Jeff Kim

Candidate for At-Large Director

• Founder and owner of Elite Fencing Academy (Georgia)

• Veteran Fencer

• Parent of 3 competitive fencers

• Tax Consultant

• Founder and owner of TRACS Group Inc (GA) and American Tax Credits Group (CA)

• Educated at University of California Los Angeles

Jeff’s Candidate Statement

Jeff’s Goals

• Recruit major sponsors, including individual and corporate donors , which in turn will:

  • Increase the total number of the USFA memberships through marketing the USFA brand awareness and the sport of fencing.

  • Help need-based individuals and assist with paying their membership fees through sponsor driven revenue.

  • Create more need-based scholarships for fencers who seek financial aid, and thus creating more opportunity for fencers.

  • Build programs that will help new member clubs, especially in underserved areas and establish strong roots by paying their annual dues through the sponsor driven revenue.

  • Increase pay for referees, added benefits, training, and education.

• Work with financial institutions and banks to develop special loan programs for member clubs

• Diversity and unity must be addressed. Minority fencers in the USA fencing community is growing, and it is time to bring that diversity into the USA fencing leadership. It is in the spirit of our country to assemble unity from diversity.

• Equality – encourage and set protocol for USFA to continue its efforts to provide all fencers regardless of age, race, sex and, disability - equal and fair treatment, and benefits in all areas. We are all equal under the fencing mask.