USOC Staff Changes Enhance Paralympics

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced August 17 key staffing and program changes to support the expansion of the Paralympic movement in the United States.

Charlie Huebner, formerly chief of staff for the USOC, has been named chief of US Paralympics, a division of the USOC, and secretary general US Paralympics. His prior responsibilities included leadership of US Paralympics, but in his new role, he will focus full-time on building the US Paralympics division domestically and internationally, USOC said. All key Paralympic departments will report directly to him.

The changes are the result of an in-depth strategic planning process undertaken by USOC leadership over the past several months. The USOC Game Plan, developed by USOC senior management in May, includes several components aimed at growing the Paralympic movement in the United States.

US Paralympics will continue to focus on high performance at the Paralympic Games. As a result of the new Game Plan, the organization will also expand its emphasis on building awareness of Paralympics and developing Paralympic sport programs for persons with physical disabilities throughout the country.

"In a sense, we are expanding the development of a new business," said Jim Scherr, USOC chief executive officer. "It is critical that we create a focus both domestically and internationally on Paralympics and build upon the great progress we have made in the past three years in our US Paralympics program."

As a result of the new initiatives, USOC announced the following staff assignments in addition to Huebner's new role:

Joe Walsh, managing director of US Paralympics, has been named deputy secretary general, US Paralympics. He is responsible for leading, in collaboration with other USOC divisions, the expansion of a Paralympic international relations strategy and Games logistics.

In addition, Michael Mushett has joined the USOC as director of US Paralympics Outreach & Development. Mushett recently left the US Disabled Athletes Fund Inc./BlazeSports where he served as vice president of programs and led the development of grassroots programs for persons with physical disabilities throughout the US.

In his new position with the USOC, Mushett will be responsible for expanding US Paralympics' role in the development of programs for persons with physical disabilities through collaboration with other Paralympic organizations.

Patty Sturm will serve as Huebner's executive administrative assistant.

All of these assignments are effective immediately.

For more information, contact Marvin Olberding, US Paralympics communications coordinator, at 719.866.2045 or visit www.usparalympics.org

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