Contact Us

POSITION	NAME	EMAIL
President	Wade Lerfald	president@alexyouthbaseball.com
Vice President	Troy Putnam	vicepresident@alexyouthbaseball.com
Treasurer (all programs)	Randy Anderson	treasurer@alexyouthbaseball.com
Secretary	Monica Peterson	secretary@alexyouthbaseball.com
Director - 9-12	Jacob Munsch
Director- In-house	Kasey Dillon	commissioners@alexyouthbaseball.com
Director- Travel	Jason Christenson	travel@alexyouthbaseball.com
Website Administrator	Jason Peterson	support@alexyouthbaseball.com
Northwoods League Commissioner	Scott Dack	commissioners@alexyouthbaseball.com
Minor League Commissioner	Lucas Gronewold	commissioners@alexyouthbaseball.com
Major League Commissioner	Monica Peterson	commissioners@alexyouthbaseball.com
House League Umpire Coordinator	Kasey Dillon
Board Member	Chad Runge
Board Member	Jeff Korman
Board Member	Tom Miller
Board Member	Scott Scholl
Board Member	Steve Zabel
Board Member	Pam Thompson
Board Member	Judy Backhaus
Board Member	Eric Wimmer
Board Member	Neil Janzen
Board Member	Robyn Stepaniak
Board Member	Jeff Anderson

Description of Board Positions and Duties

Preside at all regular meetings of the AYBA Board of Directors
Set the agenda for all regular meetings of the AYBA Board of Directors
Serve as an ex officio member of all standing or ad hoc committees
Act as a liaison to other organizations and agencies, including, but not limited to the Alexandria Park District & Alexandria Community School District 206.
Work with AYBA legal counsel as necessary.
With approval of at least one other member of the Executive Committee, have authority to receive and disburse monies in the absence of the Treasurer

Serve as an ex officio member of all standing or ad hoc committees
Work with AYBA legal counsel as necessary.
With approval of at least one other member of the Executive Committee, have authority to receive and disburse monies in the absence of the Treasurer

Be responsible for keeping an accurate record (Minutes) of each regular or special meeting of the AYBA Board of Directors.
Record the results of each roll call vote and maintain a record of all Board members’ attendance at meetings during each term.
Ensure that copies of AYBA’s bylaws and league rules are available at each AYBA Board of Directors meeting.
In the absence of the Secretary at any meeting, the President (or presiding officer) shall appoint another member of the Board of Directors to keep an accurate record (Minutes) of the meeting.

Receive and disburse all monies of AYBA
Maintain an accurate record of all AYBA financial transactions
Prepare for presentation at all regularly scheduled monthly meetings a summary of AYBA revenues and expenses on a year-to-date basis as well as a report of all available balances in AYBA bank accounts.
Prepare for presentation at the regularly scheduled meetings, a set of AYBA financial statements. Such financial statements must include, at a minimum, a balance sheet as of the most recent month end, a year-to-date income statement for the fiscal year. These financial statements should be prepared on a comparative basis so Board members can easily compare AYBA’s financial position and results to the budget and to the previous fiscal year.
Pay those expenditures authorized by the Board.
Work with the Sponsorship Director in planning the collection of player dues, sponsorship fees, and fundraising monies

Organizing player evaluations as well as compiling and distributing such evaluations prior to the league drafts.
Assigning managers and assistant managers.
Organizing and scheduling league drafts.
Resolving protests.
Inventory league equipment

Serve as the director for all Alexandria Youth Baseball Association travel team operations.
Coordinate the recruiting and selection of managers and coaches for each respective travel team.
Organize annual tryouts for selection of each travel team. Tryouts are to be held as soon as possible after conclusion of the regular season.
Coordinate with and assist the Sponsorship Director in obtaining sponsorship for AYBA’s travel teams.
Establish fundraising opportunities for the travel teams and report the travel team’s fundraising activities to the Board.
Identify available travel tournaments, work with coaches to select appropriate tournaments, and ultimately select tournaments for each travel team.
Assist the Treasurer in establishing a travel budget for the league.
Monitor the travel budget to insure that funds raised for the travel teams are sufficient to cover costs associated with the travel teams.
Report to the Executive Committee on any changes within the travel baseball program.
Provide an annual report in November on the state of the travel baseball program.
Appointment a traveling committee approved by the AYBA Board of Directors to assist with the traveling league. The appointees may be non-AYBA Board members and will have no voting rights. This committee will coordinate all aspects of “home” tournaments for fundraising purposes.

Be responsible for procuring sponsorships for all AYBA teams
Work to procure sponsorships for any tournaments hosted by AYBA.
AYBA’s annual picture day
Chevy Program
Coaches’ and/or players’ clinics
Special events/days at area professional baseball games
Work with league commissioners to coordinate purchase of year end awards, shirts, and prizes.

Oversee the recruitment, hiring, scheduling, and if necessary, dismissal of umpires for AYBA games.
Consult with the Board of Directors as to rates of pay for AYBA umpires.
Provide the league accurate records necessary for payroll purposes as necessary.
Provide initial, and ongoing, instruction to the umpires

Oversee the maintenance of the AYBA baseball fields during the scheduled season.
Contract and coordinate with maintenance personnel during season.
Ensure field work is being performed adequately throughout the season.
Order supplies as approved by board.
Follow annual budget as provided by the AYBA board.
Track and submit employee payroll

Be responsible for the operation of and information contained on the AYBA website.
Assign registrations to teams on website after league draft
Create league schedules
Oversee annual registration by working with host provider to start the registration and then administering payments and refunds as needed