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USATF Georgia Annual Meeting

Date & Time

  • September 28, 2025
  • 9/28 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location & Venue

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The USATF Georgia Association Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2025, starting at 2:00 pm.

Location

Cobb County Safety Village
1220 Al Bishop Dr
Marietta, GA 30008

Update - Election results

Executive Committee
  • President - Matthew Chestnut
  • Executive Vice President - Ron Williams
  • Vice President: Sponsorships - Lamar Grant (position to be held by incumbent Inez Finch until Lamar is confirmed by the board)
  • Vice President: Communications - Cassandra Harris
  • Treasurer - La-Tarvia Hilbert-Shanks
  • Secretary - Phil Ozell
Youth Committee
  • Chair - Ora Chism
  • Vice President of Operations - Darnell Fitzpatrick
  • Vice President of Administration - Mavis Chubb
  • Secretary - Cassandra Harris
Officials Committee
Positions on the committee: Chair, Vice Chair, Certification Chair, Communications, and Secretary. Per committee operating procedures, Officers will be elected by members of the Officials Committee of the Georgia USATF Association (GAOC) at the first meeting of the committee held after the Annual Meeting of the Georgia USATF Association at which elections were held.
  • La-Tarvia Hilbert-Shanks
  • Euleen Josiah-Tanner
  • Iris Magee
  • Phil Ozell
  • Cindy Slayton
Other Committees
  • Masters - Tina Klein
  • Race Walk - Kellie Crawford
  • Track & Field - Sean Burnett
  • Long Distance Running - Euleen Josiah-Tanner

Agenda

Times are approximate.
  • 2:00 p.m. - Call to Order / Welcome / Acknowledgement of Guests Present
  • 2:10 p.m. - Approval of 2024 Georgia Association Annual Meeting Minutes
  • 2:15 p.m. - Old Business
  • 2:20 p.m. - USATF Georgia President’s Report
  • 2:30 p.m. - Committee Reports
    • Executive Committee
      • Treasurer - Tom Rentenbach
      • Executive Vice President - Lamar Grant
      • Vice President: Sponsorships - Inez Finch
      • Vice President: Communications - Ron Williams
      • Secretary - Phil Ozell
    • Sport & Administrative Committee Reports
      • Youth - Ora Chism
      • Officials - Cindy Slayton
      • Masters - Tina Klein
      • Race Walk- Kellie Crawford
      • Track & Field - Sean Burnett
      • Long Distance Running - Euleen Josiah-Tanner
      • Membership / Clubs - Monica Ross
      • Sanctions - La-Tarvia Shanks
      • SafeSport - Inez Finch
  • 3:00 p.m. - Instructions for Voting & Q&A
  • 3:15 p.m. - General Election - Association Officers
  • 4:00 p.m. - First Group Committee Breakout Sessions
    • Room #1 = Youth & Coaches Advisory Committees
    • Room #2 = Race Walk, Track & Field, Masters, LDR Committees
  • 4:45 p.m. - Second Group Committee Breakout Sessions
    • Room #1 = Officials
    • Room #2 = Para Athletics
  • 5:30 p.m. - Reconvene for Results of Voting
  • 5:45 p.m. - Guest Input: Questions and/or Acknowledgement (input limited to 3 minutes, per bylaws)
  • 6:00 p.m. - Adjournment

Elections

General elections, per Article 7.A.1., the positions subject to election are:

  • President
  • Executive Vice President
  • Vice President of Communications
  • Vice President of Sponsorship
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
Committee Elections based on committee operating procedures
  • Coaches Advisory Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Long Distance Running Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Masters Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Officials Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Race Walk Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Track & Field Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Youth Committee Chair (and related committee positions)
  • Para Athletics Chair (and related committee positions)

Method of nominations

This is an election year. If you intend to run for a Board position, please send an email to our Membership Chair (at membership@georgia.usatf.org). Note:

  • Each nomination shall be approved by the nominee.
  • The nomination must contain a biographical sketch, prepared by the nominee, that includes the nominee’s credentials for the position. The biographical sketch may be presented in verbal or written form.
  • Further nominations are allowed from the floor at the Annual Meeting, provided the biographical sketch described above is included with the nomination; the biographical sketch may be presented in verbal or written form. No nomination may be made for an absent person unless that person has notified the nominations committee in writing of his or her willingness to accept that specific nomination.

Nominee Eligibility

A nominee must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for nomination:
  1. Membership and age criteria: A nominee must be a Member who is at least 18 years of age (at the start of the term of office);
  2. Nominations and seconds: A nominee needs one nominating party and one party to second the nomination, both of whom must be Members; and, 
  3. Good standing: a nominee must not have engaged in any behavior that would warrant removal from office pursuant to Article 9E (Removal from Office). 

Voter criteria

  1. One person-one ballot: One person shall cast only one ballot as an individual, regardless of how many positions within the Association the person occupies;
  2. Proxies: There shall be no proxy voting;
  3. Minimum age: In order to vote, Members must be at least 18 years of age on the day of election;
  4. Voting membership deadline: Except for renewals from the previous year, individuals must be Members at least 30 days prior to the date of election.