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Officers & Executive Committee - Board Members

Larry R. Law – Newport Beach, CA - President
President, Newport Balboa Sailing & Seamanship Association – a 501c(3) youth not for profit association

H. Ben Benjamin – Costa Mesa, CA – Vice President
Former Sailing Director and Current Youth Sailing Development Volunteer - International 505 Competitor

Jerelyn Biehl – San Diego, CA – Secretary/Treasurer
Member, US Sailing Youth Committee; US Sailing Olympic Sailing Committee; & US Sailing One Design Council
President, California International Sailing Association

Ed Liberty – Colts Neck, NJ – East Coast Representative
Current Member, Club 420 Board of Directors; Parent Volunteer

Hal Ryan – San Diego, CA – West Coast Representative
Regatta & Program Volunteer for the 29er and International 420 Class

Zachary Leonard – New Brunswick, CT – Lead Coach/Regional Governor (Northeast – US Sailing Area A&B)
Head Sailing Coach, Yale University & Team USA; Member, US Sailing Olympic Sailing Committee

Regional Governors - Board Members

John Mollicone – Providence, RI (Northeast – US Sailing Areas A&B)
Head Coach, Brown University

Adam Werblow – St. Mary’s City, MD (Mid-Atlantic – US Sailing Area C + NC & SC)
Waterfront Director & Head Varsity Sailing Coach, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Director of Institutional Programs – Consultant to Laser Performance Corporation

Jay Kehoe – Annapolis, MD (Mid-Atlantic – US Sailing Area C + NC & SC)
Sailing Director, Annapolis Yacht Club

Elizabeth Kratzig – Miami, FL (Southeast – US Sailing Area D – Atlantic Coast Only FL-GA)
International 470 Competitor and Sailing Coach  -  Team USA Women’s Coach

PENDING - Southeast – Florida (US Sailing Area D – Florida Gulf Coast & Pan Handle)

Frank Ustach – Chicago, IL (Midwest - US Sailing Area E & K)
Sailing Director – Chicago Yacht Club

PENDING - Gulf Coast Region – (US Sailing Area F & D – Gulf Coast Only TX-LA-MS-AL)

PENDING - Pacific Northwest – (US Sailing Area L)

Forrest Gay - San Francisco, California – (US Sailing Area G)
Sailing Director, San Francisco Yacht Club

John Vandemoer – Palo Alto, CA (West Coast) – (US Sailing Area G)
Head Sailing Coach, Stanford University

Michael Segerblom – Long Beach, CA (West Coast) – (US Sailing Area J & H)
Director, USSC & PCISA – Long Beach, CA / Head Coach - University of Southern California

PENDING – Southern California (West Coast) – (US Sailing Area J & H)

Board Advisors

Dr. Phillip Factor – Mount Kisco, NY – National Director of Fleet and Regatta Development
Founder LISOT Opti Group and Club 420 Fleet Development Programs
Current Member, Club 420 Board of Directors; Parent Volunteer

OPEN – Assistant Director of Fleet and Regatta Development – West Coast

OPEN – Judge Advocate

OPEN – Member at Large (Caribbean/US Territories)