Organizations Filed Purposes:
A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROMOTING ALL ASPECTS OF PADDLING EDUCATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND COMPETITION.
MEMBERSHIP: WE SUPPORT OUR 15,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND OUR 250 AFFILIATED PADDLING CLUBS IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE, ORGANIZING EVENTS AND RACES, AND SUPPORTING STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS FOCUSED ON ENSURING ACCESS TO AND THE PRESERVATION OF PADDLING ENVIRONMENTS.
SAFETY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION: ACA IS RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD AS THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF PADDLING EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION FOR THE FULL RANGE OF PADDLERS FROM RECREATIONAL THROUGH MASTERY LEVEL. OUR PROGRAMS HELP ADVANCE THE SKILLS NEED FOR A SAFE EXPERIENCE WHILE KAYACKING, CANOEING, STANDUP PADDLEBOARDING, RAFTING AND SURF KAYAKING. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR SEI EFFORT IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF PADDLING SAFETY-RELATED GRANTS FROM THE US COAST GUARD.
COMPETITION: IN 2017, THE AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION WAS GRANTED NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY STATUS BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE FOR THE DISCIPLINES OF CANOE/KAYAK SPRINT AND SLALOM. SINCE THEN, A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF OUR RESOURCES IS DEVOTED TO MANAGING TEAM SELECTIONS, ADMINISTERING TEAM PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING OUR TEAMS AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD COMPETING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wade Blackwood | PRIOR EXEC. | 40 | $114,643 |
| Beth Spilman | INTERIM EXEC | 40 | $0 |
| Kelly Allen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Rouse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kirk Havens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Sloan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Medlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nikiha Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Davis Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Irving | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Mann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Micks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Trey Knight | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Marsh Jones | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Stanton Collins | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lilly Colby | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Pope | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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