Matthew Rusinko has accepted the Championship Manager position, in which he will be the principal staff assistant to Executive Director Jeff Rivard for the organization's championship program. Rusinko has been a golf shop staff member at several facilities over the past decade, most recently at Sewickley Heights. He was also employed at Golf Shop USA, Irwin, PA. He was a member of the golf team at University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. He resides in McMurray.

George Smiltins, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, will serve a six-month term as the organization's USGA intern, a program named for the late P.J. Boatwright, (1928-1991), a former USGA Executive Director who was one of the game's most respected Rules and Competitions officials. Smiltins will soon complete a Master of Law at the University of Akron. He holds a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, and a BA from Boston College. He played golf at Canisius High School in Buffalo, and competed in numerous junior competitions.