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LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP 2020–21 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Term Ends

District, Seat
Board Member
School
District I, Class A Tom Finicle Southwood June 2023
District I, Class AA John Steinhilber (VICE-CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) Hebron June 2021

District I, Class AAA Nathan Dean Jimtown June 2023
District I, Class AAAA Ed Gilliland LaPorte June 2021

District II, Class A Martin Brown North Vermillion June 2021

District II, Class AA Matt Martin Knightstown June 2023
District II, Class AAA Chris Conley (CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) Delta June 2021

District II, Class AAAA Jim Brown Fishers June 2023
District III, Class A Jeff Doyle Barr-Reeve June 2023

District III, Class AA Tim Grove South Knox School Corporation June 2021

District III, Class AAA Mike Whitten Boonville June 2023
District III, Class AAAA Brent Duncan Connersville June 2021

North District, Female Patti McCormack Lowell June 2022

North District, Minority Stacy Adams (BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT) Valparaiso June 2022
North District, Urban Brian Strong Logansport June 2022
The Leadership Serves the Membership directors, principals, and superintendents
from all 410 member-schools will be published South District, Female Rae Ferriell-Woolpy Richmond June 2022
When Paul Neidig assumed the in our annual report for the first time.
commissioner’s role, he was adamant that South District, Minority Victor Bush MSD Lawrence Township June 2022
the Association’s leadership be thought Without the collective effort of all the
of as more than its offices on the north individuals listed on the subsequent pages, South District, Urban Chad Gilbert (BOARD PRESIDENT) Charlestown June 2022
side of Indianapolis. This very idea is education-based athletics wouldn’t be as robust Private School Dave Worland Indianapolis Cathedral June 2022
communicated through the #ThisIsYourIHSAA as they are in the great state of Indiana.
tagline—it’s everyone’s IHSAA.

The way the IHSAA leadership operates is
also supported by the Association’s tagline.
The members of the executive staff—who
collaborate with the board of directors—all
hold their positions to serve the IHSAA
member-schools. With that in mind, the
IHSAA views not only the executive staff and
board members as members of the leadership
but also the athletic directors, principals, and
superintendents of each member-school.

To infuse the essence of the #ThisIsYourIHSAA Assistant Commissioner Kerrie Rosati, who oversees
tagline into everything the Association does, our softball, demonstrates true leadership after an
2020-21 annual report recognizes the leadership unexpected rain shower at the softball state finals.
in its entirety as the names of all athletic Rosati, along with her fellow commissioners, add new
sand to make the field playable again.

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