SM General Membership Meeting Summary and Committees Overview

Foster volleyball competitions, recent elections, financial report, committees structure, and membership growth statistics for juniors, adults, and girls in 2018-2019.

• Volleyball
• Membership Meeting
• Committees
• Elections
• Financial Report

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1. SM General Membership Meeting June 2, 2019 Kean University

2. Mission Summary Foster local, National and International competitions and events to promote volleyball for all ages, levels and abilities and to provide education and training of players and coaches. Board Of Directors Executive Committee Bob Baker Commissioner Bill Doyle Junior Chair Rhine Almonacy Adult Chair Tim Countryman Officials Chair Merlin Thompson Assistant Junior Chair Peter Amadeo Treasurer Junior Competition Committee Matt Cochenour Northern Kevin DesLauriers Long Island Merlin Thompson NYC Annie Hung NJ Doug Levine Girls at Large Joel Sanchez- Boys at Large Adult Competition Committee Orlando Catalan Women's AA Justin Beaumont Men's AA Edeana Martinez Women's BB Peter Amadeo Men's BB Samantha Keller Women's B Jacques Benoit Men's B

3. Elections Notify Nominating Committee and Commissioner 51 days in advance of Membership meeting of intent to run Only Junior Club Directors and Adult Team Representatives may vote Mens B Elected Director - Jacques Benoit- unopposed NJ Elected Director - Annie Hung - unopposed Northern Counties Elected Director - Matt Cochenour- unopposed Women's B Elected Director - Samantha Keller- unopposed

4. Financial Report Report Handout Provided Communications Primary source of communication is webpage at www.geva.org and Webpoint E-mail Legal documents, minutes, policies and procedure Competition requirements and schedules Social Media postings are supplementary

5. Committees of the Board Junior Ethics and Eligibility Matt Cochenour Kevin DesLauriers Merlin Thompson Doug Levine Joel Sanchez Adult Ethics and Eligibility Samantha Keller Justin Beaumont Edeana Martinez Orlando Catalan Jacques Benoit Appeals Samantha Keller Peter Amadeo Annie Hung Kevin DesLauriers Other Committees Committees of the Corporation Sports Development By-Law Nominations Beach Juniors Bill Doyle, Mike Adams Staff Stefanie Carrington Registrar Erin LeBan Social Media Marianne LePore Administrator John Titus Education Liaison Danyel del Rosario - Tournament Coordinator Sharon Murphy Bookkeeper Annie Hung Site Director Coordinator Russell Rodriguez Assignor/Asst Official Mike Adams - Beach Jacques Benoit - Webmaster Coordinator

6. Membership Growth Boys Girls Adults 2018 813 7291 2066 2019 874 8272 2161 % Change 7.5 13.5 4.6 11% overall

7. Accomplishments Adults showed growth in membership. Additional money tournaments scheduled and promotional gifts. GEVA store, items available for sale 2018 Beach Regional Qualifier 16 courts, 80 teams. Qualified teams medaled at a number of National events. 2019 Beach Regional Qualifier (BRQ) June 8 Coney Island 18 courts up to 100 teams and only 15 spots remain Full Safesport compliance Updated resources developed for players and parents. Update to be posted late June. Worked directly with USAV and the Center for SafeSports. GEVA Junior teams earned bids at qualifiers and well represented at both GJNC and BJNC 48 Adult teams at Open Nationals. Topped all regions Part of workgroup that helped improve the new SE-MMS. Privacy and security issues were a serious concern that has been addressed Project Play Harlem PS 171- Agreement in place, September start. Will provides coaches, training and funding. Received $10K grant from USAV Sitting Volleyball. New program will help rehab doctors at Kessler Institute West Orange. #12 in USAV membership. Six years of strong growth in membership and finances

8. Future Plans Expand Project Play to other underserved areas Expand programming to meet the growth of the Junior Beach program Site for a large National event- at least 18 courts needed over a weekend Safesport and Parent Issues continue to increase. Additional training will be available for players, parents and club directors GEVA reorganization under way to better serve our members Recruit additional board, committee and staff members with critical skills Continue to locate additional facilities. Expand opportunities in South Jersey as many parent and potential club requests have come in.

9. Additional Needs Volunteers or staff to help set up for special events or outreach programs June 8 Beach event June 10- Kessler Sitting Volleyball Will have an ongoing need for coaches and volunteer players Sept Project Play Need at least one coach at each practice to get started

10. USAV-RVAA UPDATES New SafeSport Handbook. New policies, requirements and training New Sports Engine Member Management System One year Membership season Sept1-Aug 31 Automatic verified AES player and club data transfer, electronic picture membership card with QR code and real time certifications Added flexibility in memberships Club Online Training will be available by mid July Cyber Insurance will be available and recommended for all regions Simplified document handling Background Screening fee to increase due to Federal Screen requirement Foreign Screens to increase to $150 VNL- Professional League has been well received and growing Snow Volleyball- 2030 Olympic event Hopeful

11. YOUTH TRAINING COURSES LAUNCHING WEEK OF JUNE 12 The U.S. Center for SafeSport is excited to announce the upcoming release of five online youth training courses! These valuable resources will be released the week of June 12, and include courses for children of pre-school age; grades K-2; grades 3-5; middle school and high school. These free online trainings are designed as an introduction for minor athletes and their parents or other caregivers to understand the importance of positive, welcoming environments in sports, where misconduct like bullying or abuse is less likely to happen, and to know where to report abuse, should it occur. Each course will be hosted on athletesafety.org and requires that a parent/legal guardian create an account to provide consent for their child to access the training. Once an account is created, parents can choose which course is best for their child based on their actual or developmental age. Each course will take less than 30 minutes to complete. A writeable PDF certificate is available at the conclusion of each training, and parents are encouraged to create one bearing their child s name. As part of the release of these minor athlete training resources, the Center will publish a social media toolkit you can distribute to your membership, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions resource. Should you have any questions you would like included in the FAQ, please submit them to ngbservices@safesport.org by June 5.

12. UPCOMING WEBINAR: LGBTQ INCLUSION AND SUPPORT Join the U.S. Center for SafeSport and Athlete Ally for a webinar on June 4 at 1 p.m. MT. Athlete Ally's mission is to end the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQ equality. Register for the webinar below: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3890078035196439820

13. RVAA SafeSport Presentation https://www.geva.org/safesport

14. General Questions https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/membership/join