Dedicated to providing leadership, education and services to the ice skating industry.

ISI INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Peter Martell

CONTROLLER Elizabeth Kibat

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Sandey Carlsen

NATIONAL SKATING EVENTS COORDINATOR Kim Hansen

NATIONAL SKATING PROGRAMS COORDINATOR Liz Mangelsdorf

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/EDITOR Eileen Viglione

ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP/ TRADE SHOW MANAGER Carol Jackson

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER

Jeff Anderson

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Angela Tooley

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Jennifer Carlsen Carla Murrell

Wendi Osterheldt Shirley Rothrock

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Devan Lee

ISI OFFICERS

President Rob McBride 1st

2nd

Vice President Vice President

Immediate Past President Past President

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12

District 13 District 14 District 15 District 16 District 18

Builders & Suppliers Public/Not-for-Profit Facilities

Margy Bennett Jim Hartnett Jim Lange

Janice Forbes Lisa Fedick

Treasurer Kevin McCormack Secretary

KATY HAYDEN

Kathleen “Katy” (Desmond) Hayden, 75, of Hingham, Mass., passed away Feb. 16 at her home.

Katy was the founder, owner and director of Winterland Skating School for 40 years. She also established and directed the Hockey Jump Start program. She received numerous awards throughout her career, including the ISI Great Skate Award, 1998; ISI Erika Amundsen Award, 2012; and ISI Woman of the Year, 2015. Katy was inducted into the Bay State Games Hall of Fame in 2013 and was recently inducted into ISI’s Hall of Fame. She served as the District 1 representative to the ISI board of directors for many years.

“In our business, there are strong- willed people with diverse agendas, and Katy managed to pull them all together and unify them,” said ISI Executive Director Peter Martell.

DIRECTORS

Alane Swiderski Robyn Bentley Tiesha DiMaggio

Christine Wilson Brinton Larry LaBorde Julie Goddard

Cassandra MacDonald Amy Forbes

Rachel Bruemmer Jane Schaber Caroline Baker Debbie Lane

Paige Scott

Randy Winship Cindy Solberg Glyn Jones Doug Peters

Instructors David Santee Commercial Facilities

Schools/Colleges/Universities Jamie Baringer PSA Representative USFSA Representative ISIAsia Representative PPIRMC Representative MIAMA Representative MIRMA Representative Education Foundation

4 Gerry Lane

Homer Hagedorn Harry Janto Leo Ryan Shaffer Troy Ciernia Judy Sniffen Don Bartelson

Lifetime Honorary Member Carol Zdziebko

Scott McCoy Ed Peduto

ISI OFFERS PRO-RATED HOCKEY TEAM RATES

ISI’s pro-rated hockey team registration rates are available through Aug. 31. Rates are as low as $200 for a youth team and $275 for an adult team. For more information, contact the ISI office at 972-735-8800.

GOLD GIRLS TO SHINE in ISIA Benefit Show—Gracie and Carly Gold will headline this year’s ISIA Benefit on Ice Show Friday, July 29, during ISI Worlds week. For more information, see page 28.

ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016

“She did it with a wonderful mix of charm and toughness.”

Beloved wife of 50 years to Robert E. Hayden, a retired Boston police chief, Katy inspired thousands of

BILL HOWARD

William “Bill” E. Howard of Concord, N.C., passed away March 12. Bill died of natural causes at PruittHealth-Town Center in Harrisburg, N.C., just a week after celebrating his 93rd

birthday.

A past treasurer of the Ice Skating Institute, he was inducted into the ISI Hall of Fame in 1996.

Bill opened the Holiday Ice Rink in a former garage in 1962, before building a facility in a new location in 1967. For another 30 years, Holiday Ice Rink offered a safe and fun environment for skaters.

Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Sarah Jane, and his son Bruce. He is survived by his daughter, Jane Conversano, and son Stuart Howard, in addition to four grandsons.

RICHARD GAW

J. Richard Gaw, 89, of Owensboro, Ky., passed away Feb. 18 at his home.

A past president of the Ice Skating Institute, Gaw brought the first ice rink and hockey to Owensboro. He was manager of Owensboro Sportscenter from 1957 to 1977 and served as manager of various Kentucky State Parks.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Alma Knott Gaw, and children, Tom, Barbara Roach, Monica Moore, Jimmy, Angie Mudrick and Teresa Tatum, as well as 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and two sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.

CrossCuts In Memoriam

children and taught them not only how to skate, but also how to face life with confidence and courage.

Donations may be made in Katy’s memory to Cops for Kids with Cancer, 14 Michele Lane, Braintree, MA, 02184.

Memorial contributions may be made to the EAA ASCEND summer camp program, which introduces teenagers to aviation: EAA 1083 – ASCEND, P.O. Box 44, Salisbury, NC, 28145.