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.

Phil Andrews, Chief Executive Officer

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)

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.

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)

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)

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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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)

Chair: Mark House

Board Liaison: Peter Barton

Staff Liaison: Christina Pachuta

Membership: Mark House, Sarah Hall Kaufman, David Eldridge, Kenneth Gauvey, Iman Blow (Athlete), and Ellen Geddes PLY (Athlete)

Chair: Jackie Dubrovich OLY

Board Liaison: Andrea Pagnaneli

Staff Liaison: Christina Pachuta

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)

Chair: Gregory Husisian

Board Liaison: Molly Hill

Staff Liaison: Christina Pachuta

Membership: Greg Husisian, Kelvin Mai, Kathy Vail, Jade Burroughs, Ben Bratton (Athlete), Isis Washington (Athlete), Athlete TBD

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)