Glen Gillespie named OIAAA Executive Director
The Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) is pleased to announce that Glen Gillespie, CMAA has been promoted to the Executive Director position. Glen has been serving as the Interim since July. Glen succeeded the first Executive Director Bruce Brown who passed away in late June.
“Being the Interim Executive Director these past few months has given me a running start to lead this outstanding organization,” Gillespie said. “My plans are to guide us through this Pandemic year with the hopes of the OIAAA being stronger. In the immediate future we need to provide whatever we can to the Athletic Administrators of Ohio to get through the rest of the 20-21 school year.“
Besides his new position as Executive Director, Glen is also the Leadership Training Coordinator and Newsletter editor for the OIAAA. He is hoping to find someone within the organization to take over these responsibilities so he can concentrate on his new job.
Rick Guimond, OIAAA President pronounced, “We at the OIAAA are excited to begin working with Glen in his more permanent capacity as our executive director. He has been involved with our organization for many years and brings a high level of experience to the position which we feel will benefit the OIAAA and its members.”
Gillespie is a member of the Northwest District Ohio Athletic Administrators Association and a state and national presenter. He served on the NIAAA Publications Committee from 2002-2015 and was the editor for the Ideas That Work section of the IAA magazine. He is a member of the LTI national faculty and was Chair of LTC 608. In 2012, Glen is the Ohio LTI coordinator and the Newsletter Editor. He received the NFHS Citation award for Ohio in 2007 and was inducted into the OIAAA Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award.
Gillespie said, ”I look forward to working with the Executive Board to make sure Ohio stays in the position as one of the national leaders for educational athletics.”
OIAAA Newsletter: October 2020
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Remembering our friend and colleague; Bruce Brown
It is with great sadness that we share that our dear friend & colleague Bruce Brown passed away today. Bruce’s impact on interscholastic athletics in Ohio and the OIAAA will live on forever. He made a profound and lasting impact on everyone he worked with. We are all better people for knowing him.
Rest In Peace, Bruce. You will be missed.
Go to https://www.hopkinslawver.com/obituaries/Bruce-Brown-14/#!/Obituary to view his obiturary.
OIAAA Proposal: Consideration for OIAAA Assistant Executive Director
Consideration for
OIAAA Assistant Executive Director
Rationale: With the OIAAA’s growth into one of the largest state athletic administrators’ association in the nation,the day-to-day oversight of membership and provision of services has grown exponentially. As such, the position of Assistant Executive Director is meant to enhance and provide greater service to the organization and its membership.
Purpose: Provide support to the OIAAA Executive Director, the Officers and the Board of Directors in the operation of the OIAAA. It is intended that the Assistant Executive Director assume the duties as assigned by the Board of Directors and assume the role of the Executive Director in his/her absence or until such time as the Board identifies additional position needs.
The position of Assistant Executive Director would include, but not be limited to, the following duties:
Minimum Expectations:
Has served a minimum of five years as an OIAAA member with at least two years of service at the District or Executive Board levels of the OIAAA.
Has served a minimum of five years as a full-time interscholastic athletic administrator. Has familiarity with OIAAA collegial associations: OHSAA, OASSA, BASA, OSBA.
Has a working knowledge with technology inclusive of, but not limited to MS Office Suite, Google Suite,
Outlook, Zoom/Google/Other Video Conferencing and FinalForms.
Has a working knowledge of audio-visual equipment and technology.
Has ability to manage social media to advance the association’s presence on both a local and national
level
Knowledgeable of working relationship among OIAAA Districts, OIAAA State and NIAAA organizations
Organizational Responsibilities:
Oversees the development and coordination of the Annual OIAAA State Conference
Works with the Executive Director in the coordination and marketing of the OIAAA
Partnership/Sponsorship program.
Assists with the Membership Chairperson and coordination of membership rosters with OIAAA Treasurer
Assumes additional duties as assigned by the Executive Director and the Executive Board
Time requirements:
Attendance at all Executive Board of Directors meetings
Attendance at OIAAA State Conference
Attendance at NIAAA National Conference
Attendance at NIAAA Section meeting
Engagement at OIAAA Summer Institute
Ability to respond to leadership and membership needs as necessary
Compensation:
Conference registrations at OIAAA and NIAAA Conferences
Lodging at OIAAA, NIAAA and Section 2 conferences/meetings
Mileage (per IRS rate) for all required association meetings
Additional travel reimbursements to conferences as approved by the Board of Directors
In Process (see “Succession Process” notes, below):
Qualified applicants will submit a letter of interest Include a resume which highlights candidate’s meeting minimum and position expectations
Deadline for application will be (TBD).
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