LEADERSHIP - USA TRADITIONAL KODOKAN JUDO
USA Traditional Kodokan Judo's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.
The USA-TKJ 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 Traditional Judo Organizations (ATJOs).
All USA-TKJ Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.
The USA-TKJ Officers and Committees serving for 2013 - 2018:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & CEO
· Patrick M. Hickey - Vice President
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary
USA-TKJ Board of Directors:
· Bruce R. Bethers - President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
· Patrick M. Hickey - Vice President & Chair - Referee Committee
· Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer & Chair - Membership Committee
· John F. Chatwood - General Secretary & Chair - Affiliate Organizations Committee
· Roger A. Jarrett - Chair - Central Technical & Coaching Committees
· Curtis L. Hale - Director At Large
· James R. Webb - Director At Large
USA Traditional Kodokan Judo - Senior Masters Caucus:
· David S. Ames
· Michael Bakula
· Ben Bergwerf
· Bruce R. Bethers
· John F. Chatwood
· 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
· Mike D. Knight
· John Linebarger
· James R. Webb
· Patrick M. Hickey
· Larry Overholt
· Brian Pendleton
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Toshiaki Takikawa
· W. Dieter Reitzig
· Delva Mandrell
· Billy L. Sharp
· Edward Kuras
· Barry O'Brien
· Vazquez Wilfredo
· Grant Gilliam
· Mathew Bayley
· Thomas Reiff
· Edward Wilkes
· Jorge Delgado
· Gary McKee
· Dioniso de la Torre
USA-TKJ 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: 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, Pete Bromley
· 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, 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
· Canada:
Kevin Lintott
· Netherlands:
Dirk Klok
· Venezuela:
Carlos Padron
. Argentina:
Samuel Lanza
. Spain:
Jose Caracena
USA-TKJ Committees -
Executive Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
· Roger A. Jarrett, Vice President and Referee Chairman
· John F. Chatwood, General Secretary and Affiliate Organizations Chairman
· Donna K. Cosper, Treasurer and Membership Chairwoman
· Patrick M. Hickey, CTC and Coaching Chairman
· James R. Webb, Chairman - Affiliate Organizations Committee
· Nadeem Ansari, Marketing Chairman
· Robert M. Carver, Information Technology Chairman
· Curtis L. Hale, Director At Large
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
· Larry Overholt
· Shiro Kinmoku
· Andrew Yiannakis
· Roger A. Jarrett
· Robert M. Carver
· Hiro Takahashi
. Jorge R. Delgado
. Dioniso de la Torre
Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper, Chairwoman
· Bruce R. Bethers
· Nadeem Ansari
· Carl Wilcox
· John Annable
· 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 Judo 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
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
· Robert J. Saal
· Jorge R. Delgado
· Clif Norgaard
· Gene LeBell
· Jim Harrison
· Robert Boggs
