Event Schedule

*Schedule is Subject to Change

About the Presenters

History of USA Wrestling

• Bill Crum has spent the last 40 years serving the wrestling community and was a member of the Board of Directors with USAW for 20 of those years. He founded and incorporated Beat the Streets in NYC. Along with receiving many awards, Bill was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service to Wrestling in 2017. He currently serves as President of Florida-USA Wrestling.

Investing in Coaches: Aligning Actions with Values

• Ron Sukle has been a coach, educator and athletic director for the past 30 years in Colorado Springs. He has been named Coach of the Year throughout his career both locally and nationally. Ron is passionate about mentoring coaches and has implemented the best professional development programs available. Ron will discuss the best resources for organizations to better coaches, athletes and programs.

Event Registration through the Membership System

• Dave Mathews is the developer of USA Wrestling’s membership system and will be showing all state leaders how to navigate Event Registration.

Supporting the Continued Growth of Girls and Women’s Wrestling (Panel) 

• Joan Fulp has been an advocate for women's wrestling throughout her career and holds many positions, including USA Wrestling’s Executive Board as second vice-president. She continues to work with grassroots committees, state wrestling associations and interscholastic offices to support and develop the growth of girls wrestling across the nation.
• Andrea Yamamoto wrestled on the boys team at her high school in the mid 1980’s in Richland, WA and wrestled for Team USA in the early 90’s competing in 5 world championships, Pan Am Championships and the first National Championships for women. Andrea co-chairs the USAW Girls High School Development Committee.
• Lori Ayres will provide insight into using Regional Training Centers & helping to support NCAA D1 women's clubs. She works as the Executive Director of the California Regional Training Center and co-founded the grassroots advocacy group, D1 Women's Wrestling. 
• Chris Atkinson is the Women's Director for Pennsylvania, Girls High School Wrestling Coach at Souderton Area HS in PA and Northeast Regional Women’s Chair for USA Wrestling.

Tournament Operations: Maximize Efficiency and Enhance Experience 

• Pat Culp is the Indiana State Chair, Vice Chair of the State Chairs, member of the JOWC, and member of the USA Board of Directors.  Pat was co-developer of Indiana High School Girls Wrestling and is recognized as one of the most efficient and effective tournament directors in the country.

Developing Wrestling Leaders: Proven System for Growing your Officials Pool and Selecting Fargo Coaches

• Jason Christenson’s service to IA/USA wrestling spans over the past three decades as a coach, official, club director, event director, junior director, coaches director and current state chairperson. This Fall will mark the start of his 34th year as a physical education teacher, the past 24 at Southeast Polk High School, where he had a hall of fame coaching career.

Practicing Purposeful Leadership: How to Create a Culture of Mattering with Zach Mercurio

• Zach Mercurio works with hundreds of companies, governments, and schools around the world to forge purposeful leaders and cultivate positive cultures that enable more meaning, mattering, motivation, and performance. Learn how to unleash human potential, maximize well-being, and produce tangible results. zachmercurio.com

Building Bridges with High School Athletic Associations (Panel)

• As a former educator and coach Joan Fulp knows the value of working with high school athletic associations. She has supported the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) Wrestling Rules Committee on the growth of girls wrestling since 2016. Joan will be leading the panel discussion with David Gozalez, State Chair for Arizona, Pat Culp, State Chair for Indiana and Andrea Yamamoto, USAW committee co-chair.

Financial Management for your State Association: Alternate Sources of Income, Adding Paid Staff and Legal Responsibilities 

• Craig LaMont is the State Chair of USA Wrestling-Utah and part of the USAW Board of Directors, serving on the Youth Development Council. He is a professionally trained marriage and family therapist. In addition, Craig has started 29 business, each developing into successful companies. Craig has applied business concepts from the business world while leading the state association in Utah. He was the first of the states to hire paid staff. Craig will be sharing key principals for management including correcting corruption within the system and recognizing conflicts of interest along with the importance of accountability.

Communications & Media to Advance Your Organization

• Derick Schwanz is the Communications Coordinator for MN/USA Wrestling where he has been charge of the marketing and media for the organization the past two years. In addition he is a college professor in Marketing at Ridgewater College where he has taught since 2014. 
• Enzo Fano is Digital Video Coordinator with USA Wrestling’s Communications Department. His impressive professional track record includes time spent at St. John’s University as Assistant Multimedia Director for Athletics and Fenway Sports Management as Video Production Assistant.

Membership System Admin Functionality (State Admin, Boards/Committees, etc.) with Dave Mathews

• Get that training you’ve been waiting for! Dave Mathews, Director of Application Development, will help you become a pro at navigating the admin system!