| PRESIDENT: Dave McKay |
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Dave McKay, of Dorchester, has served the Yawkey League as President since 1992. He manages the McKay Club, celebrating its 24th YBL season in 2007 and named in memory of his parents.
Dave was a two time Candidate for the Boston City Council in 1979 & 1987.
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In 1991, McKay was appointed to the Staff of Mayor Ray Flynn, and has served Mayors Flynn and Menino as a Constituent Service Specialist for 17 years. Dave's baseball life spans 39 years. He was a coach in the Mill Stream Baseball League in Dorchester during his High School years. At 19, he took over the Mill Stream program and helped it develop into one of Boston's largest amateur baseball programs for youth. He worked in that area for 15 years.
The McKay Club in the Boston Junior Park League/Yawkey League has made the League Championship finals 3 times: 1992, 1998 & 2000. The McKay Club was the final opponent of the Colorado Silver Bullet Women's baseball Team at Fenway Park in 1997, defeating them 5-2. Some highlights of McKay's 14 year YBL Tenure are: Yawkey League All Star Games at Fenway Park 1992 to 2004; Game of the Week coverage on Boston Local Cable outlet ComCast; league returned to using wood bats and strengthened our contacts with the City of Boston & Yawkey Foundation - Boston Trust.
“The YBL has expanded to 18 top quality franchises in 2007. The League and its participants are a beacon to the amateur baseball community in Greater Boston,” McKay recently reflected. “The young men who compete between the white lines in this league are some of the best baseball talent in the country. I look toward many years of success for the Tom Yawkey Baseball League.”
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| VICE PRESIDENT: Joe O'Hara |
Joe O'Hara is in his 22nd year with the Al Thomas Club - 5 as a player, followed by 16 as a coach, including the last 7 as manager.
The Al Thomas Club has won 5 league championships in 8 trips to the finals, and has made the playoffs in 15 of the last 16 years, missing out in 1999 when the team lost a deciding play-in game to the Cambridge Bucs and Manny Delcarmen, who was signed by the Boston Red Sox 2 weeks later.
A former 14-year manager and past president of the Milton Babe Ruth League and 5-year coach of Senior Babe Ruth, he is in his second stint on the YBL Board, having formerly served 3 years as a Member-at-Large. As Director of Player Development and Communications, he serves on the committee to regulate player eligibility and roster formation; coordinates league fundraising activities, and helps to create and publish the YBL newsletter, among other duties.
A Boston College graduate, O'Hara toiled in the B.C. High Development Office in fundraising, writing and event planning for 7 years before moving on to his current position as Director of Development for James F. Farr Academy, Inc., a non profit organization in Cambridge.
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| SECRETARY: Dave Treska |
Dave Treska is the President of the Somerville Highlander Alumni / Alibrandis Baseball Club. Founded in 1990, the team has won six league championships, including the last four. The club also enjoyed National Recognition, starting the 2003 Season as the 11th-ranked team in the United States by the National Semi-Pro Baseball Association.
Treska captained the Bunker Hill Community College baseball team in 1989-1990. He later served as Assistant Coach at Newbury College in 1999 and as Head Coach at Bunker Hill from 2000 through 2002. In 2000, he led the Bunker Hill team to the championship of the Yankee Small Conference.
Treska played for Henry's Baseball Club in the Junior Park League in 1988 and '89. After a brief stint in the Intercity League, he joined the Somerville club in 1990, where he went on to win two Gold Gloves and play in six All Star games. Dave has served on the Yawkey Baseball League Board of Directors since 1996 as Secretary, and has been instrumental in the continued growth of the league.
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| TREASURER: Jim Drury |
 Dorchester's Jim Drury has been the franchise holder of the Savin Hill Hornets of the YBL since 1984. A former president and founder of the Savin Hill Baseball League, Jim is also a past chairman, founder and board member of the All Dorchester Sports League (ADSL).
He has had previous service in the following organizations: Past board member and treasurer of the Col. Dan Marr Boys & Girls Club, Dorchester; Former Boston Neighborhood Basketball (BNBL) Area Supervisor; Past Commissioner of Umpires, City of Boston High Schools; Past IAABO High School Basketball official; And former SSUA and Eastern NE High School Baseball Umpire. He is currently the official clock operator for U-Mass Boston men's & women's basketball programs.
The Yawkey League Treasurer the past eight years, Jim's extensive employment experience as the CFO of four area credit unions has been a benefit for both him and the YBL. Currently Jim is the Treasurer/Manager of Savin Hill Sporting Goods, Inc.
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| MEMBER AT LARGE: Dave Hanley |
 David Hanley joined the YBL as a Franchise Holder in 2004. As Manager, he has led
the Medford Maddogs to the playoffs in their first three seasons in the League and
has been to the finals in 2006. Hanley has been won the YBL Manager of the Year
Award in 2004 and again in 2006.
As a Member at Large, Hanley Chairs the Rules
Committee and is responsible for Player Eligibility.
Hanley also serves as the Head Baseball Coach at Emerson College. Emerson competes
in the NCAA on the DIII level and compete in the GNAC(Great Northeast Athletic Conference).
Hanley has coached youth baseball in Medford for many years, having success in the Pony,
Lou Tompkins and Senior Babe Ruth Leagues.
Hanley is the Director of Facilities at the Boston Design Center.
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| LEGAL ADVISOR: Kevin George |
Kevin played in the league from 1980 - 2002, earning All Star honors 14 times, including MVP of the Avi Nelson Club 1993. He also played in the Boston Park League for 6 years. He became Manager of the South Boson Yawkey Franchise in 1999 and still serves in that capacity.
George joins the Board of Directors as a legal advisor in the hopes of transforming the YBL into a 501 (c ) (3) non profit organization. Professionally, Kevin is the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Boston Credit Union and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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| EX-OFFICIO MEMBER, COMMUNICATIONS: Bart Lawyer |
Bart Lawyer joins the YBL Board after 3 years in the YBL as a player/assistant manager for the Revere Rockies. Bart has been a member of the Rockies Baseball Club since 2001. The Rockies joined the YBL in 2004.
His redesign of the web site and his work chairing the All-Star selection committee proved to be a valued asset to the league. Bart was asked to join the board as an added member in 2006 along with Dave Hanley of the Medford Maddogs.
Bart’s title on the board will be EX-OFFICIO MEMBER, COMMUNICATIONS. His responsibilities include updating the YBL Website, help with expanding the awareness of the league in the community, and maintaining the correspondence and upkeep to the 400 hitter program.
A graduate of Trenton State College in New Jersey, Bart is currently Manager of Systems Administration at Harvard University and lives in Hingham with his wife and 2 dogs. |
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