The AJJF Operations Committee
This page provides contact information for the AJJF Operations Committee (formerly known as the Board of Managers), Corporate Directors, Division and Regional Managers, and other staff. The roles and responsiblities of the committee may be found in the AJJF School Handbook.
The AJJF maintains a list of email addresses for most of its business functions. That list can be found here.
Title |
Name |
E-mail Address |
Phone Number |
| Chair, Operations Committee | Pete St. Pierre | pete@st-pierre.net | (408) 306-0089 |
| Secretary, Operations Committee | Ron Sekulich | rsekulich@earthlink.net | (530) 574-1191 |
| National Manager of Communications | Steve "Kimo" Williams | swilliams001@earthlink.net | (818) 427-9919 |
| Webmaster | Justin Kocher | webmaster@ajjf.org | (310) 941-0638 |
| Chair, Marketing Committee | Steve "Kimo" Williams | swilliams001@earthlink.net | (818) 427-9919 |
| Chair, Kiai Echo | Steve Balzac | kiaiecho@ajjf.org | (978) 461-4814 (978) 461-4816 [fax] |
| National Manager of Finance | Jeff Meyers | finance@ajjf.org | 530-342-1275 |
| Chair, Accounting Committee | Jeff Meyers | accounting@ajjf.org | 530-342-1275 |
| Chair, Insurance & Sanctions Committee | Katie Stevens | sanctions@ajjf.org | (530) 756-8256 [message only] |
| Chair, Travel Committee | Chris Pritchard | travel@ajjf.org | (760) 822-4480 [h] (858) 754-3710 [fax] |
| National Manager of Divisions | Hillary Kaplowitz | sensei@pacificdojo.com | (310) 463-8278 |
| Chair, Allied Committee | Prof. Geoff Lane | ProfLane@ajjf.org | (530) 895-0781 |
| National Manager of Events | Nerissa Freeman | 56uyign02@sneakemail.com | (916) 331-4126 |
| Chair, Conventions Committee | Ted Himmah | thimmah@sbcglobal.net | (530) 677-0705 |
| Chair, Exams Committee | Dominic Beltrami | koshindo@comcast.net | (707) 738-0621 |
| Chair, Clinics and Contests | John Pfund | ajjfclinics@gmail.com | (510) 220-1756 (866) 215-2918 [fax] |
| Chair, Awards Committee | Jerold Kunzman | awards@ajjf.org | (408) 234-5512 |
| Chair, Event Tracking Committee | Richard Howell | eventtracking@ajjf.org | (925) 371-6062 |
| New School Committee | Joe Bendorf | schools@ajjf.org | (530) 662-5662 |
AJJF Division and Regional Managers
Title |
Name |
E-mail Address |
Phone Number |
| National Manager of Divisions | Hillary Kaplowitz | sensei@pacificdojo.com | (310) 463-8278 |
| Division 1 (Western US) | |||
| Division 1 Manager | Diane Carlson | shantishakti@yahoo.com | (530) 848-1635 |
| NorthWest Region | Diane Carlson Jessica Conover |
shantishakti@yahoo.com jessicaconover@yahoo.com |
(530) 848-1635 (530) 400-3236 |
| SouthWest Region | Ephraim Schwartz | flalfel@yahoo.com | (323) 222-5311 [H] (310) 666-6541 [C] |
| Rockies Region | Jeremy Jones | mail_jeremy@yahoo.com | (541) 224-4090 |
| Hawaii Region | Faye Garan | hjk@hawaiijujitsu.org | (808) 554-4625 |
| Division 2 (Central US) | |||
| Division 2 Manager | Sohn Wehseler | sohn@duluthjudo.com | (218) 525-9472 |
| Division 3 (Eastern US) | |||
| Division 3 Manager | Maude Dull | maude8654@gmail.com | (716) 830-8191 |
| NorthEast Region | Rich Golia | r_pg_2@yahoo.com | (570) 223-6010 |
| SouthEast Region | Jeff Ingold | jeffreyingold@windstream.net | (803) 356-1660 [H] (803) 447-0362 [C] |
| Division 4 (Standard Schools Outside the US) | |||
| Division 4 Manager | Please contact National Manager of Divisions | ||
Title |
Name |
E-mail Address |
Phone Number |
| President and CEO | Prof. Tom Ball | ProfBall@ajjf.org | (530) 468-2305 |
| Vice President and COO | Prof. Don Cross | ProfCross@ajjf.org | (541) 683-2912 (541) 683-5533 [fax] |
| Treasurer and CFO | Prof. John Congistre | ProfCongistre@ajjf.org | (408) 988-3017 |
| Secretary | Prof. Larry Nolte | ProfNolte@ajjf.org | (541) 772-8190 [H] (541) 535-4263 [dojo] |
| Member | Prof. Geoff Lane | ProfLane@ajjf.org | (530) 895-0781 |
| Member | Prof. Sheryl Hager | ProfHager@ajjf.org | |
| Member | Prof. Tom Ryan | ProfRyan@ajjf.org | |
| Member | Prof. Tom Hill | ProfHill@ajjf.org | |
| Member | Prof. Robert Hudson | ProfHudson@ajjf.org | (707) 441-1052 |
Other Positions
Title |
Name |
E-mail Address |
Phone Number |
| Administrator of Supplies | Kevin Colton | store@ajjf.org | (661) 255-6000 [dojo] (661) 296-9347 [H] |
| Central Office Contractor | Karen Lollis | co@ajjf.org | (800) 850-AJJF (541) 770-6016 [fax] |
| Central Office Database Administrator | Ted Fehlhaber | dbadmin@ajjf.org | (415) 457-9730 [H] (415) 457-9730 [fax] |
| Healing Arts Program | Ed Shatzen | emshatzen@yahoo.com | (805) 376-1725 [H] |
| Ethics Program | Cynthia Frueh | cynthia@makotokaihealingarts.com | (530) 662-5662 |
| Background Screen Program | Ed Shatzen | emshatzen@yahoo.com | (805) 376-1725 [H] |