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.
Meet the current members of these committees and resource groups below.
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 (Chuck) Wemple
Board Liaison: TBD
Staff Liaison: Tabitha Chamberlin
Membership: Tetyana Klepko (2025), Charles Wemple (2026), Lauryn DeLuca PLY (Athlete) and Adam Watson (Athlete), Jackie Dubrovich (2026)
Budget Committee #
Chair: Emily Bian
Board Liaison: Selina Kaing
Staff Liaison: Tabitha Chamberlin
Membership: Emily Bian (Chair, ex-officio), Maria Panyi, Andrea Pangnanelli, Marie Donoghue, Jake Hoyle OLY (Athlete), Greg Tyler (Athlete)
Coaches Committee #
Chair: Allen Evans
Board Liaison: Andrey Geva
Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski
Membership: Jennifer Oldham, Allen Evans, Tsvetelina Hristov, Greg Domashovetz, VIctoria Isaacson, OTD, OTR/L, PLY (Athlete), Lewis Weiss (Athlete), Morgan Partridge (Athlete), and Dwight Smith.
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Election Committee #
Chair: David Hitchcock
Board Liaison: Marie Donoghue
Staff Liaison: Bryan Wendell
Membership: Oppong Hemeng (2025), David Hitchcock (2026), Mark Segal (2025), April Alford (2026), Elizabeth Tartakovsky OLY (Athlete), and Gerek Meinhardt OLY (Athlete)
Grievance & Discipline Committee #
Chair: Mark House
Board Liaison: Peter Barton
Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon
Membership: Mark House, Sarah Hall Kaufman, David Eldridge, Kenneth Gauvey, Iman Blow (Athlete), and Ellen Geddes PLY (Athlete)
Nominating Committee #
Chair: Jackie Dubrovich OLY
Board Liaison: Andrea Pagnaneli
Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon
Membership: Harrison Hue (2025), Andrea Pagnanelli (2026), Iana Dakova (2025), Cody Mattern OLY (2026), Jackie Dubrovich OLY (Athlete), Kat Holmes OLY (Athlete), and Phil Andrews (non-voting resource)
Ethics Committee #
Chair: Gregory Husisian
Board Liaison: Molly Hill
Staff Liaison: Jess Saxon
Membership: Greg Husisian, Kelvin Mai, Kathy Vail, Jade Burroughs, Ben Bratton (Athlete), Isis Washington (Athlete), Athlete TBD
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee #
Chair: TBD
Board Liaison: Lauryn DeLuca PLY
Staff Liaison: Shannon Jolly
Referee Commission Liaison: Tasha Martin
Membership: Christopher Collado, Dawn Wilson, Andrea Munoz, Nicholas Harvey (DEIB Appointment), Jataya Taylor PLY (Athlete), and Iman Blow (Athlete)
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), CJ Fleck (Athlete), Leanne Singleton-Comfort (Athlete)
International Relations Committee #
Overall Chairs: Kelly Koehler
Overall Board Liaison: Scott Rodgers PLY
Overall Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews
Overall Membership: Kelly Koehler, Jennifer Yamin, Gabrielle Sabharwal, Sean Shumate PLY, Felicia Zimmerman, Phil Andrews (non-voting ex-officio), Alex Massialas OLY (Athlete), Scott Rodgers PLY (Athlete)
FIE Sub-Committee Chair Jennifer Yamin
FIE Sub-Committee Membership: Kelly Koehler, Jennifer Yamin, Iana Dakova, Don Anthony, Saul Mendoza, Felicia Zimmerman OLY
FIE Sub-Committee Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members- Carl Borack OLY, Lorrie Marcil-Holmes, Greg Massialas OLY, Rita Comes, Donald Alperstein, Phil Andrews (or designee), Damien Lehfeldt (Chair of Board)
WAS Sub-Committee Chair: (John) Scott Rodgers PLY
WAS Sub-Committee Members: Donald Alperstein, Theodore Li, Gabrielle Sabharwal, Sean Shutmate PLY, Kathy Walters, (John) Scott Rodgers PLY, Lauryn DeLuca PLY
WAS Sub-Committee Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members: Cat (Bouwkamp) Howard PLY, Gil Pezza, Jon Moss, Phil Andrews (or designee), Damien Lehfeldt (Chair of Board)
The Electronic Signaling Equipment and Installations Committee (US SEMI) #
Chair: Kathy Walters
Board Liaison: Abdel Salem
FIE SEMI Member: Felicia Zimmermann OLY
Staff Liaison: Glen Hollingsworth
IT Liaison: Zemi Lawrence
Referee Commission Liaison: Bradley Baker
Membership: David Blake, Theodore Li, Joseph Moore, Alice Kee, Irene Edgerton, Albert Merritt, Liz Morey, Brian Rosen, Kathy Walters, Ron Herman, Jacob Golson, Scott Rodgers PLY (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete)
Hall of Fame Committee #
Chair: Kamilla Gafurzianova
Board Liaison: Jade Burroughs
Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews
Membership: Simon Pitfield, Nikki Franke, Victoria Kuznetsov, Valerie Asher, Kamilla Gafurzianova, Justin Tausig, Iris Zimmerman OLY (Athlete), Cassandra Bates (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete)
Tournament Committee #
Chair: Brandon Rochelle
Board Liaison: Damien Lehfeldt
Staff Liaison: Glen Hollingsworth
Referee Commission Liaison: Sean Shumate
Membership: Maggie Dull, Nathan Anderson, Brandon Rochelle, Alan Geller, Jennifer Salmon, Laura Johnson, Richard Weiss, David Blake, Dan Berke, Adam Rodney (Athlete), David Willette (Athlete) and Peter Souders (Athlete)
Veterans Committee #
Chair: Valerie Asher
Board Liaison: Maria Panyi
Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews
Membership: Valeria Asher, Jane Carter, Kate Sierra, Will Chang, Jonathan Bartlett, Thomas G Mahnken, Ken Gauvey, Marsha Ellen Reichman, Judith Offerle (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete), Rita Comes (Voting Ex-Officio)
Resource Groups#
Data Resource Group
Chair: Marc Shull
Board Liaison: Kat Holmes OLY
Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski
Membership: Justin Smith, Nick Ferrara, Helen Hu, Fuchang Yin, Katarzyna Trzopek OLY, Jonathan Bartlett, Don Tam, Zachary Hoffer, Charles Alexander, Marc Shull, Kat Holmes OLY (Athlete), Ari Simmons (Athlete), Peter Souders (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete)
Division Resource Group
Board Liaison: Donald Alperstein
Staff Liaison: Brad Suchorski
Membership: Dan Berke, Shanna Davis, Dennis Kolakowski, Jennifer Nollner, Brenda Waddoups, Richard Weiss, Dominique Hance, David Galler, Stephen Janoski, Grant Williams (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete)
Paralympic Development Resource Group
Board Liaison: Lauryn DeLuca
Staff Liaison: Beth Mahr
Membership: Stacey Breidenstein, Sean Shumate, Nova Gregory, David Arias, Jill Feldman, Kamilla Gafurzianova, National Team Parafencing Coach (Ex-Officio), Ellen Geddes PLY (Athlete), Byron Branch PLY (Athlete), T Dykes (Athlete)
Sports Medicine Resource Group
Board Liaison: Kat Holmes OLY
Staff Liaison: Dr. Peggy Chin
Membership: Adam Thompson, Jasmine Brewster Piper, Kelcie Whitmann, Mariam Zakhary, Mia Cho, Laura Johnson, Kat Holmes OLY (Athlete), and Axel Kiefer (Athlete)
Sports Performance Resource Group
Board Liaison: Jackie Dubrovich OLY
Staff Liaison: Kate Reisinger
Membership: (John) Scott Rodgers, Harrison Hue, Holly Buechel, IpekIrem Ulku, Kelly Koehler, Natalie Dostert, Dagmara Wozniak, Ari Simmons (Athlete), and Lee Kiefer OLY (Athlete).
Parents Council
Chair: Heather Shankwiler
Board Liaison: Maria Panyi
Staff Liaison: Phil Andrews
Membership: Heather Shankwiller, Eric Kaplan, Gregory Husisian, Zhimin Zhang, Mark Hanssen, Allison Wade, Vacant (Athlete), Vacant (Athlete)