I would venture to guess that in MOST states the State Chair is a gym owner and/or coach. Just looking quickly it looks like that is the case in Alabama, So. California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington.
The current New York State Chairman, Paul Spadaro, is not affiliated with any club. He ran his relection "campaign" on the fact that he was no affiliated with a club and therefor had the best interest of ALL athletes in mind. He was just defeated in this years election, but I am not sure if that person is a gym owner/coach or not.
State Chair Responsibilities:
Be directly responsible to their Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC).
B. Serve as a voting member of the Regional Administrative Committee (RAC).
C. Must submit all committee meeting agendas and subsequent minutes to their respective Regional Administrative Committee Chairman prior to distribution.
D. Serve as the USA Gymnastics Women's Program consultant for that State and answer any correspondence directed to that office.
E. Send copies of correspondence to the appropriate regional personnel.
F. Be responsible for overseeing the Junior Olympic Sectional and State Championships in their state, at least once per year.
G. Conduct the annual state meeting of Women's Program Professional members.
H. Determine the site and event director for Jr. Olympic Qualifying Meets, Sectional and State Championships. This may be done by bids or solicitations.
I. Assure that these competitions follow USA Gymnastics Rules and Policies.
J. Attend the State Championships meets or send a state committee member as the USA Gymnastics representative.
K. Provide State Administrative Committee (SAC) representation at all sectional meets and above.Latest update: July 2011
L. Make recommendations to the Regional Technical Committee Chairman (RTCC) and the Regional Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (RJOCC) concerning petitions into the Regional Competitions.
M. Establish procedures to raise operating funds for the state, if necessary. The State Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC) may, with the approval of the State Administrative Committee (SAC),
determine and/or collect competition and/or club fees for the purpose of raising operating funds for the state. All fees will be retained in the State account for use as determined by the State Administrative Committee (SAC).
N. Publish minutes of all State Administrative Committee Meetings.
O. Shall be accountable for all state funds and publish each year the financial statement reflecting activity as of July 1 – June 30.
P. Provide for a State Administrative Committee, the number and type of positions to be determined by each state, in order to best serve the needs of the program in the state.
Q. Inform the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC) and other appropriate Regional Administrative Committee members of any actions contrary to the Rules and Policies of USA Gymnastics. The Regional office shall inform the appropriate National Chairman of any problems. After due investigation, corrective measures shall be recommended by the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC).
R. Publish a newsletter as necessary (or as directed by the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC)). This newsletter shall include new information related to the USA Gymnastics program, results of competitions, dates of events, official bulletins from committees.
S. Send state newsletters to the membership of the state, and to the Jr. Olympic Program Director and the National Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (NJOCC), the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC), and the National Technical Committee Chairman (NTCC).
T. The SACC or a designated proxy will attend National and Regional Congresses and all designated meetings, with travel and expenses funded by the state account.