Committee Volunteer History

So much of the work that keeps RUSA running - from awards to results processing to Permanents to our American Randonneur magazine, and much more - is handled by volunteers on RUSA committees. Many of these volunteers have served long tenures on multiple committees.

The listings below were compiled from the committees' current makeup, plus info in American Randonneur, and recollections from those who've been around a while.

You can help -- If there's anyone we've missed or extra details you can supply, such as years of tenure, let us know by contacting us.

UPDATED 17-SEP-2026

chair? cur-rent RUSA#        
      Audax Events    
  curr 11707 Chris Argo   2024  
  curr 3812 Daniel Diehn   2023  
  curr 11601 Joshua Haley   2024  
chair curr 4226 David Thompson      
    5120 Greg Merritt   2024  
ex‑chair   2955 Paul Rozelle      
             
      Brevet Coordinator    
  curr 11707 Chris Argo   2023  
chair curr 2515 Rob Hawks      
ex‑chair curr 8 Lois Springsteen      
ex‑chair   5090 Roland Bevan      
ex‑chair   405 James Kuehn      
ex‑chair   64 Mark Thomas      
    3737 Rob Welsh      
             
      Gravel      
chair curr 4405 Debra Banks      
  curr 153 John Lee Ellis      
  curr 3598 Jake Kassen      
  curr 1989 Spencer Klaassen   2026-  
  curr 1989 Angela Navarro   2026-  
  curr 10146 Dawn Piech      
    2515 Rob Hawks      
    6380 Bryan Kilgore   -2026  
    8170 Greg Smith   -2026  
    3737 Rob Welsh   -2026  
             
      Insurance and Liability    
  curr 25 Pete Dusel Insurance Reporting 2023  
chair curr 5770 Gardner Duvall Incident Reports 2023  
ex‑chair curr 4226 Dave Thompson      
ex‑chair   390 Dan Driscoll      
ex‑chair   139 Susan France      
    8502 Misha Heller   2023‑2024  
ex‑chair   3848 Susan Otcenas      
ex‑chair   28 Tim Sullivan      
             
      Magazine      
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll Advertising 2022  
  curr 527 Ed Felker Contributor    
  curr 4600 Jay Fichialos Contributor    
  curr 8502 Misha Heller Contributor    
  curr 1625 Jack Holmgren Contributor    
  curr 1330 Roger Hillas Copy Editor 2024  
  curr 9026 Betty Jean Jordan Copy Editor    
    2691 Paul Kramer Editor 6/2026-  
  curr 2861 Christine Newman Contributor    
  curr 3597 Emily O'Brien Copy Editor    
  curr 4232 George Swain Copy Editor    
  curr 11818 Eric White Data Collection    
      Jayne Browne Copy Editor 2015  
      Eileen Bruns Copy Editor 2016  
    7 Bill Bryant Fact Checking 2013  
    4364 Joshua Bryant Editorial Committee 2012  
    5872 Jacqueline Campbell Editorial Committee 2013  
      Michelle Cavallaro Layout and Design    
ex‑chair   1172 Janice Chernekoff Editor    
ex‑chair   1609 Mike Dayton Board Liaison, Advertising 2012  
ex‑chair   2401 Will deRosset Editorial Committee ‑2023  
    3821 Lynne Fitzsimmons Data Collection 2016  
      Jennifer Forsyth Fact Checking 2012  
    3352 Wendy Gardiner Layout and Design    
    2965 Mary Gersema Copy Editor    
    2894 Melissa Fay Hall Copy Editor 2019  
    3318 Greg Olmstead Data Collection    
    2443 Bob Olsen Copy Editor    
    6877 Jim Poppy Advertising    
    3106 Katie Raschdorf Copy Editor 2013  
    2955 Paul Rozelle   2013  
    5186 Clayton Scott Advertising 2013  
    5538 Keith Snyder Layout 2013  
    1847 Mike Sturgill Editorial Committee 2015  
    64 Mark Thomas Copy Editor 2013  
    3178 Maggie Williams Editorial Committee    
ex‑chair   7898 Corinne Warren Editor 12/2023-6/2026  
ex‑chair   1 Jennifer Wise Editor    
             
      Awards & Store Previously "Store" 4/2024  
  curr 7 Bill Bryant [awards] R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur 2007-  
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll [awards] Coast-to-Coast, American Randonneur Challenge, K-Hound, Ultra K-Hound, SR 600 2023  
  curr 1471 Paul Foley [awards] Mondial, Galaxy, RUSA Cup    
  curr 9931 Susan Gryder [awards] Distance, 1200k+ medal, Audax Brevet medals,    
  curr 1131 Ken Knutson [awards] Ultra-Randonneur 2023  
  curr 9902 Tibor Tamas [awards] R-5000, R-10000    
  curr 9902 Michael Theriault [awards] R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur    
chair curr 4226 David Thompson [awards] Centenary Award medals    
ex‑chair   4405 Debra Banks      
ex‑chair   1 Jennifer Wise      
             
      Awards Review    
chair curr 5770 Gardner Duvall   2025-  
  curr 5355 Keith Moore   2018-2025  
    4405 Debra Banks   2025  
    12711 Mimo Demarco   2018-2026  
ex‑chair   390 Dan Driscoll   2025  
    2691 Paul Kramer   2018-2026  
    9902 Tibor Tamas   2025  
    13395 Kevin Williams      
             
      Membership      
chair curr 6245 Nigel Greene   2002‑2015  
ex‑chair curr 684 Don Hamilton   1998‑2002  
  curr 2515 Rob Hawks      
ex‑chair   7 Bill Bryant      
    8 Lois Springsteen      
             
      Marketing      
  curr 7 Bill Bryant   Apr-24  
  curr 6245 Nigel Greene   Jan-25  
chair curr 10146 Dawn Piech   Apr-24  
  curr 9917 Wei Sun   Apr-24  
  curr 11747 Lydia Trott   Apr-24  
ex‑chair   12365 Phil Fox      
             
      Permanents Program    
  curr 4405 Debra Banks      
  curr 338 Crista Borras      
  curr 2436 Bill Gobie      
  curr 2060 Kerin Huber      
chair curr 4226 David Thompson      
             
      Permanents Audit    
ex‑chair curr 3239 Jerry Austin   2021‑  
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll   2024‑  
  curr 9603 Malcolm Fraser   2022‑  
  curr 7203 Jack Nicholson   2024‑  
  curr 9951 Michael Povman   2021‑  
chair curr 9902 Tibor Tamas   2022‑  
  curr 469 Mark Wolff   2023‑2023  
    7009 Mark Dennin   2022  
    4702 Bill Fischer   2021‑2021  
ex‑chair   2565 Gary Gottlieb   2022‑2024  
    9412 Paul Toigo   2021‑2021  
ex‑chair   3205 Pam Wright      
             
      Routes (Brevet)    
  curr 5923 Joshua Crixell   2024  
  curr 3290 Michael Fox   2024  
  curr 11601 Joshua Haley   Jan-22  
chair curr 1330 Roger Hillas      
  curr 8132 Gary Kanaby   Apr-26  
  curr 7406 Brian McGuire      
  curr 844 Doug McLerran   Feb-25  
  curr 2812 Eric Peterson      
  curr 9902 Tibor Tamas      
    5190 Vickie Backman      
ex‑chair   1177 Jenn Barber      
    1009 Tim Bol      
    4451 Scott Brittle      
    3821 Lynne Fitzsimmons   2012  
ex‑chair   947 Terry Hutt   ‑2/2022  
ex‑chair   2691 John Kramer      
ex‑chair   4797 Craig Mathews   8/2021  
    6218 Martin Shipp   ‑3/2022  
ex‑chair   8170 Greg Smith      
    3721 Keith Sutton      
    4089 Geoff Swarts      
    8777 Rob Tulloh      
ex‑chair   1555 Dan Wallace      
             
      Rules      
  curr 7 Bill Bryant      
  curr 3812 Dan Diehn      
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis      
  curr 28 Tim Sullivan      
ex‑chair   4797 Craig Mathews      
    3848 Susan Otcenas      
    64 Mark Thomas      
             
      Team Randonnées    
  curr 3446 William Beck      
chair curr 7 Bill Bryant      
  curr 11601 Joshua Haley      
ex‑chair   1168 Paul Johnson      
             
      Web Site      
  curr 604 Don Bennett webmaster    
  curr 5624 Osvaldo Colavin      
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis   11/2025  
  curr 10909 Paul Lieberman      
  curr 3445 Jeff Loomis      
  curr 12815 Charlie Martin      
  curr 8 Lois Springsteen      
  curr 10237 Man-Fai Tam      
    4500 Hamid Akbarian      
    3821 Lynne Fitzsimmons      
ex‑chair   6176 Ian Hands      
ex‑chair   405 James Kuehn   2024  
    6359 Erin Laine      
    17010 Linda Springsteen   2023‑2025  
    8160 Eric Walstad      
    13395 Kevin Williams      
             
      E-Newsletter & Social Media    
  curr 14124 Matthew Bird Instagram, Facebook 2024  
  curr 7 Bill Bryant Facebook 2024  
  curr 15461 Lisa Charlebois Instagram 2025  
  curr 12850 Julien Erard E-Newsletter 2025-2026  
  curr 13033 Ted Fay E-Newsletter 2021-  
chair curr 10146 Dawn Piech E-Newsletter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook 2024  
  curr 8 Lois Springsteen Facebook 2025  
  curr 4226 Dave Thompson Facebook 2024  
  curr 7845 Tony Wittinger E-Newsletter 2022‑2024  
    1445 Keith Gates E-Newsletter 2024  
    2965 Mary Gersema E-Newsletter 2023‑2024  
    12365 Phil Fox Facebook 2022-2023  
    5120 Greg Merritt E-Newsletter    
             
      Medals & Awards (former committee) Subsumed into Awards & Store 3/2024  
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll bulk Dart / Flèche pins, American Randonneur Challenge, K-Hound, Ultra K-Hound    
  curr 2716 Joe Edwards ARC    
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis      
  curr 1471 Paul Foley Coast-to-Coast, Mondial, Galaxy, RUSA Cup    
  curr 9931 Susan Gryder Distance medals, Audax brevet medals    
  curr 1131 Ken Knutson Ultra-Randonneur    
  curr 9902 Tibor Tamas R-5000, R-10000? 2023  
  curr 9902 Michael Theriault R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur    
  curr 4226 Dave Thompson Centenary Award medals, Lepertel    
    7 Bill Bryant R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur 2004‑2006  
    684 Don Hamilton BRM medals    
    3318 Greg Olmstead RUSA Cup    
    2955 Paul Rozelle Distance awards, Populaire Pins, Rando Scout, clothing ‑2002  
    1088 Tom Stevenson BRM medals 2016‑2020  
    4232 George Swain R-10000 2006‑  
ex‑chair   64 Mark Thomas      
    190 Mark Vickers BRM medals    
    1 Jennifer Wise