USCA Helper Committee’s slate of Pre-Selected Helpers for 2016 USCA German Shepherd IPO3 Championship

EB #28-16

Motion:  by Nathaniel Roque, Director of Judges, presented on behalf of the USCA Helper Committee, and seconded by Dennis Vander Linde, Director at Large, to approve the recommendation of the USCA

Helper Committee’s slate of Pre-Selected Helpers for the 2016 USCA German Shepherd IPO3 Championship. 

Helpers selected by committee vote:  (listed in alphabetical order)

*  Weston Kester

*  Kyle Krotter

*  Adriel Linyear

*  Ryan White

Background:  Eight (8) Helpers submitted their qualifications to be considered for pre-selection to perform the helper work at the USCA 2016 German Shepherd Dog IPO3 Championship.  After reviewing the qualifications of the Helpers, each Helper Committee Member confidentially provided the Helper Program Director/Committee Chair with their four (4) Helpers for the event.  The above referenced Helpers had the highest total number of votes.   Final selection [i.e., front-half, back-half and alternate(s)] will be determined by helper tryouts at the Championship as outlined in the USCA Helper Program.  The remaining Helpers who were not pre-selected were notified by email of such, thanked for submitting their qualifications and supporting the USCA Helper Program

VOTE RESULT:  

 YES 16 (Jim Alloway; Carolyn Daniel; Nathaniel Roque; Mike Diehl; Dennis Vander Linde; Laurie Coppola; Ron Fox; Jennifer Acevedo; Chris Thompson; Carissa Kuehn; Mark Chaffin; Pedro Jimenez; Gail Kendall; Dena McGowan; Hal Lymus; Don Yelle)

 ABSTAIN 2 (Frank Phillips; Michele Scarberry)

 NFD 1 (Sean O’Kane)

NO REPLY 1 (Mark Scarberry)

Motion Carried:  August 29, 2016