Meet Candidates for U.S. Chess Executive Board!
US Chess and the Elections Committee will host an Executive Board (EB) Candidates Forum on Friday May 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. CT/ 9 p.m. ET via zoom.
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In June, the U.S. Chess membership will elect four new Executive Board members from five candidates, and you can meet them in a forum hosted by U.S. Chess. In January, the US Chess Nominating Committee forwarded four candidates to fill vacant positions for the 2025 US Chess Executive Board. The committee was formed at the Delegates Meeting in August 2020 to identify qualified candidates from their respective chess networks.
The members of the Nomination Committee were:
- David Grimaud, Chair (Delegate-appointed)
- Sophia Rohde, Vice Chair (Delegate-appointed)
- Kalanithi Bagley (Delegate-appointed)
- Richard Koepcke (Delegate-appointed)
- Michelle Martinez (Delegate-appointed)
- Daaim Shabazz (Delegate-appointed)
- Hal Sprechman (Executive Board-appointed)
- Joy Bray (Executive Board-appointed)
The five candidates’ profiles for the upcoming 2025 Executive Board election (listed in alphabetical order) are:
- Anand Dommalapati (Virginia)
- Alan Kantor (New York)
- Kevin Pryor (Florida)
- John D. Rockefeller V (Maryland)
- Daniel Serna (New Mexico)
| Dear Registered Voter, US Chess and the Elections Committee will host an Executive Board (EB) Candidates Forum on Friday May 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. CT/ 9 p.m. ET via zoom. The link to the zoom meeting can be found here. The EB Candidate Forum will be recorded and posted on the Elections page. Elections Chair Mike Nietman will ask all five candidates the same questions as well as share some upcoming elections deadlines for those in attendance or watching the recording afterwards. While US Chess members may join the forum on zoom and watch live, they will be muted and will not be able to ask the candidates any questions during the forum. I hope that this is of interest to you. Thank you for participating in US Chess Governance by making your voice heard. Best wishes. Rose McMahon Governance Coordinator governance@uschess.org Tel: (931) 248- 6064 |
National Master Bryan Tillis gives a description of the voting process:
