Mano is the founder and publisher of Referee magazine and founder of the National Association of Sports Officials. 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 NASO-initiated Officiating Development Alliance.

A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Bissell retired as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, in September 2005. He has been a member of the National Ice Hockey Officials Metropolitan N.Y. Chapter since 1972. Bissell was an ice hockey referee for both high school and NCAA Division III, retiring from on-ice duties in 1999. He has spoken frequently on the value of good sportsmanship in athletics.

In 1997, NBA referee Palmer became the first woman to officiate an NBA game. Formerly, she worked as a NCAA Division I women’s basketball referee in the Pac 10, Big West and West Coast conferences. She officiated the NCAA women’s Final Four four times, including two national championship games in 1996 and ’97. A standout basketball player at Cal Poly-Pomona, Palmer was captain of the team and led her squad to back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships.

McGee is the president of Wingate University and holds a doctor of education degree. He is a football official in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and has officiated 14 college bowl games. McGee is currently the national chairman of the NCAA Division II Football Issues Project Team and recently completed a term on the NCAA President’s Council. He is an author and also a highly regarded consultant for organizations and schools throughout North America.

Carollo is currently the Vice President of Global Sales for Manpower Inc., after spending more than 30 years as an international account executive for IBM. He has been an NFL official since 1989, and an NFL crew chief since 1997. He officiated the 1996 Super Bowl as a side judge and took control of the 2003 Super Bowl as the referee. Additionally, Carollo serves as the president of the the National Football League Referees Association. Carollo also worked as a Big 10 Conference basketball official from 1982-88.

Hunt is a FIFA and USSF instructor and assessor, a National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association national referee and a USSF Referee Committee member. She is a former FIFA referee. Hunt’s onfield resume includes working the 1999 and 2003 Women’s World Cups, the 2000 Olympics, and the 2002 and 2005 Women’s NCAA College Cup Finals.

Robinson is the Colorado High School Activities Association assistant commissioner. He’s currently a Mountain West Conference (WAC) football replay official, Big 12 basketball observer and NFHS Football Rules Editorial Committee member. Robinson is a former WAC and Mountain West football official. He worked numerous bowl games, including the Fiesta and Rose Bowls. He is also a former high school teacher and coach.

Kathy Strahm
Burlington, Vermont

National Umpire Coordinator for NCAA softball and leader of umpire improvement program; worked as on-field umpire for 20 years; Big Ten Conference coordinator 1999-2006; worked Women’s College World Series, Division II and III championships, Pan American Games, Women's World
Championship, Junior Women’s World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games; a practicing criminal defense attorney in Burlington, Vt.

Patty Viverito
St. Louis, Missouri

Senior associate commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference; serves as women’s basketball officiating liaison for Collegiate Commissioners Association; commissioner of the Gateway Football Conference; served as tournament director for the 2001 NCAA Women’s Final Four; former member
of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball committee; former chair NCAA committee for women’s athletics.

Rick Wulkow
Boone, Iowa

Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) executive director; former football, baseball and basketball official; five-time official in the NCAA tournament; former chair of the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee; Big 12 basketball observer; NFL officiating scout.

NCAA national coordinator of baseball umpires; former Missouri Valley and Conference USA coordinator of baseball umpires; former NCAA Division I umpire that worked fourteen straight NCAA baseball tournaments including two College World Series; worked the 1996 Olympics; 1999 IBAF International Umpire of the Year; 2005 American Baseball Coaches Association “Meritorious Service Award” recipient;  retired NCAA football and basketball referee; Officiating Development Alliance member; NASO Board of Directors.