Resignation of Greg Warner as Senior Vice President

The Board of Directors regretfully announces the resignation of Greg Warner as Senior Vice President of USA Dance, Inc. All members owe Greg a debt of gratitude for his many years of dedicated service to our federation on both a chapter and national board level. He has loyally served the members as President of the Southern Minnesota Chapter, District Director, National Secretary, and Senior Vice President all the while being an active DanceSport competitor with his wife Jill Smith.

During this time, he has used his professional experience overseeing the development and implementation of formal governing policies, restructuring our operations and introducing a professional management company to run day to day operations, securing state non-profit registrations to support chapter operations, implementing the Safe Sport Program to ensure our athletes are safe and our professional members meet the highest standards, and putting us on the pathway to National Governing Body status for Paralympics with the USOPC.

As President, I want to personally thank Greg for his support and leadership over the past 3 months helping myself and the other new officers through the transition period and implementing changes to respond to members’ requests throughout the election process. While he is stepping away to enjoy retirement and spend more quality time with Jill and his family, I am happy to announce that Greg has agreed to stay on and help with specific projects including the Paralympic Committee, Safe Sport, Talley Management coordination, and to act as an advisor on other various issues. He will be available via email at specialprojects-greg@usadance.org.

As required in the bylaws I am requesting that interested candidates for the Senior Vice President position send in their resume and letter of interest to my email at president@usadance.org with the subject line: Senior Vice President Application by 5pm on Wednesday, February 10th. I strongly recommend that before doing so, you review the position description in the USA Dance Position Description Guidelines. Greg’s resignation will become effective the day before the Board of Directors is scheduled to ratify the appointment of his successor.

Warmest Regards,

Ken Richards
President
USA Dance, Inc.

Personal Statement from Greg Warner

It has been a pleasure serving the members of USA Dance in various capacities over the years, from Chapter President to District Director to national officer. However, for personal reasons, it is important for me to step away from the time and energy the Senior VP role requires and deserves. I do plan to continue to volunteer with USA Dance, serving in a more project-oriented manner. I will continue working with the Paralympic Committee, coordinating activities with our management firm, Talley, and working on improving membership services in coordination with Jean Krupa, Phil Sisk, and others.

I am proud of my work with the USA Dance Board of Directors. I was an advocate for improving board members' understanding of governance, board members' fiduciary responsibilities, and frank but respectful open debate. I am also proud that USA Dance took the initiative to put in place our SafeSport program that I helped develop.

I encourage you to consider volunteering for USA Dance in any capacity you can. This can be at the chapter or national level. We always need people with energy and diverse talents. Jill and I will continue dancing and we hope to see you at a chapter dance or competitive event. Happy Dancing.

Warmest Regards,

Greg Warner
Senior Vice President
USA Dance, Inc.