USFSS Board Meeting
August 5, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:05pm CST by Dan Hanks.
Attendance: Dan Hanks, Marie Ralff, Rachel Medina, Niina Baum, Destinee Kiel, Brigid Kassing, Ron Klepadlo, Anna Marmann, Kriya Dunlap
Meeting Minutes: July 2025 meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Destinee. Kriya seconds. All in favor.
Treasurer Report: USFSS currently has $15,947.65 across all accounts.
Athlete Selection Committee: Dan Hanks stated that entries were finalized. Ended up having somewhere around 150 US entries.
Sponsorship/Fundraising Committee: Dan Bocock was not present to update.
WCh Fundraising Ad Hoc Committee: Destinee provided an update on WCh specific fundraising. She has received $250 from Michigan Sled Haulers, $100 from the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club, and $500 from the West Walker Sportsman Club. Destinee has also gotten podiums donated for WCh, is working on event centerpieces, and is running a can drive to raise funds for ordering country flags. Niina added that she is coordinating a Share Night fundraiser with Culver’s.
Race Accreditation Committee: Taylor was not present to update. Dan H mentioned that the race accreditation committee has received applications and is working on getting them submitted to IFSS. Ron K is submitting another race for consideration. Marie & Kriya discuss the process for making sure race results are submitted to IFSS by a USFSS member.
WCh Race Committee: Niina stated she has finalized opening ceremony location, registration for the banquet dinner is live, and is placing all the ads for WCh that are funded by the JEM grant. Just waiting on final entries from IFSS to start ordering race bibs and getting timing sheets done. Lizzie is working on a spreadsheet to organize volunteers. Dan H brought up that IFSS is doing vet records pre-screening for all athletes. Dan H also reminded everyone that all WCh athletes will need to complete a doping education program that took him about 2 hours to do.
Race Results Audit Committee: No update at this time.
USFSS Code of Ethics: No update at this time.
USFSS Congress: Dan H set a date for Congress and will be sending details out to membership.
Continental Director Position: Dan Hanks stated that CAHDS has presented Sylvain as a potential Continental Director. There is some concern with him also being the IFSS Executive Director.
Motion to adjourn by Niina, second by Destinee. All in favor. Adjourned at 8:01pm CST.
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