Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.
COMMISSIONER of the OHSAA since August 1, 2004.
Responsibilities: Appeals, Approval/Change of Custody, Board of Control Meetings
and Agenda Items, Corporate Sponsorships & Contracts, District Board/Board of Control
Elections, Interpretation of Bylaws and Constitution, OHSAA Pension Plan Committee,
Questions Regarding Recruiting, Self-supporting Student Athletes, School Membership
Applications.Dan is the ninth commissioner of the
OHSAA. He has extensive experience as a school administrator in Ohio, having served as a
superintendent, principal, teacher, counselor and coach for 30 years, and he also has
experience as a college instructor, in manufacturing and as a contest official.
Ross is a native of Portsmouth and graduated
from Columbus St. Charles High School in 1967. He earned a bachelor’s degree in
history and political science from Ohio Dominican College in 1971.
He began his career in education in 1971 as an
elementary school teacher at Portsmouth Catholic Elementary School. The following year he
moved to the Scioto County Joint Vocational School in Lucasville. He served as a social
studies teacher there for two years and as a counselor for three more years. Also during
that time, Dan earned his master’s degree in guidance and counseling from Xavier University
in 1973.
Ross left the education profession for a year
in 1977 to serve as a production supervisor with the Didier-Taylor Corp., a manufacturing
company in South Shore, Ky. He returned to education the following year when he became the
principal at Portsmouth Notre Dame Junior-Senior High School.
After three years at Notre Dame, Dan moved to Bowling
Green in 1981 and served as an instructor at Bowling Green State University while working
on his doctorate degree. He completed his Ph.D. at BGSU in 1983 in educational
administration and supervision.
For 21 years prior to joining the OHSAA, he
served as superintendent at three different school districts, leading the Patrick Henry
Local Schools in Hamler (Henry County) for three years from 1983 to 1986, the Pickerington
Local Schools (Fairfield County) for 11 years from 1986 to 1997 and the Avon Lake City
Schools (Lorain County) for seven years from 1997 to July 31, 2004.
Ross, who has completed additional
postgraduate work at the University of Tennessee and Ohio, Ashland and Columbia
universities, also has experience as a coach when he served as the freshman and assistant
varsity boys basketball coach at Portsmouth Notre Dame.
In addition, Dan was registered for 20 years
as an OHSAA official, where he had five boys state basketball and two girls state
basketball tournament assignments and also worked in the sports of volleyball and
baseball. While living in Portsmouth, he started a local chapter of the volleyball
officials association. He was inducted into the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame this past
summer. Ross was the recipient of the 2003 Superintendent of the Year Award by the Ohio
Parent Teacher Association. That same year, he also was named the Outstanding School
Administrator by the Ohio Music Education Association.
Ross has represented the United States on an
educational mission to the Soviet Union and represented Ohio on educational missions to China
and at Columbia University. He worked with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and local boards
of education on “Boardsmanship” workshops, worked with Georgia Southern
University on “Projects for Youth at Risk” and was a member of an OHSAA ad hoc
committee to review the bylaws and constitution.
He is also past president and was a member of
the executive committee of the Ohio Association of Local School Superintendents, and, as
president of the Avon-Avon Lake Rotary Club, he represented Northeast Ohio at a Rotary
International service project in Costa Rica. In addition, Ross is an adjunct professor at Ohio
University, Bowling Green State University and Baldwin-Wallace College.
Dan and his wife, Kristine, have four grown
children. Daughter Heather and her husband, Adam, reside in Pickerington and have a son,
Brayden. Heather is a graduate of Cleveland State University and teaches high school
science. Son Nathan is a graduate of Ohio University, is a sales representative for Quest
and resides in Delaware with his wife Valerie and son, William. Son Joseph is a graduate
of Bowling Green State University, is a sales representative for Houghlin/Mifflin and
resides in Lakewood. Son John, who resides in Gahanna, graduated from Bowling Green State University,
recently completed his M.B.A. at Cleveland State and works for State Auto Insurance as an
underwriter.
John Dickerson
Assistant Commissioner since August 28, 1995
Responsibilites: 7th and 8th Grade Membership, Athletic Discussion Meetings, Coaches
Clinics, Rules/Regulations for BB, GBK, FT, GO, SO, Sanctioning Non-member School
Contests/Interstate Contests, Sports Participation Information, Tournament Awards and
Trophies.
John
is a Canton, Ohio, native who graduated from Canton Lincoln High School in 1960. He earned
a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from Mount Union College and a Master of Arts degree in
1969 from the University of Akron. He has also completed graduate work at Kent State, Cleveland
State and Bowling Green State universities.
John taught English and coached junior high school basketball and
track for two years at Canton Lincoln. He then moved to Elyria High School for four years,
where his position included head baseball coach, assistant basketball coach and teacher.
From 1970 to 1980, he was head basketball coach and teacher at Olmsted Falls High School,
where he also served as assistant principal for three years. In 1980, John returned to Elyria
to teach and serve as head basketball coach until 1983. He served one year as assistant
principal at Northwood Junior High before moving to Columbia High School as assistant
principal. He served in that capacity for two years before serving as principal for nine
years.
John, a member of the Lorain County Basketball Coaches Hall of
Fame, the OSSCA Hall of Fame and the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame, has also been a
registered football official in Ohio for 41 years, having officiated in 14 state
championship contests. He also is a member of the Canton Lincoln Distinguished Alumni.
John served on the Northeast District Athletic Board for nine years and was president of
the OHSAA Board of Control in 1993-94. In 2005, he was a recipient of the Naismith
Meritorious Service Award.
He and his wife, Elaine, reside in Dublin. John and Elanie have
two children, Doug and Lora.
Bob Goldring
Assistant Commissioner since August 1, 2005
Director of Information since October 2, 1995
Responsibilities: All OHSAA Publications, Broadcast of State Contest,
Disseminate State Tournament Results, Media Liaison, News Releases, State Tournament Media
Credentials, State Tournament Programs, Supervise Web Site
Bob joined the Ohio High School Athletic Association in the fall of 1995 as
Director of Information Services. A 1977 graduate of Orrville High School, he holds two
degrees from The Ohio State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in
1981 and a Master of Arts degree in sport management in 1982.
Bob’s previous work has all been in collegiate sports information offices. He was
sports information director and assistant public relations director at Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.) from June 1983 to May 1984; assistant sports
information director and athletic publications coordinator at Purdue University from June
1984 to April 1990, and assistant sports information director at Ohio State from May 1990
to September 1995. His publications at those institutions won 22 national and 16 district
awards from the College Sports Information Directors of America. While at Ohio State, he
taught a graduate course in the sport management program on sports public relations.
Bob and his wife, Terri, have two sons, Sam and Max. They reside in Powell.
Deborah B. Moore
Assistant Commissioner since June 5, 1989
Responsibilitites: Coaching Education, Interpretation of Bylaws and
Constitution, Referendum Issues and Voting, OHSAA Chemical Awareness,
Healthy Lifestyles Programs and Sports Medicine Issues, Rules/Regulations for FH, GGYM,
VB, SD, TF, Tournament Officials Assignments for FH, GGYM, Scholar-Athlete Scholarships,
Student Eligibility Questions - including transfers and foreign exchange students
Debbie received a high school diploma from Newark Senior
High School in 1970. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical
education in 1974 from Kent State University, a Master of Arts in physical education
teacher education in 1978 from The Ohio State University and Ph.D. in physical education
teacher education in 1980 from The Ohio State University.
Debbie began teaching and coaching in the Buckeye Valley Local Schools in 1974. She
coached volleyball, gymnastics and track and field while teaching health and physical
education. She has been on the faculty of Wilmington College, where she also coached
intercollegiate volleyball for five years, Furman University in Greenville, S.C., and Kent
State University. She has been a seasonal employee of the Columbus Recreation and Parks
Department in the aquatics division for 19 summers, 13 of those seasons in management.
Debbie is an avid runner, skier and triathlete. She and her husband, Bobby, principal at
Jonathan Alder Middle School, reside in Plain City.
Steve Neil
Assistant Commissioner since August 6, 2005
Responsibilities: Tournament administration in selected sports; assist in oversight of
the OHSAA sportsmanship program; assist in oversight of OHSAA contracts, RFP’s and
sponsorships.
Steve obtained a high school diploma from Walnut Hills High School in the
Cincinnati Public School District in 1994. He graduated from Miami University in 1999 with
a B.S in Health and Sports Studies, following the thematic sequence in Educational
Leadership. While at Miami, he also participated as a collegiate baseball player and was
an intern in the athletic department.
In 2001, he completed a M.S in Sports Studies while working in the athletic department as
Assistant Director of Event Management/Operations. Steve served as the Director of
Athletic Events and Community Relations from August 2003-February 2005, then transitioned
into a position as Assistant Director of Corporate Relations and Ticket Sales from
February 2005-June 2005.
In August 2003, Steve completed the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males,
which focused on Leadership and Administration, Finance and Fundraising, along with
Booster and Public Relations.
He served as tournament manager from 1999-2005 in all aspects of OHSAA tournaments in the
Southwest District in the sports of football, girls and boys basketball, baseball and
softball. Steve has also served as a registered OHSAA official in the sports of basketball
and baseball since 1999.
Steve enjoys assisting with professional development, community involvement and assisting
with baseball and basketball sport camps.
Roxanne Price
Assistant Commissioner since August 9, 2007
Director of Membership Services February 21, 2006 to August 8, 2007
Responsibilities: Enrollment (EMIS Report) and Classifications, Harold A. Meyer
Awards, Interpretation of Bylaws and Constitution, Rules/Regulations for BTE, GTE, BW, SB,
Sportsmanship Ethics and Integrity Program, Student Eligibility Questions - including
transfers and foreign exchange students, Tournament officials assignments in TE.
Roxanne is a "Little Giant," having graduated from Fremont Ross High
School in 1977. She can also be considered a Buckeye, Cavalier, Zip, and Cougar having
worked over 20 years in intercollegiate athletics in the area of student support services.
She began her professional career in 1985 at the University of Virginia as assistant
director of academic advising for student-athletes. From UVA, she moved on to the
University of Akron and then to the Ohio State University, where she spent over eight
years working with Buckeye student-athletes. Most recently, she worked at Columbus State
Community College, where she was the director of student activities and athletics. While
at Columbus State, Roxanne oversaw a 12-team intercollegiate athletic program in terms of
compliance and student-athlete welfare. She also was responsible for campus programming -
social, cultural, and recreational - as well as the campus leadership program and
facilitating Columbus States' Student Code of Conduct hearings.
Roxanne graduated summa cum laude from OSU in 1981 and completed her master's degree from
OSU in 1984 in counseling psychology. She is a member of Fremont Ross' Sports Hall of Fame
for her achievements in basketball and track. Roxanne is single and resides in
Worthington.
Henry Zaborniak Jr.
Assistant Commissioner since May 18, 1995
Responsibilitites: Administration of Officials Programs & Regulations, Ejections
From Contests - Athletes & Coaches, Football Computer Rankings, Officials
Clinics/Training, Officials Insurance Program, Rules/Regulations for BK, FT, WR,
Tournaments Officials Assignments: FT, VB, BK, WR, BB, SB, SO, CC, TF
Henry received a high school diploma from Brookside High
School in 1974 after attending Marion Harding High School during his freshman and
sophomore years. He graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1978 and earned a
master’s degree from Bowling Green State University in 1983. Prior to his employment
with the OHSAA, Hank served the Eastwood School District as transportation coordinator,
athletic director and attendance officer.
Henry began officiating in 1975. He officiated high school and
collegiate basketball through 1992 and has officiated Division I-A intercollegiate
football since 1990. He is currently a member of the Big Ten football officials staff,
(NFL-Europe) of American Football.
In January 1989 Hank was one of the first Athletic Directors in the
U.S. to receive a Certified Athletic Administrator designation from the National
Federation.
Henry was a contributing author to the Human Kinetics/REI book Successful Sports
Officiating. He has served on several NFHS committees, including publications, officials
education, conference planning and football officiating manual. Hank continues to serve as
a presenter or clinician at officiating-related conferences throughout the country. In
addition, Henry was recognized for his contributions to interscholastic officiating when
he received the 2001 NFOA National Distinguished Contributor Award. He is currently
serving two years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Sports
Officials.
He and his wife Kim reside in Pickerington with their three children: Matthew, Todd, Sarah
Alexis and Airedale Terriers Angus, Diablo and Patrick.
