by Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
During Everett Uchiyama’s tenure as aquatics director at the Country Club of Colorado, the USA Swimming board of directors met several times at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado, site of the country club’s swim complex. According to some sources, the windows of the resort business center and conference room literally looked out on the pool.<\/p>\n
Many business and organizational boards are incurious, deferring to the executive leadership on both policy and detail. That seems to be the case for USA Swimming. Executive director Chuck Wielgus informed no one — not even his own directors — that national team director Uchiyama resigned in January 2006 in the face of unrefuted allegations of sexual abuse of a minor, and in return for the organization’s promise not to “move forward with further investigation.”<\/p>\n
As explained in the previous installment in this series, Country Club of Colorado aquatics director Rose Snyder interviewed USA Swimming executive Pat Hogan in December 2006 in connection with Uchiyama’s job application at the country club. Hogan heartily endorsed Uchiyama. “Great people person,” Snyder’s interview notes read.<\/p>\n
The interview form indicates that Uchiyama was applying for a desk attendant job. Though the exact chronology is not yet known, shortly thereafter Snyder left her position as aquatics director and Uchiyama replaced her.<\/p>\n
On January 20, 2007, the USA Swimming board met at the Country Club of Colorado swim complex at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. The minutes show that the following board members were in attendance:<\/p>\n
Wayne Burrow<\/strong><\/p>\nPeter Carney<\/strong><\/p>\nEd Dellert<\/strong><\/p>\nDuffy Dillon<\/strong><\/p>\nPete Gannon<\/strong><\/p>\nTed Haartz<\/strong><\/p>\nLarry Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\nBryan Jones<\/strong><\/p>\nMichael Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\nPat Lunsford<\/strong><\/p>\nVicki Marsh<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Maxson<\/strong><\/p>\nArlene McDonald<\/strong><\/p>\nEric Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\nDale Neuburger<\/strong><\/p>\nWells O’Brien<\/strong><\/p>\nRich Pockat<\/strong><\/p>\nJamie Rauch<\/strong><\/p>\nLinda Riker<\/strong><\/p>\nTrent Staley<\/strong><\/p>\nTyler Storie<\/strong><\/p>\nMary Jo Swalley<\/strong><\/p>\nAlison Terry<\/strong><\/p>\nRon Van Pool<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Wood<\/strong><\/p>\nCarol Zaleski<\/strong><\/p>\nThese member of the USA Swimming staff were also there:<\/p>\n
Brenda Adams<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Avischious<\/strong><\/p>\nManny Banks<\/strong><\/p>\nPeter Clark<\/strong><\/p>\nMatt Farrell<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\nLarry Herr<\/strong><\/p>\nPat Hogan<\/strong><\/p>\nRandy Julian<\/strong><\/p>\nIra Klein<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn McIlhargy<\/strong><\/p>\nLindsay Mintenko<\/strong><\/p>\nMick Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\nSue Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\nKathy Parker<\/strong><\/p>\nMark Schubert<\/strong><\/p>\nDom Testa<\/strong><\/p>\nDave Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\nMike Unger<\/strong><\/p>\nChuck Wielgus<\/strong><\/p>\nGuests in attendance were:<\/p>\n
Sandi Blumit<\/strong> (from USA Swimming’s reinsurance subsidiary, the United States Sports Insurance Company [USSIC])<\/p>\nRod Davis<\/strong> (a marketing consultant)<\/p>\nJeff Gudman<\/strong> (a task force leader)<\/p>\nJohn Leonard<\/strong> (executive director of the American Swimming Coaches Association)<\/p>\nEric Peterson<\/strong> (also representing USSIC)<\/p>\nJohn Peterson<\/strong> (USSIC)<\/p>\nRich Young<\/strong> (legal counsel)<\/p>\nOn January 23, 2010, the USA Swimming board again met at the pool where its disgraced former national team coach was aquatics director. The directors in attendance were:<\/p>\n
Robert Broyles<\/strong><\/p>\nMarci Callan<\/strong><\/p>\nMaddy Crippen<\/strong><\/p>\nBrandon Drawz<\/strong><\/p>\nJoAnn Faucett<\/strong><\/p>\nShannon Gillespy<\/strong><\/p>\nTed Haartz<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Hasz<\/strong><\/p>\nKalyn Keller<\/strong><\/p>\nMichael Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\nPat Lunsford<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Maxson<\/strong><\/p>\nDale Neuburger<\/strong><\/p>\nMaisha Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\nRich Pockat<\/strong><\/p>\nLinda Riker<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Schalz<\/strong><\/p>\nTrent Staley<\/strong><\/p>\nTyler Storie<\/strong><\/p>\nMary Jo Swalley<\/strong><\/p>\nPaul Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\nRon Van Pool<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Wood<\/strong><\/p>\nCarol Zaleski<\/strong><\/p>\nRich Young<\/strong> (legal counsel)<\/p>\nGUESTS:<\/p>\n
Melanie Herman<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Leonard<\/strong><\/p>\nTim Liebhold<\/strong><\/p>\nBruce Stratton<\/strong><\/p>\nSTAFF:<\/p>\n
Brenda Adams<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Avischious<\/strong><\/p>\nMatt Farrell<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\nPat Hogan<\/strong><\/p>\nChris LaBianco<\/strong><\/p>\nLindsay Mintenko<\/strong><\/p>\nMick Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\nKathy Parker<\/strong><\/p>\nMark Schubert<\/strong><\/p>\nMike Unger<\/strong><\/p>\nChuck Wielgus<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
On May 1, 2010, the USA Swimming board met at Cheyenne Mountain Resort \/ Country Club of Colorado a third time during Uchiyama’s tenure there. Directors in attendance:<\/p>\n
George Block<\/strong><\/p>\nRobert Broyles<\/strong><\/p>\nMarci Callan<\/strong><\/p>\nMaddy Crippen,<\/strong><\/p>\nBrandon Drawz<\/strong><\/p>\nJoAnn Faucett<\/strong><\/p>\nShannon Gillespy<\/strong><\/p>\nTed Haartz<\/strong><\/p>\nTom Hasz<\/strong><\/p>\nMichael Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\nPat Lunsford<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Maxson<\/strong><\/p>\nBlake McKay<\/strong><\/p>\nDale Neuburger<\/strong><\/p>\nWells O’Brien<\/strong><\/p>\nLinda Riker<\/strong><\/p>\nJim Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Schalz<\/strong><\/p>\nTrent Staley<\/strong><\/p>\nTyler Storie<\/strong><\/p>\nMary Jo Swalley<\/strong><\/p>\nAlison Terry<\/strong><\/p>\nPaul Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\nRon Van Pool<\/strong><\/p>\nTim Welsh<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n