
Marcia Alterman
Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: Big Ten/Big East/AAC/C-USA/Horizon/MAC/MVC; active NCAA Division I referee from 1985-2012; worked NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA postseason events; PAVO Executive Director (1996-2016), and a Conference Coordinator for 23 years; 2015 NASO Gold Whistle Award.

Carl Cheffers
Former Pac-10 and NFL Europe official; NFL side judge 2000-2008; NFL referee 2008-present; Referee for Super Bowl LI between New England & Atlanta and for Super Bowl LV between Kansas City & Tampa Bay. NASO Board Member 2018-2022.

Don Collins
Referee & NASO contributor; Member Information & Consultation Program; longtime track & field and basketball official; lawyer; 2016 Mel Narol Medallion award recipient; former NASO board member (2011-14).

Jina Doyle
ASI (Fort Wayne, Ind.) has served as NASO’s insurance provider since 2004 and was the 2017 Mel Narol Medallion award recipient; works with NASO to determine the best strategies to protect the interests of its members; incredible resource via the Member Information & Consultation Program.

Donnie Eppley
Associate Executive Director for the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO); NCAA D-I men’s basketball official; high school and D-III college coordinator and assigner.

Ron Foxcroft
Fox 40 International chief executive officer and founder; chief executive officer and owner of one of North America’s largest trucking logistics companies; current Honorary Colonel of Argyll and Sutherland Army Regiment, appointed by the Prime Minister of Canada; Canadian Entrepreneur of the Decade by Profit magazine; former NCAA D-I and international men’s basketball official; officiated the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal championship basketball game; former NBA officials observer; inducted into several halls of fame; NASO Education Partner; former Officiating Development Alliance member; 2004 Mel Narol Medallion Award recipient; proud charter member of NASO and three-decade sponsor; 2016 NASO Gold Whistle Award recipient; NASO board special adviser. Ron was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2018, by the Governor General of Canada.

Alan Goldberger
Sports law attorney and author of “Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide”; Member Information and Consultation Program (MICP) representative; Referee and NASO writer and contributor; former NCAA D-I basketball official; former college baseball umpire; former high school football official.

John Lozano
Past President of the California Basketball Officials Association (CBOA); former state rules interpreter for the state of California.

Kristi Moore
United States Fastpitch Association Umpire in Chief for the state of Mississippi; Umpire in Chief for the city of Laurel, MS; 7 USSSA State Tournaments; 8 Dixie Softball State Tournaments; Dixie Softball World Series.

Dana Pappas
Became the first NFHS Director of Officiating Services in 2021; responsible for officials programming, services and courses; spent 24 years with the New Mexico Activities Association, most recently as Deputy Director and Commissioner of Officials from 2012-2021. Current NASO Board Chair.

Joan Powell
Coordinator of women’s volleyball officiating for the W5 Consortium (Big West/Big Sky/Mountain West/ Pac-12/WCC); former NCAA national coordinator of volleyball officials; former Professional Association of Volleyball Officials (PAVO) president; former NASO board member (2001-05 and 2011-15); Officiating Development Alliance member.

Sandra Serafini
Retired FIFA, men’s/women’s professional, and collegiate soccer referee; Professional Referee Organization (PRO) Director of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation; Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery; former NASO board chair (2017) and current board member.

Drew Smith
ASI (Fort Wayne, Ind.) has served as NASO’s insurance provider since 2004 and was the 2017 Mel Narol Medallion award recipient; works with NASO to determine the best strategies to protect the interests of its members; incredible resource via the Member Information & Consultation Program.

Robert Smith
NCAA Big 10 football official for 20 years; numerous bowl game assignments including the 2011 and 2014 BCS National Championship games; NFHS Officials Association Official of the Year for boys and girls basketball; Iowa High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame & Iowa Girls Coaches Association Basketball Officials Hall of Fame.

Todd Stordahl
Retired NASO board member; retired basketball official; Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) production coordinator 1999-2000; WIAA coordinator of officials 2000-2002; WOA executive director 2002-present.

Mark Uyl
Executive Director for the Michigan High School Athletic Association; former MHSAA Assistant Director responsible for officials programs from 2004-2018; NCAA D-I baseball umpire; 2014 & 2017 NCAA College World Series; 2007 Pan American Games; former NASO board chair (2015) and current board member.

Ken Washington
Director of Officials for the Alabama High School Athletic Association since 2019; active basketball official since 2005 — currently in the Southeastern (SEC), Sunbelt, Southern, Atlantic Sun and SWAC conferences; worked the AHSAA state basketball finals in 2019.

Davis Whitfield
Chief Operating Officer for the National Federation of State High School Associations; former commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA); former associate commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Debbie Williamson
Retired NCAA National Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating; Coordinator of women’s basketball officials for the ACC/American Athletic/A10/Big East/Big South/Colonial Athletic Association/Ivy League/MAAC/Southern conferences; former NASO board chair (2019).

Larry Young
MLB Umpire Supervisor since 2009; former MLB umpire (1985-2008); worked the World Series in 1996 and 2003; worked the All-Star game in 1991 and 2003; NASO Gold Whistle Award recipient in 2002.