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Board of Directors (Updated August 14, 2026)
President
Michael Urbonas

Finance Committee Chair, Member of all other committees, Webmaster, Administrator, Living Memorial Chess Fund (LMCF)
Vice President
Kateryna Odnorozhenko

Women's Chess Committee Chair, Tournament Committee, Scholastic Committee, Community Outreach Committee, Governance & Ethics Committee
Treasurer
Colin Scheriff

Governance & Ethics Committee Chair, Website & Technology Committee Chair, Tournament Committee, Finance Committee
Clerk
Nicholas Sterling

Directors
Dmitry Barash

Scholastic Committee Chair, Tournament Committee
Rishi Devata

Communications & Social Media Committee Chair, Tournament Committee, Scholastic Committee, Finance Committee
Mark Gruman

Community Outreach Committee, Website & Technology Committee
Bob Messenger

Tournament Committee Chair, Scholastic Committee, Finance Committee, Governance & Ethics Committee
Charles Recchia

Community Outreach Committee, Website & Technology Committee
Elsie Smits

Scholastic Committee, Community Outreach Committee, Women's Chess Committee
Ray Xue

Community Outreach Committee Chair, Scholastic Committee, Communications & Social Media Committee