Officials Governance

The Officials Assembly

The Officials Assembly, comprised of officials from all roles and levels, helps the recruitment, education, certification, deployment and retention of officials throughout volleyball. See who represents you on the OA and in other roles.

Officials Assembly Elections

This year, one position on the Officials Assembly is up for election. This one position is as follows:

USA Volleyball Officials Board of Directors Representative

As each election approaches, more information will be posted below.

OFFICIALS ASSEMBLY ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL (PDF)

Officials Assembly Administrative Council
Name	Position	Career Highlights
Carlos Rodriguez	Officials Assembly Chair	Over 27 years of officiating experience Lone Star Region Beach Referee Chair since 2017 Texas Board of Volleyball Officials Chair since 2002 Coordinator of Volleyball Officials for several collegiate conferences Two-time Head Referee at USAV’s High Performance Championships Scorer at 1996 Paralympic Games, 2019 VNL Finals
Ken Taylor	International Officials Commission	More than 33 years of officiating experience FIVB International Referee from 1997-2012 Officiated at seven NCAA Men’s NCAA Championship Finals SCVA Referee Chair 1987-2000, 2015-present Coordinators of Officials for NCAA Men’s Volleyball for multiple conferences USAV Glen Davies Referee Service Award winner in 2017
Lena Gustafson	National Indoor Officials Commission	Officiating since 2008 Earned National Referee Certification in 2016 Bronze Whistle recipient from Junior National Referee Candidate Class in 2013 NCAA Division I Referee since 2012 FIVB Line Judge since 2009 Earned Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2014
Thang Nguyen	National Beach Officials Commission Rep	Over 20 years of officiating experience Member of USAV Advisory commission as Beach Officials Chair, 2018-present Member of Lone Star Region Board of Directors, 2005-present Head Referee and Event Assigner for Lone Star Region, 2000-present Parapan American Zonal, Games Referee (2013, 2015, 2017) USAV Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Service Award Winner, 2008
Donnie Goodwin	At-Large RVA Indoor Referees Rep	More than 32 years of officiating experience Earned National Certification with PAVO and USA Volleyball in 1995 Pioneer Region Officials Chair since 2000 Served as head Official at BJNC, GJNC, USAV Opens and HP Championship since 2000 PAVO Swesky Chair from 2000-20 Referee Chair of the Year 2007-08 USAV and PAVO training and evaluation team member
Jane Dong	At-Large RVA Indoor Scorers Rep	Over 23 years of scoring experience USAV National Scorer since 2000 USAV International Scorer since 2012 22 years experience scoring NCAA Men’s volleyball Seven years experience as a National Scorer Rater Trainer and/or evaluator at USAV Opens, HPCs and GJNCs
Ryan Macdowell	At-Large RVA Beach Officials Representative	Over 21 years of officiating experience USAV National Indoor Referee since 2004 USAV National Beach Referee since 2001 Officials Assembly Admin Council rep since 2008 Rocky Mountain Region Beach Officials Training/Evaluation CO/WY Board of PAVO Officials – Coordinator of Beach Officials Training
Steve Franco	At-Large National Indoor Referees Rep	Over 23 years of officiating experience Sun Country Region Official, Scorers Chair since 2016 Officiated at USAV GJNC for 15 years, BJNC three Sun Country Officiating and Scorer Clinician since 2000 Sat on Sun Country Region Board of Directors 2013-16 NCAA ref since 1996
Bonnie Apol	At-Large National Indoor Scorers Rep	Over 22 years of scoring experience 20 years of scoring in FIVB Beach tournaments Scoring in NCAA Division I since 2001 RMR Showdown Tournament Director AND Scorer Clinician Scored at 2019 FIVB Beach World Championships Has coached in elementary school, high school and club volleyball
Tony Chan	At-Large National Beach Officials Rep.	USAV National Referee since 1997…National Beach Referee since 1999 FIVB International Beach Referee since 2012 Member of USA Volleyball Beach Training, Evaluation and Certification Team Southern California Volleyball Association Beach Officials Liaison NCAA beach official since 2016 Officiated at five NCAA Men’s NCAA Championship Finals
Tim Harlow	At-Large ParaVolley Officials Rep	Over 30 years of officiating experience International World ParaVolley-certified since 2010 USAV National Official since 1995 21 years experience scoring NCAA volleyball 23 years experience as a USAV assignor Experience on USAV Rating and Training teams
Steve Kenyon	Board of Directors Rep	Over 25 years of officiating experience Commissioner, Southern Region Volleyball Association, 2018-present National Director of RVA Beach Officials Development, 2005-2016 Member of USAV Indoor and Beach National Training and Rating Teams, 2006-present USAV Golden Whistle Award winner, 2008 USAV Referee Chair of the Year award winner, 2006
Angelle Simms	OA Rep to the USAV Admin Council	Over 14 years of volleyball leadership roles Officiated since 1996 Over 14 years of volleyball leadership roles USAV Junior National Referee certification in 2007…National certification in 2019 Bayou Region Referee Chair since 2007 Served as President and currently as Past President on Gulf Coast Board of Officials

Officials Assembly Administrative Manual (PDF)

National Indoor Officials Commission
Name	Role	Email
Margaret (Lena) Gustafson	Chair	lgusto85@hotmail.com
Donnie Goodwin	Member	don.usaref@gmail.com
Tim Harlow	Member	tim3407@msn.com
Becky Brockney	Member	beckersbroc@hotmail.com
Rod Rodriguez	Member	rod-rodriguez@usa.net
Pati Rolf	USAV Staff Liaison	pati.rolf@usav.org

National Beach Officials Commission
Name	Role	Email
Thang Nguyen	Chair	tgnmossimo@aol.com
Gigi Prieto	Member	GigiPrieto17@gmail.com
Kirsten Boessneck	Member	kirrierose@hotmail.com
Greg Clark	Member	gcdadof3@gmail.com
Katy Meyer	Member	katy.meyer@me.com
Pati Rolf	USAV Staff Liaison	pati.rolf@usav.org

International Officials Commission
Name	Role	Email
Ken Taylor	Chair	ktaylor69@cox.net
Joe Campbell	Member	iokepa1@yahoo.com
Keith Murlless	Member	kmurlless@gmail.com
Mary Blalock	Member	maryholly@aol.com
Julie Voeck	Member	jvoeck@runbox.com
Pati Rolf	USAV Staff Liaison	pati.rolf@usav.org

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