Midwestern Officers
Updated January 2025
BOD and Committee Chair Job Descriptions
| Board of Directors Officers – Voting Members |
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| General Chair |
Treasurer |
| Stefanie Martinez (2026) |
Toby Rees (2027) |
| Papillion NE |
Papillion NE |
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| Administrative Vice Chair |
Finance Chair |
| Steve Kidder (2026) |
Kim Schmidt (2026) |
| Council Bluffs IA |
Omaha, NE |
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| Senior Vice Chair |
Senior Athlete Representative |
| David Nelson (2024) |
Arnav Gupta (2026) |
| Norfolk, NE |
Omaha, NE |
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| Age Group Vice Chair |
Junior Athlete Representative |
| Tara Goss (2027) |
Lily Gentry (2027) |
| Omaha NE |
Omaha NE |
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| Coach Representative |
Athlete At Large (appointed) |
| Sam Bach (2026) |
Greta Olberding (2026) |
| Lincoln NE |
Norfolk NE |
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| Safe Sport (appointed) |
Secretary (Staff-non-voting) |
| Kathy Lydiatt (2027) |
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| Omaha NE |
Hastings NE |
| Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Chair (Appt) | |
| Jeff Steiner (2026) |
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| Omaha NE | |
| Delegate At Large |
Delegate At Large |
| Jack French (2026) |
Georgia Androy (2027) |
| Elkhorn NE |
Fremont NE |
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| Non-Voting BOD Member (with HOD voting) |
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| Registration Chair (appointed) |
Technical Chair |
| Leslie Mayo (2025) |
Dave Edwards (2027) |
| Elkhorn NE |
Omaha NE |
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| Officials Chair |
Operational Risk Chair |
| Dan Brailita (2025) |
Adam Ogura (2027) |
| Omaha NE |
Lincoln NE 68504 |
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| Governance Committee Chair (Appt) |
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| Omaha NE |
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| HOD Athletes At Large |
Committee Assignment |
| Olivia French |
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| Matthew Brailita |
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| Emily Fulcher |
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| Mallory Ferguson | |
| Elliott Vech | |
| Midwestern Committees |
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| Executive Committee |
Administrative Review Committee |
| Stefanie Martinez |
Bill Haney |
| Steve Kidder |
Eric Rees |
| David Nelson |
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| Tara Goss |
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| Sam Bach |
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| Kim Schmidt |
Theodore Steiner (athlete) |
| A Gupta, L Gentry (Athletes) |
Carter Brady (athlete) |
| Betty Kooy (staff) |
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| Sanction Committee |
Governance Committee (Appointed) |
| Stefanie Martinez |
Toby Rees |
| David Nelson |
Anthony Miles (2025) |
| Tara Goss |
Starre Haney (2026) |
| Jimmy Parmenter |
Gabriela Zweifels (athlete) |
| Brian Adam |
Steve Marchitelli (Chair) |
| Pat Rowan | Adam Ogura |
| Eric Rees | Jeff Steiner |
| Carter Hiley (athlete) | |
| Oscar Edwards (athlete) | Carter Brady (athlete) |
| Betty Kooy (staff) | |
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| Finance Committee |
Officials Committee |
| Kim Schmidt |
Dan Brailita Chair (2025) |
| Toby Rees |
Steve Kidder (2027) |
| Stefanie Martinez |
Kent Olberding (2027) |
| Steve Kidder |
JT Dean (2025) |
| Jack French |
Diana Swarts (2025) |
| Arnav Gupta (Athlete) |
Kathy Lydiatt (2026) |
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Amy Thompson (2026) |
| Ingrid Nelson (Athlete) | |
| Bennett Bacon (Athlete) | |
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| Appointments by General Chair with consent of the Board of Directors | |
