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Bryan Brunette
Bryan serves as the The Referee Institute Camp Director and was hired as the Supervisor of Women's Basketball Officials for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in April 2026.
A 30 year veteran of DI women’s basketball officiating, he works the ACC, America East, American, A-10, Big East, Big South, Coastal and Patriot League conferences. He has worked numerous conference tournaments, including championship games, and was selected to work 2 Final Fours; Nashville in 2014 and Tampa in 2015.
Karen Preato
Karen is a 30-year Women's Basketball referee. She currently officiates in the ACC, SEC, and multiple other conferences.
Karen has been selected to work the NCAA DI Final Four as well as the NCAA DIII National Championship.
Kristi Vera
After officiating for 28 years, Kristi serves as the Associate Supervisor for the Atlantic 10 and is responsible for the scheduling and evaluation of officials and for the identification of new and upcoming officials.
Nic Cappel
Nic is a 24-year Women's Basketball referee. He currently officiates in the ACC, SEC, and multiple other conferences.
Nic has been selected to work the NCAA DI tournament 8 times.
Brian Wallace
Brian has been a women's basketball referee for 11 years. He currently officiates in several conferences, including the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Coastal Athletic, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southern, and Sun Belt.
Throughout his career, he has officiated at the NCAA Division III tournament multiple times, including the 2026 NCAA National Championship game and the 2019 NCAA Final Four. Additionally, he has worked in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) and is a six-time official for the ODAC championship game.
Josh Beutell
Josh is a 9-year Women's Basketball referee. He currently works in 11 Division 1 conferences and multiple DII and DIII conferences.
Josh has worked post-season assignments at all three levels including the WBIT, WNIT twice, and the DII Elite 8 twice. He also officiated the ODAC Championship in 2021-2022.
He currently resides in Durham, NC happily with his wife.
Wyatt Howard
Camp AssistantWyatt is a 7-year NCAA Women's Basketball referee. He currently works in the Southern and Atlantic Sun and multiple D2 and D3 conferences. He also still works high school basketball in NC.
Wyatt has worked the NCAA D3 tournament as well as multiple ODAC conference tournaments.
Wyatt still works full time as a high school teacher. He is from Burlington, NC.
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