Joe Shaw Appointed New Executive Director, USCA

At the Semiannual Meeting of the Delegates to the United States Canoe Association (USCA) August 13, 2010, Joe Shaw (Worthington, MA) was appointed to the position of Executive Director, with a term to run through the USCA Annual Meeting, January 2012.

A long time member of USCA, Shaw has a lifetime of involvement in sports, including participation, instruction, coaching, administration, and promotion combined with thirty years business/administrative experience in banking and financial consulting.  Paddling experience covers thirty years in canoes, kayaks, outrigger canoes, surf-skis, dragon boats and swan boats, including numerous national teams, and participation in the North American Triple Crown and USCA Nationals.

Shaw is also Chairman of the USACK Marathon Racing Committee, a member of USCA's Kayak Committee, and of regional paddling clubs including New England Canoe & Kayak Racing Association, New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association, St Lawrence Valley Paddlers, and ACCQ (Québec, Canada's marathon canoe racing association).

"My view of this position is that the President, Executive Committee, and Delegates should establish overall policy and the Executive Director should assist in implementation," said Shaw.

"My overall goal is to grow paddle sports, provide benefits/services to USCA members and increase USCA membership.  I would like to focus awareness on paddling as an exciting competitive sport and also a great lifetime aerobic activity”

USCA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization promoting a five star program of Cruising, Conservation, Camping, Camaraderie and Competition for canoers and kayakers. USCA publishes a quarterly publication, the Canoe News and presents the annual USCA National Canoe & Kayak Championships, a multi-day event in early August. USCA, with more than 900 members, promotes paddling as a healthy lifetime sport, and has been a leader in marathon paddlesports since1968.

For more information on USCA, its events or membership please visit the web site at http://www.uscanoe.com

Committee chairs may be contacted for additional specific information in their field of activity. See http://www.uscanoe.com/Committees_and_Appointments_W64.cfm  for contact details.

Joe Shaw can be contacted at PO Box 104, 27 Old North Road, Worthington,  MA  01098 josephpshaw@hotmail.com (413) 537-8821.

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