| John Adams |
NCAA national coordinator for men’s basketball officiating; former coordinator for men’s basketball officials in the Horizon League (Division I), Great Lakes Valley (Division II) and Heartland Collegiate (Division III) conferences; former high school and collegiate basketball official. |
| Don Collins |
Executive director of the San Francisco section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF); MICP, Referee, NASO and NASO-ON contributor; longtime basketball official and sports officials’ advocate; attorney who worked as a former staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals; |
| Alan Goldberger |
Sports law attorney and recognized legal authority for game officials; author of Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide; Legal Information and Consultation Program (LICP) representative; professional speaker; Referee and NASO writer and 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 (LICP) representative. |
| Ed Hochuli |
Current NFL official since 1990, NFL referee since 1992; worked five conference championship games and Super Bowls XXXII and XXXVIII; former NCAA football official; former Little League baseball umpire; attorney since 1976 specializing in civil litigation; partner in the law firm of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli. |
| 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; NASO board member. |
| Ron Johnson |
NBA’s new vice-president of referee operations is a recently retired two-star Army general; has 32 years of military service, including a stint as deputy commanding general of the Army corps of engineers and was a one-time head of the Army’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq from 2003 to ’04. |
| 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; Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame board member; NJSIAA Award of Honor recipient and Hall of Fame inductee; OHSAA Ethics and Integrity award winner. |
| Jerry Markbreit |
Assistant supervisor of NFL officiating; retired NFL referee; former NFLRA executive director; worked Super Bowls XVII, XXI, XXVI and XXIX; 2007 NASO Gold Whistle Award recipient; former NASO board member. |
| 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 college basketball and softball official; former coach and high school athletic director. |
| Violet Palmer |
NBA referee; first female official to officiate NBA playoff game; 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. |
| Patty Viverito |
Senior associate commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference; commissioner of the Missouri Valley 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; NASO board member. |
| Stephen Walkom |
Vice-president and director of officiating for the National Hockey League; former NHL referee; officiated more than 600 regular season games, two Stanley Cup games and the 2002 Winter Olympics before his on-ice retirement; former president of the National Hockey League Officials Association (NHLOA); Officiating Development Alliance member. |
| Gary Whelchel |
Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) commissioner of officials; former NFHS basketball rules committee member; basketball, volleyball and softball high school official; worked 24 consecutive state basketball tournaments, seven state basketball championship games and four state volleyball championship games; former NASO chair and board member. |
| Dave Yeast |
Former 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; Former Officiating Development Alliance member. |
