Responsible for hiring referees for the National Tournaments of USA Fencing
Sean Shumate — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Mary Frye, David Sierra, Ron Thornton
For more information on the Domestic Assignment Committee, click here.
Responsible for developing and hiring referees for international fencing competitions
Kelly Koehler — Vice-Chair
Epee Advisory Committee: Tyler Jacobson, Donald Alperstein, Mary Frye, Andrew Lambdin-Abraham, Dwight Smith (Athlete), Cassandra Bates (Athlete)
Foil Advisory Committee: Doug Findlay, Devin Donnelly, Andrew Foster, Jason Chang, Morgan Partridge (Athlete), Brian Kaneshige (Athlete)
Saber Advisory Committee: Bill Becker, Laura Decker, Ariana Klinkov, David Sach, Jefff Spear (Athlete)
Wheelchair Advisory Committee: Jon Moss, Sean Shumate
Responsible for the education and development of referees at the local, regional and national level
Patrick Webster — Vice Chair
Responsible for decisions on the rules and maintaining the USA Fencing rulebook and online referee exam
Bradley Baker — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Tyler Jacobson, Laura Decker, Sean Shumate, Iman Blow (Athlete), Jason Pryor (Athlete), Ben Igoe (Athlete)
Responsible for investigating referee complains and suggesting solutions
Sue Borgos — Vice Chair
Committee Members- Mike Ross, Tim Bookwalter, Lisa Campi-Sapery, Leo Curtis, Chad Morris, Bobbie Gibbs, Alan Freedman
RC Ombudsman website: https://rcombudsman.org/
Tasha Martin — Chair
Referees: Charles Astudillo, Derek Cotton, Ebony Harris, Kamali Thompson, Madeline Zeiss, Molly Hill, Susan Belanich, Jeff Spear (Athlete), Maya Lawrence (Athlete)
Athletes: Madison Zeiss, Kamali Thompson, Maya Lawrence, Jeff Spear
Formed in 2021, Cultivating and Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
Tasha Martin — Chair
Committee members: Emma-Tei Kyono, Dominique Hance, Harrison Hue, AnnaMaria Lu-McGill, Nathan Schlessinger, Alex Gioella
