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HACD

The HACD Board of Directors is made up of elected members from six geographic regions and three at large representatives. There are also three appointed directors. Directors serve a three-year term. At the annual October Board Meeting, the new board members elect the officers of the organization.

 


 

 

 

North Central Region Director

Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Overland Park, Kansas

E-Mail

 

 

Al Nels

Al Nels

Chair 

Northeast Director

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia

E-Mail

937-902-9090 

Term Expires 2022

joezvada

Joe Zvada

 

Director of Event Development

Financial Manager

Pilot-At-Large

E-Mail

330-608-5766

Term Expires 2023

 

egerton

Drew Egerton

National Eligibility List (NEL) Manager

 

 

Statesville, North Carolina

E-Mail

828-553-8810

Term Expires 2021

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Jeff Ashworth

Southwest Region Director

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

E-Mail

 

Term Expires 2020

cramer in saga

Patty Cramer

Event Officials Liaison

 

 Somewhere, USA

E-Mail

740-502-0677

Term Expires 2021

 

 

walter

Ken Walter

At Large Director - Pilot

Waukesha, WI

E-Mail

414-587-6425

Term Expires 2022

nilz

Patrick 'Paddy' Nilz

Western Region Director

Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington

Tucson, AZ

E-Mail

520-780-2734

Term Expires 2022

draughn

Ken Draughn

Equipment Manager

Southeast Region Director

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington DC

Burlington, North Carolina

E-Mail

336-227-5414

Term Expires 2021

 

sullivan

Maury Sullivan

Rules Manager

 

Canton, OH

E-Mail

330-323-4455

Appointed annually by the elected members of the HACD Board

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Robert (Rob) Wise

At Large Director - Official

 

Statesville, North Carolina

E-Mail

704-880-8396

Appointed annually by the elected members of the HACD Board

 Term Expires 2021

blake_jordan

Blake N. Jördan

Website Manager

 

Crozet, Virginia

E-Mail

434-989-5145

Appointed annually by the elected members of the HACD Board

petrehn

Paul Petrehn

International Manager

2021 US Nationals Director

 Howell, Michigan

E-Mail

505-948-0944

Appointed annually by the elected members of the HACD Board 

gilligan

Mike Gilligan

Scoring Manager

Richardson, Texas

E-Mail

281-380-8204

Term Expires 2021

Magee

Adam Magee

Safety Manager

 

anywhere

E-Mail

573-881-2457

Appointed annually by the BFA Board of Directors

Foelske

Aaron Foelske

National Sanction Manager

Great Lakes Region Director

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin

 

anywhere

E-Mail

815-954-1767

Appointed annually by the BFA Board of Directors

britton

Gary Britton

Director of Event Development

Slinger, Wisconsin

E-Mail

414-333-5664

Term Expires 2021

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