SCOA Committees

Awards Committee Email: SCOAAwards@gmail.com
Diana Cannon, Chair Becky Tevis, Shirley Bauer, Ted Wentink, Sam Emmons Board Liaison: Ted Wentink
Mission: to recognize Spinone and club members for their outstanding performance in the advancement of the breed through the presentation of the listed awards. The committee will also suggest additional awards that might further this process. Scope of Duties: The committee will administer the present awards and make recommendations to the board/officers of SCOA regarding the person(s) or dog(s) which will receive the listed awards at the annual meeting. The recommendations for the awards should be presented to the board no later than 30 days prior to the annual meeting. The time period covering all awards will be the previous calendar year. The committee should periodically evaluate the awards/recognition program and suggest the creation of new awards/recognition programs to stimulate participation in the club and further advance the breed. No club awards may be advertised in the Premium or Judging Program or any AKC Program booklet. All trophies are the property of SCOA and the committee will insure that the trophy's are returned prior to the awards ceremony at the annual national meeting. The committee will design and transmit to the membership an “Awards Nomination Form” that members may utilize to nominate persons/dogs for the respective awards under consideration. All awards are made to SCOA members only. Award Definitions and Nomination Form (pdf file)

Breed Standard Committee Email: SCOAStandard@gmail.com
Kim Vanderbilt, Chair Liz Bodell, Bobbi Benson, Karen Luckey Board Liaison: Liz Bodell Area of Responsibility: To update the AKC” Breed Standards for the Spinone. Scope of Duties: To review and correct the current AKC approved breed standard for the Spinone and recommend to the SCOA board the changes or corrections needed.

By Laws Committee Email: SCOAByLaws@gmail.com

Bob Steele, Chair
Members: Ed Applegate, Dan Spence, Holly Forbes, Mike McLeland Liasion: Mike McLeland

Mission: To work with the board and membership to keep the Spinone Club of America by-laws current with all State Statutes, Articles of Incorporation, AKC mandates, and technological options available to improve how the club conducts business.

Area of Responsibility: Annually review the constitution and bylaws to ensure there are no conflicts with other governing documents such as Ohio State Statutes, the Articles of Incorporation, or AKC mandates and to recommend amendments as needed or requested by the Board of Directors, members, or as identified by review.

Scope of Duties: Communicate regularly with the AKC delgate to understand all AKC mandates that effect SCOA governing documents. Receive suggestions for proposed changes to SCOA governing from committees or members and make recommendations to the Board on the need for the proposed changes. Annually write an article for the SCOA newsletter. Report to the Board on a schedule as determined by the Board. When amendments are needed, help the Board in the preparation of communications with the members to discuss or vote on changes.

Calendar Committee Email: SCOACalendar@gmail.com

Members: Members: Gayle West, Mary Campbell, and Wendy McIntosh
Board Liaison: Teri Turner

Mission: To produce the annual Spinone Club of America calendar using photos taken and submitted by members and voted on at the National Specialty.

Area of Responsibility: Create the rules for a contest where members submit non-professional photos for 4 different categories. Work with each National Specialty Committee regarding contest needs. Allow attendees to vote for each category and the category winning the cover. Announce the winners. Create the annual calendar. Advertise the calendar for sale. Accept and arrange shipment of orders.

Scope of Duties:
Several months prior to the National Specialty begin soliciting the membership for photos for each category. (Such as Puppies, Field/Water, Just Being A Spinone, etc.) Use all means available. Communicate Photo Contest needs to the NS Committee so space is provided for the contest and a schedule allows for voting. Create photo boards for display at the NS. Conduct voting for the Category winners. Conduct voting for tyhe Cover winner. Announce winners at the annual banqueet and in the SCOA Newsletter. Accept or retain possession of all photo contest entries and photo boards. Create the annual SCOA Calendar.
Feature each winning photo on a page and the overall winner on the cover. Select other photos from the contest for all pages and back cover of the calendar. Accept calendar orders and payments. Ship orders beginning in November annually. (May work with Ways and Means Committee) Provide a free calendar to each category winner. Honor ties. Process photo contest, callendar bills and income through the SCOA Treasurer. Work with the liaison and Board regarding budget approval. Retain a copy or copies of the calendar for archive purposes.

Health Committee Email: SCOAHealth@gmail.com

Angela Hanson, Chair
Nicole Davis, Pat Fendley, Dan Graff, Julia Solomon, Cynthia Myers, Lydia Perham, Denise Hanna-Nokso, Adrienne Barber, Valerie Lewis and Karen Moodie
Board Liaison: Sue Acquistapace

Area of Responsibility: All topics having to do with the health of the Spinone, e.g., CHIC, health surveys and databases, genetic issues and studies.

Scope of duties would include: Keep up to date on health issues affecting the Spinone and regularly share knowledge with the membership. Conduct health surveys and maintain database with results, reporting to the membership annually (or more often if there is something that the membership needs to know) Actively Educate members on health issues. Suggest and facilitate ways of mentoring and improving overall breed health. Make recommendations about health testing and participation in genetic studies, to include consultation with geneticist as appropriate.

Hunt Test Committee Email: SCOAHuntTests@gmail.com

Alyssa Pease, Chair
Ed Applegate, Lauren Friedman, Rick Todd, Karen Luckey, Joe Zawadowski
Board Liaison: Becky Tevis

Area of Responsibility: To facilitate and promote the testing of Spinone in AKC and NAVHDA hunting tests/field trials.

Scope of Duties: To facilitate, organize and operate AKC/NAVHDA Hunting Tests/ Field trials (When that day comes) at all National meetings and at other locations, times and dates as approved by the board throughout the year. To educate and assist club members in hunting related areas. To promote the testing of Spinone and facilitate hunting tests/field trials in all area and regional clubs. The committee will develop and encourage club members to participate in their respective events. Programs should include educational article, programs at club events, including regional and area clubs and mentoring programs.

Judges Education Committee Email: SCOAJudgesEd@gmail.com

Suzanne Hudson, Chair; Liz Bodell, Co-Chair
Karen Luckey, Patti Johnson, Kim Vanderbilt, Bobbi Benson and John Brading
Board Liaison: Mike McLelend

Area of responsibility: The continuing education of AKC conformation judges about the Spinone.

Scope of duties: To develop and maintain a standard breed seminar presentation that will be used by all seminar presenters. To develop and maintain educational material, including written handouts, an illustrated standard, a "guide for judges" reference card, and a web site judges education section which includes the above items as well as other relevant items. To develop qualification criteria for breed seminar presenters and ringside mentors and recommend to the SCOA board persons to be authorized as seminar presenters and/or mentors.
To receive requests for breed seminars and recommend approval/disapproval. To maintain a list of all attendees of SCOA-approved seminars.’ Final approval of the Breed Standard presentation, educational materials, presenters and ringside mentors is the responsibility of the SCOA Board of Directors.'

Judges Selection Committee Email: SCOAJudgesSelection@gmail.com

Ann Summerfelt, Chair
Debbie Perrott, Tammara Morgan, Pat Fendley and Mary Faeth
Board Liaison: Sue Acquistapace

Area of responsibility: To identify AKC and foreign judges who are qualified to judge the breed at the National and Parent Specialty level. All judges must be approved by AKC or approved to judge the Italian Spinone by a foreign registry which is recognized by AKC to judge the Italian Spinone.

Scope of duties: The following is a partial description of the duties of the committee. Please see the Standing Rules for further details.
Obtain and maintain past surveys of judges and accept or modify future surveys to be used by this committee to conduct their research.

Obtain and maintain a list of all judges who have attended SCOA JEC educational seminars and other Spinone-related educational seminars to include whenever possible, the date(s) of attendance and the name of the seminar presenter.
Regularly update judging history.
Obtain updated biographies of those judges who will be placed on a ballot for membership vote.
Maintain a list of past and current National and Parent Specialty judges and the years in which they judged.
Continually search for and identify additional judges who become qualified or available for future judging assignments.
Judges should be selected 1 to 3 years in advance of the National & Parent Specialty dates.
Maintain a list of judges and their qualifications.

Junior Showmanship Committee Email: SCOAJuniors@gmail.com
Leslie Miller, Chair Patty Miller Board Liaison: Teri Turner Area of Responsibility: Promote and encourage involvement in the AKC Junior Handling program. Scope of Duties: Develop ways to help juniors and recognize achievement of those juniors showing Spinoni.

National Specialty Manual Committee Email: NSManual@gmail.com
Sue Acquistapace Email: NSManual@gmail.com The Board Email: spinoneclubofamerica@gmail.com Board Liaison: Sue Acquistapace

Newsletter Committee Email: SCOANewsletter@gmail.com
Laura Kaeding, Editor Bobbi Benson, Consultant Liaison: Teri Turner Newsletter Deadlines: November 15th (send in MS Word document) Publication Months: May, August, October, January.
REGIONAL REPORTERS:
Midwest Region	MN, WI, IA, IL, MO, MI, IN, OH, KY	Reporter: KathyHamaker kalabrits@aol.com
Northeast Region	ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, PA, NY	Reporter: Reporter Needed
Northwest Region	WA, OR, NV, CA, AK, HI	Reporter: Sue McGregor gbreeza@hotmail.com
Rocky Mountain Region	MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, ND, SD, NE, KS	Reporter: Reporter Needed
South Region	TN, WV, VA, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL	Reporter: Reporter Needed
Southwest Region	AZ, NM, OK, TX, AR, LA	Reporter: Reporter needed

Nominating Committee Email: SCOANominatingCommittee@gmail.com

Appointed by the board in November annually.

The Committee for 2019 Election

Sue McGregor (WA), Chair
Dan Graff (PA), Member
Wendy Rollins-Evans (MI), Member

The Alternates (These members will participate in all discussions, but not vote on the selection unless another committee member is unable to complete their assignment.)
Mary Campbell (SD)
Bobbi Benson (IA)

Board Liaison: Sue Acquistapace

Article III, Section 1. In order to maintain continuity on the Board of Directors, the President, Treasurer, and one Director shall be elected in odd numbered years; the Vice President, Secretary and two Directors shall be elected in even numbered years. No Officer or Member of the Board of Directors may serve for more than three (3) consecutive elected terms. . . . .

Article IV, Section 4: Nominations and Ballots. No person may be a candidate in a club election who has not been a member in good standing for four continuous years and has not been nominated in accordance with these bylaws. A Nominating Committee shall be chosen by the Board of Directors in November. The Committee shall consist of three members from different areas of the USA and two alternates, all members in good standing, no more than one of whom may be a member of the current Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee may conduct its business by mail.

(a) the Nominating Committee shall nominate from among the eligible members of the Club, one candidate for each office and for each position on the Board of Directors and shall procure the acceptance of each nominee so chosen. The Committee should consider geographical representation of the membership on the Board to the extent that it is practicable to do so.

The Committee shall then submit its slate of candidates to the Secretary who shall mail the list, including the full name of each candidate and the name of the State in which he resides to each member of the Club on or before January 1 prior to the election so that additional nominations may be made by the membership if they so desire.

Regionalization Committee

Chair: Pending Appontment
Sue McGregor * West Coast Spinone Club
Tammara Morgan * Blue Ridge Spinone Club
Debby Forry * Rocky Mountain Region Spinone Club
Blue Water Spinone Assoc. * Valerie Lewis

Spinone Midwest Club * Ted Wentink

Northeast Spinone Club * Beginning Formation
Board Liaison: Tammara Morgan

Area of Responsibility: To facilitate and promote the formation of regional clubs for the Spinone Club of America.

Scope of Duties: To facilitate and assist in the organization and establishment of SCOA regional clubs in the United States. The committee will develop a program to assist groups of SCOA members in the formation of dog clubs.

Registry of Merit Email: SCOAROM@gmail.com
Daina Hodges, Chair Board Liaison: Teri Turner NOTE: See the individual application forms for requirements, fees, and mailing address options. See the list of qualified dogs submitted to date. A Registry of Merit is an award given to a sire or dam who has demonstrated their ability to produce offspring that reflect the breed’s character and purpose, as evidenced by the titles achieved by the offspring.
ROM Conformation Dam form	ROM Conformation Sire form
ROM Field Dam form	ROM Field Sire form
ROM Performance Dam form	ROM Performance Sire form
ROM Versatility Dam form	ROM Versatility Sire form

Supported Entry Committee Email: SCOASupportedEntry@gmail.com
Debby Forry, Chair Heather Jenner Board Liaison: Sue Acquistapace
Supported Entry Forms

Volunteerism Committee Email: SCOAVolunteerism@gmail.com

Laura Penfold, Chair
Becky Tevis, Andi Gabler
Board Liaison: Becky Tevis

Area of responsibility: To promote, coordinate, report on and reward the spirit of volunteerism throughout the membership and functions of the Spinone Club of America

Scope of Duties:
1) Survey and annually report to the board and membership on volunteerism throughout SCOA.
2) Provide a coordinating body for identifying new volunteers and volunteerism needs for SCOA.
3) Promote and assist in further developing current SCOA volunteers.
4) Act as a resource to any group within SCOA which requires newly volunteered skills with which to fulfill its mission.
5) Annually offer suggestions to the Awards Committee for a 'Volunteer of the Year' award.

Ways and Means Committee Email: SCOAWaysAndMeans@gmail.com
Kathy Cooper, Chair Jolene Newcomer, Julie Dunn, Pam Beaver, Teri Turner Board Liaison: Ted Wentink Area of Responsibility: To develop programs and merchandise to facilitate funding of SCOA events and the club in general. Scope of Duties: To develop fund raising programs. To secure and recommend to the SCOA board the use of the SCOA club logo on merchandise and items of interest.

Web Site Committee Email: scoawebmaster@gmail.com
Bobbi Benson, Information Filter Email: scoawebmaster@gmail.com Tammara Morgan, Webmaster Email: scoawebmaster@gmail.com Board Liaison: Tammara Morgan Email: tmorgan@bbspinoni.com

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