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Summary
Members of the Eligibility Appeals Board are appointed via their respective District Athletic Committees.
Members of the Board shall be selected by the member of the executive staff assigned to empanel the Board, by the Executive Director, on a case-by-case basis, from the following groups: the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council (MIAC) and individuals from member schools.
In selecting members of the EAB for a specific hearing, the executive staff member shall endeavor to select a representative panel of individuals reflective of the composition of the Association. All members of a panel must be currently employed in or actively serving from the category of membership that they represent.
Mission Statement
The Board of Directors delegates to the MIAA Eligibility Appeals Board (EAB) all appeals from executive decisions on requests for individual student waivers of eligibility rules as well as for individual one-year student contest disqualifications.
MIAA Rule 87.4 – An adverse decision by the Executive Director may be appealed before a subcommittee of both the Eligibility Appeals Board (EAB) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council (MIAC). The subcommittee would consist of no less than five (5) members and no more than nine (9) members. A combination of five (5) total EAB and MIAC members will constitute a quorum. The subcommittee will be selected by the MIAA Executive or their designee.
Members
District 1
Tim Brillo, Athletic Director, Ludlow
Patrick Danby, Principal, West Springfield
Glenn Doulette, Athletic Director, West Springfield
Henry Girardin, Assistant Principal, West Springfield
Christine Vigneux, Principal, Belchertown
District 2
District 3
Tania Rich, Athletic Director, Nashoba Reg.
District 4
Tom Arria, Athletic Director, Cambridge R&L
Steve Murray, Principal, Chelmsford
District 5
Stanley Vieira, Athletic Director, Somerville
Kelly Wolff, Athletic Director, Swampscott
District 6
Avery Esdaile, Athletic Director, Boston
Sean McDonagh, Athletic Director, Archbishop Williams
Rhode Moise, Athletic Director, Boston Collegiate
Christian Schatz, Athletic Director, Bishop Feehan
Billy Sittig, Asst. Athletic Director, Boston
District 7
Paul Spear, Athletic Director, Framingham
District 8
Michael Devoll, Principal, Old Rochester
Joseph Francis, Athletic Director, Somerset Berkley
Michael Martin, Dean of Students, Dartmouth
District 9
Paul Branagan, Principal, Middleboro
Patricia Fry, Principal, Plymouth South
Mandy Hilemn, Principal, Nantucket
Bob Rodgers, Athletic Director, Whitman-Hanson
Marc Talbot, Principal, Pembroke
M.A.S.S.
John Franzoni, M.A.S.S., North Berkshire
Ryan Rege, M.A.S.S., Franklin County
Michael Richard, M.A.S.S., Lee
MASC
Charlie Ellis, MASC, Nashoba Valley
At-Large
Sam DiPina, Deputy Superintendent, Boston