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Steve Penny EDITOR
Luan Peszek GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Zemetria Barnes-Perry USA GYMNASTICS IXICUTIVI COMMITTII CHAIR: Ron Froehlich; PRESIDOO: Stev. Penny; VICE CHAIR WOMEN: Tom KoII; VICE CHAIR MEN: Yoichi Tomno; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Andreo Schmid, VICE CHAIR TRAMPOLINE: Poul Porillo; VICE CHAIR ACRO·GYMNASTICS: Tonyo Cose; SECRETARY: Gory Anderson; TREASURER: Bob Wood; FIG REPS: Bob Colorossi (Executiv. Committee!, Ron Froehlich (Audnor!, Tonyo Cos. (Auobotit Gymno~ilS Technitol Committee) ond John Roethl~berger (Athlete Rep.). AT lARGE MEMBERS: St.ve Butcher, Dovid Holcomb; ATHLfTE DIREGORS: Kim Zmeskol.BurdeHe, John Roethl~rger, Caroline Hunt, Korf Heger, USOC ATHlflE DlREGOR: lorisso Fontaine. USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRICTORS CHAIR: Ron Froehlich; PRESIOENT: St.ve Penny; PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Sondy Knopp, Mike Donohue; TREASURER: Bob Wood; SECRETARY: Gory Anderson; VICE CHAIR WOMEN: Tom KoII; VICE CHAIR MEN: Yoichi Tomno; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Andreo Schmid, VICE CHAIR TRAMPOLINE: Poul Porillo; VICE CHAIR ACRO·GYMNASTlCS: Tonyo Cose; PUBLIC SEGOR: Bill Hybl, Bob Wood; AMATEUR ATHLffiC UNION: Ron Ferr~; AMERICAN SOKOL ORGANIZATION: Jerry Milon; AMERICAN TURNERS: B.ny Heppner, COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIAnON·MEN: Fronc~ Allen; HAnONAL ASSOCIAnON OF COllEGIATE COACHES·WOMEN: Mork Cook; NAnONAL ASSOCIAnON FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT: Mori~n Strowbridge; NAnONAL ASSOCIAnON OF WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS JUDGES: Carole Ide; NATIONAL COllEGIATE ATHLffiC ASSOCIAnON·MEN: Yashi Hayosoki; NAnONAL FEDERAnON OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIAnONS: Becky Ookes; NAnONAL GYMNASTICS JUDGES ASSOCIAnON·MEN: Butch Zunich; NAnONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIAnON: Margie Confield; US. ASSOCIAnON OF INDEPENDENT GYMNASTICS ClUBS: Poul Ziert; U.S. EUTE COACHES ASSOCIAnON·MEN: Thorn Glielmi; U.S. EUTE COACHES ASSOCIAnON· WOMEN: Steve Rybocki Tony Gehman; U.S. MEN'S GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIAnON: TIm Klempl1!luer, U.S. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIAnON: Suzie DiTullio; YOUNG MEN'S CHRlsnAN ASSOCIAnON OF THE USA: Cosey Koenig; NAnONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLEnC ASSOCIAnON· WOMEN: Meg Stephenson; NAnONAL MEMBERSHIP DlREGORS MEN: Mike Bums, Abie Grossfeld; RHYTHMIC: Ivonko Kirov, Michell. lorson; WOMEN: Kelli Hill, Tom Forster, TRAMPOLINE: Shoun Kempton, Dr. George Drew; ACRO·GYMNASTICS: Undo Porter, Jay Binder; ATHLETES COUNCil Mohini Bhardwaj, Kim Zmeskol·BurdeHe, lorissa Fontaine, Karl Heger, Jessica Howord, Caroline Hunt, Jamie Morshik, Steve McCoin, Shonnon Miller, Michoel Rodrigues, Joy Thornton, USOC Athlete Rep.; lorissa Fontoine, Exewtive Boord Member John Roethl~b.rger. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, lori Kotz; SPECIAL OLYMPICS, Kote Faber·Hickie; US. COMPEI111VE AEROBICS FEDERAnON, Howord Sthworlz
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