Press Release - Council for Responsible Sport - 11/28/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Council for Responsible Sport Names New Board Chair and Executive Director

      Five Year-Old Nonprofit Organization Builds For The Future With 
         Clear Intent On Making A Sustainable Difference In Sport.

November 28, 2011 - Portland, OR: Outgoing Board Chairman Joe Whitworth 
announced today the appointment of a new Board Chair and a new Executive 
Director for the Council for Responsible Sport (CRS). Current Executive 
Director Marisa McGilliard will become Board Chair, and Keith Peters will 
succeed McGilliard as Executive Director. Both appointments become 
effective immediately.

"It is with great pleasure that I pass the Board Chair's gavel to Marisa 
McGilliard," said Whitworth. "During her three-year tenure as Executive 
Director, the Council for Responsible Sport has made great strides in 
establishing itself as the go-to resource for event directors who want to 
make a sustainable difference in sport. Under Marisa's leadership, CRS 
Certification of running events and triathlons has grown tremendously."

"I am honored to succeed Joe Whitworth as Board Chair," said McGilliard. 
"And ecstatic to collaborate with other Board and Advisory Council members 
to further the Council's presence in the global sports industry."

McGilliard has spent the last 14 years committed to the sports for social 
change movement, starting as a student-athlete at the University of 
Michigan and culminating in positions with the Council for Responsible 
Sport, Mercy Corps, Nike and the Nike Foundation.

Whitworth went on to say, "I am also pleased to announce that Keith Peters 
will join CRS as its new Executive Director. Keith has been an advocate of 
CRS and its certification program since day one, serving as the facilitator 
of our Events Community of Practice. Job number one for him will be to 
maximize current programs, build brand and program awareness, grow 
stakeholder involvement and develop a systematic approach to fundraising."

"I've long been a fan of the Council and what it stands for," said Peters. 
"I believe the Council is well-positioned to make a significant 
contribution to the movement toward sustainable sport, and I'm honored to 
have been asked to lead the organization's day-to-day operations."

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