Volunteer

Niagara LMSC Officers

  • Jason Ellis, Chair / Communications

  • Geoff Wells, Vice Chair / Treasurer

  • Jordan Goff, Secretary

  • Holly Turner, Sanctions

  • Kay Turner, OME Coordinator

  • Joe Vitthuhn, Officer of Awards

  • Brandi Bashor, Coaches

  • Leo Gibbons, Officials

  • Judy Wolfe, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Margaret Diamond, Top Ten Recorder

  • Dana Gianniny, Records

  • Greg Danner, Webmaster

  • Anna Jordan, Membership Coordinator / Fitness Chair / Webmaster

Annual Meeting Info

Niagara LMSC bylaws require an annual meeting of membership, per the U.S. Masters Swimming LMSC Standards. This meeting is open to all individual members of the LMSC. Voting members are limited to elected and appointed Board members, as well as one representative of each registered club. The date and meeting location are announced 30 days in advance on the website.

The 2024 annual meeting has not been scheduled yet. Please inquire for meeting information: NIChair@usms.org.

Meeting agenda typically includes:

  • Approval of annual budget

  • Officer reports

  • By-laws, policies, procedures

  • Elections and appointments

Volunteer Opportunities

Niagara Masters Swimming is successful due to our strong history of volunteerism dating back to the 1970's. The Niagara Local Masters Swim Committee (LMSC) Board of Directors are all volunteers.

We are currently looking for:

  • Communications (Social Media) Contributor. Help us keep our members in the loop! We have a Facebook Page and website that are our primary methods for communicating with our members and we can always use more contributors. See: Sample role description. 

  • Meet Officials. These volunteers are responsible for ensuring that the meet and its participants operate within USMS rules and regulations. There are different roles for officials, such as: Stroke & Turn, Starter, and Referee. USMS is now certifying officials through an online program at no charge. Even if you can only officiate one swim meet per year, we can always use your help. Please contact the Niagara LMSC Officials Chair for more information.

Please send us an email if you're interested in any of the above positions or you just want to get involved! We are always doing succession planning for roles that are filled as well. Let us know if you can help and we would be happy to discuss a position that suits you best!

“I love using swimming to slow the rate at which I am slowing down.”

— Laura, Niagara LMSC Swimmer