Athlete Council
The Athlete Council is composed of 9 or 10 athletes - one athlete representative for each weapon and gender (totaling 6), USOPC Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) Representative, USOPC AAC Alternate and one parafencing athlete. If a member of the AAC is elected to serve as a member of the USOPC AAC Leadership group, that member shall become an ex-officio member of the AAC.
If any athlete has a weapon-specific concern, problem, protest, or question, the athlete should contact their weapon representative which can be found by locating him or her below. Any issues in general should be sent to the athlete chair, Katharine Holmes.
Athlete Directors on the USA Fencing Board of Directors: Nzingha Prescod, Ben Bratton, Lauryn DeLuca and Katharine Holmes.
USA Fencing Athlete Town Hall 8.11.2020
The Athlete Council held a town hall session on Aug. 11, 2020 led by the chair, Kat Holmes. Complete video of the session is above. The PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded here.
Athlete Council Contact Information
You can now contact the Athlete Council directly via email at ac@usafencing.org.
| Athlete | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Jake Hoyle | Men's Epee |
| Gerek Meinhardt | Men's Foil |
| Kat Holmes | COUNCIL CHAIR, Women's Epee; USOPC Athlete Advisory Council Representative |
| Rick Swauger | Men's Parafencing |
| Lauryn Deluca | Women's Parafencing, USOPC Athlete Advisory Council Alternate |
| Jackie Dubrovich | Women’s Foil |
| Khalil Thompson | Men's Saber |
| Francesca Russo | Women's Saber |
| Daria Schneider | Ex-Officio (USOPC Board of Directors) |
| Cody Mattern | Ex-Officio (USOPC Athlete Advisory Council Vice Chair) |
| Ben Bratton | Ex-Officio (USA Fencing Board of Directors Athlete Representative) |
| Nzingha Prescod | Ex-Officio (USA Fencing Board of Directors Athlete Representative) |
2021 USOPC AAC Election Procedures and Timeline
Athlete Representation Review Working Group Review Report - March 2021