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Matthew Yount Elected USPA National Director

Published on Friday, August 1, 2025

Matthew Yount Elected USPA National Director

The results are in for the special election to fill the National Director vacancy on the USPA Board of Directors created when Michael McGowan resigned his seat earlier this year. The election concluded July 31. Below is the list of candidates, along with their vote totals, organized by number of votes received. The winner is indicated in bold type.  

Matthew Yount 735
Niklas Daniel 534
Shawn Hill 502
Matt “Chang” Madden 494
Nikko Mamallo 356
Arthur Shaffer 329
Kristen Tebo 255
Peter Rovnan 120
Brian Marzluf 106
Daniele Tancredi 90
Erick Kinney 83
Tom Morrow 74
Jeromy Alexander 26
All others (Write-Ins) 30

 

The newly elected board member will attend the USPA Board of Directors Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, September 19-21 and serve the remainder of 2025-2027 term. 

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