Interim-President Henry Ugartechea has decided not to stay on as President or Southeast Region Director for personal reasons. Victor Cuzzi, who was serving an interim position in place of Mr. Ugartechea, will stay on as the Southeast Region Director.

The USBA Board of Directors unanimously elected Mr. Andrew Janquitto from Maryland as the new USBA President. Andrew will hold the position until the term expires in March of 2013.

The vote was 10-0 in favor (unanimous). Those voting: Steve Andersen, Tommy Thomsen, Juan Sauz, Raye Raskin, Mazin Shooni, Pedro Piedrabuena, Merrill Hughes, Jim Shovak, Felipe Razon, Victor Cuzzi.

About Mr. Janquitto:

Andy Janquitto learned to play straightrail and balkline from Ely Castleman, a famous Baltimore player. A little over five years ago, he started playing three-cushion billiards. His game is still evolving. When not playing billiards, Andy practices law in the Baltimore, Maryland, area.  He is the author of a legal treatise (now in the 3rd edition) and was an adjunct professor of law for a number of years.  From 1983 to 1996, he was the head wrestling coach at The Johns Hopkins University. He recently finished writing the manuscript for a non-fiction work entitled: Tricky Dick and the Oleomargarine Heir: The Story of Bogus Butter, the Great Vice Trial and the Hippie Millionaire who Ended the Vietnam War. He lives in Ruxton, Maryland, with his wife, Liz, and his Gabriels Imperator.