USA Fencing

Board of Directors Ex Officio: Val Belmonte	Donald Anthony (Chairman of the Board / President), Sam Cheris (Treasurer), David Arias, Bradley Baker, Jerry Benson, David Blake, Kirsten Crouse, Wes Glon, Jeff Salmon, Laurie Schiller, Steve Trevor, Cody Mattern, Daria Schneider, Soren Thompson
Athlete Advisory Group Staff Liaison: HPD - TBD	Soren Thompson (Chair), Holly Buechel, Greg Chang, Ryan Estep, Cody Mattern, Daria Schneider, Jeff Spear, Rafael Suarez, Natalie Vie, Doris Willette, Iris Zimmermann-Nowack
US Fencing Representative to NGB Council and USOC Assembly	CEO Val Belmonte President Donald Anthony
USOC Athlete Representative USOC Athlete Representative – Alternate	Cody Mattern Daria Schneider
General Counsel Associate General Counsel Legal Resource Group	Donald Alperstein Steve Sobel Sam Cheris, Aaron Clements, Thomas Hanahan, John Springgate, Alex Wood
Official Historian	Andy Shaw
Secretary	Bradley Baker
Parliamentarian	Laurie Schiller

Standing Committees
Audit Committee Board Liaison: Steve Trevor Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Steve Trevor (Chair), Jerry Benson, Allex Gruman, Daria Schneider, Felicia Zimmermann
Budget Committee Board Liaison: Staff Liaison: Debbie Walsh	Sam Cheris (Chair), David Arias, Jan Viviani, Debbie Walsh (non-voting member)
Election Committee Board Liaison: Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren	Donald Alperstein, Gerrie Baumgart, Dan Berke, David Blake, Athlete TBD
Nominating Committee Board Liaison: Terry Kwan Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Donald Alperstein, Nancy Anderson, Stacey Johnson, Kalle Weeks, Carl Borack, Terry Kwan, Evan Ranes, Phil Riley, Seth Kelsey, Doris Willette

Additional Principal Committees

Fencing Officials Commission

Term expires:

2013

2014

2015

2016

Board Liaison: Jeff Salmon

Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown

Sam Cheris (Chair), Mark Stasinos (Vice Chair), Damon Scaggs (Secretary)

Peter Burchard, Mary Frye, Mary Mahon, Jon Moss

Gerrie Baumgart, William Becker, Damon Scaggs

Sam Cheris, Francisco Martin, Mark Stasinos

Omar Bhutta, Iana Dakova, Sharon Everson

Ex-Officio: Derek Cotton (FIE Arbitrage 2009 - 2012)

Tournament & Tournament Services Committee

Board Liaison: Kirsten Crouse

Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown

Mary Griffith (Chair), Sheryl Eberhardt, Carla-Mae Richards, Donna Sanfilippo, Marek Stepien, Soren Thompson, Athlete TBD

Omar Bhutta – FOC Liaison

Tournament Oversight Committee

Board Liaison: Soren Thompson

Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown

Bill Becker (Chair), Aaron Clements, Nikki Franke, Alan Geller, Mary Griffith, Susan Jennings, Jennie Salmon, Soren Thompson, Athlete TBD

Ginny Boydston, Drew Ridge – Advisors

Veterans Committee

Board Liaison: Bradley Baker

Staff Liaison: Courtney Kulik

Judith Offerle (Chair), Jim Adams, Bill Becker, Rinaldo Campana, Jamie Douraghy, Paul Levy, Drew Ridge, Delia Turner

Youth Development Committee

Board Liaison: Wes Glon

Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown

Jennie Salmon (Chair), Tyler Jacobson, Linda Merritt, Tasha Martin Poissant, Alex Ryjik, Julie Seal, William Viquiera, Jacqueline Leahy, Iris Zimmermann-Nowack

Committees of the Board
Clubs Committee Board Liaison: Jerry Benson Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren	Bill Becker, Fernando Delgado, Saul Mendoza, Alex Ripa, Alex Ryjik, Iris Zimmermann-Novak
Compensation Committee Board Liaison: Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Sam Cheris (Chair), Brendan Bâby, Steve Trevor
Divisions and Sections Resource Group Board Liaison: Jerry Benson Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren	Donald Alperstein (Chair), Gerrie Baumgart, Colleen Brown, Fernando Delgado, Allen Evans, Buzz Hurst, Richard Weiss
Equipment Technology Committee Technical Resource Group Board Liaison: David Blake Staff Liaison: Joe Salisbury	Ron Herman (Chair), Dan Dechaine, Ted Li, Brian Rosen, Joe Byrnes - Emeritus Bill Murphy, Matt Porter
Hall of Fame Committee Board Liaison: Laurie Schiller Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren	Andy Shaw (Chair), Richard Cohen, Stephen Khinoy, Arnie Messing, Carla-Mae Richards
Integrated Technology Staff Liaison: Joe Salisbury	Dan Berke, David Blake, Joe Salisbury
International Relations Resource Group Board Liaison: Donald Anthony Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Sunil Sabharwal (Chair), Donald Alperstein, Donald Anthony , Carl Borack, Sam Cheris, Derek Cotton, Emmanuil Kaidonov, George Kolombatovich, Francisco Martin, Alex Ryjik, Cathy Zagunis, James Williams, Iris Zimmermann-Novak
Marketing & Communications Committee Board Liaison: Donald Anthony Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Carl Borack, Jeremiah Galvin, Allex Gruman, Lawrence Molloy, Phil Riley, Howard Sanders
Paralympic Development Resource Group Board Liaison: Cody Mattern Staff Liaison: Nicole Jomantas	Mario Rodriguez (Chair), Dennis Aspy, Ginny Boydston, Michael D’Asaro, Pia Douglas, Terry Harkey, Jon Moss, Sean Shumate, Les Stawicki, Scott Rodgers
Parents Committee Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren	Kirsten Crouse, Amanda Uhry
ROC Committee Board Liaison: David Blake Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown	Aaron Clements (Chair), Alan Kuver, Kevin Mar, David Sapery, David Sierra, Mark Stasinos, Brenda Waddoups
Scholastic/Collegiate Task Force Board Liaison: Laurie Schiller Staff Liaison: Val Belmonte	Kathy Vail (Chair), Wes Glon, George Janto, Christina Massialis-Vaka, David Sapery, Greg Schiller, Laurie Schiller, Rick Thompson, Rafael Suarez
Sports Medicine Committee Board Liaison: Cody Mattern Staff Liaison: HPD - TBD	Peter Harmer (Chair), John Carollo, John Heil, Aladar Kogler, Greg Chang

Task Forces

Athlete Protection Task Force

Board Liaison: Kalle Weeks

Staff Liaison: Kris Ekeren

Steve Sobel (Chair), Hector Cruz-Lopez, Megan Kates, Renato Pascual, Dale Roberts, Bill Shipman, Juliet Smith, Felicia Zimmermann (Vice Chair)

National Points Task Force

Board Liaison: Sam Cheris

Staff Liaison: Tanya Brown

Sam Cheris, Carla-Mae Richards, Soren Thompson