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LEADERSHIP - 
UNITED STATES JU-JITSU ® 
FEDERATION (USJJF) 


The United States Ju-Jitsu Federation's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.

The United States Ju-Jitsu ®  Officers are responsible for handling the day-to-day affairs of the organization, while the Directors are responsible for coordinating events and other matters within their Affiliate Ju-Jitsu Organizations (AJJOs).

All United States Ju-Jitsu Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.


United States Ju-Jitsu Federation ®  Officers and Committees serving for 2022 - 2026:
·         Bruce R. Bethers - President & CEO
·         Roger A. Jarrett - Vice President
·         John F. Chatwood - General Secretary & Treasurer
.         Patrick M. Hickey - Chairman, Technical Committee


​United States Ju-Jitsu Federation ® Board of Directors:
·         Bruce R. Bethers - President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
·         Roger A. Jarrett - Vice President & Chair - Referee Committee
·         John F. Chatwood - General Secretary & Treasurer
·         Donna K. Cosper - Chair - Membership Committee
.         James R. Webb - Chair - Affiliate Organizations Committee
·         Patrick M. Hickey - Chair - National Technical & Coaching Committees
·         Andrew Yiannakis - Chair - Traditional Jujutsu Committee
.         Brian Walsh - Chair - National BJJ - Grappling Committee

·         Corinne Housley - Chair - Women's Athlete Committee
·         Jeffrey Rhodes - Chair - Men's Athlete Committee
·         Nadeem Ansari - Chair - Marketing Committee
·         Robert M. Carver - Chair – Info Technology Committee
·         James R. Webb - Director At Large
​​.         Carl D. Wilcox - Director At Large
​.         Jack Garrett - Director At Large

United States Ju-Jitsu ® Federation Senior Masters Caucus:
·         David S. Ames
·         Michael Bakula
·         Ben Bergwerf
·         Bruce R. Bethers
·         Robert Boggs
·         John F. Chatwood

·         Robert J. Saal
·         Robert Davis
·         Roger A. Jarrett
·         Jeffrey Cook
·         Michael Antonides

·         Charles E. Carter
·         David E. Parritt
·         L. Michael Dillard
·         Troy Price
·         Nadeem Ansari
·         Hiro Takahashi
·         William Cooley
·         Carl Wilcox
·         Michael Dunphy
·         Richard G. Dunn
·         Jeffrey Ellis
·         Lawrence A. Emmons
·         Larry Feldman

·         Eugene S. Fodor
·         Angel Garcia
·         Jim Harrison
·         Pamela Hickey
·         Patrick M. Hickey

·         John Newton
·         Phyllis Bateman
·         Andrew Yiannakis
·         Mikel LaChapelle
·         Gokor Chivichyan
·         Curtis L. Hale
·         David Chance
·         John Nanay
·         Mike D. Knight
·         Gene LeBell
·         John Linebarger

·         James R. Webb
·         Patrick M. Hickey
·         Larry Overholt
·         Brian Pendleton
·         Shiro Kinmoku
·         Toshiaki Takikawa
·         W. Dieter Reitzig

·         Delva Mandrell
·         Billy L. Sharp
·         Barry O'Brien
·         Vazquez Wilfredo
·         Grant Gilliam
·         Mathew Bayley
·         Thomas Reiff
·         Edward Wilkes
·         Jorge Delgado
·          Antonio la Salandra
.         Daniel Ruocco 


USJJF Regional Representatives:
·         Alabama: Mark Barlow
·         Arkansas: Brian Dugger, Dustin Whittemore, Billy Cunningham, Cartis "Ryan" Stephens
·         Arizona: John Linebarger, Walt Sweet
·         California (Central): Neil Ohlenkamp, Richar Bunch, Eric Renner
·         California (Southern): Gene LeBell, Gokor Chivichyan
·         Colorado: Bob Davis, Mathew Bayley, Rob Koski, Dieter Reitzig, Gene Twombly, David Stern
·         Connecticut: David Burs
·         Delaware: Alexander Velazquez
·         Florida: David Parritt, Jeffrey Cook, John Newton, John Connolly, James Ragan, Dionisio de la Torres, Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez, Daniel Ruocco
·         Georgia: Toshiaki Takikawa, Matt Larsen, Ricardo Murgel
·         Hawaii: Samuel C. Luke
·         Illinois: John Ryan III 
·         Indiana: Billy Ray Smith, John Nanay
·         Iowa: William Cooley
·         Kansas: Robert Boggs, Doug Perrin
·         Kentucky: Kathy Howdieshell, John Looney
·         Louisiana: Robert M. Carver, Jack Garrett
·         Maryland: David Bish, Julio Zarate, Mark Dantzler
·         Massachusetts: Santos Hernandez & Sean Gately
·         Michigan: Shaunton Davis, Tony M. Zimkowski
·         Minnesota: K. Joel Coles
·         Mississippi: Chris Dewey, Charles Morgan
·         Missouri: Roger Crocker
·         Montana: Jim Harrison *
·         Nevada: Bruce R. Bethers, John F. Chatwood, Charles Carter, Phyllis Bateman
·         New Hampshire: Mikel Chapelle
·         New Jersey: Stuart Rosenberg
·         New Mexico: Andrew Yiannakis, Linda Yiannakis
·         New York: Barry O'Brien, John Farrar, Stephen Moliterno, Adam Mitchell  
          North Carolina: Carl Wilcox, Ken Nazemetz, Jeffrey Rhodes, Earl DelValle,
·         Ohio: Patrick Hickey, Michael Antonides, David Chance, Brian Walsh
·         Oklahoma: L. Michael Dillard, Curtis L. Hale, William S. Sharp, Randall Schubert
·         Oregon: Steve Van Fleet
·         Pennsylvania: - Richard M. McPeek, Patrick Brynes
·         Puerto Rico: Wilfedo Vazquez
·         South Carolina: Thomas Reiff, Ben Bergwerf, Troy Price
·         South Dakota: Julio Usera
·         Tennessee: Bill Ryan
·         Texas: James R. Webb, David Mata, Edward E. Wilkes, Ed Carol, Nicolas Valcik, Grant Gilliam, James Webster, Humberto Becerra, James Wadley, Edison DaSilva, Evilazio Freitoza
·         Utah: Ronald K. Bennett
·         Virginia: Nadeem Ansari, Michael Quist
·         US Army: Kim Zornes, John Nolan, Luke Johns
​.         US Air Force: George Newton
·         Washington: Greg Sluys
·         West Virginia: Roger A. Jarrett,  Chris Jarrett, Chris Wood, Adam Bradford
·         Wisconsin: Rick Olstad, Marcus Ahrens

International Affiliates:

.         Brazil:

Jose Higino Alves Nunes
Eduardo Pieroni

Domingos Nunes
Edison Leandro Da Silva


​.         Canada:
Kevin Lintott
Josh George
​John Hare

Chris D. Bissett
Andrei Oudovikine

​.         Italy:
Antonio la Salandra


·         Israel: 
Oren Gorgov

·        Kuwait: 

Mohammed Malek
Ahmad Alhouli

·      
  Morroco: 
Yasinne Hamouda

.         Netherlands:
Mario Den Edel
​Tony Van Venrooy

.         Puerto Rico:

Wilfredo Vazquez

.         Sweden:
Peter Rosendahl
Pavel Antonsson


·         South America: 
Guillero Cortes
Jose Higino Nunes


.         Spain:
Jose A. Caracena
​Ricardo Mercado Sierra
Juan Lorenzo Garcia

Jorge Herrero Iglesias
Pedro R. Dabauza

Joan Egea Isern
​
.         United Kingdom:
Peter King
James Short 
*

USJJF Committees -

United States Ju-Jitsu Federation ® Executive Committee

Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
·        Roger A. Jarrett, Vice President and Referee Chairman
·        John F. Chatwood, General Secretary and Treasurer
·        Donna K. Cosper, Membership Chairwoman
·        Patrick M. Hickey, CTC and Coaching Chairman
·        Nadeem Ansari, Marketing Chairman
·        Robert M. Carver, Information Technology Chairman
·        James R. Webb, Director At Large

USJJF National Technical Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman and Senior Technical Advisor
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        William S. Sharp
·        John F. Chatwood
·        Ben Bergwerf
·        Eugene S. Foder *
·        Tony M. Zimkowski
·        Toshiaki Takikawa
·        Carl Wilcox
·        Jim Harrison *
·        Gene LeBell *
·        Robert J. Saal *
·        Larry Overholt
·        Shiro Kinmoku
·        Andrew Yiannakis
·        Roger A. Jarrett
·        Robert M. Carver
·        James R. Webb
·        William Cooley

·        Clif Norgaard *
·        Hiro Takahashi
·        Brian Walsh
·        Earl DelValle
·        Jorge Rafael Delgado *
·        Antonio la Salandra
.        Chris Harris
.        Ricardo Murgel
.        Gary Hensley


USJJF Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Nadeem Ansari
·        Carl Wilcox
·        John F. Chatwood
·        Robert M. Carver

USJJF Finance Committee
John F. Chatwood
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Ann Osborne, CPA
·        Donna K. Cosper
·        Richard Dunn

USJJF Affiliate Ju-Jitsu Organizations Committee
James R. Webb, Chairman
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       Robert M. Carver
·       Mark Barlow
·       Donna K. Cosper
·       Charles Carter
·       John Annable
·       Gene Twombly
·       Andrew Yiannakis
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Corinne Housley
.       Jose A. Caracena
​.       Jose Higino Nunes
.       Daniel Ruocco
.       Ricardo Murgel
.       Nicolas Valcik
​USJJF Traditional Jujutsu Committee
Andrew Yiannakis, Chairman
·       Ben Bergwerf
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Roger A. Jarrett
.       James R. Webb

·       Ken Nazemetz
·       Kostas Dervenis
.       Jose A. Caracena
.       Peter King
.       John Chatwood
.       Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez
.       Adam Mitchell 

.       Nicolas Valcik     

USJJF Tournament Competition and Rules Committee 
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
·       Robert M. Carver
·       Jeffrey Rhodes
·       James Ragan
·       Earl Delvalle
·       Richard  Dunn
·       Nadeem Ansari
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       Roger A. Jarrett
.       Chris Wood
.       James Wadley
.       Daniel Ruocco


USA Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling Committee
Brian Walsh, Chairman
·      Bruce R. Bethers
.      Ricardo Murgel

·      Earl DelValle
·      Fernando Yamasaki
·      Gene LeBell *
·      Gokor Chivichyan
·      Jeff Santella
·      Jeff Rhodes
·      Jeffrey Cook
·      John Newton
·      Michael Antonides
·      Alireza Davoodi
·      Antonio la Salandra
​.      Rafael Jovet-Ramos

.      Micheal Rosenquist
.      Gary Hensley
.      Dan Pagan
.      Heather Bess
.      James Wadley

.      Edison DaSilva
.      John Farrar


US Para Jiu-Jitsu (USPJJ) Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
·      Andrei Oudovikine
.      Rafael Jovet-Ramos
.      Brian Walsh
.      Roger A. Jarrett
.      Gary Hensley


USJJF Coaching Committee

Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman
·      Michael Antonides
·      David Chance
·      Larry Overholt
·      Bruce R. Bethers
·      Jeffrey Rhodes
​.       Brian Walsh
​.       Christopher Jarrett
.       Micheal Rosenquist
.       Gary Hensley
.       Michael Bess


USJJF Referee Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman
·       Michael Antonides
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Jeffrey Rhodes
·       James Ragan
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       Earl DelValle
·       Christopher Jarrett
·       John Annable
​·       Jorge R. Delgado *
​.       Daniel Ruocco


USJJF Athletes Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Rhodes, Chairman
·       Louis Begue
·       Larry Emmons
·       Corinne Housley
·       John Linebarger
·       Barbara O'Connor
·       Fred Parrish
·       Glenn Hall
·       Chad White
​·       Alireza Davoodi
.       Heather Bess


USJJF Women's Development Committee
Corinne Housley, Chairwoman
·       Lesley Anderson
·       Donna Cosper
·       Phyllis Bateman
·       Alicia Miller
·       Pamela Hickey
·       Carolyn Hofer
·       Margaret Williams
·       Kimberly Linebarger
·       Lourdes Martin
·       Linda Yiannakis
.       Heather Bess
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United States Taiho Jutsu / Police Self-Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Richard Dunn, Chairman
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Carl Wilcox
·       Larry Overholt
.       Ricardo Murgel

·       Robert Koski
·       Michael Knight
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       William Cooley
·       Jorge R. Delgado
​·       John Connolly
​.       Kevin Lintott
·       Antonio la Salandra
.       Cliff T. King
.       Jose Caracena
.       Micheal Rosenquist
​.       Chris Harris
.       Giuseppe Corbo
.       Jose Caracena



USJJF Medical Committee
 Ray Leone, D.O., Chairman
·       Todd Stanford, RN *  
·       David G. Mata, RN
·       Bob Erickson, M.D.
·       Paul Whitby, PhD.
·       Robert Freda, M.D.

USJJF Law and Legislation Committee
David Stern, JD, Chairman

·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Richard Blower, JD
·        Charles Wolder, JD
·        Tom King, JD
·        Joel McTague, JD
·        Robert Bobinski, JD
·        David Pennington, JD

USJJF Information Management Committee
Robert M. Carver, Chairman
·        Lawrence Emmons
·        Shiro Kinmoku
·        Kevin Woods
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Neil Ohlenkamp
·        Nadeem Ansari

USJJF Marketing Committee
Nadeem Ansari, Chairman
·        Lourdes Martin
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        John Newton
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Robert M. Carver
·        Donna K. Cosper

USJJF Special Advisors and Noteworthy Leaders
·       Willy Cahill - Advisor
·       Jim Harrison - Advisor *
·       Eugene S. Fodor - Advisor *
·       Gene LeBell - Advisor *
·       William Cooley - Advisor
·       Ben Bergwerf - Advisor
·       Clif Norgaard - Advisor *
·       Toshiaki Takikawa - Advisor
·       Shiro Kinmoku - Advisor
​.       Ricardo Mercado Sierra - Advisor
.        George Newton - Advisor

Gone, but Not forgotten - Leaders of United States Ju-Jitsu Federation that have passed away...
·       George E. Anderson *
·       Thomas LePuppett *
·       James Dussault *
·       Terry Bryan *
·       George Hamm *
·       Vince Tamura *
·       Benjamin A. DeLeon *
·       Michael A. Talkington *
·       Bruce G. Butler *
·       Gary G. Fierderick *
·       T.R. McClanahan *
·             Billy R. Hames *
·       Billy L. Sharp *
.       Ricardo Valdez *
.       Robert Saal *
​.       Delva Mandrell *
.       Jorge Rafael Delgado *
​.       Clif Norgaard *
.        Gene LeBell 
*
.        James Shortt 
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​* deceased


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