OPEN 2023 BOARD POSITIONS

(Red is for what positions are up for re-election, Black still has another term)

The  Vice President and Secretary and Director of Football shall be elected in even years.

The President, Treasurer, Scholastics and Director of Cheerleading and Compliance Officer shall be elected in odd years.

This is to be done to offset the election of the Executive Board members in order to overlap terms of office.

Even if someone is listed as running, anyone is allowed to put their name in. Please email Misty Kinsey at president@mipw.org if you are interested in a position.

EXECUTIVE BOARD (2 Year Term)

President | Misty Kinsey

The League President will be responsible for representing the interests of the corporation at all East Coast Pop Warner meetings. The League President and Director of Football as alternate, will be responsible for providing the league updates and rule changes to the Board, as necessary. The League President will be available during ALL scheduled games and competitions to ensure that all rules and regulations of East Coast Pop Warner are adhered to. 

Vice President |

In the absence of the President or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall be responsible for the overall oversight of running of the League concession. The Concession Director will report directly to the Vice President. The Vice President must have the availability to be at all home games for the duration of all the games. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as from time to time shall be assigned to him by the President or by the board.

Director of Cheerleading | Jessie Malesh & Angie Stanek

The Director of Cheerleading will be responsible for representing the interests of the corporation at all East Coast Pop Warner Cheerleading meetings. The Director of Cheerleading will be responsible for selecting, recommending, and removal of Cheerleading Head Coaches in coordination of the League President. The Director of Cheerleading will be required to be at ALL scheduled East Coast Pop warner games and competitions.

Treasurer | Aaron Morgan

The Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety(s) as the Board may determine. Shall have discretionary
spending responsibility for the corporation and for the betterment of the association, up to and including $250.00.He or she shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation.

Secretary | Alicia Jenkins

The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the members and of the Board in one or more books provided for that purpose: shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bi-Laws or as required by law. This includes but is not limited to creating the agenda and emailing it to all board members on or before the monthly scheduled meeting and emailing the minutes to all board members within 2 weeks after the meeting has been held. The Secretary will be custodian of the corporate records and all of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of the Corporation is affixed to all documents; shall keep register of the post office address of each member; and in general perform all duties incident to the offices of Secretary and such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the board. 

Director of Football | George Daniels

The Director of Football shall be responsible for the coordination of all youth activities, acquiring practice and home game football fields, coach training, recommending coaching policies, establishing equipment requirements, and game field preparation for home games. In addition, the Director of Football will establish grievance procedures and assign members to the grievance committees as authorized by the Board. The Director of Football must have the availability to be at all home games for the duration of all the games. He or she along with the League Commissioner shall further establish a coaching evaluation plan to be approved by the board for monitoring the progress for providing coaches with their end of season evaluation, and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board.

Compliance Officer – Tammy Salgado

The Compliance Officer is responsible for receiving, logging and organizing all Pop Warner mandated paperwork and team books. He or she must have the ability to work closely with the Secretary and Website Director. The Compliance Officer must be extremely organized due to amount of paperwork that is handled on a daily basis. He or she must have the ability to be fully available on numerous occasions due to the need to be at all registration events and numerous practices. Responsible to make sure all volunteers are fingerprinted.

Scholastic Coordinator | Erin Turner

The Scholastic Coordinator is responsible for the collecting and inputting of all report cards or record of grades from any system that is accepted by Pop Warner National. He or she is expected to make four scholastics meeting a year; and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the President, or by the Board.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (1 Year Term)

Fundraising Director – Jacqueline Price

The Fundraising Director is responsible for getting the league corporate sponsors and setting up any needed fundraising activity. I.e. Selling cups, selling magazines or setting up bucket drops. The Fundraising Director must be able to work well with Community Relations Board Member. Next to registration fees, fundraising is one of our largest incomes which makes fundraising a very important board position. Fundraising Director will be responsible to work closely and communicate with the treasurer, keep a current list of sponsors and what level they sponsored; and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the President, or by the Board.

Safety Director – Corrine Laberdee

The Director of Safety is required to have, at minimum, a CPR certification with medical training preferred. He or she is expected to keep all medical supplies stocked in the supplied medical bag. In addition, the Director of Safety is expected to constantly watch the possibility of lighting while keeping in mind that Pop Warner standards states all children and families must be in a “safe zone”, which for the Jefferson Middle School field is in a vehicle. The Director of Safety is also expected to work closely with the Equipment Manager on the status of all equipment for safety purpose. He or she must also be available to be at all home games for the duration of the day.

Director of Operations & Equipment – Open Position

The Director of Operations has the responsibility of reporting all field conditions or issues to either the league Commissioner and/or Director of Football. He or she is also responsible to the upkeep of the field which includes but is not limited to, painting of practice fields and game field, setup and breakdown at all home games and the condition of paint sprayer. He or she must have the availability to be at all home games for the duration of the day.

Concessions Director - Nicole Morgan

Concession Director is responsible for organization and setup of the concession stand along with the ability to buy and stock all products necessary for practice days and game days. The Concession Director is responsible for setting up a schedule for team volunteers to help cover practice days and game day events, ensuring each family is not covering concession duties while their child’s team is playing or cheering on game day. He or she must have the ability to be at every home game to open the concession stand and close it after all games are done; and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the Vice President or by the Board.

Awards/Banquets & Scholarships – Shannon Raymond

Scholarship Director is responsible for accepting, communicating and tracking all Scholarship families and their volunteer hours. This information is personal to the families and may not at any time be shared with anyone other than the Board. This position holds two responsibilities, the second being Awards and Banquets, which holds a responsibility of setting up the end of season banquet, selecting and setting up player photo day and buying all the end of season trophies for football and cheer; and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the President, or by the Board.

Website Director – Jennifer Driggett

The Website Director is responsible for the communication communicator and of all information needed on Merritt Island Pop Warner website and Facebook. This includes but is not limited to calendar, sponsors, teams, schedules, board member list, academics list, and photo albums; and such other duties as from time to time that may be assigned to him or her by the President, or by the Board.