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Management Report, January 2008.  Jay Baum.
National ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2008 made by ACBL President Dan Morse.  Once again, Bill serves on numerous  committees both as a member and as a leader.  He serves as Chair of the Tournaments Committee, as Chair of the International/Federation Committee, as Vice-Chair of the Bridge Committee, as a member on Condition of Contest Committee, and as a member on the Minutes Committee.  In his capacity as Tournament Committee Chair, he (and the Chair of Bridge) represents the Board of Directors on the Competitions and Conventions Committee of the ACBL.  In addition, he serves on the ACBL Educational Foundation Board.

  • Appeals and Charges:  Heth (Chair), Steinberg(VC) Anderson, Buckman, Fleming, Reeve, Smith.
  • Audit:  Retek (Chair), Pinsky,  Reid
  • Board OperationsHarlan (Chair), Wood (VC), Andrews, Buckman, Himel, Reid, Seals.
  • Bridge:  Wood (Chair), Arlinghaus (VC), Andrews,  DeMartino, Gerard, Levy, Retek, Robinson.
  • Bylaws:  Himel (Chair), DiMartino, Heth, D. Mamula, L. Mamula.
  • CEO Review:  Heth (Chair), Reeve (VC), DeMartino, Fleming, Mamula, Pinsky, Smith.
  • Conditions of Contest:  Reeve (Chair), Arlinghaus, Pinsky, DeMartino.
  • Federations/International:  Arlinghaus (Chair), Anderson, Cook, Gerard, Levy, Retek, Robinson.
  • Finance:  Fleming (Chair), Robinson (VC), Andrews, Cook, DeMartino, Reid, Retek.
  • Governance:  Cook (Chair), Himel (VC), Harlan, Mamula, Pinsky, Reid, Seals, Taylor. 
  • Juniors:  Gerard (Chair), Anderson (VC), Himel, Smith, Steinberg, Wood.
  • Marketing:  Mamula (Chair), Seals (VC), Buckman, Harlan, Heth, Levy, Taylor.
  • Minutes:  Wood (Chair), Arlinghaus, Gerard.
  • Real Estate/Relocations:  Reeve (Chair), Cook (VC), Buckman, Fleming, Harlan, Smith, Wood.
  • Tournaments:  Arlinghaus (Chair),  Anderson, Andrews, Gerard, Levy, Robinson, Seals, Steinberg, Taylor.
National ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2007 made by ACBL President Sharon Fairchild.  Once again, Bill serves on numerous  committees, and also serves as Chair of the newly-established "Federations" committee charged with forging strong liaisons among the ACBL, the U.S. Bridge Federation,  the Canadian Bridge Federation, and the World Bridge Federation.  He also serves as Chair of the Conditions of Contest Committee which meets at the Summer NABC.
  • Appeals and Charges:  Heth (Chair), Steinberg(VC) Anderson, Fleming, Morse, Reeve, Smith, Steinberg.
  • Audit:  Reeve (Chair), Robinson, DeMartino
  • Board OperationsHarlan (Chair), Morse (VC), Gerard, Levy,  Pinsky, Steinberg, Taylor, Wood
  • Bridge:  Reiman (Chair), Gerard (VC), Arlinghaus, DeMartino, Kirkham, Pinski, Robinson, Wood,
  • Bylaws:  Himel (Chair), Heth, L. Mamula, Wood
  • CEO Review:  Heth (Chair), De Martino (VC) Kirkham, Reeve, Reiman, Smith (2006 Anderson, Cook, Seals, Fairchild)
  • Conditions of Contest:  Arlinghaus (Chair), Reiman, Wood.
  • Federations:  Arlinghaus (Chair), Anderson, Himel, Morse, Seals
  • Finance:  Fleming (Chair), Robinson (VC), Cook, Mamula, Retek
  • GNT Credentials:  East – DeMartino, Reeve; Central – Heth, Himel; West  --- Fleming, Kirkham
  • Governance:  Himel (Chair), Taylor (VC), Cook, Harlan, Mamula, Retek, Seals, Taylor
  • Honorary Member:  Anderson (Chair), Steinberg (VC), Pinsky, Seals, Smith,
  • International:  Morse (Chair), Levy, Retek
  • Juniors:  Mamula (Chair), Anderson (VC), Fleming, Harlan, Heth, Smith, Wood.
  • Marketing:  Seals (Chair), Cook (VC), Pinsky, Robinson, Steinberg, Taylor
  • Masterpoint (as previously established):  DeMartino (Chair), Arlinghaus, Gerard, Himel, Kirkham, Reeve, Reiman.
  • Minutes:  Wood (Chair), Arlinghaus, Harlan.
  • Real Estate (as previously established):  Reeve (Chair), Cook, Kirkham, Morse, Reiman, Smith, Wood
  • Tournaments:  Wood(Chair),  Kirkham (VC), Arlinghaus, DeMartino, Gerard, Pinski, Robinson.
  • ABA Liaison:  Buckman
  • Director of Appeals:  Kirkham
  • Seeding:  Wood, Reeve (Co-Chairs)
  • Bill continued to serve as a non-member contributor to Competitions and Conventions.
National ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2006 made by ACBL President Harriette Buckman.  Bill served on numerous committees, including as Vice-Chair of Board Operations.
  • APPEALS AND CHARGES HETH (CH), STEINBERG (VC), ARLINGHAUS, ANDERSON, REEVE, FAIRCHILD, KIRKHAM
  • FINANCENIST (CH), ROBINSON (VC), RETEK, REIMAN, LEVY, SEALS, FLEMING, DEMARTINO
  • GOVERNANCE:  MORSE (CH), LEBENDIG (VC), COOK, GERARD, HARLAN, TAYLOR, HIMEL
  • BRIDGE REIMAN (CH), LEVY (VC), STEINBERG, GERARD, WOOD, REEVE, SEALS, ARLINGHAUS, HIMEL, TAYLOR, KIRKHAM, LEBENDIG, DEMARTINO
  • MARKETING :  FLEMING (CH), ANDERSON (VC), RETEK, ROBINSON, FAIRCHILD, HETH, COOK, HARLAN, MORSE, NIST
  • BOARD OPERATIONS:  HARLAN (CH), ARLINGHAUS (VC), RETEK, STEINBERG, GERARD, ROBINSON, MORSE, FLEMING, NIST, TAYLOR, LEBENDIG, LEVY
  • CEO REVIEW:   DEMARTINO (CH), COOK (VC), FAIRCHILD, REEVE, SEALS, REIMAN, ANDERSON, KIRKHAM, HETH, BUCKMAN, MORSE)
  • BYLAWSHIMEL (CH), WOOD, HETH, MAMULA (L)
  • JUNIORS:  FAIRCHILD (CH), WOOD (VC), STEINBERG, SEALS, ARLINGHAUS, HIMEL, FLEMING, NIST, TAYLOR
  • INTERNATIONAL EVENTSKIRKHAM (CH), RETEK (VC), GERARD, REIMAN, ANDERSON, MORSE, LEBENDIG, LEVY
  • SPECIAL EVENTSROBINSON (CH), REEVE (VC), HETH, COOK, HARLAN, DEMARTINO
  • INSURANCERETEK (CH), ROBINSON, REEVE, COOK, HARLAN, KIRKHAM, DEMARTINO, AFDAHL
  • REAL ESTATE
    REEVE (CH), WOOD, COOK, REIMAN, MORSE, KIRKHAM, LEBENDIG
  • MASTERPOINTS 2006/07DEMARTINO (CH), GERARD, REEVE, ARLINGHAUS, KIRKHAM
  • NAP/GNT CREDENTIALS:  KIRKHAM (CH) (west), REEVE (east), ARLINGHAUS (central), HIMEL (central), FLEMING (west), DEMARTINO (east)
  • TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS (BRIDGE)
    WOOD (CH), LEBENDIG (VC), GERARD, REEVE, ARLINGHAUS, KIRKHAM
  • AUDIT:  COOK (CH), HARLAN, HETH
  • HONORARY MEMBERSTEINBERG (CH), WOOD, REEVE, ARLINGHAUS, KIRKHAM, LEBENDIG
  • SEEDINGWOOD, KIRKHAM
  • 401K (as elected)MORSE (2006) LEVY (2008)
  • DIRECTOR OF APPEALS:  GERARD
  • ABA LIAISONBUCKMAN
  • NON-MEMBER CONTRIBUTOR TO COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTIONS:  ARLINGHAUS,

COMMITTEE SERVICE OF ARLINGHAUS, 2005.  Bill was pleased to serve, in his first year of service to the Board of Directors of the ACBL, on a variety of committees and was honored to have been selected a Vice-Chair of one committee.
  • BRIDGE
  • GOVERNANCE (VICE-CHAIR)
  • JUNIORS,
  • ELECTION REGULATION
  • REDISTRICTING
  • ABA COORDINATION
  • COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTIONS (NON-MEMBER CONTRIBUTOR).
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