Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Rob Pendergist - Chairman (Independent, Ends 2028)
• Laura Bren - Treasurer (Independent, Ends 2026)
• Kipling Sheppard- (Independent, Ends 2028)
• Dan Ciscel - (Independent, Ends 2028)
• Kayla Durden - (Athlete, Ends 2026)
• Candice Appleby- (Athlete, Ends 2028)
• Kolohe Andino - (Athlete - Ends 2028)
• Brett Simpson - (Athlete, Ends 2026)
• Kaleigh Gilchrist - (Athlete, Ends 2028)
• Liv Stone - (General  - Para Athlete, Ends 2026)
• Dana Cummings - (General - Para Athlete, Ends 2026)
• Jeff Egertson- (General, Ends 2026)

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Committees

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE  judicial@usasurfing.org ​
Jamey Federico - Chair
Olivia Weber
Kayla Durden

​ETHICS COMMITTEE ​​ethics@usasurfing.org
Anthony Santos - Chair
Kristen Ubaldi
Campbell Carter

AUDIT, FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
Jeff Egertson - Chair

Laura Bren

Candice Appleby

​NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Dan Ciscel-Chair
Vipe Desai
Shawn Deane

Brian Stanton

Nat Young

Tyler Gunter

​ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Candice Appleby -  Chair

Kolohe Andino
Tyler Gunter
Liv Stone
Brett Simpson
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Sara Bettencourt
Rachael Tilly

Nat Young

COMPETITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ryan Simmons​
Tracy Axel
Candice Appleby
Robert Pendergist
Kayla Durden
Brett Simpson
Kolohe Andino

HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVISORY GROUP
Samantha Campbell - Chair, CAT
Brett Simpson, 2021 Olympic Surf Coach

Shane Dorian, 2024 Olympic Surf Coach
Dr. Kerisimasi Reynolds
Dr. Lenny Wiersma
Dr. William "Kurt" Armstrong
Jessica Issacs, Registered Dietitian, CSSD
Mackenzie Brown, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Dr. Casey Johnston, PT, DPT, CF-OL1
Kayla Durden
Nat Young

Bennett Sheppard
Candice Appleby

Ryan Simmons

Taj Lindblad

Dr. Warren Kramer III, MD

Dr. Jeremiah Ray, MD, FACEP, CAQSM

Dr. Warren Flautt, PT, DPT