Racquetball Profile: 1977 - Presen

1. CHERYL KIRK
cherylkkirk@aol.com
630-215-4242
Racquetball Profile
Player since 1977
National Singles, annually 1999-present
US Open, annually 2000-present
National Doubles, annually 2001-present
Numerous local, state and regional tournaments
Pan American Racquetball Confederation
Board of Directors Member and Secretary, 2012-present
USA Racquetball
Lifetime Member
Summit in the Rockies, 2003
Copy Editor, Racquetball magazine, 2005-present
Board of Directors, 2006-2012
Executive Committee Member/Secretary, 2007-2008
President, 2008-2012
Illinois State Racquetball Association
Governing Board, 2000-2008; 2010-present
Eligibility Chair, 2001-2008, 2012-present
ISRA Vice President, 2002-2008; 2012-present
ISRA Newsletter Editor, 2002-present
Tournament Director:
Illinois Senior/Masters, 2003
ISRA Junior State Singles & Doubles, 2004 & 2005
ISRA State Singles, 2007-2012
ISRA State Doubles, 2009
USAR Chicagoland Regionals, 2009
Ektelon, a division of PrinceSports
Sponsored player, 1999-2003
Ektelon Regional Advisor, 2003-2007
Ektelon Communications Director, 2007-2008
Additional
Member, National Masters Racquetball Association
Member, Women’s Senior/Masters Racquetball Association

2. Business Profile
Partner, Women4Women, LLC, 2011-present
Owner, C. Kirk Consulting, 2007-present
McDonald’s Corporation, 1979-2007
Operations/Contingency/Management Lead -- Global Olympics Team
Areas of career focus – operations, training and development
Not-for-profit organization board member, 2001-2008
Accomplishments as USAR Board Secretary, 2007-2008
Timely preparation of ExCom and full Board meeting minutes
Led strategic planning process
Collected contributions for staff holiday and event recognition; composed accompanying Board messages
Assisted USAR and US Junior Team with contingency planning for IRF Junior World Championships in Bolivia
Accomplishments as USAR Board President, 2008 – 2012
Strategic Planning
Continued USAR strategic planning and goal-setting process
Executed IRF Brainstorming Session at US Open, October 2008
Participated in IRF Strategic Planning Session in Colorado Springs, February 2009
Led association strategic analysis and restructure initiative, November 2011-May 2012
Board Activities
Attend USAR National Singles/Doubles/US Open each year (since 1999/2000)
Collaborated with Board VP to establish new Board committees, August 2008-2011
Presided over full Board meetings: US Open, October 2008; USAR National Singles, May 2009; US Open, October 2009;
USAR National Singles, May 2010; US Open, October 2010; USAR National Singles, May 2011; US Open, October 2011;
USAR National Singles, May 2012
Presided over 100% of Full Board calls and Executive Committee calls
Coordinated US Open contract negotiation process with Ganim Enterprises, resulting in contract renewal and US Open
decision to move to MN
Led and administered workplace improvement initiative (March-May 2010)
Administered Executive Director performance evaluation and contract renewal process
Led agreement process with MRF, NPRA and WFRA (military, police and fire affiliations)
Led Executive Committee in agreement execution with USAR-IP master instructors (Summer 2010)
Daily correspondence and conversations with Board, Executive Director, Staff, USAR Members, organizations and
manufacturers
External and Internal Communication
Prepared press release that resulted in Chicago Tribune Triblocal article promoting racquetball
Sent communication from president to Junior Nationals and NMRA Championships, June/July 2008; WS/MRA tournament
January 2009; other events as requested
Led communication effort in socializing USAR membership dues increase, November/December 2008
Interviewed twice by Ray Davis on Racquetball Roundtable radio show, January 2009
Prepared silent auction communication requesting donations for US Team, May 2010
Copy editing/proofing of all Racquetball magazine content, October 2005-present
Wrote Racquetball 4 Ever column for each issue of Racquetball magazine
Proofing of all eNewsletters from inception in 2008 to present
Communicated personal thanks to each new USAR Lifetime Member
Collaborated with benefactor to offer John LoMonaco Memorial Grant; collected applications/essays, created spreadsheet
analysis, announced winner on 2/28/10, supported travel expense reimbursement and logistics
Executed US Team Silent Auction at 2012 National Singles
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3. USAR Advocate/Representative
 IRF World Congress and IRF World Championships in Kingscourt, Ireland, August 2008 (participated in multiple
meetings with IRF Board members to become attuned to USAR/IRF relationship
 IRF World Seniors in Albuquerque, August 2008*
 IRT World Championships, Denver, September 2008
 IRF Junior World Championships, Tempe, AZ, December 2008**
 USAR Junior Olympic Championships, Lansing, MI, June 2009
 NMRA International Championships, Champaign, IL, July 2009*
 USOC NGB Council Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2009
 NMRA National Championships, Tucson, AZ, March 2010*
 NRAD/WSAD Banquet, Schaumburg, IL, May 2010*
 WOR/Handball Championships, Las Vegas, NV, September 2010
 IRF Junior World Championships, Canoga Park, CA, November 2010**
 WSMRA Championships, Denver, CO, January 2011*
 PARC Racquetball Championships, Managua, Nicaragua, April 2011*
 IRF World Senior Doubles, June 2011
 NMRA International Championships Banquet, Fullerton, CA, July 2011*
 WSMRA Championships, Sarasota, FL, January 2012*
 PARC Racquetball Championships, Temuco, Chile, March/April 2012**
*Delivered speech at welcome or banquet (**in two languages)
Endorsed by USA Racquetball Board of Directors as candidate for International Racquetball Federation Board of Directors
(election in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2012)
State Associations
Assisted with USAR Leadership Conference content and execution, September 2009
Provided address on Leadership to conference attendees, September 2009
Participated on 100% of State calls as president
Committee Participation and Support
Established Junior Committee, August 2008; acted as committee chair until 06/09
Women’s Committee activities at all major USAR events; hosted Ladies’ Night Out, May 2009-12
Established women’s page in Racquetball magazine and on website
Participated on committee calls and task forces: Juniors, Grant Fund, Awards, Women’s, US Team, Technology, Finance,
Nationals Planning, Ball Contract
Appointed committee chairs/members and generated associated communication
Board and Staff Support and Recognition
Choreographed and composed scripts for Houston HOF banquets (2008, 2009, 2010)
Spoke at National Singles and US Open banquets – May 2008, October 2008, May 2009, October 2009, May 2010,
October 2010, May 2011
Provided Board appreciation awards for outgoing Board members
Liaison to WOR and WPRO; MRF agreement; inception of Grant Fund Committee
Provide drecognition of life events for and to Board and Staff members (birthdays, babies, weddings, surgeries, deaths)
Visited and benchmarked with USA Swimming office, met with Executive Director Chuck Wielgus, February 2010
Annually collected contributions from BOD for staff holiday recognition; composed accompanying Board messages
Visited and benchmarked with USOC and Taekwondo Executive Director Eric Parthen, November 2011
Numerous visits to USA Racquetball office during tenure as president
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