NASO Board Represents Variety of Sports, Levels

NASO — the National Association of Sports Officials, is guided by a board of directors comprised of sports officials and others in sports and athletic positions throughout the U.S. and Canada. The board is representive of a variety of sports and levels.

The current NASO board of directors includes:

Patty Broderick —  Indianapolis, Indiana

Coordinator of Officials for women's Basketball Officiating Consortium(includes Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Horizon League, Summit, Great Lakes Valley DII, Mid-American, Missouri Valley conferences); former WNBA official and supervisor of officials; worked five WNBA playoff games; former NCAA women's basketball official; worked seven NCAA Final Four games; worked 1987 Pan American Games and 1988 Olympics; received inaugural Naismith Women's Basketball Official of theYear 1988; Indiana Hall of Fame 2005; Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 2008; former high school basketball official; worked Indiana high school Final Four in 1981 and 1982.

Bill Carollo  — treasurer, board member emeritus, Shorewood, Wisconsin

Carollo is currently the coordinator of football officials for the Midwest Football Officials Alliance that includes the Big Ten, Mid-American and Missouri Valley Football conferences. Prior to that he served in various management roles at IBM and Manpower for 35 years. Bill was an NFL official for 20 seasons before retiring in 2009. In addition to officiating eight NFL Championship games, Bill officiated Super Bowl XXX, Super Bowl XXXVII and the 2008 Pro Bowl. Carollo served as a board member and Executive Director of the National Football League Referees Association. Carollo also worked as a Big Ten Conference football and basketball official from 1980-88.

Don Collins, secretary, San Francisco, California

Executive director of the San Francisco section of the California Interscholastic Federation; Member Information and Consultation Program (MICP) adviser; referee, NASO and NASO-ON contributor; longtime basketball official and lawyer.

Ron Foxcroft — special advisor, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Fox 40 International C.E.O. and founder; Canadian Entrepreneur of the Decade by Profit magazine; former NCAA Division I and international men's basketball official; worked 1976 Olympic Gold Medal championship basketball game; NBA officials observer; inducted into six halls of fame; NASO board special adviser; NASO Education Partner; former Officiating Development Alliance member; 2004 Mel Narol Medallion Award recipient.

Jim Hoefgen — Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Vice president of Information Technology for DCI Marketing, Inc., Milwaukee; high school football official and former high school and college baseball umpire.

Bill Kennedy — vice chair, Glendale, Arizona

12-year NBA official who has worked more than 750 regular season and 30 playoff contests; officiated the NBA Finals for the first time in the 2009-10 season; former CBA and WNBA official; former Arizona high school basketball official; frequent volunteer and lifetime member with the Boys & Girls Club of Phoenix.

Barry Mano — president, Racine, Wisconsin

Mano is the founder and publisher of Referee magazine and founder of the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO). He is a retired 23-year basketball official who worked nine seasons at the NCAA men's Division I level. Mano is a renowned public speaker and administrator. He is also a member of the Officiating Development Alliance.

Mike Port — Southborough, Massachusetts

Former MLB vice president of umpiring; former general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox (1993-2005); recipient of the Boston Baseball Writers annual "Good Guy Award" in January 2000; founding President of Arizona Fall League and saluted by the Arizona Fall League with the 2002 Roland Hemond Award; former General Manager of the California Angels (1985-1991).

Joan Powell — Colorado Springs, Colorado

NCAA national coordinator of volleyball officials; former president of Professional Association of Volleyball Officials; team leader for the U.S. women’s national team competing at World Grand Prix and the Olympics in 2008; more than 20 years of experience as a USA Volleyball national official and more than 30 years of experience as a collegiate national official; has worked numerous NCAA semifinal and final matches; former head volleyball coach at Coronado (Colo.) High School.

Steve Shaw — chair, Shoal Creek, Alabama

Football official since 1981; Appointed Southeastern Conference (SEC) Coordinator of Football Officials in 2010; formerly serving as SEC Referee In-Chief; only referee since the formation of the BCS to work two national championship games (2000 and 2005); worked 8 BCS bowls, 4 SEC Championship Games and a total of 14 postseason assignments; former referee in the Gulf South Conference. Retired general manager of AT&T Connected Communities.

Ralph Swearngin — Thomaston, Georgia

Georgia High School Association executive director; member of the NFHS Board of Directors; former NFHS Softball Rules Committee chair; NFHS Football Rules Committee member; National Christian College Athletic Association Hall of Fame member; former high school football official in Geogia and California for 22 years; former college basketball and baseball coach.

Jeff Triplette — Oxford, Mississippi

NFL official since 1996; crew chief/referee since 1999; numerous playoff assignments including the Pro Bowl, AFC Conference Championship game and alternate referee for Super Bowl XLI; National Football League Referees Association (NFLRA) Vice President and board member; former Big East and Southern Conference football official with numeous playoff and bowl assignments; former high school football official in North Caolina for 20 years; former basketball official and baseball umpire.

Mark Uyl — DeWitt, Michigan

Assistant director for Michigan High School Athletic Association, where he supervises the officiating program; current Division I college baseball umpire; NCAA Super Regional umpire in 2011; NCAA Regional umpire 2009-2011; worked various Division I conference tournaments the past eight seasons; umpired the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil; works collegiate football at the Division III level.