| Marcia Alterman |
Professional Association of Volleyball Officials executive director, rules interpreter and former president; named first NCAA women’s volleyball rules interpreter in 2002; numerous postseason assignments at all levels of collegiate volleyball; Big 10 Conference and Conference USA coordinator of volleyball officials; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Jim Augustyn |
Big 10 football technical advisor/replay official; Arena2 Football League regional supervisor; NFL scout; retired Arena Football League official; retired Big 10 and Mid-American Conference football umpire after 22 years in Division I; officiated 14 bowl games including four national championship games; technical advisor/replay official for three bowl games including the 2006 national championship game. |
| Jack Bissell |
New Jersey lawyer specializing in arbitration and mediation; retired Chief Judge, U.S. District Court District of N.J.; retired high school and small college ice hockey official; NASO vice chair-elect. |
| Joe Borgia |
NBA director of officiating programs and development; oversees officiating in WNBA, NBA Developmental League and recruiting; former NBA director of referee development; retired NBA official after 10 years due to injury. |
| Greg Brewer |
Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) assistant director and supervisor of officials; NFHS Baseball Rules Committee chair; NFHS Football Rules Committee member; former National Federation Officials Association state director; NFHS Section 3 Citation Award 2006 winner; formerly worked in the sports information department at University of Alabama; former official basketball scorer for AHSAA state tournaments, SEC and NCAA tournaments; former high school baseball, football and basketball official. |
| Clement Brooks |
Florida High School Athletic Association football and basketball official; former high school baseball and softball umpire; worked five Florida state high school championships in four different sports; National Federation Official Association (Florida) football official of the year in 1995, softball official of the year in 2002-2003; a 25-year NASO member; NFL scout; former collegiate football, basketball, baseball and softball official. |
| Bill Carollo |
Former NFL Referees Association executive director; NFL referee; worked Super Bowls XXX and XXXVII; former NCAA Division I basketball official; NASO board member. |
| Ronnie Carter |
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association executive director; former high school teacher, coach, official and administrator; served on many committees, including the NFHS football, basketball and wrestling rules committees; past president of the NFHS board of directors; NASO board member. |
| Joe Crawford |
NBA referee; NBA Finals referee every year since 1986; has worked more NBA playoff and Finals games than any current NBA official; worked three All-Star games; son of former MLB umpire Shag Crawford and brother to current MLB umpire Jerry Crawford. |
| Craig Cress |
ASA director of membership services; worked 10 ASA fast-pitch national championships, two world competitions and two international events; former ASA national umpire staff member; served as clinician of 12 ASA national umpire schools and umpire-in-chief for 11 ASA national championships; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Jim Delany |
Big 10 commissioner; USA Basketball vice president and executive committee member; former commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference; graduate of the University of North Carolina where he twice participated in the NCAA Final Four as a player. |
| Dave Gannaway |
Illinois High School Association assistant executive director; former high school athletic director; named athletic director of the year by the Illinois Athletic Directors Association (IADA) in 1993; former IADA president and executive board member. |
| Alan Goldberger |
Sports law attorney and recognized legal authority for game officials; author of Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide; Legal Information and Consultation Program representative; frequent speaker to groups of game officials, coaches, recreation professionals and attorneys; member, counsel and chair of many officials associations; Referee and NASO contributor; former baseball and football official; former NCAA Division I basketball official. |
| Lowell Gratigny |
American Specialty Insurance Services, Inc., senior vice president litigation management, NASO’s insurance agency; Legal Information and Consultation Program representative. |
| Dick Honig |
Owner of Honig’s Whistle Stop; Big 10 football technical advisor/replay official; retired Big 10 and Mid-American Conference football official after 31 years in Division I; officiated 15 bowl games including one national championship game; technical advisor/replay official for the 2006 national championship game. |
| Sandra Hunt |
FIFA instructor; FIFA assessor; USSF national instructor; USSF national assessor; USSF Referee Committee member; National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association national referee; former FIFA referee; former USSF provisional national assessor; worked 1999 and 2003 Women’s World Cup, 2000 Olympics, and 2002 and 2005 Women’s NCAA College Cup Final. |
| Bob Kanaby |
NFHS executive director; former New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) executive director; leader in production of the Citizenship Through Sports and Fine Arts Curriculum; USA Basketball treasurer and executive committee member; USA Basketball’s Finance Committee chair; Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame board member; former football rules committee member; NJSIAA Award of Honor recipient and Hall of Fame inductee; Ohio High School Athletic Association Ethics and Integrity award winner. |
| Dale Kelley |
Conference USA, Big 12, Sun Belt, Southland and Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball coordinator of officials; worked nine consecutive NCAA basketball tournaments, including Final Fours in 1978 and 1981; inducted into the Bethel College Hall of Fame, Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association Hall of Fame, Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and received Bethel College’s Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award; Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame board of directors member; mayor of his hometown, Huntingdon, Tenn. |
| Bill LeMonnier |
Big 10 football official; Arena Football League official; USA Football officiating consultant; nine college bowl assignments; worked Arena Bowl XVII; retired school administrator. |
| Tom Lepperd |
Major League Baseball director of umpire administration; former minor league umpire; AL regular season fill-in from 1984-86; Umpire Development Program member; former NL assistant director of umpires; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Barry Mano |
NASO founder and president; Referee Enterprises, Inc., founder and president; Referee magazine publisher; former NCAA Division I basketball official; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Jerry Markbreit |
Assistant supervisor of NFL officiating; retired NFL referee; worked Super Bowls XVII, XXI, XXVI and XXIX; former NFLRA executive director; former NASO board member. |
| Gene Menees |
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association assistant executive director; Division I men’s basketball official; former high school teacher and coach. |
| Kevin Merkle |
Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) associate director; MSHSL director of officials; NFHS Football Rules Committee member; NFHS Injury and Safety sub-committee chair for football; former high school and collegiate basketball and softball official; former coach and high school athletic director. |
| Anita Ortega |
Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer; NCAA Division I women’s basketball official; inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame; worked the Pac-10 women’s basketball tournament in 2002; worked NCAA women’s basketball tournament eight times; 1978 UCLA women’s basketball national championship team member; NASO chair-elect. |
| Violet Palmer |
NBA referee; former NCAA Division I women’s basketball referee; worked women’s Final Four four times, including two national championship games; NASO board member. |
| Mike Pereira |
NFL vice president of officiating; former NFL supervisor and Western Athletic Conference supervisor of officials; retired NFL and NCAA Division I football official; worked eight college bowl games; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Joan Powell |
Professional Association of Volleyball Officials president; longtime high school teacher, coach and volleyball official; five-time NCAA Division I volleyball Final Four referee; former national Association of Girls and Women in Sport rules committee member; former NFHS rules committee member; former NASO board member. |
| Elaine Raakman |
Developer of the Justplay Behavior Management Program, which provides services aimed at resolving issues of violence, harassment and abuse facing organized youth sport; one of 10 people in 2005 to give a presentation at the International Seminar of Study hosted by the Vatican in Rome; worked for 10 years in professional cycling in Europe; holds degree in sports management from Brock University. |
| Doug Rhoads |
Vice president operations for Manuel, Daniels, Burke International, LLC, a metropolitan Washington D.C. based firm that provides investigative, security, due diligence and training services; Division I football official; retired FBI special agent; former deputy chief with the Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville, Va.; two-time award winner of the FBI’s Director’s Award for Management Excellence; has conducted personnel security backgrounds investigations for the FBI, Department of Defense and the NFL. |
| Mary Struckhoff |
NCAA national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating; NFHS assistant director; NFHS basketball and softball rules interpreter and editor; NFHS Officials Association and Officials Education Program staff liaison; former NCAA Division I women’s basketball and high school volleyball official; former Illinois High School Association assistant executive director; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Ralph Swearngin |
Georgia High School Association executive director; NFHS Softball Rules Committee chair; NFHS Football Rules Committee member; National Christian College Athletic Association Hall of Fame member; former high school football official; former basketball and baseball college coach. |
| Larry Thomas |
Mississippi High School Activities Association associate director; supervisor of officials for state of Mississippi; NFHS Football Rules Committee member; NFHS Basketball Rules Committee member; NFHS Soccer Rules Committee member; former high school basketball official and baseball umpire. |
| Dave Yeast |
NCAA national coordinator of baseball umpires; Amateur Baseball Umpires Association board member; former NCAA Division I umpire; former Missouri Valley and Conference USA supervisor of baseball umpires; worked two College World Series and the 1996 Olympics; Officiating Development Alliance member. |
