Staff Directory

Western Collegiate Hockey Association
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Staff Directory
Name Title Email Address
League Office Staff
Michelle McAteer Commissioner mmcateer@wcha.com
Byron Synstegaard Assistant Commissioner, Operations bsynstegaard@wcha.com
Mykenzie Hunt Director of Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement mhunt@wcha.com
Greg Shepherd Director of Officiating
Madison Branse Communications & Digital Content Intern mbransewcha@gmail.com
Kalvin Field Operations Intern kfieldwcha@gmail.com
2026-27 Advisory Council
Britt Lauritsen Director of Athletics (Bemidji State) brittany.lauritsen@bemidjistate.edu
Holly Schreiner Director of Athletics (St. Cloud State) hjschreiner@stcloudstate.edu
Dr. Mary Daugherty Faculty Athletics Representative (St. Thomas) msdaugherty@stthomas.edu
Mark Johnson Head Coach (Wisconsin)
2026-27 Board of Directors
Britt Lauritsen Director of Athletics (Bemidji State) brittany.lauritsen@bemidjistate.edu
Frances Homans Faculty Athletics Representative (Minnesota)
Forrest Karr Director of Athletics (Minnesota Duluth) fkarr@d.umn.edu
Kevin Buisman Director of Athletics (Minnesota State) kevin.buisman@mnsu.edu
Dr. John Davidson Faculty Athletics Representative (Ohio State) davidson.92@osu.edu
Holly Schreiner Director of Athletics (St. Cloud State) hjschreiner@stcloudstate.edu
Dr. Phil Esten Director of Athletics (St. Thomas) athleticsdirector@stthomas.edu
Jason King Senior Associate Athletic Director (Wisconsin) JWK@athletics.wisc.edu
2026-27 Management Council
Britt Lauritsen Director of Athletics (Bemidji State) brittany.lauritsen@bemidjistate.edu
Amber Fryklund Head Coach (Bemidji State) amber.fryklund@bemidjistate.edu
Dr. Shannon Norman Faculty Athletics Representative (Bemidji State) shannon.norman@bemidjistate.edu
Travis Cameron Executive Associate AD / Chief Revenue Officer (Minnesota)
Greg May Head Coach (Minnesota) mayx0117@umn.edu
Frances Homans Faculty Athletics Representative (Minnesota)
Forrest Karr Director of Athletics (Minnesota Duluth) fkarr@d.umn.edu
Laura Schuler Head Coach (Minnesota Duluth) lschuler@d.umn.edu
Katie Schofield Faculty Athletic Representative (Minnesota Duluth) kscho@d.umn.edu
Kevin Buisman Director of Athletics (Minnesota State) kevin.buisman@mnsu.edu
Shari Dickerman Head Coach (Minnesota State) shari.vogt@mnsu.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Pribyl Faculty Athletics Representative (Minnesota State) jeffrey.pribyl@mnsu.edu
Matt Bartlebaugh Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (Ohio State)
Nadine Muzerall Head Coach (Ohio State)
Dr. John Davidson Faculty Athletics Representative (Ohio State) davidson.92@osu.edu
Holly Schreiner Director of Athletics (St. Cloud State) hjschreiner@stcloudstate.edu
Mira Jalosuo Head Coach (St. Cloud State)
Dr. Amy Fredin Faculty Athletics Representative (St. Cloud State) ajfredin@stcloudstate.edu
Ben Fraser Deputy Athletic Director (St. Thomas) benjamin.fraser@stthomas.edu
Bethany Brausen Head Coach (St. Thomas)
Dr. Mary Daugherty Faculty Athletics Representative (St. Thomas) msdaugherty@stthomas.edu
Jason King Senior Associate Athletic Director (Wisconsin) JWK@athletics.wisc.edu
Mark Johnson Head Coach (Wisconsin)
Dr. Doug McLeod Faculty Athletics Representative (Wisconsin) dmmcleod@wisc.edu
2026-27 Media Relations Contacts
Tyler Christiansen Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations (Bemidji State) tyler.christiansen@bemidjistate.edu
Jagr Rinehart Communications Assistant (Minnesota) rineh055@umn.edu
Kelly Grgas-Wheeler Director of Athletic Communications and Media Relations (Minnesota Duluth) kgrgaswh@d.umn.edu
Alex Suckerman Communications Graduate Assistant (Minnesota State) alexander.suckerman@mnsu.edu
Emilia Frizzi Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Ohio State) frizzi.3@osu.edu
Jacob Sanders Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (St. Cloud State) jacob.sanders@stcloudstate.edu
TBD TBD Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (St. Thomas) TBD
Taylor Smith Assistant Director of Brand Communications (Wisconsin) ts6@athletics.wisc.edu
Mykenzie Hunt Director of Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement mhunt@wcha.com
2026-27 League Officials
Michaela Bahl Referee
Chris Binkley Referee
Gui Bradshaw Referee
Tina Elam Referee
Kaylen Hanson Referee
Craig Hedlund Referee
Anthony Hoyles Referee
Jordan Lee Referee
Robert Ludwig Referee
Shannon Motzko Referee
Aaron Neville Referee
Sarma Pone Referee
Tyler Rew Referee
Glendon Seal Referee
Duncan Ryhorchuk Referee
Jestina Vichorek Referee
Brooke Anderson Linesman
Jamie Arola Linesman
Danny Brickman Linesman
Sarah Buckner Linesman
Doug Durgin Linesman
Maria Gherardi Linesman
Glenn Hagberg Linesman
Kevin Hoyle Linesman
Tyler Iffland Linesman
Brian Jansen Linesman
Sam Jerome Linesman
Chris Johnston Linesman
Dan Kassis Linesman
Adam Kieffer Linesman
Ron Laituri Linesman
Rylie Lissebeck Linesman
Greg Offerman Linesman
Brenda Reinen Linesman
Joe Setrum Linesman
Brendan Skime Linesman
Kaelyn Szymanski Linesman