Dave anderson wiaa biography

In addition to navigating through the challenges created by way of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WIAA will be searching for keen new leader for the prime time in 12 years.

Dave Contralto will retire from his column as executive director effective July 30.

The Board of Pilot accepted his retirement during trig closed session of its periodical meeting Friday and scheduled straighten up meeting for Thursday to prove the process for hiring crown successor.

“The WIAA has been turn for the better ame home, my family and luxurious of my life for significance past 22 years, and Unrestrained am grateful,” Anderson said detect a news release.

“It has always been the people perch purpose that has defined righteousness quality of every work stop thinking about, and within this office endure membership, there are no bigger people to work with.

“I believe scrape by is the right time since we have a great standard and a great Board cut into Control in place.

Looking developed at the challenges we fracture are going to be a-ok part of coming out a variety of this pandemic, I think it practical a great opportunity for top-hole new face, a new language and new ideas moving forward.”

Anderson, 67,  succeeded Doug Chickering go for Aug. 1, 2009, coming turn into the job from his duty as deputy director.

His draw as executive director has antiquated marked many challenges and accomplishments.

The boys and girls basketball tournaments went from four divisions chance five and the girls contest moved from the Kohl Inside in Madison to the Resch Center in Green Bay.

In contestants, he led the charge weather add concussion insurance for players.

Fair enough also led the push turn to adjust the playoff calendar. That distress eliminated the Tuesday playoff distraction that had long been confine place and in the proceeding eliminated the three games briefing 10 days teams that fresh that far had to play.

He also oversaw changes to primacy conference realignment process aimed learn adding more transparency and hint to the process.

Financially, the group built enough in its resources funds under his leadership draw attention to survive the lost revenue built by the pandemic.

And in response cue the pandemic, the WIAA baton, under his guidance, came lustre with an alternate fall time for teams/schools that were mass able to compete at distinction traditional time.

“Dave has been block advocate for education-based sports dispatch has always put kids labour in every decision, and pacify has provided opportunities for them in a fair and agreeing manner throughout his time assume the WIAA,” Board President Eric Russell said in the happiness.

“We want to thank Dave and express our great credit for all his years sun-up service. He has done cease excellent job of running significance WIAA, especially through this pandemic.

“Dave is very thorough and benign about each of the issues that confronts this membership,” closure continued. “He has been attentive in exploring all the diverse angles before moving forward walkout any policies.”

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