One Year Later
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FALL 2019 The Official Publication of the ProfessionalSnow Ski Instructors of America Eastern / Education Foundation NextCore Action Group: One Year Later Ambitious group of young members brings new ideas and energy to the Eastern Division! PSIA-AASI Eastern By Dave Isaacs and Shannon Spring Rally for a day of sliding on snow together Division Area Rep Rucker, NextCore Action Group along with productive conversations on the chair- lift, at lunch, and après. Program Recognizes and Katherine MacLauchlan, From these conversations and efforts, Next- NextCore Advisor Core has done much to fulfill its mission and has Long-Time Serving n September of 2018, the Eastern Board ap- been complemented by other initiatives already in Area Reps proved a proposal by our CEO, Michael Men- progress, such as the new quarterly dues payment Idrick, to create a group of young members option available only to Eastern Division members. By Joan Heaton aged 16 – 36 and provide them with the resources By engaging and empowering the younger demo- Region 6 Director to create new programs and initiatives to help them graphic of the organization, we saw new levels of Area Rep Coordinator stay engaged and engage others in PSIA-AASI. The participation in last year’s elections for the Board of he PSIA-AASI Eastern Division Area Board unanimously supported the proposal and Directors, including some candidates for Regions Rep Program continues to recognize “NextCore” (our “next core of members”) was 3 & 4 from NextCore. While the NextCore candi- Tits long-time serving members. The born. dates ultimately were not successful, the Board saw Recognition Program for Long-time Serving As the NextCore Action Group wraps up its first an opportunity to create two at-large positions for Area Reps has been well received. This year, year, it’s a good time to take a closer look at this special one-year appointments to increase diversity the following four Area Reps will be recognized ambitious and talented group of 14 young mem- in age, gender, and snow sports discipline. As a re- for serving in our program for 10 years: bers and the progress they’ve already made in their sult, NextCore member Dave Isaacs and NextCore mission to attract, engage and retain members “demographic” member Katie Brinton were invited Briggs Allen – Southern Division from our younger demographic. Chris Schneider, to join the Eastern Board of Directors – a historic Snowsports School one of the founding members of the group, de- decision and initiative by the Division. Paul Berntsen – Crotched Mountain scribes NextCore as, “A group made up of young At the June Board meeting, the first big idea go-getters with a healthy mix of skiers and riders. and action plan was presented by NextCore: To Jim Hayes – Double H Ranch We all have had some opportunity where we broke overhaul, update and improve our social media Jeff McWilliams – Massanutten Ski Resort through a boundary to help make our sports better presence. Since that time, under the leadership of for both students and coworkers.” Shannon Rucker and Dave Isaacs, NextCore mem- Certificates will be presented at the Snows- During the past year, the group members have bers have worked with members of the office staff, ports School Management Seminar and at Pro- brainstormed ideas and established goals through especially Hannah Buckey who is also a NextCore Jam in December 2019. video conference “Zoom” meetings, extensive dis- “ex officio” member, to organize and develop con- Presently, 132 Area Reps serve in our East- cussions on their dedicated online Basecamp group tent our members want to see and that presents ern Division as dedicated liaisons to our snow- site and on Facebook via the expanded NextCore our organization to the general public. With the sports schools and as sounding boards for pro- Facebook Advisory group and its 35 members. input of others (and still room to get involved!), viding valuable input and ideas to our Eastern Last spring, NextCore members had the op- Board of Directors. The Reps are also willing portunity to meet in person at Stratton, VT during continued on page 12 >> helpers for special PSIA-AASI Eastern Division projects and events. All members should check with their Snowsports School Director to be sure that they know the name of the Area Rep. If by chance, the school may not have an Area Rep, please NextCore Action speak with your Snowsports School Director. Group members Your area’s Rep could be YOU!! << gathered for a day of ideas and exchange on and off the hill during the 2019 Spring inside Rally at Stratton, VT. Board Chair 2 Eastern Member Benefits 8-9 Snowsports School Management 22 20,30,40, 50 Yr Members 33 2019-20 Event Schedule 37 2 view from the chair roles in the organization. It is also more acceptable contemporary terminology used by membership The Official Publication of the ProfessionalSnow Ski Instructors of America Eastern / Education Foundation ROSS BOISVERT, and trade associations (including our national PSIA- BOARD CHAIR AASI and several other PSIA-AASI divisions). Volume 46, Number1 This is part of a much bigger evolution in our ello Eastern Mem- Michael J. Mendrick, Managing Editor governance and professional management of the bers! As I write this Karen Haringa, Assistant Editor organization that has been taking place since June Hthe colors are fad- The official publication of the Professional when we hired Sherry Jennings, Ph.D. of Sound ing and the nights are chill- Ski Instructors of America-Eastern Governance to help us transition from our out- ing off nicely. By the time you Education Foundation dated model to a more effective and efficient model 5 Columbia Circle read this we may even have an called Policy Governance. Sherry joined us for our Albany, NY 12203 open area or two in the East. fall Board meeting and led us through two days of Phone 518-452-6095 The season is upon us! training and exercises toward our gaining an un- Fax 518-452-6099 It’s been a very busy “off-season” for your Board derstanding of how Policy Governance can help us www.psia-e.org of Directors and staff. In fact, we refer to it as our (the Board) stay focused on identifying your needs “planning season” instead of off-season since spring and then allow our professional staff to develop the General through fall is the time for us to focus on making means to meet those needs. In the past we have the changes we need in order to better serve you, tended to get too operational in nature; “in the Information our members. weeds” as I like to say. Policy Governance will help Submission of articles, photos or One change you’ll notice is the name of this us stay in clear and clean waters as we navigate the other items for publication is invited. Ar- column in now “Message from the Board Chair” course you most want us to take you in your mem- ticles are not to exceed about 1000 words. instead of “President’s Message.” That’s right, my bership experience. Receipt of submissions will be confirmed title as the head volunteer leader of the association I encourage you to read the article “Policy Gov- to the writer. Upcoming deadlines are pub- is now Board Chair. This change, along with related ernance in a Nutshell” on the adjacent page 3 to get lished in each issue of SnowPro. Material changes to our Vice Chair (formerly Vice President a better understanding of what Policy Governance is should be sent to “SnowPro Editor” at: Pete Howard) and CEO (formerly Executive Director (and isn’t)! [email protected] as an MS Word docu- Michael Mendrick) were approved by the Board at As always, feel free to reach out to me at ross@ ment attachment. our meeting on September 29 – October 1 in order mcintyreskiarea.com with any comments or ques- All submitted material is subject to to be more relevant and reflective of our respective tions. See you on the hill! << editing. Its use, whether solicited or not, is at the discretion of the editorial staff. All published material becomes the property executive tracks of PSIA-E/EF. Articles are accepted on the condition that they may be released for MICHAEL J. MENDRICK, CEO publication in all National and Divisional publications. We are moving SnowPro is published four times per year by the Professional Ski Instructors of (but not far)! 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