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a1Stern, David
9/22/42
 
New York, NY
 
top 		Commissioner
 Teaneck HS, NJ
Rutgers U., NJ, '63
Columbia U. Law School, NY, '66

a2Litvin, Joel
 
Westchester County, NY
 
top 		President of League & Basketball Operations
reports to David Stern		 Wharton School, U.of Penn, '81
New York U. Law School, '85

a3Johnson, Ron
12/25/49
New York, NY
Chicago, IL
top 		Senior Vice President of Referee Operations West Point, NY '76
Georgia Tech,
ms operations research and systems analysis
, Army school of advanced military study, masters in strategy

a4Borgia, Joe
 
St. Petersburg, FL
New Rochelle, NY
top 		VP, Referee Operations
recruitment, training
reports to Ron Johnson		  

from Icon SMI 		a5Fryer, Bernie
12/25/49
Sequim, WA
Bellingham, WA top 		VP, Director Of Officials
daily management, on court performance supervision
reports to Ron Johnson		 Port Angeles H.S. WA
Brigham Young U., UT, '72

a6Nunn, Ronnie
 
 
Brooklyn, NY top 		Director Of Development
newer officials development
reports to Bernie Fryer		 Brooklyn Technical H.S., NY
George Washington U., DC

01Adams, Bennie #47
04/08/67
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
top 		1
1
13		64
57
701		0
0
4		0
0
0		 Eleanor McMain HS, New Orleans, LA
Southern University, B..S., Math '90
Southern University, M.S., Math '93

from Icon SMI 		02Ayotte, Mark #56
03/12/64
Glendate, AZ
Ishpeming, MI
top 		1
1
4		63
62
169		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Negaunee HS, Negaunee, MI
Michigan Technology University, '87
03Barnaky, Brent #70
Clearwater, FL

top 		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		  

from Icon SMI 		04Bavetta, Dick #27
12/10/39
Ocala, FL
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
1
33		83
75
2,322		11
9
250		2
0
26		 Power Memorial HS, New York, NY
St. Francis College, '62

05Blair, Curtis #74
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, Va
top 		0
1
1		0
46
46		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Patrick Henry HS '88, Richmond, VA
U. Of Richmond '92, Criminal Justice

from Icon SMI 		06Boland, Matt #46
09/28/66
Manchester, CT
Putnam, CT
top 		1
1
4		60
57
281		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Marianapolis Prep School, Thompson, CT
Quinebaug Valley, '90

from Icon SMI 		07Brothers, Tony #25
09/14/64
Smithfield, VA
Norfolk, VA
top 		1
1
14		78
31
817		8
6
35		0
0
0		 Booker T. Washington, Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University, '86

from Icon SMI 		08Brown, Tony #30
01/02/67
Atlanta, GA
Tallahassee, Florida
top 		1
1
5		62
58
341		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Amos P. Godby HS, Tallahassee, FL
Clark Atlanta University, '89
09Buchert, Nick #79
 

top 		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		  

from Icon SMI 		10Callahan, Mike (Duke) #24
04/07/59
Drexel Hill, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
1
18		77
62
1,080		8
11
86		0
1
6		 Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, PA

from Icon SMI 		11Capers, James #19
11/08/61
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
1
13		66
74
807		5
8
32		0
0
0		 Hales Franciscan HS, Chicago, IL
Northern Illinois University, '84

from Icon SMI 		12Clark, Jim #6
06/04/43
Denver, CO
Dallas, TX
top 		1
1
22		78
59
1,278		7
2
88		0
0
2		 Hillcrest HS, Dallas, TX
University of Texas, '66

from Icon SMI 		13Collins, Derrick #54
07/01/65
Slidell, LA
New Orleans, LA
top 		1
1
8		68
58
418		2
3
5		0
0
0		 Brother Martin HS, New Orleans, LA
Xavier University (New Orleans), '88

from Icon SMI 		14Corbin, Sean #33
03/18/66
Windermere, FL
Baltimore, MD
top 		1
1
15		69
67
897		6
6
37		0
0
0		 Towson Catholic HS, Towson, MD
Coppin State College,'90

from Icon SMI 		15Crawford, Dan #43
11/23/53
Naperville, IL
Chicago,IL
top 		1
1
24		100
81
1,606		12
14
218		2
2
21		 Cregier HS, Chicago, IL
Northeastern (Il.), '76

from Icon SMI 		16Crawford, Joe #17
08/30/51
Newton Square, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
1
32		59
77
2,196		16
14
296		2
1
41		 Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, PA
Neumann College, '08

17Dalen, Eric #75
 
Cincinnati, OH
Minnetonka, MN
top 		0
1
1		0
46
46		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Minnetonka HS
University of Minnesota

from Icon SMI 		18Davis, Marc #34
12/13/67
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
1
10		76
70
592		4
9
14		0
0
0		 St. Ignatius Prep, Chicago, IL
U.S. Naval Academy

from Icon SMI 		19Delaney, Bob #26
11/01/51
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Peterson, NJ
top 		1
1
21		75
53
1,310		11
0
131		1
0
7		 Bishop Neumann Prep, Wayne, NJ
New Jersey City University, B.S., Criminology, '73
20DeRosa, Joe #14
04/09/57
North Canton, OH
Youngstown, OH
top 		1
1
19		81
72
1,160		13
11
100		1
2
8		 Lowellville HS, Lowellville, OH
John Carroll University, '79

from Icon SMI 		21Fehr, Kevin #39
07/01/58
Birmingham, AL
Cincinnati, OH
top 		1
1
13		64
59
757		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Princeton HS, Cincinnati, OH
Alabama-Birmingham, '81
22Fitzgerald, Kane #77
 
 
 
top 		0000  

from Icon SMI 		23Forte, Brian #62
08/18/75
Smyrna, GA
Fairfax, VA
top 		1
1
2		50
49
99		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Westminster HS, Atlanta
Furman University B.S., Computing Business, '99

from Icon SMI 		24Forte, Joe #45
03/17/44
Smyrna, GA
New York, NY
top 		1
1
23		82
61
1,362		8
2
126		0
0
1		 Levittown Memorial HS, Levittown, NY
High Point University, '66

from Icon SMI 		25Foster, Scott #48
04/08/67
Woodbine, MD
Silver Spring, MD
top 		1
1
14		82
78
883		12
12
50		2
1
3		 Margruder HS, Rockville, MD
Maryland, '93

from Icon SMI 		26Fraher, Pat #52
01/13/74
Eagan, MN
St. Paul, MN
top 		1
1
7		69
56
409		0
1
1		0
0
0		 Hastings HS, Hastings, MN
Minnesota, '97

from Icon SMI 		27Garretson, Ron #10
07/01/58
Gilbert, AZ
Long Beach, CA
top 		1
1
21		75
77
1,410		7
10
166		0
0
11		 Servite HS, Anaheim, CA
Golden West Junior College, '79

from Icon SMI 		28Goble, John #67
11/25/78
Miami, FL
Miami, FL
top 		1
1
2		62
55
117		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Miami Senior HS
Florida International U., B.S., Physical Education, '01

from Icon SMI 		29Grillo, Luis #8
10/10/48
Annapolis, MD
Washington, DC
top 		1
1
19		56
53
1,121		2
0
37		0
0
0		 Archbishop John Carroll HS, Washington, DC
Mount St. Mary's, B.S., Spanish, '70

from Icon SMI 		30Guthrie, David #60
05/21/74
Charlotte, NC
Athens, GA
top 		1
1
3		59
56
165		0
0
0		0
0
0		 W.A. Berry HS, Birmingham, AL
North Carolina State, ‘99

from Icon SMI 		31Javie, Steve #29
01/17/55
Blue Bell, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
1
22		78
74
1,416		14
14
218		1
1
20		 LaSalle Prep, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University, B.S., Bus. Admin, '76

from Icon SMI 		32Jones, David #36
12/11/54
Gainesville, TX
Ft. Worth, TX
top 		1
1
19		64
67
1,165		4
4
34		0
0
0		 Oak Ridge HS, Orlando, FL
University of Florida, ‘78

from Icon SMI 		33Kennedy, Bill #55
11/10/66
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
top 		1
1
10		73
73
610		4
8
18		0
0
0		 St. Mary's HS, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona State University

from Icon SMI 		34Kirkland, Courtney #61
10/22/74
Atlanta, GA
Flint, MI
top 		1
1
8		69
69
476		2
0
3		0
0
0		 Flint Northwestern HS, Flint, MI
Southern University, B.S., Computer Science, '99

from Icon SMI 		35Lewis, Eric #42
05/20/71
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach, FL
top 		1
1
4		63
59
239		0
1
1		0
0
0		 Daytona Beach, HS
Bethune Cookman College

from Icon SMI 		36Lindsay, Mark #53
08/21/77
Frazer, PA
Drexel Hill, PA
top 		1
1
2		56
50
106		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Malvern Prep, PA
Westchester University, '99

from Icon SMI 		37Malloy, Ed #73
03/17/71
Havertown, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
1
6		69
74
377		1
4
5		0
0
0		 Cardinal O'Hara HS, Springfield, PA
Philadelphia University, Marketing, '93

from Icon SMI 		38Mauer, Ken #41
04/23/55
Afton, MN
St. Paul, MN
top 		1
1
22		85
69
1,321		14
11
92		0
2
5		 Harding HS, St. Paul, MN
University of Minnesota, '78

from Icon SMI 		39McCutchen, Monty #13
02/14/66
Asheville, NC
San Angelo, TX
top 		1
1
14		76
79
909		9
13
52		0
1
1		 Dublin HS, Dublin, TX
Texas at Arlington, English Literature and Speech Communicaiton, '88

from Icon SMI 		40Mott, Rodney #71
09/03/57
Las Vegas, NV
New Albany, IN
top 		1
1
11		68
63
671		1
0
2		0
0
0		 Bishop Turner HS, Buffalo, NY
San Diego State, '86

from Icon SMI 		41Nies, Jack #35
11/11/37
Tucson, AZ
Jersey City, NJ
top 		1
1
30		60
43
1,987		0
0
151		0
0
10		 St. Peter's Prep, NJ
St. Mary's (KS), Psychology/Philosophy, '61

from Icon SMI 		42Nunez Jr., Tommy #28
09/07/59
Chandler, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
top 		1
1
4		62
52
234		0
0
0		0
0
0		 St. Mary's HS, Phoenix, AZ
Grand Canyon University, '83

from Icon SMI 		43Olesiak, Ron #44
07/13/47
Lake Villa, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
1
20		25
44
1,105		0
0
18		0
0
0		 Kelvyn Park HS, Chicago, IL
Wright College (Chicago), ‘66
44Orr, J.T. #80



top 		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0

from Icon SMI 		45Palmer, Violet #12
07/20/64
Los Angeles, CA
Lynwood, CA
top 		1
1
11		63
64
627		2
3
6		0
0
0		 Compton HS, Compton, CA
Cal Poly Pomona, '87

from Icon SMI 		46Phillips, Jason #23
04/10/70
Brock, TX
Weatherford, TX
top 		1
1
9		65
68
613		1
2
3		0
0
0		 Cisco HS, Cisco, TX
Tarleton State University, Bus. Admin, '93

from Icon SMI 		47Poole, Olandis #50
12/24/67
Newport News, VA
Surry, VA
top 		1
1
4		59
64
237		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Surry County HS, Dendron, VA
Newport News Apprentice School, '90

from Icon SMI 		48Richardson, Derek #63
02/03/62
Los Angeles, CA
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
1
11		79
56
677		0
0
0		0
0
0		 R.B. Stall HS, Charleston, SC
Cal State Dominquez Hills, Administration of Justice, '91

from Icon SMI 		49Richardson, Leroy #51
08/21/64
Suffolk, VA
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
1
13		48
55
750		0
0
3		0
0
0		 Westinghouse V&T, Brooklyn, NY

from Icon SMI 		50Robinson, Phil #11
04/02/61
Opelika, AL
Florence, AL
top 		1
1
10		63
54
576		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Tuscaloosa County HS, Northport, AL
Livingston University, Health and Physical Ed. '83
Troy State, Masters in Education Admin, '93

from Icon SMI 		51Roe, Eli #64
03/18/74
Orlando, FL
Anderson, IN
top 		1
1
3		62
50
163		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Highland HS, Anderson, IN
Troy State University, ’96
Troy State U.,MS Math. ‘98

from Icon SMI 		52Rush, Eddie F. #32
09/19/61
McDonough, GA
Columbus, GA
top 		1
1
22		77
65
1,387		13
3
156		2
0
11		 W.H. Spencer HS, Columbus, GA
Georgia State, B.B.A. Marketing, '83

from Icon SMI 		53Salvatore, Bennett #15
01/09/50
Stamford, CT
Stamford, CT
top 		1
1
26		79
76
1,540		15
13
195		2
1
23		 Stamford Catholic,Stamford, CT
C.W. Post, ‘72

from Icon SMI 		54Smith, Mike #38
02/05/55
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
top 		1
1
15		67
66
879		3
3
13		0
0
0		 Tennessee South Side, Memphis, TN

from Icon SMI 		55Spooner, Bill #22
02/23/57
Oak Park, CA
El Paso, TX
top 		1
1
19		66
64
1,122		5
9
63		0
0
0		 Taft HS, Woodland Hills, CA
San Diego State

from Icon SMI 		56Stafford, Derrick #9
11/29/56
Fayetteville, GA
Atlanta, GA
top 		1
1
21		63
70
1,221		6
11
77		0
1
1		 Northside HS, Atlanta, GA
Morehouse College, '79
57Twardoski, Scott #78

Seattle, WA

top 		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0

from Icon SMI 		58Wall, Scott #31
09/11/66
Gainesville, FL
Jacksonville, IL
top 		1
1
13		63
58
741		0
0
3		0
0
0		 Shawnee Mission NW HS, Shawnee, KS
Emporia State University, '91

from Icon SMI 		59Washington, Tom #49
12/25/57
Atlanta, GA
Ft. Smith, AR
top 		1
1
17		81
78
984		10
11
78		0
1
2		 Central HS, Philadelphia, PA
Norfolk State University, B.A., Sociology, '78, cum laude

from Icon SMI 		60Willard, Greg #57
11/05/58
Huntington Beach, CA
Pasadena, CA
top 		1
1
20		62
72
1,280		7
8
93		0
0
0		 Edison HS, Huntington Beach, CA
Orange Coast College, A.A.
Long Beach State, '84
61Williams, James #81



top 		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0

from Icon SMI 		62Wood, Leon #40
03/25/62
Ladera Ranch, CA
Columbia, SC
top 		1
1
12		70
64
740		2
3
8		0
0
0		 Santa Monica HS, Santa Monica, CA
Arizona and Cal State Fullerton, '84
63Workman, Haywoode
01/23/66
Tampa, FL
Charlotte, NC
top 		0
1
1		0
46
46		0
0
0		0
0
0		 Myers Park HS, Charlotte, NC
Winston-Salem State U.
Oral Roberts University

from Icon SMI 		64Wright, Sean #65
08/29/71
Dacula, GA
New York, NY
top 		1
1
3		62
56
167		0
0
0		0
0
0		 W.P. Davidson HS, Mobile, AL
Spring Hill College, ’93
University of Mobile, MBA ‘96

from Icon SMI 		65Wunderlich, Mark #18
06/12/58
West Chester, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
1
18		73
79
1,069		11
12
59		0
1
2		 Landsdowne-Aldon, Lansdowne, PA
Albright College, '78

from Icon SMI 		66Zarba, Zach #58
04/29/75
Kew Gardens, NY
New York, NY
top 		1
1
5		67
63
297		0
2
2		0
0
0		 Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
SUNY New Paltz, Political Science, '97

from Icon SMI 		67Zielinski, Gary #59
08/31/65
Magna, UT
Harvey, IL
top 		1
1
7		62
71
405		0
2
2		0
0
0		 Kearns HS, Kearns, UT
Eastern Utah, '86
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