Contact Us
Have Questions?
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions. And we’re always looking for additional event volunteers, so likewise contact us if you’d like to get involved.
State Executive Committee Chairs
Administrative Chair: Christy Sander oboblsta@gmail.com
Registration issues, facilitates OBOB Executive Board meetings.
Administrative Vice-Chair: Emily Louwsma obobvicechair@gmail.com
Assists Administrator as needed and recruits regional tournament managers.
Finance Chair: Isabel Johnson obobfinancechair@gmail.com
Oversees OBOB budget, communicates with Regional and State Managers regarding funds for tournaments, tracks donations to OBOB, facilitates LSTA and other grants, and other finance issues.
Secretary: Valerie Harris obobsecretary@gmail.com
Maintains minutes for OBOB Executive Board meetings, edits Handbook and Manual.
OLA/OASL Liaison Chair: Elaine Ferrell-Burns obobliaison@gmail.com
Acts as the OBOB liaison with other organizations such as the OLA and OASL. Provides support for the incoming Administrative Chair and OBOB promotion projects.
Outreach Chair: Karren Christensen oboboutreach@gmail.com
Manages the OBOB Facebook page as well as communications.
Title Selection Chair: Wendy Gassaway obobtitlechair@gmail.com
Handles questions and concerns about title selection, applications to join a title selection committee.
Question Editor: Ken Randall obobquestioneditor@gmail.com
Recruits, trains, and manages question writers and editors, responds to registered schools and regional managers regarding official questions and rules interpretations.
Associate Question Editor: Holly Campbell-Polivka obob3to5associateeditor@gmail.com
Assists the Question Editor
Technical Chair: Kelly Becker obobtechchair@gmail.com
Manages OBOB website, official documentation, content management and distribution.
Book Grant Facilitator: Noah Hall obobbookgrant@gmail.com
Facilitates and oversees book grants.
Member at Large: Heidi Pramuk heidipramuk@gmail.com
Regional Mentor 3-5: Thomas Moll obob3to5managermentor@gmail.com
Responds to questions and concerns regarding grade 3-5 Regional Tournaments.
Regional Mentor 6-12: Treasa Street obob6to12managermentor@gmail.com
Responds to questions and concerns regarding 6-8 and 9-12 Regional Tournaments.
State Tournament Lead: Libby Hamler-Dupras obobstatevols@gmail.com
State Tournament Manager of Volunteers: Valerie Harris obobstatevolsast@gmail.com
State Tournament Manager of Team Communications: Becky Benton obobstateteam@gmail.com
State Tournament Manager of Questions and Packets: Heidi Pramuk heidipramuk@gmail.com
Note: At times committee members are not available for immediate response.You may receive a message from an alternate contact
Local program questions: If you have questions about your local program, please contact your local Site Coordinator first before contacting anyone on the OBOB Executive Board. Refer to this Handbook and/or the Regional Manual before sending any emails. If you do not find the information you need in the documentation, please read the OBOB Executive Board descriptions to direct your email to the best resource to answer. Thank you!