Development That Leads to Opportunity.

Surround yourself with people who have been where you want to go and are invested in helping you get there.

Not just clinicians — mentors, evaluators, and decision-makers. The kind of people who don’t just teach the game…they help shape careers. But don’t take our word for it — the experience speaks for itself:

9 Division III Final Four Appearances
12 staff with Division I experience
81 years of NCAA post season experience
Experience at the professional Level (WNBA & G League)
5 Coordinators representing 6 conferences
Staff from 11 states across the country
Over 360 years of officiating experience

  • I am one of Patty Broderick's assistants and have worked with her for 12 years with my main obligations being training and educating officials through video and game observations. I am also the assigner for the Division III CCIW conference.

    I have been involved with basketball for over 50 years as a player, coach, and assigner. My goal is to help you find your place in officiating and be the best you can be on and off the floor.

  • Scott Doberstein brings 30 plus years of collegiate officiating experience having officiated women’s basketball at the DI, DII and DIII levels, including two DIII Final Fours, seven WNIT tournaments and 13 WIAC championship games among dozens of other conference tournaments. Scott is currently the coordinator for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at the Division III level.

  • Ralph is currently the NCAA women’s collegiate basketball assigner for the DIII American Rivers Conference. Former women’s official at the NCAA DII and DIII levels and also NAIA and JUCO leagues. Outside of assigning Ralph also observe women’s officials in the Big 12 at Iowa State University for the WBOC. Ralph's message of 'Trust and Respect' encompasses on and off the basketball court situations and encourages everyone to live this message, everyday.

  • Justin is a collegiate women’s basketball official working across Division I, II, and III, with assignments in the ACC, Atlantic 10, MAC, Horizon League, and several other conferences. His postseason experience includes the 2026 NCAA Division III Final Four, the 2026 NCAA Division II Regional Semifinal, and the 2022 NJCAA Division II National Championship Game. He has also worked multiple conference tournaments and the 2023 and 2025 WNIT First Rounds. As the Assistant Director of Intramural Sports at Michigan State University, he leads the training and development of student officials.

  • NCAA & NJCAA Basketball Coordinator 26 years.

    NCAA Basketball Coordinator 13 years; 1 year LMC, 12 years NACC

    NJCAA Basketball Coordinator Region 4 for 13 years

    * Assisted with NCAA to have three officials assigned to NCAA D3 Final Four; Observed for NCAA D3 tournaments

    * Assigned 2 NJCAA National Tournament, Assigned NJCAA Region Four tournaments

    NCAA official 35 years; 3 NCAA tournaments

    NCAA Softball Coordinator for 24 years Midwest Conference

    NJCAA Softball Coordinator Region 4 for 4 years 

    NCAA Umpire 30 years; Umpired 22 Conference tournaments, 18 NCAA regionals, 3 Super Regionals, 3 World Series

  • Natosha Harris is a NCAA Basketball Official with 18 years of experience at the NCAA Division I level. She works in multiple conference and has made appearances in the NCAA Division I Tournament and other post season tournaments. She has worked as a clinician at several collegiate camps and actively develops and mentors basketball referees at all levels. As a collegiate recreational professional, she serves as a tenured clinician for the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Basketball Championships which has a reputation for producing upcoming basketball officiating talent.

  • Stacey Lee brings almost 10 years of women’s college basketball referee experience from the DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA levels. She has worked multiple post-season assignments at all levels and most recently refereed at the 2022 NAIA National Tournament.

  • Tom just completed his 30th year as a Division I basketball official, 35th collegiately and 40th as an official. He has worked in the Big 10, ACC, MAC, Horizon, MVC, Summit and WAC. He has worked the NCAA tournament along with multiple conference tournaments at the DI level. He has spent 35 years at the DII and DIII levels receiving multiple post season assignments including DII regionals, final fours and a national championship game. His passion for the game is not limited to officiating but also in teaching the game. When not refereeing, Tom lives in Traverse City, Michigan with his wife Kari. He works at Active Brace and Limb as an orthotist/orthotic fitter. 

  • Jess is an active official in the NBA G League and various NCAA conferences in Division I, II & III. She has made multiple appearances in NCAA conference and national tournaments, including the Final Four in both Division II & III. Prior to officiating, Jess was a WBB student-athlete through college and played in Italy. She also served as a Senior Event Manager for a few different professional and collegiate sport & entertainment arenas managing a variety of high-profile events. 

  • Born and raised in Utah. I played soccer and basketball for Utah Tech, and began pursuing my refereeing career in 2010. I was hired in my first DI conference in 2013 and was then hired in the NBA GLeague in 2018. In 2022 I was hired by the WNBA.  I’ve had the opportunity to work the NCAA National tournament in 2022, 2024 and 2025. In 2022, 2023 and 2024 I worked the WNBA playoffs. I truly love the sport of basketball and love the opportunity I have to work games. In my spare time I like to golf and enjoy home renovation projects.

  • With eight years of officiating experience, including seven at the collegiate level and four in Division I, Kristen has experience across multiple levels of the game. She currently works in six Division I conferences and has been selected for multiple postseason assignments, including two state semifinal appearances (2022 and 2024), the NCAA Division III Final Four in 2025, and the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2026.

    With a heart for servant leadership, Kristen brings a background in education and ministry. She taught middle and high school English for ten years and served in an academic leadership role as a chief academic officer. She is actively involved in mission work, including with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and Athletes in Action, and serves on the worship team at her church. She also co-owns a landscaping business, reflecting her entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic.

Meet the Directors

  • Founding Director

    Jenn's passion for officiating has been a part of life since 2000 when her mom bought her first whistle and shirt and dragged her to a boy's 8th grade rec game in Ogden, Utah. It was love at first whistle. Twenty-six years into this advocation Jenn has had the honor to work numerous DIII conference and national tournament games including the 2015 National Championship Series, many DII conference tournament games for our Midwest conferences, and DI conference tournaments in the A10, OVC, and NEC. She currently works in eight DI conferences, the GLIAC, WIAC, for NJCAA, and DIII men's games in the CCIW and Midwest. Outside of collegiate officiating, Jenn is a three-time McDonald's All-American referee and has had the privilege of working with USA basketball at their practices for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. While the passion started out for love of the game of basketball that love grew. Today, though Jenn still loves our game and the act of officiating, she is focused on the people who make up the officiating community. As the coordinator of officials for the Midwest and Northern Athletic Collegiate Conferences she has built a successful roster into a flourishing community that has seen success at the highest level for DIII basketball. Each year she's been a coordinator has seen one of the Midwest's or NACC's recommended officials work at one of the Final Four or Championship games. 

    Accomplishment isn't only wearing a blue NCAA patch in March or working at a high level or being a coordinator; it means using all the knowledge gained from those experiences to help give others the possibility of having those same experiences. ACO was developed with that sentiment in mind and Jenn is proud to continue to work with Rachel and Randy to create those opportunities for others. 

    Officiating has given Jenn the opportunity to meet John Washo (her husband and men's official), built a stronger connection with her mom (she watched every one of Jenn's games), created life long friendships, and has given an avenue to positively impact lives. 

    When not on a court or scheduling or selling flowers (yep, a day job) Jenn can be found in the mountains with her family, traveling from coast-to-coast with John, reading an epic fantasy novel, getting distracted by a tree or flower while in the middle of a conversation, or cuddling Rippley. 


  • Founding Director

    Randy Fox has been in the business of basketball for over 35 years. A former NCAA official, with numerous postseason appearances, as well as a former Coordinator of Officials for 9 years, Randy simply loves people and the game.

    As a professional keynote speaker, Randy is passionate about building leaders and teams for service excellence. His programs and books have been delivered to tens of thousands across the US.

    As an initial founding Director of ACO, the annual summer retreat experience is one of his favorite times to help officials grow as people, both on and off the court.

  • Co- Director

    Driven by a passion for potential, Lenz has been an NCAA Women's Basketball official for 14 seasons working at the DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JuCo levels.

    Throughout her tenure, Lenz has had the opportunity to work a multitude of games for the DII National Tournament, GLVC Conference Tournament, DIII national tournament, NAIA regional championship, and two McDonald's All-American games. One of her career highlights is working the DIII National Championship in 2025.