Board of Directors

The management of the property and affairs of Little League Baseball, Incorporated, is vested in the International Board of Directors. The board has the control and management of the affairs of the corporation and the power to appoint such standing committees as it shall determine and to delegate such powers as it shall deem advisable. Nine members of the board are nominated for election for three-year terms by the triennial Little League International Congress.

The members of the Little League International Board of Directors are volunteers in this service to Little League Baseball and Softball. They receive no compensation for their dedicated work on behalf of the children of the world.

Officers

Dennis Lewin, Chairman, Wellington, Florida
Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Chairman-Elect, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
David Houseknecht, Chief Financial Officer, Muncy, Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Losch, Corporate Secretary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Pat Wilson, Vice President of Operations, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Lance Van Auken, Vice President of Communications, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Melissa Singer, Treasurer, Montoursville, Pennsylvania

Board Members as of December 2008

Dennis Lewin, Chairman, Wellington, Florida
Dr. James Andrews, Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Darrell Burnett, Laguna Niguel, California
Paul H. Flanagan, Sophia, West Virginia
Robert Fleming, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Chairman-Elect, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Giuseppe Guilizzoni, Novara, Italy
Dr. Creighton J.Hale, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Tim Hughes, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Sally John, Charlotte, North Carolina
Stephen D. Keener, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Kenji Kimura, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Luke LaPorta, Liverpool, New York
Jon D. Litner, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Douglas MacKenzie, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ferris Maness, Fresno, Texas
Jonathan Mariner, New York, New York
Mike Mussina, Montoursville, Pennsylvania
Ana F. Piñeros de Pelaez, Barranquilla, Colombia
John P. Roll, Greenville, Kentucky
David E. Ruotolo, West Haven, Connecticut
W. Dwight Raiford, New York, New York
Hugh E. Tanner, Houston, Texas
Bud Vanderberg, Kalamazoo, Michigan

The 2007 Little League International Board of Directors meeting in Williamsport, Pa., concluded on Friday, Nov. 9, with the election of 11 Little League volunteers to seats on the board. Nine field directors were nominated by the delegates at the 24th Little League International Congress convened in April of this year in Houston, Texas, and members of the outgoing board voted two new members to seats. Pictured from left in the front row, next to Stephen D. Keener, president and chief executive officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, are newly-elected field directors Kenji Kimura of Tokyo, Japan (Asia-Pacific Region, four-year term); Ana F. Piñeros de Pelaez of Barranquilla, Colombia (Latin America Region, three-year term); Paul H. Flanagan of Sophia, W. Va. (South Region, five-year term); Giuseppe Guilizzoni of Novara, Italy (Europe, Middle East and Africa Region, five-year term); David E. Ruotolo of West Haven, Conn. (East Region, four-year term); Robert Fleming of Las Vegas, Nev.(West Region, four-year term); Douglas MacKenzie of Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada Region, five-year term); and Dennis Lewin of Wellington, Fla., chairman of the board of directors. In the back row, from left, are: Dr. Darrell Burnett of Laguna Niguel, Calif. (at-large seat); John P. Roll of Greenville, Ky. (Central Region, three-year term); Ferris Maness of Fresno, Texas (Southwest Region, three-year term); and Hugh E. Tanner of Houston, Texas (at-large seat).