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Certification Center
Vice Chair: Jim Flanik - jpflanik@aol.com

How to become a USATF Certified Official

  • Contact the Certification Chair of your geographical area. If you do not know what association you are in, scroll down to U.S. map on this page and find out.
  • Request information about the criteria that particular association has for achieving certification
  • Note: If you have difficulty with this process, please contact our Vice Chair of certification, listed above

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Click on the area of the map to find the Certification Chair's information for that association. Alternatively you can scroll through the list below or use the Find/Search feature of your browser to look for a specific association or certification chair.

  • Adirondack - State of New York east and north of Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, Broome, Sullivan, Orange, and Dutchess counties.

    Lee Townsend
    35 Mount McGregor Road
    Gansevoort, New York 12831-1204
    (518) 584-1386

  • Alabama
    John Bahakel
    2439 Lancaster Cir
    Hoover, AL 35242
    (205) 991-8209
    jbahakel@aol.com

  • Alaska
    Sven Jordan
    6800 Baxter Terrace Circle
    Anchorage, AK 99504
    (907) 338-2347
    oledi@gci.net

  • Arizona
    Robert Hooper
    P. O. Box 57063
    Tucson, AZ 85732
    (520) 971-8571
    w4hooppa45@msn.com

  • Arkansas
    Mike Armstrong
    2606 South 43rd St
    Springdale, AR 72762
    (479) 751-0846
    michtarm@yahoo.com

  • Border - Counties of El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, and Reeves in the state of Texas.

    Larry Sweraingen
    3332 Bosham
    El Paso, TX 79925
    (915) 598-3214
    elswearin@elp.rr.com

  • Central California - Counties of Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, and Merced in the state of California.

    Kristine Lung
    1509 S. Cain St
    Visalia, CA 93292-5112
    (559)738-1736
    krislung@comcast.net

  • Colorado
    Richard H. Schornstein
    1023 War Eagle Dr. N.
    Colorado Springs, CO 80919
    (719) 265-1811
    kidz1023@comcast.net

  • Connecticut
    Yvonne Grimes
    1 Bennett's Bridge Rd.
    Sandy Hook, CT 06482
    (203) 270-7974
    grimeseven@aol.com

  • Dakotas - North Dakota and South Dakota
    Dee Jansen
    1621 No. 5th Street
    Wahpeton, ND 58075
    (701) 642-4801
    dee.jensen@ndscs.edu

  • Florida
    G. Rod Larsen
    104 Eleventh Ave.
    Winderemere, FL 34786
    (407) 876-4467
    larsenrod@aol.com

  • Georgia
    W. Murray Sanford
    508 Jefferson Drive
    Woodstock, GA 30188
    (770) 928-4950
    murraysanford@bellsouth.net

  • Gulf - The state of Texas bounded on the north and including the counties of Robertson, Leon, Houston, Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Shelby; on the east by the state of Louisiana; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico; and on the west by and including the counties of Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado, Austin, Washington, Brazos, and Robertson.

    Shirley Crowe
    20622 Appaloosa Trail
    Crosby, TX 77532
    (713) 806-6677
    secrowe@pdq.net

  • Hawaii - State of Hawaii, and U.S. territories Guam, American Samoa, and other Pacific islands.

    Gordon L. Scruton
    1618 Ulllupii Place
    Kailua, HI 96734
    (808) 261-7999
    glscruton@aol.com

  • Illinois - State of Illinois, excluding the counties of St. Clair, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Monroe, and Madison.

    Winifred Eggers
    222 North Columbus Dr. Apt #1112
    Chicago, IL 60601-7816
    (312) 819-9614
    weggers10@aol.com

  • Indiana
    Keith Mitchell
    1302 16th Street
    Columbus, IN 47201-5656
    (812) 379-4797
    kmitch-track@sbcglobal.net

  • Inland Northwest - State of Washington east of and including counties of Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima, and Klickitat; and state of Idaho north of and including Idaho county.

    Heidi Cherel
    3113 S. Howard St.
    Spokane, Washington 99203
    509-624-8206
    cherelhv@gmail.com

  • Iowa
    Richard Leutzinger
    3404 70th Street
    Urbandale, IA 50322
    (515) 254-1805
    rleutzin@aol.com

  • Kentucky
    Gordon Bocock
    101 OwensFerry Rd
    Somerset, KY 42503
    (606) 678-8916
    coachbo@newwavecomm.net

  • Lake Erie - State of Ohio counties of Erie, Huron, Richland, Lorain, Ashland, Geauga, Cuyahoga, Lake, Medina, Summit, Wayne, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, Harrison, Jefferson, Carroll, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull, and Ashtabula.

    James Flanik
    7300-D Forest Cove Lane
    Northfield, OH 44067-3035
    (330)468-6363
    jpflanik@aol.com

  • Long Island - New York counties of Suffolk and Nassau.
    William Ott
    12 Cayuga Place
    Commack, NY 11725
    (631) 499-7376
    mott798@aol.com

  • Maine
    Donald Berry
    115 Searsmont Rd.
    Belmont, ME 04952
    (207)342-5675
    chemman@fairpoint.net

  • Metropolitan - State of New York south of and including Sullivan, Orange, and Dutchess counties, with the exception of Suffolk and Nassau Counties.

    Fred Adler
    58 Jackson Drive
    Stony Point, NY 10980
    (845) 429-7200
    trackmaestro@aol.com

  • Michigan
    Eric Zemper
    P.O. Box 130537
    Ann Arbor, MI 48113
    (734)663-0187
    zemp@med.umich.edu

  • Mid-Atlantic - State of Pennsylvania east of and including Potter, Clinton, Centre, Huntingdon, and Bedford counties; and the state of Delaware.

    Kenneth R. Yerger Jr.
    133 Spruce Lane
    Collegeville, PA 19426
    (610) 489-4320
    kyerger@yahoo.com

  • Minnesota
    Merrill Fischbein
    1660 HWY 100 South Suite 500
    Minneapolis, MN 55416-1551
    (952)956-9644
    fischbein@earthlink.net

  • Missouri Valley - State of Kansas; and state of Missouri west of and including the counties of Schuyler, Adair, Macon, Randolph, Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Hickory, Polk, Greene, Christian, and Taney.

    Kevin Harrison
    7828 North Olive
    Kansas City, MO 64118
    816-436-5954
    kharrison@us.ibm.com

  • Montana
    Dennis Grue
    P.O. Box 158
    Manhattan, MT 59741
    (406)284-6913
    dmgrue@msn.com

  • Nebraska
    Michael Maryott
    1485 South St.
    Blair, NE 68008-2214
    (402) 426-5955
    mikedmaryott@hotmail.com

  • Nevada - Counties of Elko, Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Nye, Lincoln, Esmeralda, and Clark in the State of Nevada.

    Richard Minyard Jr.
    3523 Willow Springs
    Las Vegas, NV 89103
    (702) 876-6404
    trackdad@cox.net

  • New England
    Laurie Boemker
    18 Rugby Street
    Cranston, RI 02910
    (401) 941-8427
    lab_boemker@hotmail.com

  • New England - Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
    Patrick Lavelle Jr.
    4 Montgomery Ave.
    Holyoke, MA 01040-1353
    (413) 539-9087
    plavelle@usatfne.org

  • New Jersey
    Crawford Sabin
    14 Kensington Terrace
    Maplewood, NJ 07040-1323
    (973)763-9395
    crawford.sabin@comcast.net

  • New Mexico
    Mary Lou Gooris
    3927 Pineleaf Pl. NW
    Albuquerque, NM 87114
    (505) 862-2338
    nmusatf_officials@hotmail.com

  • Niagara - State of New York west of and including counties of Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome.

    James Glinsky
    49 Tumbleweed Dr.
    Pittsford, NY 14534-2547
    (585) 334-6172
    jglinsky@rochester.rr.com

  • North Carolina
    Roger Burbage
    4605 Limerick Drive
    Raleigh, NC 27604-3525
    (919) 876-2421
    rburbage@mac.com

  • Ohio - State of Ohio excluding the twenty-two (22) counties of the Lake Erie Association.

    Len Krsak
    4788 Crazy Horse Lane
    Westerville, OH 43081-4416
    (614) 899-6073
    n2track@aol.com

  • Oklahoma
    Carrie Behrens
    4507 Polo Ridge
    Norman, OK 73072
    (405) 360-0708
    carrie@enduro.us

  • Oregon
    Mike Olson
    31457 Coburg Bottom Hoop Rd.
    Eugene, OR 97408
    (541) 344-9664
    miktul@aol.com

  • Ozark - State of Missouri east of and including the counties of Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Monroe, Ralls, Pike, Montgomery, Osage, Miller, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Douglas, and Ozark; and the counties of St. Clair, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Monroe, and Madison in the state of Illinois.

    Virginia Mulanax
    730 Bellarmine Lane
    Florissant, MO 63031-7204
    (314) 838-9486
    gmulanax@sbcglobal.net

  • Pacific - State of California north of Inyo, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Kings, and Santa Barbara counties; and Nevada counties of Humbolt, Washoe, Pershing, Churchill, Storey, Lyon, Mineral, Douglas, and Carson City.

    James Hume
    1561-B Marina Ct.
    San Mateo, CA 94403
    (650) 571-5913
    jimhume.certchair@sbcglobal.net

  • Pacific Northwest - State of Washington west of Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima, and Klickitat counties

    William Hickman
    1960 Ninth Ave. West
    Seattle, WA 98119-2820
    (206) 284-1028
    whickman@rmlaw.com OR
    dhtrack@aol.com

  • Potomac Valley - State of Maryland, District of Columbia, and counties of Arlington and Fairfax and cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in the state of Virginia.

    Warren J. House
    2943 McGee Way
    Olney, MD 20832
    (301) 570-6243
    housewar02@msn.com

  • San Diego-Imperial - San Diego and Imperial counties in the state of California.
    James Skelly
    1527 Hacienda Drive
    El Cajon, CA 92020-1327
    (619) 258-0713
    jskel1@cox.net

  • Snake River - State of Idaho south of Idaho County
    Linda Barnes
    5003 Oxbow
    Caldwell, ID 83607
    (208) 412-6897
    lbarnes@bcidaho.com

  • South Carolina
    Valerie Beesley
    116 Runnymeade Court
    Greenwood, South Carolina 29649
    864-943-9059
    beesleyfamily@hotmail.com

  • South Texas - That portion of the state of Texas bounded on the east by and including the counties of Milam, Burleson,Lee, Fayette, Lavaca, and Jackson; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and the Republic of Mexico; on the west by and including the counties of Val Verde and Crockett; and on the north by the counties of Crockett, Schleicher, Menard,Mason, Llano, Burnet, Lampasas, and Williamson.

    John C.D. Drolla Jr.
    One Far West Bldg. 3410 Far West Blvd
    Austin, TX 78731
    (512) 445-6838
    john.drolla@runtex.com

  • Southern - Louisiana and Mississippi
    Gloria Louis
    532 Raintree Trail
    Lafayette, LA 70507
    (337) 962-3009
    marialouis1@aol.com

  • Southern California - Counties of Inyo, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernadino, and Riverside in the state of California

    James Hanley
    3346 South Allegheny Court
    Westlake Village, CA 91362-3511
    (805) 496-1829
    jim@hanley.cc

  • Southwestern - That portion of the state of Texas bounded on the south by and including the counties of Irion, Tom Green, Concho, McCullock, San Saba, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Bell, Falls, Limestone, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, and Panola; on the east by the state of Louisiana and the State of Arkansas; on the north by the state of Oklahoma; and on the west by and including the counties of Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Stonewall, Fisher, Scurry,Borden, Howard, Glasscock, and Reagan.

    Mica Barton
    7202 Dalewood Lane
    Dallas, TX 75214
    (214) 824-3245
    micabarton@yahoo.com

  • Tennessee
    Stanley Underwood
    5320 Tazewell Pointe Way
    Knoxville, TN 37918-7524
    (865)689-2555
    slunderwood@mindspring.com

  • Three Rivers - State of Pennsylvania west of Potter, Clinton, Centre, Huntingdon, and Bedford counties; and counties of Marshall, Brooke, Ohio, and Hancock in the state of West Virginia

    Bruce Long
    109 Evans Drive
    McMurray, PA 15317
    (724) 941-3918
    region2bruce@earthlink.net

  • Utah
    Val S. Judd
    243 Eastview Dr.
    Alpine, UT 84004
    (801) 763-7205
    valjudd@msn.com

  • Virginia - State of Virginia excluding the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and cities of Alexandria and Falls Church

    William Anderson
    8107 Westbury Drive
    Richmond, VA 23229
    (804) 382-2866
    wand68351@aol.com

  • West Texas - That portion of the state of Texas bounded on the east by and including the counties of Lipscomb ,Hemphill, Wheeler, Collingsworth, Childress, Cottle, King, Kent, Garza, Lynn, Dawson, Martin, Midland, and Upton; on the south by and including the counties of Upton, Crane, Ward, and Loving; on the west by the state of New Mexico; and on the north by the state of Oklahoma.

    Darrell Baldwin
    5507-17th St.
    Lubbock, TX 79416
    (806) 792-2711
    dar.nel@nts-online.net

  • West Virginia - State of West Virginia excluding the counties of Marshall, Brooke, Ohio, and Hancock

    Richard Messenger
    530 Valley Chapel Road
    Weston, WV 26452
    (304) 269-2425
    rmessenger32@gmail.com

  • Wisconsin
    Patrick Pretty
    10528 Pleasant Valley Rd.
    Cedarburg, WI 53012
    (262) 675-2605
    papret@execpc.com

  • Wyoming
    Gilbert Bradfield
    P.O. Box 173
    Laramie, WY 82070
    (307)745-8737
    bradfieldg@hotmail.com