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Explain This to Me
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:53
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From the 2/6/13 minutes:
"Mr. Parthen also notified the Board that staff is working with the USOC Audit Department to recoup some of $69,000 owed to USOC from the 2011 audit. To date, staff was able to
produce documentation for approximately $20,000 of previously unsupported expenses which will reduce USAT’s liability to the USOC by a corresponding amount."
Now someone explain to me how money that they know had to be accounted for from obviously trips that a USAT staffer goes along on to track the expenses and keep the receipts loses documentation for $50,000 (according to Bagehot)!!!! How does this happen? And is that employee still with USAT? And if he or she is - WHY??????????
USAT cannot afford, nor should this ever be an issue, to repay $50,000 because someone didn't keep bills and receipts. Why didn't heads roll? Oh yeah, David's did, rather belatedly. But who was in charge? Staff accompanies all teams - but poomsae.
National Coach Hiring Update
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- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 16:42
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http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2013/March/21/Coach-selection-update.aspx
2-6-13 Minutes
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:33
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More Interesting notes:
USA TAEKWONDO (USAT)
TELECONFERENCE MEETING OF THE USAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Board Members Present:
Russell Ahn
Affiliated Organization Director (NCTA)
Richard Na
USAT ACC Athlete Rep
Devin Johnson
Independent Director
Dae Sung Lee – joined late
Independent Director
Jeff Walters
Independent Director
Anne Chase
Referee Director
Brian McCutcheon
Club Director
Brandon Meek
Coach Director
Herb Perez
Club Director
Staff Members Present:
Eric Parthen
Chief Executive Officer, USAT
Kevin Loughery
Manager of Communications, USAT (Secretary)
Board Chair Anne Chase called the meeting to order at 5:07pm MST. USAT CEO Eric Parthen took roll call.
Dae Sung Lee joined the call at 5:51 p.m. MST.
Updated Meeting Minutes
Mr. Parthen committed to finishing all outstanding minutes by the end of next week.
2013 Bylaws Update
Ms. Chase notified the Board that the Bylaws were looked over by attorney Stephen Hess. She also thanked the Board members who have submitted comments so far. The Bylaw feedback she has received from both the USOC and the Advisory Committee has been very positive thus far.
Ms. Chase discussed the Section 10 Order and the three main areas it is focused on: 1) governance reform, 2) USAT finances, and 3) Board elections. The finances are continuing to improve and both Jeff Walters and Mr. Parthen talked about the very positive recent USOC audit. The governance reform is nearly complete with the finalization of the Bylaws and USAT plans to start the election early next week. Mr. Parthen also notified the Board that staff is working with the USOC Audit Department to recoup some of $69,000 owed to USOC from the 2011 audit. To date, staff was able to produce documentation for approximately $20,000 of previously unsupported expenses which will reduce USAT’s liability to the USOC by a corresponding amount. Mr. Walters also discussed the need to continue to evaluate accounts receivable which Mr. Parthen confirmed the staff is doing as part of the outside audit preparation.
The Board continued to discuss various areas of the Bylaws including election record dates, club terminology, and initial term staggering including the terms of the athlete representatives. Mr. Parthen also mentioned that the USOC may still come back with additional comments.
A motion was made to accept Bylaws as written while also allowing Ms. Chase to clean up additional areas as needed (Perez/Walters). Discussion ensued including the election timeline and poomsae athlete representation. Motion passes unanimously.
Judicial Committee Update
The Board discussed the status of the complaint filed by both Herb Perez and the Board. Mr. Parthen briefed the Board that he had a conversation with Judicial Committee Chair Paul Krogh on January 30, 2013 and that the Judicial Committee is aware of the complaint and will be initiating the grievance process soon.
National Team Coach Program
The Board discussed the future of the National Team Coach program and how it should progress given the current ethics investigations into both past National Team Coaches. Some were in favor of moving forward with a month-to-month solution while the majority of the Board would prefer to wait until all ethics issues were resolved. Mr. Parthen stressed the urgency given that we have current National Team programs on the table including the Dutch Open and the Spanish Open. Because of the uncertainty and the limited window, the Dutch Open is now likely off the table. He also notified the Board that the USOC is currently withholding all of their 2013 National Team Coach funding ($160,000/year including $40,000 per quarter). Mr. Perez said that USAT needs high level paid coaching leadership if we expect the USOC to continue to invest in USAT High Performance programs. It is expected that the ethics issues should be resolved by February 13, 2013. Pending that resolution, the Board has asked Mr. Parthen to have coaching plan alternatives prepared in the next 7-10 days.
Board Confidentiality
The Board discussed the apparent leak with respect to information about the ongoing investigation to the Lopez matter. The discussion included some who felt this issue didn’t even warrant discussion while others felt it was important to reiterate the Board’s obligation for confidentiality on Board business.
A motion was made
Congratulations to the New BOD
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 21:38
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- USA Taekwondo is pleased to announce the results of the recent Board of Directors elections for the positions of Referee and three (3) Club Owners seats. The U.S. Olympic Committee's Audit Division administered the collection of the ballots and validated the ballots cast in time to meet the deadline. The results of the balloting are as follows:
Referee: John HOLLOWAY (65 votes); Dan ROGERS (5 votes)