Annually, the regular membership of each Little League® is required to meet and elect a Board of Directors. Following the election, the Board of Directors will meet and elect its officers from within the membership of the board.
The officers required are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Player Agent, Coaching Coordinator, and Safety Officer.
The number of managers and coaches including Minor League representation elected to the board shall not exceed a minority of the total board members. Every board member should have a copy of the Little League Rulebook with Operating Policies for reference to proper operating procedures and policies.
The board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and the management of the league as it may deem proper.
The board shall have the power by a two-thirds vote of those present at any regular or special meeting to discipline, suspend or remove any director or officer or committee member of the league, subject to provisions of the constitution.
President
Jeremy Jackson
• Conduct the League and execute policies established by the Board
• Present a report of condition of the League at the Annual Meeting
• Communicate to the Board all appropriate matters
• Promote the welfare of the League
• Responsible for the conduct of the League in strict conformity to the policies, principles and Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball
• Authority to make and execute contracts and leases in the name of the League, with prior Board approval
• Investigate complaints, irregularities and conditions detrimental to the League and report to the Board or Executive Committee as warranted
• Prepare and submit an annual budget to the Board and be responsible for execution against the budget
• With assistance of Player Agent, examine and certify the application, proof of age and residency of players
Vice President
Brad Lucht
• Responsible for performance of the duties and with the powers of President when absent if authorized by the President or Board to do so
• Serve as the Senior League Official for baseball with duties to include oversight of Managers for each Division of play including:
1. Organize and supervise all activities of Managers including consistent updates of schedules, scores, pitch counts and end of season tournament
2. Coordinate number of teams, roster size, Manager and Coach for all divisions in coordination with Player Agent
3. Review final rosters for Majors and Minors as prepared by Player Agent
4. Chair the Managers Committee for review, selection and oversight of Managers during the season
5. Coordinate pre-season Managers meeting with Safety Officer
6. Coordinate necessary equipment with Procurement Officer and Equipment Manager
7. Address any in-season issues as they arise (rosters, local rules, conduct of fans or CLL players or representatives, umpiring, parent complaints, etc.)
8. Coordinate and schedule League or District tournaments
9. Manage and operate within the Baseball Budget as authorized by the Board
Player Agents
Ashley Grisham
• Supervise the player selection system, maintains complete player records, conducts trades and replacements of players, determines eligibility and develops rosters for all League players
• Examine and certify the application, proof of age and residency of players
• Chair the Registration Committee to manage all player registration activities
• Manage the Skills Evaluation
• Conduct the Player Draft and team formation, including Play Up and Down requests
• Maintain "Eligible Player Replacement List" and replaces players on Majors and AAA teams in order to maintain required team minimum
• Prepare team rosters and submit all rosters to LL Headquarters
• Serve as the contact person for all competitive baseball players and parents
• Coordinate All-Star teams formation
• Manage and operate within the Player Agent Budget as authorized by the Board
Coaching Coordinator
Greg Lucht
• Responsible for scheduling of Coaches Clinic with lower division managers/coaches
• Represents coaches/managers in the league
• Order and distribute training materials to coaches and managers.
• Chair the committee for review, selection and oversight of Managers during the season consistent with Board plans, rules and policies and Little League Rules and Regulations
• Manage and operate within the assigned Budget as authorized by the Board
*The Coaching Coordinator is one of the newer Board of Directors positions introduced by Little League. This individual should be someone with past coaching experience, but it is recommended that the individual is not a current manager or coach in the league.
Secretary
Lindsey Riis
• Responsible for recording activities of the League and maintaining appropriate records including minutes of Board and Executive Committee meetings
• Give notice of all CLL meetings
• Maintain lists of all members, directors, committee members
• Conduct all correspondence not otherwise delegated, carry out all orders, votes or resolutions not otherwise committed, notify of member, Director or Officer and committee election or appointment, and perform other duties as are customary.
Treasurer
Amanda Lenz
• Monthly reporting to the Board and President of the financial condition of CLL, including reporting on Budgets of each officer or committee area
• Receive all monies and securities and deposit in a depository approved by the Board
• Keep records for receipt and disbursement of League monies and securities, approve all payments from allotted funds and draw checks in agreement with policies established in advance by the Board Prepare and report all annual budgets, monthly financial statements, reporting to the Board of Directors and the President on financial status at all meetings and an annual financial report for the President to submit to the Membership at the Annual Meeting and to Little League.
Safety Officer
• Responsible to create awareness, through education and information, of the opportunities to provide a safer environment for all participants of the League
• Develop, document and implement a plan for increasing safety of activities, equipment and facilities through education, compliance and reporting
• Maintain and publish the Safety Manual for the League
• Perform background security checks and facilitates insurance claims
• Manage and operate within the Safety Budget as authorized by the Board
Equipment Officer
• Responsible for inventorying, selecting, ordering, and purchasing all new uniforms, safety or other equipment needed by the league
• Serve as the contact person regarding the disbursement and collection of non-consumable equipment
• Manage distribution and collection of all equipment for the League
• Manage and operate within the Equipment Budget as authorized by the Board
Information Officer
Vacant Position
• Manage and update the official League website including content management
• Manage and update the official League eStore
• Manage the setup and coordination for online schedules, scores, tournament results and pitch counts
• Coordinate with Player Agent to manage League online registration
• Coordinate with Officer to distribute League information
• Ensure that news, scores and information are updated and distributed regularly
• Manage and operate within the Technology Budget as authorized by the Board
Field Operations and Development
Andrew Martin
• Manage volunteers or services to both maintain and improve our fields
• Work with Government or School District officials to explore improvements in fields, facilities and partnerships with League
• Train Managers on field prep and ensure clean up nights scheduled at fields
• Manage schedule to mow, edge, remove trash and clean up fields each week
• Manage and operate within the Fields Budget as authorized by the Board
Field Scheduler
Vacant Position
• Manage scheduling of all field use
• Schedule all regular season practice and game times and locations consistent with Board plans, rules and policies
• Manage rain out game make ups, as needed
• Manage playoff games/brackets consistent with consistent with Board plans, rules and policies and Little League Rules and Regulations
Sponsorship/Fundraising
Ashley Stotts
• Responsible for discovering and executing fund raising activities to secure additional funding sources for equipment and other league expenses including:
• League sponsorship program including advertising on fields, web site, uniforms, etc.
• League fund raisers
• Work closely with other board members to bring League into a more visible role in the community, bring more community involvement into the League and promote the CLL brand
• Responsible for marketing events to promote League within the community
• Work to advertise the League, promote registration, drive community involvement and manage public relations
• Work closely with Fund Raising to bring League into a more visible role in the community, bring more community involvement into the League and promote the League brand
• Manage League Logowear marketing and distribution
• Responsible for content of ongoing Communications with members, including monthly newsletters and official news releases of the League
• Manage and operate within the Marketing Budget as authorized by the Board
Chief Umpire
Vacant Position
• Responsible for hiring, scheduling, training and paying of all League umpires
• Promote strict conformity to the policies, principles, rules and regulations of League and Little League Baseball
• Coordinate and schedule all league umpiring assignments
• Manage and operate within the Umpire Budget as authorized by the Board