Responsible for hiring referees for the National Tournaments of USA Fencing
Sean Shumate — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Mary Frye, David Sierra, Ron Thornton
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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
Committee members: Alex Gioella, Kevin Mar, Sean Shumate, Lisa Campi-Sapery, Mark Stasinos, Jerry Benson, David Sach, Bruce Gillman, Charles Greene, Holly Beuchel (Athlete), Ivan Lee (Athlete)
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, Ivan Lee, 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