Officers

 

Officers are selected for the USA Fencing season, which runs from August 1 to July 31. The Division Board includes the officers, and a representative and alternate from each member club.

Adrien Dessens

Division Chair

Coach, Bayou City Fencing Academy. Adrien has been a member of the division for six years and served as vice-chair in prior seasons. He has coached fencers for more than ten years, both here and in Canada. He’s also a rated referee for USA Fencing and the Canadian Fencing Federation.

Liz MayerichDivision SecretaryCoach/Owner, Houston Sword Sports. Liz has been fencing for almost 20 years and coaching since 2005. She has been a member of the division for almost all of that career, minus a five-year stint in central Illinois. She has experience in communications, website development, and poking people until they finish their tasks.

Liz Mayerich

Division Secretary

Coach/Owner, Houston Sword Sports. Liz has been fencing for almost 20 years and coaching since 2005. She has been a member of the division for almost all of that career, minus a five-year stint in central Illinois. She has experience in communications, website development, and poking people until they finish their tasks.

Susie GraceDivision Armorer "I got into armory when I got tired of paying our club armorer to fix my son's equipment. Went to Armorer's College in the early 2000s, and been at it ever since." 

Susie Grace

Division Armorer
"I got into armory when I got tired of paying our club armorer to fix my son's equipment. Went to Armorer's College in the early 2000s, and been at it ever since." 

Maggie Newell

Division Vice-Chair

Maggie's been a member of the division for six years and has served on local and regional bout committees. She's the associate director for education, outreach, and policy governance in MD Anderson's Institutional Compliance Office and has 30 years of experience in communications.

Chuck WempleDivision TreasurerChuck Wemple, fencer, Bayou City Fencing Academy. Chuck's been a member of the division for four years. He's the executive director for the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments and brings a wealth of planning, operational, budgetary, and administrative experience to the position.

Chuck Wemple

Division Treasurer

Chuck Wemple, fencer, Bayou City Fencing Academy. Chuck's been a member of the division for four years. He's the executive director for the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments and brings a wealth of planning, operational, budgetary, and administrative experience to the position.