From the Director

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The MHSAA is having its own kind of “Super Sunday” on Feb. 7, 2010, when record numbers – sold out at more than 550 people – gather for the MHSAA’s Women in Sports Leadership Conference in Lansing.

Click here for information about the schedule, topics and speakers for this weekend's event.  MHSAA Assistant Director Kathy Vruggink Westdorp has outdone herself in assembling a program for current and emerging leaders.  Never has there been a better program, or larger audience.

On Sunday evening a special, well-deserved and overdue award will be presented to MHSAA Assistant Director Gina Mazzolini who becomes the 22nd recipient of the MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership Award since it was established in 1990.  Read about Gina’s contributions in MHSAA News – click here.  It’s impossible for me to imagine a more impressive list of contributions by any one person.

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Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts has been at the helm of the MHSAA as its Executive Director since 1986, implementing programs and overseeing tournament administration and regulations for the Association which boasts 1,600 member schools, 13,000 registered officials and 13,000 head coaches.

During the last 38 years, Roberts has spoken to educator and athletic groups, business leaders and civic groups in more that 40 states and five Canadian provinces as one of the nation's most articulate advocates for school sports.

Roberts has served on several national association boards and is board president for the Refugee Development Center, chair elect for the board of directors of the Michigan Society of Association Executives, and head of the East Lansing Arts Festival  50th Anniversary Celebration.

He is a 1970 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was a three-year starter for the Ivy League's winningest football team during that span.

His wife, Peggy is coordinator of the Power of We Consortium. They are passionate world travelers and have two grown sons: John, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in education policy at Harvard; and Luke, who - with his wife, Alison - are teaching in China.