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 4-NOV-2024

chair? cur-rent RUSA#
      Audax Events    
  curr 11707 Chris Argo   2024
  curr 3812 Daniel Diehn   2023
  curr 11601 Joshua Haley   2024
  curr 5120 Greg Merritt   2024
chair curr 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 6380 Bryan Kilgore    
  curr 10146 Dawn Piech    
  curr 8170 Greg Smith    
  curr 3737 Rob Welsh    
    2515 Rob Hawks    
           
      Insurance and Liability    
  curr 25 Pete Dusel   2023
  curr 5770 Gardner Duvall   2023
  curr 8502 Misha Heller   2023
ex-chair   390 Dan Driscoll    
ex-chair   139 Susan France    
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 3821 Lynne Fitzsimmons Data Collection  
  curr 2965 Mary Gersema Copy Editor  
  curr 9026 Betty Jean Jordan Copy Editor  
  curr 2861 Christine Newman Contributor  
  curr 3597 Emily O'Brien Copy Editor  
  curr 3106 Katie Raschdorf Copy Editor  
  curr 4232 George Swain Copy Editor  
chair curr 7898 Corinne Warren Copy Editor  
      Jayne Browne Copy Editor  
      Eileen Bruns Copy Editor 2015
    7 Bill Bryant Fact Checking 2016
    4364 Joshua Bryant Editorial Committee 2013
    5872 Jacqueline Campbell Editorial Committee 2012
      Michelle Cavallaro Layout and Design 2013
ex-chair   1172 Janice Chernekoff    
ex-chair   1609 Mike Dayton Board Liaison, Advertising  
ex-chair   2401 Will deRosset Editorial Committee 2012
      Jennifer Forsyth Fact Checking 2016
    3352 Wendy Gardiner Layout and Design 2012
    2894 Melissa Fay Hall Copy Editor  
    3318 Greg Olmstead Data Collection 2019
    2443 Bob Olsen Copy Editor  
    6877 Jim Poppy Advertising  
    2955 Paul Rozelle   2013
    5186 Clayton Scott Advertising 2013
    5538 Keith Snyder Layout 2013
    1847 Mike Sturgill Editorial Committee 2013
    64 Mark Thomas Copy Editor 2015
    3178 Maggie Williams Editorial Committee 2013
chair   1 Jennifer Wise    
           
      Medals & Awards Subsumed into Awards & Store 3/2024  
  curr 7 Bill Bryant R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur  
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll bulk Dart / Flèche pins, American Randonneur Challenge, K-Hound, Ultra K-Hound  
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis    
  curr 1471 Paul Foley Coast-to-Coast, Mondial, Galaxy  
  curr 9931 Susan Gryder    
  curr 1131 Ken Knutson Ultra-Randonneur  
  curr 9902 Tibor Tamas R-5000, R-10000?  
  curr 9902 Michael Theriault R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur 2023
  curr 4226 Dave Thompson Audax Brevet medals, Centenary Award medals  
    684 Don Hamilton BRM medals 2004-2006
    3318 Greg Olmstead RUSA Cup  
    2955 Paul Rozelle Distance awards, Populaire Pins, Rando Scout, clothing  
    1088 Tom Stevenson BRM medals -2002
    4232 George Swain R-10000 2016-2020
    190 Mark Vickers BRM medals 2006-
    1 Jennifer Wise    
           
      Awards Review    
  curr 4405 Debra Banks    
chair curr 390 Dan Driscoll    
  curr 9902 Tibor Tamas    
           
      Membership    
chair curr 6245 Nigel Greene    
ex-chair curr 684 Don Hamilton   2002-2015
  curr 2515 Rob Hawks    
ex-chair   7 Bill Bryant   1998-2002
    8 Lois Springsteen    
           
      Marketing    
  curr 7 Bill Bryant   Apr-24
chair curr 12365 Phil Fox   Apr-24
  curr 6245 Nigel Greene   Apr-24
  curr 9917 Wei Sun   Apr-24
  curr 11747 Lydia Trott   Apr-24
           
      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   2023
  curr 3239 Jerry Austin   2023
  curr 7009 Mark Dennin    
ex-chair curr 390 Dan Driscoll   2023
  curr 9603 Malcolm Fraser   2023
  curr 7069 Luke Heller   2023
  curr 7203 Jack Nicholson   2023
  curr 9951 Michael Povman    
chair curr 9902 Tibor Tamas    
  curr 469 Mark Wolff    
    5941 Andrea Achilli    
    4702 Bill Fischer    
    2565 Gary Gottlieb    
    9412 Paul Toigo    
    3205 Pam Wright    
           
      Routes (Brevet)    
  curr 3290 Michael Fox    
  curr 1330 Roger Hillas   2024
  curr 8132 Gary Kanaby    
  curr 844 Doug McLerran    
  curr 2812 Eric Peterson    
chair curr 8170 Greg Smith   8/2021
    5190 Vickie Backman    
ex-chair   1177 Jenn Barber    
    1009 Tim Bol    
    4451 Scott Brittle    
    3821 Lynne Fitzsimmons    
ex-chair   947 Terry Hutt    
ex-chair   2691 John Kramer   2012
ex-chair   4797 Craig Mathews   -2/2022
    6218 Martin Shipp    
    3721 Keith Sutton   -3/2022
    4089 Geoff Swarts    
    8777 Rob Tulloh    
ex-chair   1555 Dan Wallace    
           
      Rules    
  curr 7 Bill Bryant    
  curr 3812 Dan Diehn   2024
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis    
  curr 3848 Susan Otcenas    
  curr 28 Tim Sullivan    
ex-chair   4797 Craig Mathews    
    64 Mark Thomas    
           
      Awards & Store Previously "Store" 4/2024  
  curr 7 Bill Bryant [awards] R-12, Ultra R-12, P-12, Ultra P-12, Rouleur  
  curr 390 Dan Driscoll [awards] bulk Dart / Flèche pins, American Randonneur Challenge, K-Hound, Ultra K-Hound  
  curr 1471 Paul Foley [awards] Coast-to-Coast, Mondial, Galaxy  
  curr 9931 Susan Gryder [awards] Distance, 1200k+ medal 2023
  curr 1131 Ken Knutson [awards] Ultra-Randonneur  
  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 2023
chair curr 4226 David Thompson [awards] Audax Brevet medals, Centenary Award medals  
ex-chair   4405 Debra Banks    
ex-chair   1 Jennifer Wise    
           
      Team Randonnées    
  curr 3446 William Beck    
chair curr 7 Bill Bryant    
chair curr 11601 Joshua Haley   2024
ex-chair   1168 Paul Johnson    
           
      Web Site    
  curr 604 Don Bennett webmaster  
  curr 5624 Osvaldo Colavin    
chair curr 153 John Lee Ellis    
  curr 10909 Paul Lieberman    
  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    
    6359 Erin Laine    
    17010 Linda Springsteen   2024
    8160 Eric Walstad    
           
      E-Newsletter & Social Media    
  curr 7 Bill Bryant Facebook 2024
  curr 15461 Lisa Charlebois Instagram 2024
  curr 12850 Julien Erard E-Newsletter 2024
  curr 12365 Phil Fox Facebook  
  curr 2965 Mary Gersema E-Newsletter 2024
chair curr 10146 Dawn Piech E-Newsletter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook 2021
  curr 8 Lois Springsteen Facebook 2024
  curr 4226 Dave Thompson Facebook 2024
    5120 Greg Merritt E-Newsletter 2023-2024