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Welcome to this                                                                 2023-24 IHSAA Board of Directors and

     State Championship Event                                                                           Executive Committee


     The IHSAA State Finals are a time for celebration                              The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
     and reflection. While we celebrate the triumphs and                            school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Ten board seats are filled by any
     achievements of the student-athletes competing                                 qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
     today, we’re also able to reflect on the importance of                         minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
     our member school communities and their support in                             Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
     championing education-based athletics.
                                              Special Thanks To Our Host            The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                        The atmosphere fans    Grand Park Sports Campus             interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                        bring to our State                                          office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        Championships trans-
                        forms them from just        19000 Grand Park Blvd.          IHSAA Board of Directors                       IHSAA Executive Committee
                        another event into a true   Westfield, Indiana 46074        District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  Chris Conley, Delta (Chairman)
                                                                                                   Tom Finicle, Southwood
                                                                                    District I, Class A
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                        celebration. A celebra-                                     District I, Class AA   Paul Voigt, Churubusco   June 2024  Tom Black, East Central (Vice-Chairman)
                        tion of the passion and                                     District I, Class AAA   Roman Smith, NorthWood   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                        pageantry Hoosier high   State Finals Personnel             District I, Class AAAA   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton   June 2024  Jim Brown, Fishers
                        school sports are known   Tournament Administrator          District II, Class A   --            June 2024  Larry Cochren, Washington
                        for. Every fan of our   Robert Faulkens, Assistant          District II, Class AA   Kye Denney, Wes-Del   June 2023  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                        high school sports com-  Commissioner                       District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta   June 2024  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
                        munity—every student,                                       District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
                        coach, and bus driver,   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                        every teacher, parent,   Kayley Howell, Administrative      District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, North Knox   June 2024  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                        and sibling—contributes   Assistant                         District III, Class AAA   Larry Cochren, Washington   June 2023  Tim Grove, North Knox
                                                                                                                         June 2024
                                                                                                   Tom Black, East Central
                                                                                    District III, Class AAAA
     to this celebration whenever they attend a State Finals                                                                       Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
     event. That’s because by attending the State Finals   Director of Champions Together  North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei
     and cheering for their school, fans are supporting and   Brian Avery           North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso*   June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     fostering so much more than great competition…                                 North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
                                             Officials                              South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025  Roman Smith, Northwood
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   Dennis Maude, Jimmy Beasley,   South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025  Brian Strong, Logansport
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   Steven Smith, Chris Galvas  South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown**   June 2025  Paul Voigt, Churubusco
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by                          Private School Rep.   Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei   June 2025
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 stu-  Grand Park Staff              * President      ** Vice-President
     dent-athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons   Matt Trnian, Rachel Nelson
     in teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons
     that will translate to their careers as they transition   Athletic Training Staff
     into adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define   Fortè Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
     the communities they lead once their playing days are
     over.
                                             Program Credits
     So, on behalf of the 411 IHSAA member schools, our   Publisher Paul Neidig, Commissioner
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,   Editor Brandon Baxter, Communications
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.  Assistant
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