The United States Chess Federation

Board Members

Governance
By Phillip R Smith
September 3, 2009
The Executive Board The USCF's Executive Board consists of seven elected members. The Board elects from its own membership the President, Vice-President, Vice-President of Finance, and Secretary. Jim Berry - President Email: jaberrycg@aol.com P.O. Box 351, Stillwater, OK Jim Berry is a chess expert and a member of the Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Bancorp, Inc., a $2.2 billion bank, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma. [NASDAQ: OKSB.] Jim Berry has served as a director of Southwest and Stillwater National since being appointed to the Board of Directors in June 1998. Since 1988, he has been the owner of Shading Concepts, which manufactures and sells solarium draperies. From 1973 to 1988, Mr. Berry was a stockbroker in Oklahoma City with a major Wall Street firm. Ruth Haring - Vice President Email:ruth@ruthharing.com PO Box 1993, Chico, CA 95927 www.ruthharing.com Ruth Haring Ruth Haring is a Life Member of USCF, an International Woman Master and a member of the Executive Board of USCF, elected in 2009. Ruth was a frequent participant in the US Woman's Championships in the 70's and 80's, and is a five-time US Olympic Champion team member, winning the Bronze on Board 4 in 1976 and representing the USA in the 1976 Women's Interzonal and various other international events. Ruth also serves on the CalChess (Northern California Chess Association) Board of Directors and was appointed in 2009, as the Head of the US Delegation to FIDE. Ruth has a management background and has worked for eBay, IBM and other companies in Silicon Valley since 1983. Randy Bauer - VP of Finance Email:randybauer2300@yahoo.com 3923 - 153rd Street, Urbandale, IA 50323 Randy Bauer has been a chess player, coach, director, writer, editor, and elected state and national representative for over 30 years. He is a life member of the USCF, a national master, former Iowa state champion and Minnesota junior, junior high and senior high champion. As a competitor, he has won over 30 Grand Prix tournaments. Randy has over 20 years professional experience in budget and finance, including nearly 7 years as budget director for the State of Iowa. He currently leads the State Strategic Consulting practice for Public Financial Management, Inc., the nation's leading independent financial advisory service to state and local governments. Michael Atkins - Member-at-Large Email:matkins2@cox.net PO Box 6138, Alexandria, VA 22306 Michael Atkins was e is a Life Member whose various services to chess have been as player, tournament director and organizer, club officer, state affiliate officer, USCF Clearinghouse Coordinator and Webmaster for organizations and tournaments. He has worked in the field of Mental Health since 1980 and has a Maryland License as Professional Clinical Counselor. He has worked for the past 20+ years for Fairfax County Virginia's Adult Mental Health Services. Bill Goichberg - Member-at-Large Email: chessoffice@aol.com P.O. Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 Bill Goichberg was elected to the USCF Executive Board August 2005. Bill received his Bachelor of Arts from NY University in 1963. He played in his first chess tournament in 1961. Between 1964-1967 Bill worked in the USCF office located then in Manhattan, as Ratings Statistician. Bill worked again in the USCF in 2004 as a volunteer in the position of Executive Director. Bill has and continues to dedicate his life to promoting chess. For more information on Bill check out the Jan. 22, 2004 Press Release. Bill Hall - Secretary, Executive Director Email:bhall@uschess.org P.O. Box 3967 Crossville, TN 38557. Pat Knight Smith - Assistant Executive Director & Director of National Events Email:patsmith@uschess.org P.O. Box 3967 Crossville, TN 38557.

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