Be a US Chess Benefactor!
Benefactor Membership includes Life Membership, a special membership card, and recognition on a benefactor page of our website and periodically in Chess Life. The cost is $3,000, or $1,500 to existing Life Members. Half the funds collected will go to US Chess Life Member Assets Fund and half to assist US Chess operations. Become a Benefactor at
uschess.org, by phone at 1-800-903-8723, or by mail to US Chess, PO Box 3967, Crossville TN 38557.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
(NY) • Robert E. Hux (NE) • In Memory of: David kaplan • David kochman (NH) • Christopher lewis (wA) • David C. Miller (NV) • Parker Montgomery (VT) • David H.
Boyle (TX) • John J. Brendel (NY) • fabiano Caruana (fl) • Jonathan Crumiller (NJ) • Jeffrey Davidson (CA) • Martin Dean (VA) • kenneth Duffy (CA) • Bill Goichberg
Raymond (fl) • Timothy M. Sawyier (Il) • Phillip Smith (TN) • Henry l. Terrie (NH) • Thomas N. Thrush (NV) • Harold Torrance (PA) • Charles Unruh (ok) • Edward wycoff (CA)
HELP PROMOTE AMERICAN CHESS
ALL OUR BENEFACTORS! US Chess Benefactor Members as of August 10, 2014: Jim Bedenbaugh (ok) • J.E. Blackwood (fl) • Joseph
Main office: Crossville, TN (931) 787-1234 Advertising inquiries: (931) 787-1234, ext. 123
Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs): All TLAs should be e-mailed to
tla@uschess.org or sent to P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557-3967 Letters to the editor: Please submit to
letters@uschess.org
Receiving Chess Life: To receive Chess Life as a Premium Member, join US Chess or enter a US Chess tournament, go to
uschess.org or call 1-800-903-USCF (8723) Change of address: Please send to
addresschange@uschess.org Other inquiries:
feedback@uschess.org, (931) 787-1234, fax (931) 787-1200
US CHESS EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Gary Walters Walters & Wasylyna LLC Shaker Finance PO Box 20554 Cleveland, OH 44120
gary@wwiplaw.com
Vice-President Randy Bauer 10990 NW 115th Avenue Granger, IA 50109
rbauer.chess@
gmail.com
VP Finance Allen Priest 220 West Main Street Suite 2200 Louisville, KY 40202
tyron316@hotmail.com
Secretary Mike Nietman 2 Boca Grande Way Madison, WI 53719
mike.nietman@
charter.net
Member at Large Michael Atkins PO Box 4894 Baltimore, MD 21211
matkins2@comcast.net
Member at Large Anjelina Belakovskaia 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Ste. 120-118 Tucson, AZ 85750
anjelina@gmail.com
Member at Large Ruth Haring U.S. Chess Federation Attn: Ruth Haring PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN 38557- 3967
riharing@gmail.com
Chess Life EDITORIAL STAFF
Chess Life Editor and Director of Publications, Daniel Lucas
dlucas@uschess.org
Senior Digital Editor, Jennifer Shahade
jshahade@uschess.org
Chess Life for Kids Editor, Glenn Petersen
gpetersen@uschess.org
Senior Art Director, Frankie Butler
fbutler@uschess.org
Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor, Alan Kantor
akantor@uschess.org
Editorial Assistant, Jo Anne Fatherly
jfatherly@uschess.org
Editorial Assistant, Jennifer Pearson
jenpearson@uschess.org
Technical Editor, Ron Burnett
TLA/Advertising, Joan DuBois
tla@uschess.org
US CHESS STAFF
Executive Director, Jean Hoffman ext. 189
jean.hoffman@uschess.org
Director of Events, Francisco Guadalupe 713-530-7820
flguadalupe@aol.com
FIDE Titles and Ratings, Tracey Vibbert
tvibbert@uschess.org
FIDE Youth Events, National Education Consultant & Special Projects, Jerry Nash ext. 137
jnash@uschess.org
Scholastic Associate & Clubs, FIDE Associate and OTB Ratings, Susan Kantor ext. 136
skantor@uschess.org
Computer Consultant, Mike Nolan
mnolan@uschess.org
Director of Administration, Judy Misner ext. 126
jmisner@uschess.org
Affiliate Relations Associate, Joan DuBois ext. 123
jdubois@uschess.org
Senior Accountant, Debra Robison ext. 130
debra.robison@
uschess.org
Membership Services Supervisor, Cheryle Bruce ext. 147
cbruce@uschess.org
Mailing Lists/Membership Associate, Traci Lee ext. 143
tlee@uschess.org
Membership Associate, Jay Sabine ext. 127
jsabine@uschess.org
Correspondence Chess, Alex Dunne
cchess@uschess.org
2 October 2015 | Chess Life
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