Bob Fine latest entrant in race for masters chairman
M75 racewalker Bob Fine, a retired New York lawyer who helped found the World Association of Veteran Athletes in the mid-1970s, has been involved in American masters track from its inception. Now he wants back in the chairman game. (He was masters chair from 1972 to 1980.) Bob, now a Florida resident, has informed Phil Byrne that he’s a candidate for the unexpired two-year term of George Mathews, who resigned recently. This brings the number of official candidates to four. Bob certainly knows where the bodies are buried in USATF and can play the organization like a fiddle, but he also has a penchant for privacy. Although he makes good use of the Internet, he often handles issues behind the scenes, saying he wants to “do things through channels.” That’s fine, Bob, but will you be open to suggestions from the grass roots — and share your plans for the sport? We’ll see.
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We need new leaders with fresh ideas to lead our program. Vote for Joy!
Jack
I have said it before and will say it again – we need less controversy, not more. We need transparency, not secret handshakes and mumbling behind closed doors, we need to be more inclusive, not more exclusive, and we need to make all masters feel welcome. We also need to move ahead – not go into replay mode andrehashing past grievances.
I say vote for someone who will bring energy, and new ideas.
I agree with Mary and Jack. If you are to move forward as an organization, then new leaders need to be put in place. Bringing back former leaders will only bring back former problems.
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