pier Memorial Race/Race awards
Committee Responsibilities:
All event coordination and implementation
Coordination of the Annual NJSRA Banquet 
Order and distribution of the medals for the banquet
Coordination of guest speaker - (Racer/Coach/Commentator) 
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:Hillary Hansen-Mt. Peter

NJSRA Finance Committee

Chairperson - Scott Hansen
Committee Mission - Allocation of NJSRA Budget Items
Committee Responsibilities:
Produce annual budgets and categories
Assisting each NJSRA committee in maintaining or editing their budget
Disbursement of budget funds 
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:
Scott Hansen - Chairperson NJSRA Treasurer 
Hillary Hansen - Mount Peter Race Team 

NJSRA Jeff Pier Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee

Chairperson - Phil Godwin/Greg Pier
Committee Mission - Scholarships awarded to 4 - NJSRA U14 racers who submit an essay
Committee Responsibilities:
Creation and implementation of the annual Submission flyer
Assist with the coordination of the local Ski shops to help fund the scholarship 
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:
Greg Pier - Co-Chairperson - NJSRA 
Phil Godwin - Co-Chairperson - NJSRA 
Gary Hayes - NJSRA member
Jill Di Nola- Mount Peter Race Team and VP NJSRA
Todd Tavares - Mountain Creek Ski Racing Club

NJSRA Marketing Committee

Chairperson - Bob Kluck
Committee Mission - Web Site/Mailing List/Marketing/Newsletter/Brochure/Social Media
Committee Responsibilities:
Maintaining a transparent relationship between the racers and the NJSRA Board committees
Growing the membership through advertising
Fundraising responsibilities
Create and Maintain the NJSRA Newsletter
Web Site Manage/update
Facebook Manage/Update
Manage all NJSRA Email accounts (Approximately 5,000 emails per year)
Manage/Update the NJSRA Storage Drive and File System 
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings
Members:

NJSRA Officials & Education Committee

Chairperson - Rich Howes - Officials
Committee Mission - Officials Clinics/Rules-Regulations/USSA Congress in Utah/NJSRA Officials Certifications-Testing
Committee Responsibilities:
NJSRA Coaches/Officials update submissions to U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Coordinating NJSRA Officials Clinic Dates 
Schedule TD's for all NJSRA Races
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this committee
Committee meeting coordination
Update NJSRA Board on all committee meetings 
Members:
Rich Howes - Chairperson - NJSRA 
Art Tokle - NJSRA 
Mark Mierop- Mount Peter Race Team 
Bob Kluck - Mountain Creek Ski Racing Club 

NJSRA - Age Category Chairs

U10 Category

Ages - 8 and 9 Years old
Chairperson - Heide Meramo, Mount Peter
Annual quota selections
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category 
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

U12 Category

Ages - 10 and 11 Years old
Chairperson - Heide Meramo, Mount Peter Race
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category 
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

U14 Category

Ages - 12 and 13 Years old
Chairperson - Amber Lees,Mount Peter Race
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category 
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

U16 Category

Ages - 14 and 15 Years old
Chairperson - Jorgen Birch, Mountain Creek
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category 
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

U19 Category

Ages - 16, 17 and 18 Years old
Chairperson - Rich Howes
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category 
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

U21 Category

Ages - 19 and 20 Years old
Chairperson - Rich Howes
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

Masters Category

Ages - 21 and over
Chairperson - John Pierce
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings 

Adaptive Category

Disabled/Wounded Warrior/etc.
Chairperson - Rob Dowd
Annual quota selections 
Creation of all Post Season and youth education rosters 
Send/Receive/Manage all post season Invitations to NJSRA Racers     
Send and receive all correspondence which relate to this age category
Age category meeting coordination 
Update NJSRA Board on all age category meetings