AGENDA THE OHIO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION 61ST ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS Awards Luncheon PRESENTED BY Master OF Ceremonies: Jeff Kurtz, CAA • Welcome & IntroductIons Paul Powers, CAA (Aurora HS) President OIAAA • InvocatIon Phillip J. Poggi, CAA (Sycamore High School) • luncheon • oIAAA RecognItIons Paul Powers, CAA (Aurora HS) Athletic Directors of the Year: Chip Amicone - Garaway High School East Charlie Barch, CAA - Chagrin Falls High School Northeast Joe Bline - Dublin Jerome High School Central Craig Eier, CAA - Tecumseh High School Southwest Dave Evans - Elida High School Northwest Bryan Koury, CAA - Lorain City Schools Northeast Jolinda Miller, CAA - Hughes High School Southwest Terry Reeves - Bowsher High School Northwest TJ Rockwell, CAA - Perry High School Northeast Scott Stemple, CAA - Mason City Schools Southwest Tony Williams - North Adams High School Southeast Hall of Fame Inductees: Sam Bates - John Glenn High School East Bob Bishop - Clyde High School Northwest Don Cooper - Ontario High School Northwest Jeff Dyer - Springfield Local Schools Northeast Bill Emeigh - North College High High School Southwest Lynn Gotthardt, CAA - Kenston High School Northeast Ron Hutcheson - Grove City High School Central Laurette Payette, CAA - Hathaway Brown School Northeast Theresa Schultheiss, CAA - Logan Hocking Schools Southeast Robin Spiller, CAA - Northmont High School Southwest Ed Westerkamp - Winton Woods High School Southwest Years of Service Awards: 15, 20, 25, and 30 Year Awards • nIAAA AWard Bruce Brown, CMAA, CIC State Award of Merit: Phillip J. Poggi, CAA, Sycamore High School • oIAAA ScholarshIps (Scholarships were presented in June at OHSAA DAB Banquets) Jacob Collier - Clearview High School Bailey Dackin - Bath High School Lucy Eier - Tecumseh High School Megan Kaufman - Lakota West High School Jared Yoder - Hiland High School Caitlin Young - North Adams High School • general OIAAA MeetIng, Comments and Announcements Paul Powers, CAA • 50/50 DraWIng ATHLETIC DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR Chip Amicone is in his 21st year as a coach and educator. teams attend and place at the State tournaments. He is proud and honored to be a part This is his 6th year at Garaway High School as 7 - 12 Assistant of the high level of success that all the Garaway Athletic programs have experienced Principal/Athletic Director. Prior to his current position, Chip and he attributes that to supportive community, dedicated athletes and outstanding taught English at Garaway and coached Varsity Assistant transformational coaches. Chip enjoys his role as Vice President of the EOIAAA and was Football and JV Softball. He started his teaching and coaching awarded the Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award in 2015. Chip is most proud of career at Claymont High School and taught English and his wife Beth, who is a Nurse Practitioner, and his 3 sons Jack (16), Tate (13), and Gabe coached Freshman Football. Chip attended Tuscarawas Central (11). They are the most supportive AD family attending (almost) every event with him. Catholic High School and Kent State University. He received Chip would also like to recognize and thank the hard-working AD's of the IVC and his Masters from Marygrove College and received his entire East District who have become great friends and mentors. Educational leadership and Principal's Certification through Chip Amicone Salem International University. Garaway As AD, Chip has had the privilege of watching several of his High School boys and girls golf teams and boys and girls Cross Country Charlie Barch grew up in South Euclid, Ohio and attended compliance, and other duties assigned by the Director of Athletics. Notre Dame only Brush High School (‘00). Charlie then graduated from Bowling had 14 sports when Charlie first came to Notre Dame and two of them were first Green State University with a degree in Sport Management. At year sports. Charlie helped to design the first ever Coaches’ Handbook and created the collegiate level, he served as the Game Operations the first Student Athlete Database to track student athlete’s eligibility. Charlie was also Manager for Bowling Green’s volleyball team and helped the instrumental in the college’s transition into NCAA division two status. Assistant Athletic Director with football game operations. In the fall of 2010, Charlie was hired at Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools as While assisting with the football operations at Bowling Green, the District Athletic Director. At Chagrin, Charlie coordinates the 24 varsity sports and he received firsthand experience in dealing with a game 10 middle school sports. Charlie has been at Chagrin Falls for seven years. During his televised on ESPN’s College Gameday. tenure the teams have garnered 24 league championships, ten final four appearances, While finishing up his college degree, Charlie returned five made it to the state finals, and one team won the state championship. Along with Charlie Barch, CAA to Charles F. Brush High School to complete his internship. the team successes, there have been six individual state championships while Charlie Chagrin Falls After his internship, he was hired at Brush as the Boy’s Faculty has been Athletic Director. The district has also had many athletic facility improvements High School Manager and was an Assistant Baseball Coach. since Charlie began in 2010. The high school gym hallway was updated, there was After working at Brush, Charlie got a job at Notre Dame a new fitness center constructed, multiple scoreboards have been replaced, and the College as the Assistant to the Athletic Director. He first was promoted to Assistant existing turf was replaced at the stadium. Athletic Director, and then he added the Compliance Coordinator title. His final position Charlie is currently a Registered Athletic Administrator with the NIAAA and hopes at the college was Associate Athletic Director. As the Associate Athletic Director at Notre to soon be a Certified Athletic Administrator. Charlie is a member of the NEOIAAA, Dame College, he helped the Director of Athletics run the department’s 21 varsity sports OIAAA, and NIAAA. Charlie and his wife, Andrea, live in Twinsburg with their two-year- and six junior varsity sports. Charlie handled the travel, contracts, eligibility, finances, old son Rocco and nine-month-old daughter Lena. Joe Bline received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon district titles and lost the Regional Final at the buzzer. College in Biology. Master in Sports Administration from Ohio Joe coached the boys’ basketball team for the Dublin Jerome Celtics in 2007-08. The University and Administrative License in Education from the team won the OCC Cardinal Championship and posted their first winning record of 16- University of Dayton. Joe was a four-year starter on the 6. They were beaten in the District Semi-Final. Although he has served in many different offensive line for the Lord’s football team which won their one rolls, at different schools, Joe always held a special place in his heart for Dublin Jerome and only NCAC Championship their senior year (1989). and is thrilled to be back as their Athletic Director. Joe worked for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Joe has served as the Athletic Director at St. Marys Memorial, Marysville, Grandview, Hill as the Assistant Ticket Manager and the University of and Linden McKinley high schools. He was named Athletic Director of the Year by the North Alabama as Assistant Athletic Director of Tickets, Basketball Officials Association in 2015 and Athletic Director of the Year in 2017 by the Operations, and Marketing. Returning home, he coached Central Ohio Athletic Director’s Association. He currently serves as the Treasurer of the Joe Bline football, basketball and track in Newark before he was hired Central Ohio Athletic Director’s Association. Joe currently lives in New Albany with his Dublin Jerome as the Head Basketball Coach for the Johnstown Johnny’s. In wife Eileen and their three children; Steven, Lauren and Aaron. High School four years at Johnstown Joe’s teams won 3 conference titles, 2 Craig has been the athletic administrator at Tecumseh High Integrity award winner. His leadership has manifested itself in theses areas as well as School for 16 years. He is a Willard High School graduate in the revision of Tecumseh’s Code of Conduct; incorporating the scholastic piece into and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business seasonal scholar athlete awards and upgrading Tecumseh’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He from Ohio Northern University. After receiving his teaching spearheaded the the All-Ohio Wall in order to recognize the achievements of Tecumseh certificate from Wright State University, Craig earned two student athletes at the state level. The athletic facilities have also been improved during Master’s Degrees- one in educational leadership from the his tenure. In 2016 he led the initiative that led to the installation of the school’s first University of Dayton [1999[ and in 2011 the other from all-weather track. Craig has also managed many local and state tournaments for the Western Kentucky University in athletic administration. Prior SWDAB and OHSAA-including football, basketball, baseball,softball, volleyball and to becoming Tecumseh”s athletic administrator, Craig taught at soccer. the elementary and was an assistant football coach. In Craig has been married to Renee for 28 years and they are the proud parents of Zeke- Craig Eier, CAA addition Craig has earned the designation of Certified Athletic a Grad Assistant at the University of the Cumberlands; Jake-a Senior at the University of Tecumseh Administrator [CAA]. Findlay and Lucy-a Freshman at the University of Tennessee at Martin. High School In 2012 Craig was the OIAAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and 2017 OIAAA Awards Banquet 3 ATHLETIC DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR Dave Evans is a 1980 graduate of Lincolnview High School, the 1997 State Champions. Evans is currently the Athletic Director at Elida where he and The Defiance College(1984). He did graduate work at the started in 2010.