CoCo Leadership Elections
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
The CoCo’s Executive Director and Board Members are elected by the members at large. All CoCo members are eligible to vote in the annual elections, no matter where in the world they reside. By our count, that’s around 430 people! Each member will receive a unique link by email to vote using ElectionBuddy, our anonymous voting platform. To learn more about each role, visit our Leadership page.
CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Candidates are listed in order of registration. For the 2025 election cycle, we had two open seats on the Board.
Evans Clinchy
I've been a member of the CoCo board since its inception in 2020, and I would love the opportunity to continue for another two years.
Throughout my tenure, I've focused on doing everything I can to grow the CoCo tournament scene and grow tournament Scrabble at large. Specifically, I've been plugging away at content creation, player and director outreach, and just directing as many tournaments personally as I can.
These are exciting times for our board - we've got a lot of ideas for the future of the CoCo percolating. I'm hoping to be right in the thick of it all in 2026 and '27. I'd be honored to have your vote.
Randi Goldberg
Hi, I'm Randi. Since I started playing Scrabble about a decade ago, I've really reveled in everything about it - the strategy, the studying, and most importantly, the people. The Scrabble community is full of great people, and it's really important to me that it continues to grow. I've worked in recruitment and event-running for years, and as a result have a lot of ideas for how to help the Scrabble community grow bigger and better.
CANDIDATES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Clinchy
Since co-founding the CoCo in 2019, I've led the organization as its elected Executive Director. This past year, I've focused on building institutional capacity and internal resilience so that the CoCo can live up to its goal of being a true coalition. Recruiting and training new volunteers has been a core part of my efforts to build up our team. The more help we have, the more we can devote resources to running bigger and better tournaments. To that end, I consulted with an expert grants manager this year to formulate a strategic plan for the CoCo's fundraising, with the goal to one day secure sustainable funding for staff and programs.
As ever, I continue to execute the necessary work of the Executive Director, making sure we pay our bills and have insurance coverage to protect our directors. I stewarded the popular CoCo Newcomer Discounts program and Access Fund to expand the game to more players. I also supported the CoCo's ongoing partnership with DC Public Libraries and submission of our first grant application. Looking forward to next year, I am excited to direct the 2026 North American Collins Championship and hope to bring many players together at events across the country.