top of page

Message from Fran Trumbo, Executive Director

Thank you for visiting our site and learning more about BBOWS.  Our organization recruits and trains referees for Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, and Lacrosse. 

 

This is an exciting time to be a referee.  Sports are growing as club programs and recruiting tournaments become the norm in athletics.  Athletes are keeping pace with the growth in each sport, getting faster and stronger.  In return, our referees need to be in shape, mentally and physically, to call games that challenge both our bodies and our ability to call a game in real time. 

 

Because of the explosive growth in sports and how that growth impacts officials, BBOWS continues to lead other referee organizations in training and then ongoing education.  Our reputation for setting the bar in both initial training and continuing education is one that BBOWS values. We expect our referees to work hard continuously on their game and their professionalism. Our in-season meetings tackle the current issues, thus attendance at these meetings is mandatory.

 

If you are interested in becoming the very best official you can be and are willing to challenge yourself to be a student of the game, then please consider joining our group. You will learn the ‘ins and outs’ of officiating in a collegial atmosphere with other referees who want to help you succeed. Finally, we value the individual official as she/he moves up the referee rating system because that individual's success makes our organization stronger as a whole. We welcome your inquiry.

 

Fran Trumbo

Executive Director

Baltimore Board of Officials for Women’s Sports

Executive Committee

Executive Director

Fran Trumbo

mtrum4@aol.com

(C) 410-596-0245

 

President

Karen Scarlett

kscarlettbbows@gmail.com

(C) 410-812-0542

Vice-President

Denny Lessner

denny.lessner@gmail.com

(H) 410-628-6481

(C) 443-805-1922

Secretary 

Debbie Swiss

dswiss2871@aol.com

(H) 410-889-6589

(C) 410-794-0257

                              

Treasurer 

Kirk Jones

kdjones106@gmail.com

(C)410-916-2664 

                        

Hospitality & Public Relations

Debbie Swiss

dswiss2871@aol.com

(H) 410-889-6589

(C) 410-794-0257

 

             ​Bookkeeper

                        Bill Kearney

              billk21093@gmail.com

                      410-967-8945

 

Sports Chairs, Chair-Elects, Rule Interpreters and Assigners

Basketball

Chair

Angela Jones

angelajon@aol.com

443-992-1823

Interim Chair-Elect

Dave Gemmell

evadjg@verizon.net

410-446-6459

Assigners

Janet Smith

janetsmith4@outlook.com

410-596-1708

 

Rules Interpreter

Linwood Floyd

lkfloyd3@verizon.net

410-952-4520

 Chair

Chad Goodnight

cgoodnight@bcps.org

443-928-1200

​​Chair-Elect

Elizabeth Goodman

elizabeth.goodman15@gmail.com

410-241-2783

HS Rules Interpreter

Chad Goodnight

cgoodnight@bcps.org

443-928-1200

Assigners

Lea Kusner (MPSSAA)

leakusner@gmail.com

443-353-9832

 

Fran Trumbo (IAAM)

mtrum4@aol.com

410-596-0245

College Chair/ Assigner/Rules Interpreter

TBD

Chair

Kim Middlecamp

kimberlymiddlecamp@gmail.com

443-804-8832

Co-Chair-Elect

Maria Gore

mgore@bcps.org

516-426-8106

 

Rules Interpreter

Fran Trumbo

mtrum4@aol.com

410-596-0245

HS Assigners

Lea Kusner (MPSSAA)

leakusner@gmail.com

443-353-9832

 

Janet Smith (IAAMS)

janetsmith4@outlook.com

410-596-1708

Field Hockey

Lacrosse

College Lacrosse

 

 

Chair

Larry Carr

larrycarr01@gmail.com

443-867-9097

 

 Assigner

Fran Trumbo

mtrum4@aol.com

(C) 410-596-0245

Chair

John Link

thelinkfamily@msn.com

410-598-5837

Chair-Elect

TBD

Assigner

Jay Grabowski

jaygrabowski1@aol.com

(H) 410-452-5453

(C) 667 276-0407

 

Rules Interpreter

Bud Kretzschmar

budkretz@comcast.net

(C) 410-916-9585

 Instructor

Steve Herpel

olmchssocer@yahoo.com

443-987-5621

Chair

Keith Melchior

goalkeith@aol.com

410-245-9551

Chair-Elect

Heather Dikos

heathervbref@gmail.com

410-812-7858

HS Assigner

Joe Schmitz

Jfschmitz524@gmail.com

443-286-1903

Rules Interpreter

Doug Dunkle

ddunkle1717@gmail.com

443-257-5037

College Chair 

Joe Vrzalik

jfvrzalik@aol.com

410-977-3184

College Assigner

Bill Kearney

billk21093@gmail.com

410-967-8945

Soccer

Volleyball

For further information not covered on the website, contact our Executive Director. ​
Press Fuse - French Fuse - DivKidVideo
00:0000:00
bottom of page