My other ice hockey-based activities include serving as the NY Rep-M and as an IGLIHA Board Member since 1998 and attending more than 15 IGLIHA sanctioned tournaments in the past 7 years in the U.S. and Canada.

I am also the Vice President and Co-Founder of Out Of Bounds (oobnyc.org), a non-profit umbrella organization that supports and promotes GLBT Sports and Recreation groups in the greater New York area. Other sports-related activities include co-producing the 2003 annual dance/expo event called Sports Ball which this year raised over $15,000 for the 30 participating sports and recreation organizations. From 1999-2003, I served on the Board of Directors of Team New York.

In June 2003, I was the recipient of the AOL Time-Warner Andrew Heiskell Community Service Award for my volunteer work with gay & lesbian sports issues; I manage a monthy sports party called Balls Boards & Blades which focuses a different GLBT sports organization each month, raising awareness and money (an average of $500 per event for the participating organization).

I am interested in the position of Commissioner of IGLIHA as I would very much like to implement innovative strategies for the promotion and growth of the organization and will work hard to assure that it is more active and interactive with the growing number of gay hockey leagues throughout North America. My experience in New York has successfully focused on increasing the visibility and awareness of the NYCGHA on a national level and this, coupled with the broad range of experiences that I have with gay and lesbian sports will benefit IGLIHA, gay hockey, and GLBT sports as well. I promise to make every effort to incorporate and utilize the resources, knowledge, and talents of all the cities and organizations to our maximum advantage.

I would like to continue to serve on the Executive Committee and provide continuity within IGLIHA. As Recording Secretary, I will continue to post meeting minutes (as I've done since 1998) and endeavor to keep a record of official IGLIHA business. My priority for the next year is to establish a workable dues structure and membership roster.

GL Hockey has been a rewarding experience for me and I would like to see it grow in smaller cities and towns all over the world. Shortly after joining the TGHA I became involved in its executive for three seasons and together with some very talented individuals gave rise to the Toronto Friendship Tournament, which I was involved in during its first three years.

I spent a good deal of time bringing Toronto and IGLIHA to the internet. I feel communication and outreach are two of the most vital aspects for IGLIHA to focus on in the coming months. IGLIHA needs to serve as a foundation from which small clubs can be promoted and developed. I believe IGLIHA needs to take an aggressive approach to co-ordinating tournaments and would like to see an IGLIHA tournament take shape over the next few years. This would provide clubs from all over the opportunity to host tournaments and ensure that those tournaments were developed with the common goal of providing a positive and fun experience with less emphasis on profit.

I am excited to serve as a FGG rep for IGLIHA. I am set to participate in the annual convention of the FGG in Chicago. I have a working relationship with many of the board members of IGLIHA and will affirm to bring our concerns to the FGG to advance our organization's participation.