Newly elected USJJF Officers and Re-Structured Board of Directors

Over weekend of May 30, - June 1, 2008, The UNITED STATES JU-JITSU National Championships for 2008 were conducted in Akron Ohio. During this same weekend, the USJJF elected new officers and the USJJF Board of Directors re-structured itself to be in accordance with the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) guidelines for National Governing Bodies. Newly elected USJJF Officers will serve for the next 5 years. The term-of-office for these officers is from June 1, 2008 thru May 31, 2013.

The Newly Elected USJJF Officers are as follows:

President - Bruce R. Bethers, Washington D.C.
Vice President - George E. Anderson, Ohio
General Secretary - James A. Caldwell, Nebraska
Treasurer - Donna K. Cosper, Oklahoma

Per USOC's guidelines, effective June 1, 2008, The United States Ju-Jitsu Federation's (USJJF) Board of Directors consist of the following Ten (10) positions:

President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, Referee Director, Coaching Director, Director-At-Large, Male Athlete Director and Female Athlete Director.

The Board of Directors for UNITED STATES JU-JITSU now consists of the following persons:

1. President and Board Chairman: Bruce R. Bethers, Washington D.C.
2. Vice President and Chairman, Central Technical Committee: George E. Anderson, Ohio
3. General Secretary: James A. Caldwell, Nebraska
4. Treasurer: Donna K. Cosper, Oklahoma
5. Membership Director: Ernest G. McPeek, New York
6. Referee Director and Chairman, National Referee Committee: Michael Piaser, Ohio
7. Coaching Director: Benjamin A. DeLeon, Sr., Wisconsin
8. Director-At-Large: Jim Harrison, Montana
9. Male Athlete Director: Edward Shultz, Wisconsin
10. Female Athlete Director: Corinne Housley, Florida

Note: USJJF Members that have previous served on the UNITED STATES JU-JITSU Board of Directors are invited to continue to serve and participate as members of the United States Ju-Jitsu Masters Caucus.

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