LEADERSHIP - UNITED STATES MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION
USMAF's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.
The USMAF Officers are responsible for handling the day-to-day affairs of the organization, while the Directors are responsible for coordinating events and other matters within their Affiliate Martial Arts Organizations (AMAOs).
All USMAF Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.
The USMAF Officers:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & CEO
· Jorge R. Delgado - Vice President
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary
USMAF Board of Directors:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
· Jorge R. Delgado - Vice President
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer & Chair - Membership Committee
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary & Chair - Affiliate Organizations Committee
· Patrick M. Hickey - Chair - National Technical Committee
· Robert M. Carver - Chair - Information Technology Committee
. Nadeem Ansari - Chair - Marketing Committee
. Richard Dunn - Chair - Taiho Jutsu Committee
· Curtis L. Hale - Director At Large
· Jeffrey Cook - Director At Large
USMAF Senior Masters Caucus:
· David S. Ames
· Michael Bakula
· Ben Bergwerf
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Robert Boggs
· John F. Chatwood
· Robert J. Saal
· Robert Davis
· Roger A. Jarrett
· Jeffrey Cook
· Michael Antonides
· Charles E. Carter
· David E. Parritt
· L. Michael Dillard
· Troy Price
· Nadeem Ansari
· Hiro Takahashi
· William Cooley
· Carl Wilcox
· Michael Dunphy
· Richard G. Dunn
· Jeffrey Ellis
· Lawrence A. Emmons
· Larry Feldman
· Eugene S. Fodor
· Angel Garcia
· Jim Harrison
· Pamela Hickey
· Patrick M. Hickey
· John Newton
· Phyllis Bateman
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Mikel LaChapelle
· Gokor Chivichyan
· Curtis L. Hale
· David Chance
· John Nanay
· Michael D. Knight
· Gene LeBell
· John Linebargar
· James R. Webb
· Larry Overholt
· Brian Pendleton
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Toshiaki Takikawa
· W. Deiter Reitzig
· Delva Mandrell
· Billy L. Sharp
· Edward Kuras
· Barry O'Brien
· Vazquez Wilfredo
· Grant Gilliam
· Mathew Bayley
· Thomas Reiff
· Edward Wilkes
· Jorge Delgado
USMAF Regional Representatives:
· Alabama: Mark Barlow
· Arkansas: Brian Dugger, Dustin Whittemore, Billy Cunningham
· Arizona: John Linebarger, Walt Sweet
· California (Central): Neil Ohlenkamp
· California (Southern): Gene LeBell, Gokor Chivichyan
· Colorado: Bob Davis, Mathew Bayley, Rob Koski, Dieter Reitzig, Gene Twombly, David Stern
· Connecticut: David Burs
· Delaware: Alexander Velazquez
· Florida: David Parritt Jeffrey Cook, Earl DelValle, John Newton, Jorge Delgado, John Connolly, James Ragan
· Georgia: Toshiaki Takikawa, Matt Larsen
· Hawaii: Samuel C. Luke
· Illinois: John Ryan III & Edward Kuras
· Indiana: Billy Ray Smith, John Nanay
· Iowa: William Cooley
· Kansas: Robert Boggs, Doug Perrin
· Kentucky: Kathy Howdieshell, John Looney
· Louisiana: Robert M. Carver, Jack Garrett
· Maryland: David Bish, Julio Zarate, Mark Dantzler
· Massachusetts: Santos Hernandez & Sean Gately
· Michigan: Shaunton Davis, Tony M. Zimkowski
· Minnesota: K. Joel Coles
· Mississippi: Chris Dewey, Charles Morgan
· Missouri: Roger Crocker
· Montana: Jim Harrison
· Nevada: Bruce R. Bethers, John F. Chatwood, Charles Carter, Phyllis Bateman, Jose Carricarte
· New Hampshire: Mikel Chapelle
· New Jersey: Stuart Rosenberg
· New Mexico: Andrew Yiannakis, Linda Yiannakis
· New York: Ernest G. McPeek, John Annable, Barry O'Brien
North Carolina: Carl Wilcox, Ken Nazemetz, Jeffrey Rhodes, Troy Price
· Ohio: Patrick M. Hickey, Michael Antonides, David Chance, Brian Walsh
· Oklahoma: L. Michael Dillard, Michael D. Knight, Curtis L. Hale, Billy L. Sharp
· Oregon: Steve Van Fleet
· Pennsylvania: - Richard M. McPeek
· Puerto Rico: Wilfedo Vazquez
· South Carolina: Troy Price, Thomas Reiff, Ben Bergwerf
· South Dakota: Julio Usera
· Tennessee: Bill Ryan
· Texas: James r. Webb, Edward E. Wilkes, Matt Stokes, Ed Carol, Grant Gilliam, James Webster
· Utah: Ronald K. Bennett
· Virginia: Nadeem Ansari
· US Army: Kim Zornes
· Washington: Greg Sluys
· West Virginia: Roger A. Jarrett, Chris Jarrett, Chris Wood
. Wisconsin: Rick Olstad
International Affiliates:
· South America:
Guillero Cortes
· Israel:
Oren Gorgov
USMAF Committees -
Executive Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
· Jorge R. Delgado, Vice President
· John F. Chatwood, General Secretary and Affiliate Organizations Chairman
· Donna K. Cosper, Treasurer and Membership Chairwoman
· Patrick M. Hickey, Chair - National Technical Committee
· Robert M. Carver, Chair - Information Technology Chairman
. Nadeem Ansari, Chair - Marketing Committee
National Technical Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman and Senior Technical Advisor
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Billy L. Sharp
· John F. Chatwood
· Eugene S. Foder
· Tony M. Zimkowski
· Toshiaki Takikawa
· James R. Webb
· Carl Wilcox
· Jim Harrison
· Gene LeBell
· Robert J. Saal
· Larry Overholt
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Roger A. Jarrett
· Ernest G. McPeek
· Robert M. Carver
· Clif Norgaard
· Hiro Takahashi
. Jorge R. Delgado
Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper, Chairwoman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Nadeem Ansari
· Carl Wilcox
· John F. Chatwood
· Robert M. Carver
Finance Committee
John F. Chatwood, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Ann Osborne, CPA
· Donna K. Cosper
· Richard Dunn
Affiliate Martial Art Organizations Committee
James R. Webb, Chairman
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Edward Wilkes
· Mark Barlow
· Donna K. Cosper
· Charles Carter
· John Annable
· Gene Twombly
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Corinne Housley
Tournament Administration and Rules Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
· Robert M. Carver
· Jeffrey Rhodes
· James Ragan
· Earl Delvalle
· Richard Dunn
· Nadeem Ansari
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Roger A. Jarrett
Coaching Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman
· Michael Antonides
· David Chance
· Edward Kuras
· Larry Overholt
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Jeffrey Rhodes
Referee Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman
· Michael Antonides
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Jeffrey Rhodes
· James Ragan
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Earl DelValle
· Christopher Jarrett
· Jorge R. Delgado
Athletes Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Rhodes, Chairman
· Louis Begue
· Larry Emmons
· Corinne Housley
· John Linebarger
· Barbara O'Connor
· Fred Parrish
· Glenn Hall
· Chad White
. Alireza Davoodi
Women's Development Committee
Corinne Housley, Chairwoman
· Lesley Anderson
· Delva Mandrell
· Phyllis Bateman
· Alicia Miller
· Pamela Hickey
· Carolyn Hofer
· Margaret Williams
· Kimberly Linebarger
· Lourdes Martin
United States Taiho Jutsu / Police Self-Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Richard Dunn, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Carl Wilcox
· Larry Overholt
· Robert Koski
· Michael Knight
· Patrick M. Hickey
· William Cooley
Medical Committee
Ray Leone, D.O., Chairman
· Todd Stanford,RN
· David G. Mata, RN
· Bob Erickson, M.D.
· Paul Whitby, PhD.
· Robert Freda, M.D.
Law and Legislation Committee
David Stern, JD, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Richard Blower, JD
· Charles Wolder, JD
· Tom King, JD
· Joel McTague, JD
· Robert Bobinski, JD
· David Pennington, JD
Information Management Committee
Robert M. Carver, Chairman
· Lawrence Emmons
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Kevin Woods
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Neil Ohlenkamp
· Nadeem Ansari
Marketing Committee
Nadeem Ansari, Chairman
· Lourdes Martin
· Bruce R. Bethers
· John Newton
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Robert M. Carver
· Donna K. Cosper
Special Advisors and Noteworthy Leaders
· Will Cahill - Advisor
· Jim Harrison - Advisor
· Eugene S. Fodor - Advisor
· Gene LeBell - Advisor
William Cooley - Advisor
· Ben Bergwerf - Advisor
· Clif Norgaard - Advisor
· Toshiaki Takikawa - Advisor
· Shiro Kinmoku - Advisor
. Ricardo Valdez - Advisor
Gone, but Not forgotten - Leaders of USA Traditional Kodokan Judo that are now With the Ages...
· George E. Anderson
· Thomas LePuppett
· James Dussault
· Terry Bryan
· George Hamm
· Vince Tamura
· Benjamin A. DeLeon
· Michael A. Talkington
· Bruce G. Butler
· Gary G. Fierderick
· T.R. McClanahan
· Billy R. Hames
Serving All American Martial Artists Since 1967...
USMAF's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.
The USMAF Officers are responsible for handling the day-to-day affairs of the organization, while the Directors are responsible for coordinating events and other matters within their Affiliate Martial Arts Organizations (AMAOs).
All USMAF Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.
The USMAF Officers:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & CEO
· Jorge R. Delgado - Vice President
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary
USMAF Board of Directors:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
· Jorge R. Delgado - Vice President
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer & Chair - Membership Committee
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary & Chair - Affiliate Organizations Committee
· Patrick M. Hickey - Chair - National Technical Committee
· Robert M. Carver - Chair - Information Technology Committee
. Nadeem Ansari - Chair - Marketing Committee
. Richard Dunn - Chair - Taiho Jutsu Committee
· Curtis L. Hale - Director At Large
· Jeffrey Cook - Director At Large
USMAF Senior Masters Caucus:
· David S. Ames
· Michael Bakula
· Ben Bergwerf
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Robert Boggs
· John F. Chatwood
· Robert J. Saal
· Robert Davis
· Roger A. Jarrett
· Jeffrey Cook
· Michael Antonides
· Charles E. Carter
· David E. Parritt
· L. Michael Dillard
· Troy Price
· Nadeem Ansari
· Hiro Takahashi
· William Cooley
· Carl Wilcox
· Michael Dunphy
· Richard G. Dunn
· Jeffrey Ellis
· Lawrence A. Emmons
· Larry Feldman
· Eugene S. Fodor
· Angel Garcia
· Jim Harrison
· Pamela Hickey
· Patrick M. Hickey
· John Newton
· Phyllis Bateman
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Mikel LaChapelle
· Gokor Chivichyan
· Curtis L. Hale
· David Chance
· John Nanay
· Michael D. Knight
· Gene LeBell
· John Linebargar
· James R. Webb
· Larry Overholt
· Brian Pendleton
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Toshiaki Takikawa
· W. Deiter Reitzig
· Delva Mandrell
· Billy L. Sharp
· Edward Kuras
· Barry O'Brien
· Vazquez Wilfredo
· Grant Gilliam
· Mathew Bayley
· Thomas Reiff
· Edward Wilkes
· Jorge Delgado
USMAF Regional Representatives:
· Alabama: Mark Barlow
· Arkansas: Brian Dugger, Dustin Whittemore, Billy Cunningham
· Arizona: John Linebarger, Walt Sweet
· California (Central): Neil Ohlenkamp
· California (Southern): Gene LeBell, Gokor Chivichyan
· Colorado: Bob Davis, Mathew Bayley, Rob Koski, Dieter Reitzig, Gene Twombly, David Stern
· Connecticut: David Burs
· Delaware: Alexander Velazquez
· Florida: David Parritt Jeffrey Cook, Earl DelValle, John Newton, Jorge Delgado, John Connolly, James Ragan
· Georgia: Toshiaki Takikawa, Matt Larsen
· Hawaii: Samuel C. Luke
· Illinois: John Ryan III & Edward Kuras
· Indiana: Billy Ray Smith, John Nanay
· Iowa: William Cooley
· Kansas: Robert Boggs, Doug Perrin
· Kentucky: Kathy Howdieshell, John Looney
· Louisiana: Robert M. Carver, Jack Garrett
· Maryland: David Bish, Julio Zarate, Mark Dantzler
· Massachusetts: Santos Hernandez & Sean Gately
· Michigan: Shaunton Davis, Tony M. Zimkowski
· Minnesota: K. Joel Coles
· Mississippi: Chris Dewey, Charles Morgan
· Missouri: Roger Crocker
· Montana: Jim Harrison
· Nevada: Bruce R. Bethers, John F. Chatwood, Charles Carter, Phyllis Bateman, Jose Carricarte
· New Hampshire: Mikel Chapelle
· New Jersey: Stuart Rosenberg
· New Mexico: Andrew Yiannakis, Linda Yiannakis
· New York: Ernest G. McPeek, John Annable, Barry O'Brien
North Carolina: Carl Wilcox, Ken Nazemetz, Jeffrey Rhodes, Troy Price
· Ohio: Patrick M. Hickey, Michael Antonides, David Chance, Brian Walsh
· Oklahoma: L. Michael Dillard, Michael D. Knight, Curtis L. Hale, Billy L. Sharp
· Oregon: Steve Van Fleet
· Pennsylvania: - Richard M. McPeek
· Puerto Rico: Wilfedo Vazquez
· South Carolina: Troy Price, Thomas Reiff, Ben Bergwerf
· South Dakota: Julio Usera
· Tennessee: Bill Ryan
· Texas: James r. Webb, Edward E. Wilkes, Matt Stokes, Ed Carol, Grant Gilliam, James Webster
· Utah: Ronald K. Bennett
· Virginia: Nadeem Ansari
· US Army: Kim Zornes
· Washington: Greg Sluys
· West Virginia: Roger A. Jarrett, Chris Jarrett, Chris Wood
. Wisconsin: Rick Olstad
International Affiliates:
· South America:
Guillero Cortes
· Israel:
Oren Gorgov
USMAF Committees -
Executive Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
· Jorge R. Delgado, Vice President
· John F. Chatwood, General Secretary and Affiliate Organizations Chairman
· Donna K. Cosper, Treasurer and Membership Chairwoman
· Patrick M. Hickey, Chair - National Technical Committee
· Robert M. Carver, Chair - Information Technology Chairman
. Nadeem Ansari, Chair - Marketing Committee
National Technical Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman and Senior Technical Advisor
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Billy L. Sharp
· John F. Chatwood
· Eugene S. Foder
· Tony M. Zimkowski
· Toshiaki Takikawa
· James R. Webb
· Carl Wilcox
· Jim Harrison
· Gene LeBell
· Robert J. Saal
· Larry Overholt
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Roger A. Jarrett
· Ernest G. McPeek
· Robert M. Carver
· Clif Norgaard
· Hiro Takahashi
. Jorge R. Delgado
Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper, Chairwoman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Nadeem Ansari
· Carl Wilcox
· John F. Chatwood
· Robert M. Carver
Finance Committee
John F. Chatwood, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Ann Osborne, CPA
· Donna K. Cosper
· Richard Dunn
Affiliate Martial Art Organizations Committee
James R. Webb, Chairman
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Edward Wilkes
· Mark Barlow
· Donna K. Cosper
· Charles Carter
· John Annable
· Gene Twombly
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Corinne Housley
Tournament Administration and Rules Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
· Robert M. Carver
· Jeffrey Rhodes
· James Ragan
· Earl Delvalle
· Richard Dunn
· Nadeem Ansari
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Roger A. Jarrett
Coaching Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman
· Michael Antonides
· David Chance
· Edward Kuras
· Larry Overholt
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Jeffrey Rhodes
Referee Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman
· Michael Antonides
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Jeffrey Rhodes
· James Ragan
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Earl DelValle
· Christopher Jarrett
· Jorge R. Delgado
Athletes Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Rhodes, Chairman
· Louis Begue
· Larry Emmons
· Corinne Housley
· John Linebarger
· Barbara O'Connor
· Fred Parrish
· Glenn Hall
· Chad White
. Alireza Davoodi
Women's Development Committee
Corinne Housley, Chairwoman
· Lesley Anderson
· Delva Mandrell
· Phyllis Bateman
· Alicia Miller
· Pamela Hickey
· Carolyn Hofer
· Margaret Williams
· Kimberly Linebarger
· Lourdes Martin
United States Taiho Jutsu / Police Self-Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Richard Dunn, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Carl Wilcox
· Larry Overholt
· Robert Koski
· Michael Knight
· Patrick M. Hickey
· William Cooley
Medical Committee
Ray Leone, D.O., Chairman
· Todd Stanford,RN
· David G. Mata, RN
· Bob Erickson, M.D.
· Paul Whitby, PhD.
· Robert Freda, M.D.
Law and Legislation Committee
David Stern, JD, Chairman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Richard Blower, JD
· Charles Wolder, JD
· Tom King, JD
· Joel McTague, JD
· Robert Bobinski, JD
· David Pennington, JD
Information Management Committee
Robert M. Carver, Chairman
· Lawrence Emmons
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Kevin Woods
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Neil Ohlenkamp
· Nadeem Ansari
Marketing Committee
Nadeem Ansari, Chairman
· Lourdes Martin
· Bruce R. Bethers
· John Newton
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Robert M. Carver
· Donna K. Cosper
Special Advisors and Noteworthy Leaders
· Will Cahill - Advisor
· Jim Harrison - Advisor
· Eugene S. Fodor - Advisor
· Gene LeBell - Advisor
William Cooley - Advisor
· Ben Bergwerf - Advisor
· Clif Norgaard - Advisor
· Toshiaki Takikawa - Advisor
· Shiro Kinmoku - Advisor
. Ricardo Valdez - Advisor
Gone, but Not forgotten - Leaders of USA Traditional Kodokan Judo that are now With the Ages...
· George E. Anderson
· Thomas LePuppett
· James Dussault
· Terry Bryan
· George Hamm
· Vince Tamura
· Benjamin A. DeLeon
· Michael A. Talkington
· Bruce G. Butler
· Gary G. Fierderick
· T.R. McClanahan
· Billy R. Hames
Serving All American Martial Artists Since 1967...
