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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
Quick Links
Certification Rules Review
- Certification Application and Database Form
- Combined Events
- Electronic Measurement
- Committee recommendations defining positions needed to use electronic measuring devices and the testing and certification of officials to fill these positions, committee report
- Track & Field
- Implement Inspector
- Master Referee
- Your Certification Chair has guidelines, application forms, and tests for becoming a National Master Referee. Anyone interested in applying for certification as a National Master Referee may contact:
Jim Skelly Master Referee Subcommittee Chairman 1527 Hacienda Drive El Cajon, CA 92020 619-258-0713 or email jskel1@cox.net
- LDR & Cross Country
- Race Walk
- Technical Manager
Certification Chairs & Associations Map
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

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