Referees' Commission Committees#
Domestic Assignment Committee
Responsible for hiring referees for the National Tournaments of USA Fencing
Sean Shumate — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Anne Crocket, Mary Frye, Kelly Koehler, Mark Stasinos
For more information on the Domestic Assignment Committee, click here.
International Development and Assignments Committee
Responsible for developing and hiring referees for international fencing competitions
Kelly Koehler — Vice-Chair
FIE Development Committee: Adam Brewer, Jason Chang, Rylan Delap, Tyler Jacobson, Taysir Mahmoud, Matt Tucker
FIE Assignments Committee: Adam Brewer, Jason Chang , Tyler Jacobson, Laura Schwarz, Jelena Zeljkovic. Advisors: Iana Dakova, Tasha Martin. Athlete Rep's: Morgan Partridge, Brian Kanashige, Dwight Smith
Para Advisory Committee: Jon Moss, Sean Shumate
Domestic Referee Development- National
Responsible for the education and development of referees at the national level
Jelena Zelkjovic — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Andrew Foster, Tyler Jacobson, Nathan Jeon, Sean Shumate, Laura Schwarz, Matt Tucker
Domestic Referee Development- Grassroots #
Responsible for the education and development of referees at the local and regional
Charles Astudillo- Vice Chair
Committee Members: TBA
Rules and Examinations Committee
Responsible for decisions on the rules and maintaining the USA Fencing rulebook and online referee exam
Bradley Baker — Vice Chair
Committee Members: Anne Crocket, Devin Donnelly, Tyler Jacobson, Laura Schwarz, Matt Tucker. Athlete Rep's: Iman Blow, Ben Igoe, Jason Pryor
Referee Ombudsman
Responsible for investigating referee complains and suggesting solutions
Bobby Gibbs — Vice Chair
Committee Members: April Alford, Tim Bookwalter, Susan Borgos, Matthew Bush, Lisa Campi-Sapery, Olivia Curry, Alan Freedman, Chad Morris
RC Ombudsman website: https://www.rcombudsman.org
Ethics Committee
Susan Belanich — Chair
Referees: Stephanie Chan, Derek Cotton, Will Curtis, Ebony Harris, Maya Lawrence OLY, Yizhe (Andy) Liu, Kevin Shanahan, Jeff Spear, Lindsay Stapleton, Lisa Wolf, Madison Zeiss
DEIB Task Force
Formed in 2021, Cultivating and Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
Tasha Martin — Chair
Committee Members: Dominique Hance, Harrison Hue, AnnaMaria McGill Lu, Justin Meehan, Nathan Schlessinger