So at the NDA general membership meeting that was held 9/13, the famous line was uttered, “Go with the same board”. So here are the results:
President – Hallie McGinnis
Vice President – Angela Lewis (hasn’t played since 2006)
Sectary – Bobbi Wheeler (husband and wife on the board that’s 1/3 the vote)
Friday Rep – Greg Wheeler (husband and wife on the board that’s 1/3 the vote)
Thursday Rep – Dirk Inga
Woman’s Rep – Nichelle Begich-Mauk
In my opinion there are a few things the board needs to tackle. The Reps need to know about games not played and why / when they will be played. The bars, vendalaska and us as players loose too much money from forfeits or matches never being played. With Reps that are supposed to taking care of those nights, it should be easy to get a handle on things. There should be a penalty for forfeiting. Paying both teams fees, not being able to play in the play offs, something needs to be inline to make a forfeit not look so good and easy. Where are the playoffs going to be played at? It’s better for them to start looking now or it will be another, in my opinion BORING playoff at bars strung out across Anchorage. With the NDA taking action against operators, what’s the board going to do about stopping the cheaters that put the whole state of Alaska at risk. Making sure the bars pay their fees within the first 2-3 weeks of the season. Makes the players responsible to the bar and hopefully the bar would make sure their players are playing. The checks and balances that should be in place haven’t been what they should have been in the past. With this board 3 years running (I may be wrong, it’s possible 4-5) I hope now they get their hands around things and fix some of the issues, or at least address them.
Well any complaints or issues, we as NDA players have the same people to complain / address things too. Vendalaska has very little to do with the way the league is ran, it's the board that's been re-elected over and over again. Complain to them...
“Dupes”