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The NBBA patch. Starts with a red outer ring. A blue ring is inside of the outer layer. In the the next layer, the words National Beep Baseball Association starts on a clock face at the 6 position with National and moves clockwise. Beep begins at the 9 position, Baseball between 11 and 1 on the clock face and Association between the 2 and 5 positions. The letters are a combination of red and blue. In the center, of the patch is a white ball with the letters "NBBA" in print and braille.

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NBBA Committees

Tournament Committee

  • Chair: First Vice President, Cassie Hopkins
  • Members: Richie Flores, Stephen Guerra, John Lykowski, Jason Price, Jamie Sibson, David Smith
  • Email: tournaments@nbba.org

Competition & Integrity Project

  • Jason Price & his choice of Officials
  • Email: integrity@nbba.org

Public Relations Committee

  • Chair: Second Vice President, David Benney,
    • Social Media Project Leads 
  • Co-chair: Darren Keepers (Social Media Coordinator), Christina Smerz (Executive Assistant, visual interpreting)
  • Members:
    • John Lykowski Jr (Social Media Specialist), Cassie Hopkins, Tournament Director, (Social Media assistant),G Graham Mathenia (Audio/Video Specialist) –Stream Team Producer,  Cody Jeffares (Instagram/X Specialist), Richie Flores, President: (Podcast Coordinator), Mike Curtis (Graphic/image Captioning Specialist) MindsEye Liaison, Darnell Booker: (Radio/television liaison), Justin Romack (Web Team Liaison)
  • Email: pr@nbba.org

Live Stream Project Lead: David Benney

  • Members: Cassie Hopkins, Rosina Foster, Richie Flores

Web Team Lead: Justin Romack

  • Members Cassie Hopkins, Stephen Guerra, Darren Keepers, Richie Krussel.
  • Email: web@nbba.org

Budget & Finance Committee

  • Chair: John Lykowski (Treasurer/CFO)
  • Members: Jerry Wendell, Dave Smolka, Mark Ivy, Chad Dillon, John Parker, Joe Q, Heather Mathenia, Kathy Quinn, board@nbba.org
  • Email: finance@nbba.org

Fund Raising Project-lead: John Lykowski—Chair in Training Chad Dillon

  • All Board Members are expected to participate.
  • Email: funding@nbba.org

Outreach Committee

  • Chair: Randy George
  • Project Leads: Kalari Jackson (Youth/KOOL), Brandon Chesser & Darnel Booker (Blind/VI general recruitment), Christina Smerz & Bre Taylor (Volunteer recruitment).
  • Email: Outreach@nbba.org

Member Engagement

  • Chairs: Jamie Sibson & David Smith
  • Members: board@nbba.org, Alex Marositz, Jason Esterhuizen, Faith Penn, Chris Jackson, Ashley Melero, Crystal Melero, Neal McDonnald.
    • All Board Members are expected to participate.
  • Email: membership@nbba.org

Ethics Committee

  • Chair: Doug VanDuyne—Chair in-training: Faith Penn
  • Additional Mentors: Larry Reed, Dave Smolka, Jason Price.
  • Members: Andrea Guerra, Nick Silver, Hillary Oswald, Pat Cody, Ritchard Schultz.
  • Email: ethics@nbba.org

Vision Committee

  • Chair: Melissa Lykowski
  • Members: Page De Cosa, David Smith, Randy George, Richard Schultz, Andrew Bernet.
  • Email: vision@nbba.org

WOOL Committee

  • Chairs: Lakeisha Holmes & Kim Blumenthal
  • Members: Wynter Pingel, Kalari Jackson, Tori Andres
  • Email: wool@nbba.org

Statistical and Research Committee

  • Chair: Demetris Morrow
  • Members: David Benney, Neal McDonald, Rob Weisman, Jerry Wendell
  • Email: ranking@nbba.org

Awards Committee

  • Chair: Stephen Guerra
  • Members: Kevin Barret, Neal McDonald, Kathy Quin, Bob Bigger.
  • Email: awards@nbba.org

Nominations and Elections Committee

  • Chair: Mike Woodard
  • Members: Cassie Hopkins, Justin Romack, Jamie Sibson, Blake Boudreaux, Kathy Quin.
  • Email: elections@nbba.org

Equipment Committee

  • Chair: Pat Lemke
  • Members: Cassie Hopkins, Darnell Booker, Brandon Chesser, Kyle Louis.
  • Email: equipment@nbba.org

Rules Committee

  • Chair: Jerry Wendell
  • Email: rules@nbba.org

Bylaws Committee

  • Chair: Courtney Williams
  • Email: bylaws@nbba.org

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About the National Beep Baseball Association

An organization fostering competition and comradery that equips and empowers blind players to stand victorious in all aspects of sport and society.

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