Leadership

Board of Directors

Executive Director

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Committee Chairs

Alumni Committee

Denise Sprimont-Vasquez – Committee Chair
Samuel Durand
Grayson Harris
Alyssa Sloneker
Elizabeth Stapleton
David Vasquez

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Communications Committee

Ande Geer and Kim Martinez – Co-Committee Chairs
Kristen Cleveland
Julie Earnest
Tabita Kubiak
Barb Martin
JoAnn Pattara

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Debate Committee

Colleen Enos – Committee Chair
Ty Harding
Katie Herche
Danny Lyda
Larry Sparks
Branden Yeates

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Advancement & Partnerships

Stephanie Dropping
Lorraine Mink
Beth Nieva
Janete Ralston

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Marketing Committee

Shelley Dejager – Committee Chair
Josh Axelberd
Kris Calhoun
Alyssa Hayes
Julie Pate
DeEtte Sprimont
Mary York

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Speech Committee

Alicia Stunkel – Committee Chair
Tasha  Aschmutat
Sue Danielson
Anna Plummer
Allisha Speed

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Training and Development Committee

Kimberly Farley – Committee Chair
Dovey Elliott
Elvie Francisco
Michelle Hawkinson
Amy Klomparens
Shirin Schneider

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Tools and Tabulation Committee

Mike Diaz – Committee Chair
Greg DeJager
Tammy Flood
Stephen Hosmer
Wayne Johnson
Liz Kuhlmann
Chris Lisanti
Lisa Mott
Alex Patton
Lynda Sloneker
Janice Tham
Tony Weber

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Venue Search

Shelley DeJager – Lead
Sharon Nagatani

Stoa is grateful for the service of the following prior
Board Members, Committee Chairpersons and NITOC Tournament Directors:

President
Scott York – Founding President
Van Schalin
Mark Russell
Dave McKinley
Greg DeJager

Secretary
Konrad Hack
Joanne Quan
Laura Yeates
Angela Childress
CJ Tam

Treasurer
Marie Stout
Danny Eldridge
Wally Long
John Eyth
Angela Childress
Greg DeJager
Sharon Nagatani

Members
Jeff Schubert
Diana Wolfson
Chris Jeub
Elise Pope
Patsy Butman
Robert Kwong
MelRae Ambs
Craig Smith
Patricia Shaw
Mike Winther

Speech Committee Chair
Charlotte Rehn
Craig Smith
Debbie Snyder
Angela Childress

Debate Committee Chair
Dorr Clark
TJ Harding
Mary Winther
Katie Herche
Steven Vaughan

Stoa also wishes to acknowledge the significant leadership of Lars Jorgensen in the founding of Stoa.

NITOC Tournament Directors

2010
Van and Susan Schalin

2011
Van and Susan Schalin

2012
Chris Jeub / Chris Leland

2013
Laura Yeates

2014
Craig and Julie Smith

2015
Danny and Pam Eldridge

2016
Joanne Quan

2017
Melrae Ambs and Angela Childress

2018
Craig and Julie Smith

2019
Danny and Pam Eldridge

2020
Maggie Carabelos and Laura Yeates

2021
Maggie Carabelos and Sharon Nagatani

2022
Lynda Sloneker