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LEADERSHIP - USA TRADITIONAL KODOKAN JUDO

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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
·         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
·         Mike D. Knight
·         Gene LeBell
·         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: 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, 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

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
·         Jim Harrison
·         Gene LeBell
·         Robert J. Saal
·         Larry Overholt
·         Shiro Kinmoku
·         Andrew Yiannakis
·         Roger A. Jarrett
·         Robert M. Carver
·         Clif Norgaard
·         Hiro Takahashi
​.         Jorge R. Delgado
​.         Dioniso de la Torre
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 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
·        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

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Jigoro Kano - Founder of Kodokan Judo
Bill Cooley, "The USA-TKJ does not depend on "sport judo" to train, evaluate or recognize progress of a Judoka".

Patrick Hickey, “Historic Judo concepts are crucial to maintain as more and more Judo organizations change to meet the current competition fades. USA-TKJ keeps faith with these traditional values!”

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