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State Organizing Committees

State Organizing Committees are responsible for expanding ABW membership, facilitating program placement and assessment, publicity, and fund raising throughout the state.  If you would like to become a member of a State Organizing Committee or have a suggestion to offer the committee, please contact the Chair via the email address that is provided.

Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Colorado 
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida 
  Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana
Maine 
 Maryland 
Michigan 
 Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
West Virginia
Wisconsin
 Wyoming
District of Columbia

 

Georgia Organizing Committee

Chair: Hugh Stephenson, financial advisor

Thad Ellis, commercial realtor
Jim Hamilton, stock broker
Richard Hines, attorney
Jim Shelton, real estate developer
Chris Tidwell, architect
Carl Westmoreland, attorney
Ralph Wlliams, retired attoryney

Massachusetts Organizing Committee
Chair: Dr. Marc Garnick, Harvard University and Praecis Corporation

Minnesota Organizing Committee
Chair: Scott Tripps, educational sales associate
email: stripps@abw.org

Mark Grunewald, mortgage banker
Lenny Harrell, retired police chief
Mike Kremer, public school superintendent
Amy Ziskin, marketing executive

Nevada Organizing Committee
Chair: Kari Ramos, non profit executive
email: kari.ramos@mail.citcomm.com

Kelli Hanson, recreation department sports technician
C. Joseph Saunders Jr., community center program coordinator
Grant Devin Skruggs, university volleyball coach

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Oregon Organizing Committee
Chair: John Olmstead, K-12 athletic director
email:olmstead_john@whcs.org

Glen Coblens, community affairs officer
Brant Minor, university student and basketball player
Monty Moore, construction executive
Dick Running, certified public accountant
John Sytsma, high school teacher

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Washington Organizing Committee

Chair: Kendra Jones , non-profit agency administrator
email: kjones@abw.org

Kirsten Andrews, high tech executive
Tom  Box, university athletic director
Carrie Burr, high school teacher and coach
Scott Colby, community college athletic director
John Frazier, business owner
John Hoerster, attorney
Bob Grams, university athletic trainer
John Kephart, banker
Carla Kerner, community volunteer
Sheri Salo, realtor
Cory Shepard, youth program director
John Veentjer, Coast Guard officer

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