February 11 - 15, 2026
Hilton Orange County
Costa Mesa, CA
Judges & Officials
Judges & Officials
Judges & Officials
Chairmen of Judges
  • Lee Wakefield
    Lee Wakefield
    Provo, UT
  • Maria Hansen
    Maria Hansen
    Aliso Viejo, CA
Master of Ceremonies
  • Gary McDonald
    Gary McDonald
    Fairfield, NJ
Adjudicators
  • Ricky Bentzen
    Ricky Bentzen
    Brookfield, WI
  • Martin Cawston
    Martin Cawston
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Katusha Demidova
    Katusha Demidova
    Fairfield, NJ
  • Donna Edelstein
    Donna Edelstein
    Plymouth, MN
  • Victor Fung
    Victor Fung
    Irvine, CA
  • Olga Ginzburg
    Olga Ginzburg
    San Diego, CA
  • Colin James
    Colin James
    England,
  • Michael Mead
    Michael Mead
    San Diego, CA
  • Irek Mleczko
    Irek Mleczko
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Bob Powers
    Bob Powers
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • Ray Rivers
    Ray Rivers
    Australia
  • Gert Roslender
    Gert Roslender
    Carmel, IN
  • Kirsti Roslender
    Kirsti Roslender
    Carmel, IN
  • Dawid Schulz
    Dawid Schulz
    Provo, UT
  • Tatiana Seliverstova
    Tatiana Seliverstova
    Van Nuys, CA
  • Sam Sodano
    Sam Sodano
    Powell, OH
  • Bill Sparks
    Bill Sparks
    Powell, OH
  • Kora Stoynova
    Kora Stoynova
    Redmond, WA
  • Anna Trebunskaya
    Anna Trebunskaya
    Redondo Beach, CA
  • Forrest Vance
    Forrest Vance
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • Linda Wakefield
    Linda Wakefield
    Provo, UT
  • Glenn G Weiss
    Glenn G Weiss
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  • Mark Weiss
    Mark Weiss
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Officials & Staff
  • Tibor Kerekes
    Music Director
    Tibor Kerekes
    Waltham, MA
  • Justin Deehr
    Deck Captain
    Justin Deehr
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Gigi LaValle
    Deck Captain
    Gigi LaValle
    Sarasota, FL
  • Kenneth Kuo
    Scrutineer
    Kenneth Kuo
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Karen Hermanson
    Scrutineer
    Karen Hermanson
    Port Hueneme, CA
  • Suzanne Nyemchek
    Registrar
    Suzanne Nyemchek
    Manchester, MO
  • Melissa Cyr
    Front Desk
    Melissa Cyr
    Chino Hills, CA
  • Lisa Cristiani Brown
    Front Desk
    Lisa Cristiani Brown
    Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Ashley Campos
    Front Desk
    Ashley Campos
  • Paul Hermanson
    Awards Coordinator
    Paul Hermanson
    Oxnard, CA
  • Roland Kyle
    Competition Liaison
    Roland Kyle
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Diego Aleixo
    Competition Liaison
    Diego Aleixo
    New York, NY
  • Mark Weiss
    Lighting & Stage Design
    Mark Weiss
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  • Feel the Beat Video Production
    Videographer
    Feel the Beat Video Production
  • Stephen Marino
    Photographer
    Stephen Marino
    Atlanta , GA
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