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About NENSA

Staff | Board of Directors | Committees | Strategic Plan | Athletic Development Statement

NENSA's Main Office

New Gloucester Hall
49 Pineland Dr, Suite 301 A
New Gloucester, Maine 04260

phone 207-688-6503 • fax 207-688-6505


NENSA Staff Contacts

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Executive Director, Patrick Cote,
174 Mayflower Heights Dr, Oakland, ME 04963
Voice & SMS/text: 207-956-0728 | fax: 603-346-4598
 
Office Manager, Ruth Hall,
49 Pineland Dr, Suite 301A, New Gloucester, ME 04260
phone: 207-688-6503 | fax: 207-688-6505
 
Youth & Introductory Programs Director, Abby Weissman, abby@nensa.net
phone: 207-944-4720
 
Competitive Programs Director, Janice Sibilia,
6 Orbit Lane, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
phone: 914-475-5494 | fax: 845-896-0148
 
Adaptive Programs Director, Eileen Carey,  eileen@nensa.net
phone: 207-514-3230 | 
 
Events Manager / Chief Technical Delegate , Jim Rodrigues
PO Box 3286, Peterborough, NH 03458

The New England Nordic Ski Association

The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is the Olympic development organization for cross-country skiing in New England as well as the umbrella for most organized Nordic skiing events in the region. NENSA hosts over 50 events and more than 20 clinics for skiers and coaches at venues across the Northeast. Cross-country skiing, as practiced by our youth skiers and families, is a lifetime activity firmly rooted in New England tradition. Cross-country ski racing, as performed in the NENSA Eastern Cup series, and at our Championship Events, is a fast, explosive, and visually dynamic sport.

NENSA Mission Statement

It is the mission of the New England Nordic Ski Association to implement educational, recreational, and competitive programs at all levels of cross-country skiing. NENSA works to sustain a vital and active skiing community in New England, and to provide the support structure necessary to bring cross-country skiers to their highest potential at regional, national, and international events.

NENSA Vision

The primary goal of the New England Nordic Ski Association is to create an environment that promotes the athletic development of New England cross-country skiers, supports skiing organizations, and encourages the growth of the sport of cross-country skiing. NENSA's long-term programs assist the individuals and the organizations that deliver services, in line with NENSA’s Mission, to the cross-country skiing community. In cases where structures do not exist to deliver necessary services, NENSA may elect to initiate events or services to stimulate desired development. NENSA staff or NENSA-based committees may take on the short-term responsibilities of delivering such services, but it is not the responsibility of NENSA to be a primary service provider for ongoing services, nor should significant portions of the NENSA budget be allocated to provide services that can be delivered by other organizations such as clubs, schools, and cross-country ski centers.

NENSA's direct contributions to growing and supporting a healthy skiing culture can be separated into the areas of communications and coordination, education and certification. As the conduit between individuals, organizations, schools, clubs, ski centers, race sites, and industry, NENSA creates and maintains the communications vital to the health of the sport. NENSA's links allow for the coordination of scheduling, siting, and promoting of events and activities by individuals and organizations. NENSA's educational programs are designed to serve the skiing community with clinics and workshops in areas such as ski technique and race organization, and seminars on issues such as youth development and club development. NENSA's Coaches and Officials Education and Certification programs develop standards and teachers of standards that improve the quality and consistency of athlete development across the region.


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