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Congratulations to Peter Burchard and Lorrie Marcil Holmes!

Board Elections

Peter Burchard has been elected as the new President of USA Fencing, with his term commencing in August 2020. Congratulations, Peter! We wish you the very best in your pursuit of goals and priorities in your new role.

Lorrie Marcil Holmes won re-election as Director At-large, and will be serving her 3rd term on the Board. Congratulations, Lorrie! We wish you the very best as you continue to serve the fencing community in a leadership role.

David Arias was returned unopposed as Treasurer.


We CONGRATULATE ALL CANDIDATES who won their election, and wish them the very best in their elected roles:

Referee Commission

Tasha Poissant is the newly elected Referee Commission Chair.

Susan Borgos is the newly elected Referee Ombudsman Committee Chair

Patrick Webster was returned unopposed as Referee Domestic Development Chair


Congratulations to the newly inducted members to the Hall of Fame

hall of fame

Maya Lawrence - Athlete

Jane Eyre - Athlete

Bob Marx - Athlete

Colleen Marx Olney - Contributor

Mikhail Petin - Coach


This year’s election garnered a record turnout of voters, with 2,642 votes cast., an increase of 23% over 2019.

You can read the details of the voting HERE