Committees

At USA Fencing, we strive to give our members a seat at the table — ensuring that they have a powerful voice in the future of the fencing movement in the United States.

Committees primarily work with the Board of Directors to discharge their responsibilities in oversight and strategic direction of USA Fencing. Resource Teams primarily work with the staff of USA Fencing to deliver on the strategy and operational plans of USA Fencing.

All members who are interested in becoming more involved are encouraged to email USA Fencing at committees@usafencing.org.

Athlete representative seats are shown as vacant pending appointment by the Athlete Advisory Council.

USA Fencing Representative to NGB Council and USOPC Assembly 

Phil Andrews, Chief Executive Officer

Athlete Advisory Group 

Staff Liaison: Kate Reisinger

Board Liaison: TBD

Council Membership: TBD

Kat Holmes OLY (Women's Epee), Ari Simmons (Men's Epee), Lee Kiefer OLY (Women's Foil), Gerek Meinhardt OLY (Men's Foil), Elizabeth Tartakovsky OLY (Women's Saber), Jonah Shainberg (Men's Saber), Ellen Geddes PLY (Women's Parafencing), Scott Rodgers PLY (Men's Parafencing), Daria Schneider (Ex-Officio, USOPC Board of Directors), Jackie Dubrovich OLY (Ex-Officio), Lauryn DeLuca PLY (Ex-Officio)


USOPC Athlete Advisory Council Representative  

Kat Holmes OLY, Scott Rodgers PLY

Alternates: Jackie Dubrovich OLY, Lauryn DeLuca PLY

USA Fencing's Board of Directors is vested with the full powers and responsibility for the oversight, strategic direction, and policies of USA Fencing. The Board promotes the interests of USA Fencing members by providing guidance and strategic direction to the National Office and to the Committees of the Board.


Committees 

Audit Committee 

Chair: Charles Wemple

Board Liaison: Bruce Mitchell

Staff Liaison: Tabitha Chamberlin

Members: Joe Inzerillo, Tetyana Klepko, Charles Wemple, Skip Gilbert, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Budget Committee 

Chair: Emily Bian

Board Liaison: Dr. Scott Rodgers PLY

Staff Liaison: Tabitha Chamberlin

Voting Ex Officio: Emily Bian

Members: Emily Bian, Maria Panyi, Nona Lim, Erik Moses, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Bylaws Committee 

Members: Skip Gilbert, Greg Husisian, Kat Holmes OLY

Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon


Coaches Committee 

Chair: Jennifer Kay Oldham

Board Liaison: Andrey Geva

Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski

Members: Jennifer Kay Oldham, Tsvetelina Hristov, Greg Domashovetz, Soren Thompson OLY, Ipek Irem Ulku, Dan Kellner OLY, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Have comments for the coaches committee? CLICK HERE to communicate with them directly.


Election Committee 

Chair: Ken Gauvey

Board Liaison: Jeremy Sirota

Staff Liaison: Bryan Wendell

Members: Oppong Hemeng, Mark Segal, Ken Gauvey, Cathy Chen, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Grievance & Discipline Committee 

Chair: Mark House

Board Liaison: Skip Gilbert

Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon

Members: Mark House, David Eldridge, Sarah Hall Kaufman, Melissa Corona, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Nominating Committee  

Chair: Harrison Hue

Board Liaison: Bruce Mitchell

Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon

Non-voting Resource: Phil Andrews or designee

Members: Harrison Hue, Bruce Mitchell, Iana Dakova, Dennis Kolakowski, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Ethics Committee  

Chair: Will Chang

Board Liaison: Gregory Husisian

Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon

Members: Severin Wirz, Will Chang, Kelvin Mai, Claire Yan, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee 

Chair: Dawn Wilson

Board Liaison: Nona Lim

Staff Liaison: Kaitlyn Litten

Referee Commission Liaison: TBD

Members: Christopher Collado, Dawn Wilson, Adeline Chung-Feder, fourth member to be selected by the committee, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Referee Commission 

Chair: Tasha Martin

Board Liaison: Donald Alperstein

Staff Liaison: Glen Hollingsworth

Membership: Tasha Martin (Chair), Kelly Koehler (Vice Chair, International Referee Development and Assignments), Jelena Zeljkovic (Vice Chair, Domestic Referee Development, National), Charles Astudillo (Vice Chair, Domestic Referee Development, Grassroots), Bradley Baker (Vice Chair, Rules and Examinations), Sean Shumate PLY (Vice Chair Domestic Assignments), Bobby Gibbs (Referee Ombudsman), Jason Chang (Athlete), Leanne Singleton-Comfort (Athlete)


International Relations Committee  

Overall

  • Chair: Kelly Koehler
  • Board Liaison: Jackie Dubrovich OLY
  • Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews
  • Non-voting Ex Officio: Phil Andrews or designee; Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Members: Kelly Koehler, Jennifer Yamin, Dr. Scott Rodgers PLY, Felicia Zimmermann OLY, Gabrielle Sabharwal, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

FIE Sub-Committee

  • Chair: Jennifer Yamin
  • Non-voting Ex Officio: Carl Borack, Greg Massialas, Felicia Zimmermann OLY, Donald Alperstein, Alex Massialas OLY, Peter Barton, Phil Andrews or designee, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Members: Kelly Koehler, Jennifer Yamin, Iana Dakova, Don Anthony, Rita Comes, Lorrie Marcil-Holmes, Ashley Brady, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

WAS Sub-Committee

  • Chair: Dr. Scott Rodgers PLY
  • Non-voting Ex Officio: Gil Pezza, Gabrielle Sabharwal, Lauryn DeLuca PLY, Phil Andrews or designee, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Members: Sean Shumate PLY, Kathy Walters, Jelena Zeljkovic, Jon Moss, Susan Kim Tsui, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

The Electronic Signaling Equipment and Installations Committee (US SEMI) 

Chair: Kathy Walters

Board Liaison: Dr. Scott Rodgers PLY

Staff Liaison: Margie Gronke

Referee Commission Liaison: TBD

FIE SEMI Member: Felicia Zimmermann OLY

IT Liaison: Zemi Lawrence

Members: David Blake, Theodore Li, Joseph Moore, Alice Kee, Irene Edgerton, Albert Merritt, Liz Morey, Brian Rosen, Kathy Walters, Shane Malachow, Kira Horiuchi, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Hall of Fame Committee 

Chair: Maggie Dull

Board Liaison: Erik Moses

Staff Liaison: Bryan Wendell

Members: Maggie Dull, Adeline Chung-Feder, Christopher Cheney, Michael Marx OLY, Valerie Asher, Gabrielle Sabharwal, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Tournament Committee 

Chair: Brandon Rochelle

Board Liaison: Joe Inzerillo

Staff Liaison: Glen Hollingsworth

Referee Commission Liaison: TBD

Members: Brandon Rochelle, Nathan Anderson, Jennifer Salmon, Laura S. Johnson, Richard Weiss, David Blake, Dan Berke, Iana Dakova, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)


Veterans Committee 

Chair: Valerie Asher

Board Liaison: Nona Lim

Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews

Voting Ex Officio: Rita Comes

Members: Valerie Asher, Jane Carter, Kate Sierra, Jonathan Bartlett, Ken Gauvey, Thomas Mahnken, Marsha Reichman, Holly Buechel, Kathleen Reckling, David Tsung, David Baxter, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

Resource Groups 

  • Data Resource Group

    Chair: Marc Shull

    Board Liaison: Jeremy Sirota

    Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski

    Members: Coby Clark, James Edwards, Justin Smith, Alexander Ju, Annamaria Lu, Elena Pivovarova, Marc Shull, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

  • Division Resource Group

    Board Liaison: Donald Alperstein

    Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski

    Members: Dan Berke, Shanna Davis, Dennis Kolakowski, Brenda Waddoups, Richard Weiss, Rebecca Ferguson, Stephen Janoski, Linda Dunn, Teena Myers, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

  • Paralympic Development Resource Group

    Board Liaison: Lauryn DeLuca PLY

    Staff Liaison: Beth Mahr

    Voting Ex Officio: Head Coach

    Members: Stacey Breidenstein, Sean Shumate PLY, Jill Feldman, Derek Anthony Plonka, Stacie LaMoore, Robert Renfro, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

  • Sports Medicine Resource Group

    Board Liaison: Kat Holmes OLY

    Staff Liaison: Dr. Peggy Chin

    Members: Alan Freedman, Stephen Morales, Nicole Polanichka, Derek Anthony Plonka, Eugene Yim, Mia Chao, Laura S. Johnson, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

  • Sports Performance Resource Group

    Board Liaison: Jackie Dubrovich OLY

    Staff Liaison: Kate Reisinger

    Members: Dr. Scott Rodgers PLY, Harrison Hue, Holly Buechel, Ipek Irem Ulku, Kelly Koehler, Natalie Dostert, Dagmara Wozniak, Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant), Athlete Rep (Vacant)

  • Parents Council

    Chair: Heather Shankwiler

    Board Liaison: Maria Panyi

    Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews

    Members: Heather Shankwiler, Cynthia Carrasco, Gregory Husisian, Julien Beasley, Steven Horowitz, Will Chang