IIAAA Leadership History

Leadership History

INDIANA INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS
IIAAA & NIAAA LEADERSHIP HISTORICAL RECORD


IIAAA Past Presidents

1968-1969 Charles Maas (Arlington)
1969-1970 Robert Armstrong (Fort Wayne Snider)
1970-1971 Charles Hilton (Richmond)
1971-1972 Vern Burns (Bloomington)
1972-1973 Jim Graham (Evansville City Schools)
1973-1974 Ed Szucs (South Bend City Schools)
1974-1975 Barney Scott (Seymour)
1975-1976 Norm Ebrite (Delphi)
1976-1977 Tom Rethlake (Columbia City)
1977-1978 Ted Server (Franklin)
1978-1979 Les Wright (Floyd Central)
1979-1980 Frank Kovaleski (New Castle)
1980-1981 Tom Crist (East Noble)
1981-1982 Don Pfaff (Greenfield Central)
1982-1983 Bob Carmichael (Muncie North)
1983-1984 Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville)
1984-1985 Noah Ellis (Perry Meridian)
1985-1986 Daryl Seward (Eastern Hancock)
1986-1987 Herb Ressler (Goshen)
1987-1988 Jim Barlett (Griffith)
1988-1989 Rolan Inskeep (North Central – Marion County)
1989-1990 Steve FRitz (Evansville City Schools)
1990-1991 Duane Brown (Fort Wayne North)
1991-1992 John Wilson (Rushville)
1992-1993 Don Bales (Lowell)
1993-1994 Priscilla Dillow (Ben Davis)
1994-1995 Mike Blackburn (Northwestern)
1995-1996 Mel Bair (Chesterton)
1996-1997 Jim Brown (Triton Central)
1997-1998 John Danaher (Mishawaka)
1998-1999 Phil Rash (Fountain Central)
1999-2000 Mike Madriaga (Evansville City Schools)
2000-2001 Larry Jackowiak (Concord)
2001-2002 Jerry Stauffer (Warren Central)
2002-2003 John Evers (Castle)
2003-2004 Kevin Horrigan (Greenfield Central)
2004-2005 A.T. Rasumssen (Valparaiso)
2005-2006 Tim Slauter (McCutcheon)
2006-2007 Geoff Penrod (Columbia City)
2007-2008 Sandra Walter (Lawrence Central)
2008-2009 Bernie Meyer (Boonville)
2009-2010 Ed Gilliland (LaPorte)
2010-2011 Butch Zike (Whiteland)
2011-2012 Mark DeHart (Brownstown Central)
2012-2013 Brad Holsinger (Avon)
2013-2014 Jerry Galema (Harrison)
2014-2015 Mike Mossbrucker (Bloomington North)
2015-2016 Dave Preheim (Concord)
2016-2017 Brian Avery (Speedway)
2017-2018 Jerry Hanger (Crawford County)
2018-2019 Patti McCormack (Lowell)
2019-2021 Dan Armstrong (Northwestern)
2021-2022 Larry Cochren (Washington)
2022-2023 Paul Heidenreich (Yorktown)
2023-2024 Rob Seymour (Fishers)

2024-2025 Rob Seymour (Fishers)



IIAAA Past Secretaries

1968-1969       Bill Glesing (Warren Central)
1969-1973 Robert Traster (Fort Wayne North)
1973-1984 Bill Glesing (Warren Central)
1984-1995 Don Pfaff (Greenfield Central)
1995-1996 Don Bales (Lowell)
1996-2005 Mike Blackburn (Northwestern)
2005-2012 John Evers (Castle)
2012-2018 Ed Gilliland (LaPorte)
2018-2021 Brian Lewis (Jasper)
2021-Present   Bryce Barton (Crawfordsville)


IIAAA Past Treasurers

1968-1969       Paul Elert (Evansville Mater Dei)
1969-1970 Raymond Bailey (Evansville City Schools)
1970-1984 Marion Fine (Ben Davis)
1984-1987 George Grosskopf (Pike)
1987-1995 Orlin Coleman (Zionsville)
1995-1997 Mike Moore (Noblesville)
1997-2015 Jim Brown (Triton Central & Fishers)
2015-2021 Brad Holsinger (Avon)
2021-Present  Scott Stevens (Cascade)


NIAAA Executive Director

1989-2005       Frank Kovaleski (Richmond) *National Director
2005-2016 Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville)
2016-2022       Mike Blackburn (Northwestern)


NIAAA Associate Executive Director

2005                Mike Blackburn (Northwestern)


NIAAA Administrative Assistant

2001-2004       Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville)


NIAAA NFHS National Conference Advisory Committee
NFHS Athletic Directors Advisory Committee

1977-1980   Ted Server (Franklin)
1989 Frank Kovaleski (Richmond)
1989-1992 Les Wright (Floyd Central)
2001 Mike Madriaga (Evansville City Schools)
2001-2004   Mike Blackburn (Northwestern)


NIAAA President

1998  Don Bales (Lowell)
2008  A.T. Rasmussen (Valparaiso)


NIAAA Board of Directors

1989                Frank Kovaleski (Richmond)*
1989-1992 Les Wright (Floyd Central)*
1991-1993 Tom Crist (East Noble)
1995-1997 Don Bales (Lowell)
2006-2009 A.T. Rasmussen (Valparaiso)
Present Mike Mossbrucker (Mooresville) Section 4
*Representative from NFHS AD Advisory Committee


NIAAA Secretary – Treasurer

1978-1979       Nancy Cokain (Plainfield)
1995-2001       Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville)

Organizing Board of NIAAA

1977                Nancy Cokain (Plainfield)


NIAAA Standing Committees

Publications
1978-1987 Stephen Wendelboe (New Palestine)
1978-1985 Les Wright (Floyd Central)
1993-2005 Mike Blackburn (Northwestern). *Vice Chair 2001-2004 **Chair 2004-2005
2004-Present   John Evers (Castle)  *Vice Chair 2005-2012  **Chair 2012

Retired Members
2001-Present Les Wright (Floyd Central) *Chair 2002-Present
2002-Present  Gene Robertson (Indianapolis City Schools)  *Secretary-Treasurer 2001-Present

Awards
1988-1994 Daryl Seward (Eastern Hancock)
2000-2003 Carol Tumey (Center Grove) *Vice Chair 2001-2002
2007-2011 James Perkins (Pike)
2011-Present Monica Maxwell (East Chicago)
Present            Dan Armstrong (Northwestern)

Hall of Fame
2004-2010       Carol Tumey (Center Grove)

Membership
Present            Dave Preheim (Concord)

Endowment
2001-2005 Priscilla Dillow (Ben Davis) *Chair 2005-2005
2001-2003 Tom Crist (East Noble)
2001-2004 Les Wright (Floyd Central)
2004-2016 Kevin Horrigan (Greenfield Central) *Vice Chair 2008-2011 **Chair 2012-Present
2016-2022     Mike Mossbrucker (Mooresville)

2022-Present   Emily Steinmetz (Perry Meridian)

Leadership Training Coordinating Committee
2002-Present Don Bales (Lowell) *Coordinator of LTI State Coordinators
2012-Present James Perkins (Pike) *Coordinator of National Conference LTI Facilitators
2014-Present  Kerry Schludecker (Boone Grove / IHSAA)

Certification
None

Coaches Education
None

Credentials
2014-Present   Kerry Schludecker (Boone Grove)

National Emergency Network
2011-2013 Priscilla Dillow (IIAA Executive Director)
2015-2016 Mike Mossbrucker (Mooresville)

Accreditation
2011-2016   Sam Rasmussen (Valparaiso-Retired)

Commutations/Issues/Resolutions *Dissolved 2001
1978-1982 Frank Kovaleski (New Castle)
1988-1994 Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville) *Chair 1991-1994
1998-2001 John Wilson (Rushville)

Membership & Services *Dissolved 2001
1978-1980 Tom Rethlake (Columbia City)
1980-1988 Tom Crist (East Noble) *Chair
1980-1988 Ted Server (Franklin)
1999-2001 Karen Leeth (Munster)

Professional Development *Dissolved 2001
1982-1983 Frank Kovaleski (Richmond) *Chair
1991-1996 Priscilla Dillow (Ben Davis)
1997-1999 Jerry Stauffer (Warren Central)

Resolutions *Renamed 1997
1978-1982 Frank Kovaleski (Richmond)
1988-1994 Bruce Whitehead (Crawfordsville) *Chair 1991-1994

Sports Facilities
2021- Present Rob Seymour (Fishers)

Ways and Means *Merged 1993
None

AD HOC Committees

Strategic Planning
2000-2001 Mike Blackburn (Northwestern) *Operations
2004-2005 Don Bales (Lowell) *General Chair
2004-2005 Priscilla Dillow (Ben Davis-Retired) *Finance
2004-2005 Heidi Karst (Noblesville) *Finance
2008-2009 Sandra Walter (Lawrence Central) *Finance
2014-2015 Sam Rasmussen (IIAA) *Finance
2014-2015 Kerry Schludecker (Boone Grove) *Operations

2024-2025 Patti McCormack (Lowell) *