Speakers

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.