At its recent Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) elected new directors to the ACS board. James Augur (TN) was seated as the newly elected Instructor director, and he was joined by other first time directors Billy Gallego (TX) and David Whyte (MN).
The new board of directors subsequently elected new officers: Mike Wilson (VA) – President, Sandra Chamberlain (OK) – Vice President, Julie Ann Mitchell (IN) – Secretary and Ray Lambotte (IL) – Treasurer. The directors praised outgoing president Cecil Messer for his guidance and service to the ACS in the top executive position over its first six years of operation.
The 2010-2011 board of directors now includes:
Mike Wilson (Virginia Beach, VA) – President…At-Large Director
Sandra Chamberlain (Tulsa, OK) – Vice President…Oklahoma ACS
Julie Ann Mitchell (Portage, IN) – Secretary…ACS Indiana Association
Ray Lambotte (Chicago, IL) – Treasurer…ACS Illinois State Association
Steve Allee (Sedalia, MO) – MO-KAN ACS Pool & Billiards Association
Cheryl Armenta (Pueblo, CO) – Rocky Mountain ACS Pool Association
Craig Arnold (Olympia, WA) – Pacific ACS
James Auger (Greenback, TN) – Certified Instructor Director
Dot Cyr (Omaha, NE) – At-Large Director
Billy Gallego (Justin, TX) – ACS Texas
Ted Harms (Calgary, AB) – Director representing Canadian Cue Sport Association (CCS)
Gerard Louviere (Lake Charles, LA) – Louisiana ACS Billiards Association
Joseph Mejia (Millbrae, CA) – Director representing United States Snooker Association (USSA)
Cecil Messer (Portage, IN) …Director of Referees
Robbie Morito (Tampa, FL) – Sunshine State ACS Pocket Billiards Association
Toby Perry (Blairsville, GA) – Georgia ACS League Association
Lee White (Phoenix, AZ) – AZ ACS
David Whyte (Inver Grove Heights, MN) – Minnesota ACS
The ACS sanctions leagues in 39 states, works with the CCS in Canada, produces the 2011 ACS National Championships at the new Tropicana Las Vegas, the 2011 Midwest 8-Ball Championships at the Riverside Casino in Iowa, the national Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour, supports twelve state and regional championships, certifies instructors and referees, and is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States. Information on the ACS is available at www.americancuesports.org.
