The terms for all elected chapter executive board positions expire on December 31, 2008. If you are interested in running for any of the positions, please contact Bob Soskis, Chairman of the Election Slate Committee as soon as possible. Nominations will be accepted at the October 6, 2008 chapter business meeting. Nominees for elected positions must be present at the October 6, 2008 meeting to accept the nomination. Nominees who are absent will only be considered if they notified the Executive Board, in writing before the meeting that they will accept the nomination. Elections will be held at the October 22, 2008 chapter business meeting.
Our own Alberto Giordano was chosen to officiate the Steve Nash Charity Soccer Showdown in Chinatown on June 25, 2008. He’s the one in the pink on this youtube video. Look for Thierry Henry and Claudio Reyna in the video. Titi doesn’t look too pleased with Alberto’s sense of justice in this picture.
Congratulations to the following candidates who attended all four sessions of the NY Metro ISOA candidate course and passed the NISOA Qualifying Exam:
Michael Andreaccio, Richard Gramolini, Saam Jalayer, Giuseppe Manzo, David Poli, Mario Rivas, Rafal Wlazlo, Steven Wowk and Paul Yonick.
The candidates will qualify for chapter membership upon successfully passing the NISOA Physical Fitness test and attending the chapter Mandatory Rules Meeting.
Several members have decided to hang up their boots, whistles and flags in 2008. Two notable members who are ending their college soccer officiating career are Mike Dieguez and Arnold Klein.
Mike Dieguez has been a chapter member for almost 25 years. A sports memorabilia collector, Mike was born and raised in Astoria, NY. He attended LIU on a baseball scholarship and was most recently the athletic director for the Oceanside school district.
Arnold Klein was the 2007 NISOA Region 2 Referee of the Year. You can read a more detailed biography of Arnold here.
We wish Mike and Arnold all the best in their future endeavours.
February 22nd, 2008
9:42 am
General
Congratulations to the following NY Metro ISOA members who have qualified and registered in 2008 as United States Soccer Federation National Referees:
- Stevan Ambrus
- Brian Dunn
- Jorge Gonzales
- Lee Suckle
We are very proud of your accomplishments!
Jerry Stoopack has informed the Board that he will be inactive this season. As such, Jerry is not eligible to retain his position as a Director on the Executive Board. Randy Vogt has accepted the nomination to the Executive Board as a Director to fill the vacancy.
Jerry’s service to the chapter is too extensive and distinguished to summarize briefly. He is the chief architect of the chapter’s constitution and led the Eastern ISOA negotiating team for the current agreement we have with ECAC. We are extremely fortunate that Jerry intends to remain available to the chapter to lend guidance and advice while he is inactive.
Congratulations to Nabil Al-Saeidi for being accepted into the NISOA National Referee program as a National Referee Candidate. The NISOA National Referee certification cycle runs for two years. Over the next two years, Nabil will have to attend the National Referee camp and pass six assessments as a prerequisite for achieving National Referee status.
We are very excited that Nabil, along with our only active National Referee, Jim Memos, will represent our chapter with impeccable integrity and superior performance on and off the field.
