USATT is being intentionally, methodically, torn apart.
All of its money frivolously
wasted, its talented people insulted, abused and abandoned.
Why? For the personal 'glory' of a tiny few? Please take a
moment to read each of these reports and find out about this pattern of
abuse:
(Newest text in blue)
September 23, 2000 USATT Officials & Tournament Chair YC Lee Resigns
September 24, 2000 USATT Tournament Director & former VP Shonie Aki Resigns
November 12, 2000 USATT National/Olympic Team Manager Bob Fox Resigns, Pittman postpones elections
November
21, 2000 USATT Executive Director Ben Nisbet Resigns, USATT admits
losing hundreds of thousands of dollars
January 11, 2001 USATT radically increases all member dues & fees, claims reimbursements for volunteer expenses as a reason
February 11, 2001 USATT fields weakest team in history for World Championships
March, 2001 USATT agrees to spend $21,000 MORE on US Pro Tour (which lost $83,000 last year)
March 23, 2001 USATT contracts to spend $70,000 MORE on fees, salaries and travel
April 10, 2001 USATT abandons long time sponsor Stiga
May 21, 2001 USATT denies access to tournament data to USATT Rating Historian David Marcus
June, 2001 Sheri Pittman elected to ITTF in groundbreaking vote!
June 29, 2001 Pittman board commits USATT to spending $100,000 in salary for political cohort.
July 12, 2001 USATT wastes huge sums of money on more free vacations for political reasons
July 19, 2001 USATT finally, officially, admits staggering financial losses
August 6, 2001 Pittman, running out of time, is forced to actually face elections!
September 4, 2001 An open letter to the USATT membership from Razvan Cretu
September 5, 2001 President Pittman's reply to Razvan Cretu
September 6, 2001 The political intrigue continues, with whispers of financial inpropriety heard.
September 8, 2001 More details of financial inpropriety revealed and confirmed.
September 17, 2001 Pittman campaign ad claims refuted
September 23-29, 2001 Election Ballot Update
Updated - October 2-6, 2001 USATT top financial officer resigns, USATT financial scandal breaks wide open!
October 10, 2001 USATT Tresurer Tong Lee confirms Canupnet's facts.
October 20, 2001 Referee of US National Championships resigns
November
7, 2001 USATT loses US Open/US Nationals Tournament Director
January 23, 2002 USATT BOD 2002 election manipulations
March 5, 2002 The loss of yet another financial overseer
March 6, 2002 Yet more wasted money by President Pittman
March 20, 2002 Still another Executive Director up to bat
April 24, 2002 Barney J. Reed banned from all competitions
May 6, 2002 Still another Executive Director Resigns (Unbelievable!)
May 21, 2002 USATT claims surplus for 2001 (board thumps backs resoundingly)
June 18, 2002 Entries for 2002 US Open down, USATT financial troubles deepen.
June 26, 2002Canupnet July Editorial Response
July 14, 2002 Finally some truly GOOD NEWS!
July 31, 2002 Fran Boardman resigns, is change finally on the way???
October 8, 2002 US National Championships Loom
October 16, 2002 USATT News Column comes to an end (at least we preceed USATT itself)
2003 USATT News Postscript