1. What do you believe are the two most important issues or opportunities facing USA Curling at the international level over the next 3–5 years?
Please explain:
-Why these issues matter
-How they impact USA Curling athletes, clubs, and stakeholders
-What role a World Curling representative should play in addressing them
2. Describe a time when you successfully built trust or influence with individuals from different backgrounds, regions, cultures, or competing interests. What was the situation, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome?
3. Imagine USA Curling strongly supports a proposal that currently lacks enough international backing to pass at the World Curling Congress. How would you approach building support among representatives from other member associations?
4. One responsibility of this role is helping communicate international developments back to the USA Curling community in a way that is transparent, informative, and constructive. Please provide a brief example (2–4 paragraphs) of how you would communicate a difficult or controversial World Curling decision to USA Curling members, including the USA Curling Board of Directors.
5. In international sport governance, there are times when relationships, diplomacy, and timing matter just as much as formal meetings and votes. How do you balance advocating strongly for your organization while also maintaining productive long-term relationships with people who may disagree with you?
6. What professional experiences, personal experiences, relationships, leadership roles, or personal qualities make you well-suited to represent USA Curling within the World Curling environment?
Please describe any national or international curling experience you may have — including competition, coaching, officiating, governance, event participation, relationship-building, or involvement with other Member Associations — that would help prepare you to effectively advocate for and represent USA Curling on the world stage.
In your response, we encourage you to highlight examples of communication skills, diplomacy, collaboration, networking, leadership, and your ability to build productive relationships within the curling community.
