Advisor Appointments Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Advisor Appointments Announcement

Delaware - On January 7^th , USA Dance President Ken Richards announced the following senior staff level appointments to help guide and operate the organization as it moves toward reestablishing itself as a prominent DanceSport organization within the United States and looks to advance its recognition by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) from a Recognized Sport Organization for Dance to the National Governing Body for Dance in the United States:

Todd Kirrane – Senior Advisor to the President. In this role, Todd will support President Richards in his core functions as the Chief Executive Officer of USA Dance including creating and implementing strategies related to organizational growth, membership development, communication, and structure. Todd has previously served as a voting member of the USA Dance DanceSport Council under two previous administrations as Chair of the Junior Athlete Parents Committee and Chair of the DanceSport Officials Committee (commonly known as ‘competition observers’). Outside of USA Dance, he was a founding member and Vice President of Operations for the Junior Athlete DanceSport Association (JADA), an independent organization created to promote and advocate for the rights of junior athletes in DanceSport. Professionally he is recognized as a progressive municipal transportation leader in Massachusetts who embraces technological & regulatory changes in pursuit of a safer, multi-modal Transportation network. His work is recognized internationally for advancing walking, biking, micro-mobility, and public transit and has been deemed industry best practices by National organizations. He is a member of and representative on several regional transportation and planning authorities and serves as an Associate member of his local Planning Board. Todd can be reached via email at senior-advisor@usadance.org

Ronen Zinshtein – WDSF Advisor to the President. In this role, Ronen will support President Richards in matters related to USA Dance’s operations as the National Member Body of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) and act as the liaison between the WDSF and USA Dance members with respect to membership, licenses, competition registration, etc. Ronen is currently a USA Dance National Certified Adjudicator and WDSF A & PD level Adjudicator. He owns and operates Todos, a large social and competitive DanceSport studio in Natick, Massachusetts where he inspires a passion for dance in people of all ages. His students include US National Champions, National Finalists, and representatives to World Championships. Additionally, he is the director of the American DanceSport Festival (ADSF), the largest USA Dance sanctioned DanceSport competition held annually in Fort Lauderdale. The ADSF brings the best national and international competitors together to compete in both USA Dance and WDSF events. Before retiring as a competitor, Ronen was a three time US Amateur Ballroom Champion, achieved finalist, and semi-finalist placements in Professional Rising Star and Amateur international competitions including the World Professional Rising Star Championship and the WDSF World Cup. He will use his experience as an athlete, adjudicator, and organizer within the WDSF to the benefit of USA Dance members and can be reached via email at wdsf-advisor@usadance.org

For more information about USA Dance and these appointments, please contact President Ken Richards at president@usadance.org and Communications Chair Ruslan Wilder at marketingcommunications-chair@usadance.org.

About the organization: USA Dance, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as a Recognized Sports Organization and is the national member body of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized International Governing Body for Dance with the mission to improve the quality and quantity of dance in the United States.

Learn more about USA Dance at www.usadance.org