Dave Mansue of Texas has been elected president of the Professional Anglers Association by the PAA Board of Directors.
Mansue, 58, lives on Toledo Bend Reservoir and competes on the PAA Tournament Series and Bassmaster Open circuit. He moved there in 2009 with his wife, Andrea, upon his retirement as a lieutenant after a 30-year career with the West Windsor (N.J.) Police Department.
Other officers elected for the 2011-12 term were vice president Kurt Dove of Texas, treasurer Matt Reed of Texas and secretary Brian Snowden of Missouri. Mansue, Reed and Snowden joined the PAA in March 2005 and Dove joined in December 2006.
“I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to my fellow members of the Board of Directors for having the faith in me to lead the Professional Anglers Association,” Mansue said. “From my humble beginnings as a kid learning to fish on Grover’s Mill Pond in New Jersey to the leader of the greatest bass anglers in the world is not only an honor, but one of the greatest moments of my career.”
Nominees from the membership are accepted each year for PAA Board of Directors positions and then voted on by PAA Tour members. Board members then nominate and vote on candidates for officers. Dove, Reed and Snowden have served on the board for the last 2 years.
