Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Rob Pendergist - Chairman (Independent, Ends 2026)
• Laura Bren - Treasurer (Independent, Ends 2026)
• Maja Magnusson - Secretary (Independent, Ends 2028)
• Dan Ciscel - (Independent, Ends 2028)
• Kayla Durden - (Athlete, Ends 2026)
• 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)
• Karin Kendrick - (General, Ends 2024)
• Christine Benedetto - (General, Ends 2026)

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Committees

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE  judicial@usasurfing.org ​
Jamey Federico - Chair
Olivia Weber
Jeff Robb

​ETHICS COMMITTEE ​​ethics@usasurfing.org
Anthony Santos - Chair
Kristen Ubaldi
Judy Faris

AUDIT, FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
Laura Bren - Chair
Craig Tanouye
Graham Gould
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NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Kurt Page -Chair
David Zimmerle
Shawn Deane

​ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kolohe Andino - Chair
Tyler Gunter
Candice Appleby
Liv Stone
Brett Simpson
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Sara Bettencourt
Rachel Tilly

COMPETITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
​Ryan Simmons
Rebecca Fleischauer
Robert Pendergist
Kayla Durden
Brett Simpson
Christine Benedetto
Kolohe Andino

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE
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
Kyla Coates, CEP
Mackenzie Brown, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Dr. Casey Johnston, PT, DPT, CF-OL1
Bennett Sheppard
Kayla Durden
Ryan Simmons
Courtney Conlogue