Bruce Burton elected US Sailing President

Dallas, TX (October 23, 2015) – The US Sailing Nominating Committee named new members of the National Governing Body’s Board of Directors, who elected Bruce Burton (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) as the next President of US Sailing. The decisions became official  at US Sailing’s Annual Meeting in Dallas on October 22. Cory Sertl (Rochester, N.Y.) was elected Vice President of US Sailing.

The US Sailing President serves one three-year term. Previous US Sailing President Thomas Hubbell (Delaware, Ohio) has led the organization since November of 2012.

The newly elected Officers of US Sailing’s Board of Directors include Martine Zurinskas (Alpharetta, Ga.) as Secretary, Steve Freitas (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) as Treasurer, and Gary Gilbert (Oakton, Va.) as Select Director. These officers were nominated by new President Bruce Burton and elected to their positions by the Board of Directors on Thursday.

New board members Richard Jepsen (Alameda, Calif.) and Ron White (South Bend, Ind.), and incumbents Jim Walsh (Brick, N.J.) and JJ Fetter (San Diego, Calif.) have been elected to serve a three-year term. Sally Barkow (Nashotah, Wis.) was elected to serve a one-year term.

Source:  Jake Fish, US Sailing

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