Welcome to the GPVOA Home Page
(for all Greater Portland Area Volleyball Officials)
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2018 GPVOA Registration is Open!
Invite a friend to join us this season.

OSAA/Central HUB Registration will NOT open until late June. 
An email will be sent out from OSAA when it's open.

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The 2017-2018 GPVOA Scholarship Winner will be
announced on May 1st.

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To access training video please click on this link:  ZOOOM Login

Officials/Schools - If you have financial questions
please contact Jim Arnold.
  His information is below.  Thank you.

GPVOA Contact List

Please use the contact information below for help on any of the items listed. Phone numbers are available on the Board page of RefTown http://www.reftown.com/boardcomm.asp

All Financial Questions & Registrations Questions

            Contact Jim Arnold, GPVOA Treasurer jfarnoldcarter@aol.com

            or Lee Merrick, GPVOA Treasurer Elect  gpvoatreasurer@gmail.com

 Excused Absence Requests & Attendance Information

            Contact Misty Nikula, GPVOA Secretary mistynikula@gmail.com

            *Put “Excused Absence” in Subject Line

 Test, Rules & Practicum Questions

            Contact Alicia Provost, GPVOA Trainer ajpro24@msn.com

 RefTown Issues, Miscellaneous Questions, Suggestions & Comments

            Members-at-Large  

                        Robert Wise (Mentor Questions) wiser@pdx.edu

                        Jeff Hanson  jeff.hanson1@me.com

                        Sorin Oancea  oanceasoare@gmail.com

            President

                        Lizann Schultz hazelsmom@comcast.net 

 Scheduling Questions, Evaluation Requests & Match/School Issues

Contact Debi Hanson, Commissioner gpvoa.commish@me.com

If the board cannot answer your question they will forward your request to the Commissioner.

OUR ORGANIZATION

1. Our organization is known as the Greater Portland Volleyball Officials Association (GPVOA) and was established in the early 1970's. The GPVOA is a certified association by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). This affiliation allows the members of the association to work high school volleyball matches and provides and affiliation with the "National Federation of State High School Associations" (NFHS).

2. We provide officials for 75 high schools, 37 middle schools, and line for 7 small colleges in the area. The classification of high schools are broken down as follows: 6A - 39; 5A - 8; 4A - 7; 3A - 8; 2A - 7 and 1A - 7.

3. The Executive Board of the Association consist of eight (8) regular members who have been elected by popular vote of the membership. The office of Treasurer and the Commissioner are elected every three (3) years. The three Members-at-large are elected for a two (2) year term of office.

4. Specific duties of each board member are defined by the Association's Constitution and By-Laws. The members-at-large are the direct representatives of all association members and any matter for board consideration should be brought through them.
   The Executive Board is responsible for a recruiting and training program for new officials and an in-service training program for experienced officials, coaches and players.

5. Elections occur annually online and are announced at the last regular meeting in October. Anyone interested in running for one of these positions should contact the Nominating Committee.

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Last modified: April 1, 2018