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Indiana’s Elite Officials, Mentors & Coaches
Indiana is home to PRO and National match officials, Video Match Officials, referee coaches, mentors, and a deep bench of Regional referees.
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Listed by license type. Officials who hold more than one license (for example a coach who is also an emeritus referee) appear under each. Roster reflects Regional-and-above referees, coaches, Mentor Plus, mentors, and emeritus officials; grassroots referees are not listed individually. Source: ISRA licensing records.
Assignors
U.S. Soccer-licensed assignors who schedule officials for matches.
1 listed
National Assignors
Abbey Okulaja Broadview
1 listed
PRO Assignors
Abbey Okulaja Broadview
Match Officials
Indiana officials licensed to work professional and national matches.
1 listed
PRO Referees
Nabil Bensalah Indianapolis
3 listed
PRO Assistant Referees
Andrew Bigelow Auburn
Jeff Swartzel Fishers
Ezekiel Yinka-kehinde Irving
1 listed
National Referees
Salvador Flores Ligonier
3 listed
National Assistant Referees
Eric Burton Indianapolis
Adam Saleh Carmel
Race Williams Fishers
3 listed
Video Match Officials (VMO)
Andrew Bigelow Auburn
Jeff Swartzel Fishers
Ezekiel Yinka-kehinde Irving
Referee Coaches
Coaches who develop, observe, and evaluate officials.
3 listed
National Referee Coaches
Tony Crush Louisville
Aaron Hernandez Mount Washington
Abbey Okulaja Broadview
9 listed
Referee Coaches
Grace Barrett Indianapolis
Tom Berger Jeffersonville
Eric Burton Indianapolis
Tony Delois Indianapolis
Brian Di Piro Indianapolis
Mark Larson Avon
Thom Parks Indianapolis
Erin Patterson Indianapolis
Jean Wilt Fort Wayne
Regional Referees
Officials who have advanced to the Regional grade.
20 listed
Regional Referees
Saleem Abufares Zionsville
Kaylee Achor New Richmond
Brian Alvarez Indianapolis
Rogelio Alvarez Indianapolis
Osaid Attallah Valparaiso
Grace Barrett Indianapolis
Dana Breedlove-Hackney Fishers
Alexander Fearing Indianapolis
Blake Gibson Marion
Wilder Jordan Indianapolis
Christian Kelly Chesterton
Cody Kerstiens Ferdinand
Adrian Orciuch Valparaiso
Erin Patterson Indianapolis
George Perry IV Westfield
Fernando Pina Hammond
Mason Pottschmidt Lafayette
Aaron Rawlins Indianapolis
Yves Tanonko Fishers
Donald Williams Indianapolis
Mentors
Officials trained to observe matches and develop newer referees.
23 listed
Referee Mentor Plus
Brian Alvarez Indianapolis
Rogelio Alvarez Indianapolis
Ismail Attallah Valparaiso
Stephen Chalko Fishers
Eric Cox Evansville
Ethyn Fleischmann Indianapolis
Salvador Flores Ligonier
Steve Franklin Indianapolis
Mark Gordon Rochester
Casey Gregory Fort Wayne
Matt Hirsch Evansville
Robert Holden Greenfield
Timothy Huggins Greenwood
Charlotte Jones Indianapolis
Chris Newland Jeffersonville
George Perry IV Westfield
Fernando Pina Hammond
Aaron Rawlins Indianapolis
James Michael Shunneson New Castle
John Sites South Bend
Christopher Smith Muncie
John Sommer Fort Wayne
Tyler Uffelman Indianapolis
36 listed
Referee Mentors
Brandon Aders Jasper
Marc Alvarez Avon
Osaid Attallah Valparaiso
Brian Bigelow Auburn
Dana Breedlove-Hackney Fishers
Peter Charpentier Valparaiso
Andrew Cripe Noblesville
Marc Emenhiser Fishers
Alexander Fearing Indianapolis
David Franco Greenwood
Blake Gibson Marion
James Kevin Gibson Jeffersonville
Michael Gierke Greenwood
Roger Heathcotte Poseyville
William Huff Henryville
Christopher Hughes Jeffersonville
Wilder Jordan Indianapolis
Christian Kelly Chesterton
Cody Kerstiens Ferdinand
Patricia King Pendleton
Teresa Knear-Solorzano Jeffersonville
David Lieber New Albany
Rene Mejia Fort Wayne
Todd Merickel Muncie
Bret Mills Avon
Mitch Mitchell Sellersburg
Adrian Orciuch Valparaiso
Mason Pottschmidt Lafayette
Samuel Pyle Sellersburg
Caleb Riley Louisville
Brad Rosenwinkel Bloomington
Robert Sigafoose South Bend
Kevin Smrz Indianapolis
Jeff Vorst Fair Oaks
Dilip Vyas Greenwood
Michael Williams Newburgh
Emeritus
Long-serving officials recognized for a career of service to the game.
6 listed
National Emeritus Referees
Abdu Bensalah Indianapolis
Tony Crush Louisville
Tony Delois Indianapolis
Aaron Hernandez Mount Washington
Andrew Scott Mishawaka
Benjamin Trevino Fort Wayne
12 listed
Regional Emeritus Referees
Pedro Ajsivinac Lafayette
Tony Asoera Elkhart
Ismail Attallah Valparaiso
Ali Banane Indianapolis
Tom Berger Jeffersonville
Joe Boyle Noblesville
Eric Cox Evansville
Abdelali Elmessoussi Indianapolis
Mitch Mitchell Sellersburg
Eduardo Nieto Fort Wayne
Thom Parks Indianapolis
James Michael Shunneson New Castle
Former National-Level Officials
Indiana officials who reached National Referee or National Assistant Referee and are no longer at the national level. Compiled from ISRA historical registration records (1982–2022); current National and National Emeritus officials are listed in the sections above.
10 listed
| Name | City | Years at national level |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelali Elmessoussi | Indianapolis | 1998–1999 |
| Adam Gersting | Merrillville | 1998–1999 |
| Ronald Harnage | Indianapolis | 2012 |
| David Jarze | Indianapolis | 2005, 2007–2010 |
| Joshua Kelley | Indianapolis | 2014, 2017–2018 |
| Joe Laher Jr. | Auburn | 1993 |
| Juan Leyva | South Bend | 2005 |
| Brandon Rinkenberger | Bloomington | 2009–2010, 2012–2015 |
| Jeffrey Short | McCordsville | 1993, 1995 |
| Anthony Vasoli | South Bend | 2021 |
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