USA Triathlon is governed by a Board of Directors, which has general charge of the organization's business affairs, activities and policies. Four of the Board's members shall be Athlete Directors, four General Directors and four Independent Directors.
Thank you to all our nominees! We received nearly 70 submissions for the 2025 elections.
USA Triathlon’s 2025 Elections ballots will open on September 26, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. MT and close on October 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MT.
An independent election company will send voting emails directly to all members entitled to vote from noreply@directvote.net. These emails may be distributed over several days; if you receive your ballot email prior to 8:00 a.m. MT on September 26, it will not activate until voting officially opens.
Members will receive a personalized ballot link via email. Only current U.S. citizens are eligible to have their votes counted, per USA Triathlon bylaws.
In my career, I spent 25+ years in consulting with the Boston Consulting Group. During that time, I worked with complex organizations from non-profit or public (e.g. UN, US Government, World Economic Forum) to for-profit, global organizations across all sectors (e.g. telecom, financial services, healthcare and consumer, etc.). My focus was in resolving organization, governance and strategy issues when organizations merge, restructure or grow.
In my retirement (2021), I fell in love with the sport of Triathlon. I found the sport gave me a wonderful new outlet for my grit and introduced me to a new community of fascinating and amazing people. In 2024, I had the privilege to join Team USA and, separately, to serve USAT by conducting a pro bono governance study. Recently, USAT has stated that work has an enduring legacy not just within the USAT Board, but also with the USAT Foundation Board and other USOPCs. Going forward, I would love to continue to marry my passion for the sport with my business experience. In so doing, I would be able to give back to a community that has given me so much. Specifically, I can leverage my experience in effective and efficient operations within complex ecosystems. As well, I can help with setting, tracking and achieving ambitious strategic goals. Finally, I believe that inspiring others is as important for me and as it is for USAT. While I focus on inspiring on an individual level (e.g. women over 50 or anyone overcoming cancer) today, I would love to help USAT inspire at scale tomorrow!
In summary, I believe my career and life experience is directly relevant to the role of USAT General Director. I would be honored to advise USAT as it seeks to grow Triathlon nationwide, while expanding diversity, developing talent and achieving US prominence.
I am honored and humbled to be considered as a candidate for a General Director position on the USAT Board of Directors. My first triathlon was 25 years ago, and I continue to race today—albeit a bit slower. From sprints to ultras the sport has given me life-changing experiences. As I have said to so many people, triathlon changes you.
Professionally, I bring over 30 years of executive experience in a member-based financial institution, including 27 years as CEO. This background equips me to support USAT’s Strategic Goals outlined in Elevate 2028: Focus Forward. I’ve built and grown organizations, expanded global reach, developed high performing leadership teams, elevated brand storytelling, and driven operational excellence.
I understand the difference between leading as an executive and governing as a board member. This distinction is where I believe I can add the most value. My board and committee experience spans all-volunteer non-profits to large organizations with thousands of employees, including a hospital system and a school district. I’ve chaired and served on executive committees, contributing expertise in governance, leadership, finance, operations, and technology.
Most importantly, I love people. My desire is to help USAT achieve its best by asking insightful questions and serving as a thoughtful, engaged resource. The board’s role is to govern and support the CEO and executive team for the betterment of the entire membership and the sport.
I respectfully ask for your support and your vote. Thank you!
With 40 years of legal, business governance, and volunteer nonprofit leadership experience, I bring strategic expertise and a passion for triathlon and multisport racing to USAT’s mission. I would harness my passion and my business and corporate/executive skills to support USAT in achieving its strategic goals.
As an attorney, I represented corporate clients for the first 25 years of my career. Then, for 13 years I served as General Counsel and Vice President of Regulatory and Federal Government Affairs for a $3+ billion energy company, where I oversaw the company's legal matters—including risk management—and all state and federal regulatory affairs and compliance. I was also a member of the company’s executive team responsible for managing the company’s affairs, including development of its strategic plan, performance measures, major operational issues, and budget. Together, the executive team made all significant business decisions and recommendations to the company’s board of directors.
Because of my legal and business experience, I have judgment, instinct, and extensive expertise in strategic planning and managing risk which I will leverage to support USAT.
My passion for triathlon and multisport racing and what it can do for individuals, and my years of racing experience, drive my interest in becoming a Board member. I raced nationally and internationally in races across triathlon and multisport organizations including USAT, ITU, IRONMAN and Team USA. I won my age group in recent Aquabike World Championships (Slovakia and Ibiza). Consequently, I have a broad and deep understanding of where USA Triathlon fits into the triathlon and multisport ecosystem. I am keenly interested in USAT’s financial, operational, and strategic success, its expansion of multisport participation, its sport development and elite performance investment, and best-in-class culture, mindset, and environment, and am dedicated to helping USAT achieve its goals as a Board member, if elected.
Three decades of personal and professional engagement in the multisport community, coupled with extensive executive leadership and nonprofit board experience, uniquely equip me to serve as on the USA Triathlon board and contribute to its strategic goals.
My journey in multisport began unexpectedly, evolving from a non-athletic upbringing to a lifelong passion. After discovering outdoor activities in college, I embraced adventure racing and endurance mountain biking, completing numerous events domestically and abroad. Since moving to Boulder in 2007, I’ve fallen in love with triathlon, joining a local club and completing more than 25 iron-distance and 70.3 races, including two Ironman World Championships (plus Nice and Marbella coming this fall).
Professionally, my involvement in triathlon deepened when I joined Pocket Outdoor Media after two decades overseeing Backpacker, Ski, Climbing, and other outdoor media brands. At Pocket (later Outside Interactive), I managed Triathlete, Velo News, and Women’s Running, and collaborated with USAT leadership on several content initiatives. As the company grew, I assumed responsibility for Outside Events and OutsideTV, launching the Outside Festival in 2024 in collaboration with the State of Colorado and developing longterm partnerships with Ironman, PTO, and UTMB. Currently, I serve as CEO of Teton Gravity Research, an iconic action sports brand.
My executive roles at Active Interest Media, Outside, and Teton Gravity Research during periods of significant industry upheaval have taught me the value of nimble leadership, innovative thinking, and disciplined operations. With extensive experience managing complex businesses that serve active lifestyle communities, I would bring very relevant strategic and creative skills to USAT.
I would also bring significant nonprofit board experience, including multiple terms as a board president at different organizations, providing a deep understanding of governance, planning, and process. My prior collaboration with USAT leadership also means I can hit the ground running.
For more than 40 consecutive years, I’ve raced in every discipline of triathlon—from sprint to Ironman, and from local races to national and world championships. Triathlon has shaped my life in countless ways, and I’m excited about the opportunity to give back by helping USA Triathlon grow and thrive for the future.
As an athlete, I understand the joy and challenge of balancing training, family, and career while chasing start lines and finish lines. I know the importance of supporting age-group athletes—the heartbeat of our sport—while also celebrating and investing in elite athletes as they pursue gold medals on the world stage. I have proudly supported triathlon as a sponsor, helping expand opportunities for athletes at every level.
Professionally, I’ve founded, transformed, and scaled businesses in healthcare and innovation. As a physician and health system CEO, I’ve led large organizations through disruption while staying focused on access, quality, equity, and sustainability. Those experiences have shown me how boards can best empower executive leadership teams—by providing guidance, stewardship, and strategic clarity. That same spirit of partnership will be essential as USA Triathlon pursues its mission.
I am also a cancer survivor and an immunocompromised athlete, perspectives that deepen my appreciation for resilience, inclusion, and the power of sport to inspire. Having served on nonprofit and corporate boards, I know how to align vision, mission, and innovation to create sustainable growth and impact.
I believe USA Triathlon’s future is incredibly bright. By investing in age-group athletes, supporting our champions, and embracing innovation, we can ensure multisport continues to grow and inspire for generations to come. I’d be honored to bring my passion, experience, and energy to the Board to help lead that journey.
As a sitting USA Triathlon Board of Directors’ General Director and the newly elected Secretary of the Board, I am uniquely positioned to ensure successful implementation of the USA Triathlon Elevate 2028 Strategic Vision. My experience in leadership and strategic development, from both military and multisport settings, enables me to support USA Triathlon’s Forward Focused Initiatives effectively. Specifically, expanding collegiate athletes (e.g., assisting with acquiring Historically Black Colleges and Universities women’s programs); growing multisport participation and community (e.g., increasing accessibility and promoting inclusion via coaching and nationwide multi-sport organization); and actively shaping the narrative of our sport through features and articles in USA Triathlon Magazine, using storytelling to evolve the brand and grow the community. With nearly three decades of personal involvement in triathlon and a proven track record of organizational growth, I remain committed to ensuring that USA Triathlon operates with both efficiency and impact, providing the right platform for athletes, coaches, and stakeholders to thrive.
I am a professional triathlete, CPA, and coach, and bring a unique combination of lived athlete experience, business expertise, and an unwavering commitment to ethics to the Board. My background in accounting reinforces the importance of transparency, fairness, and accountability within professional organizations.
In addition to my elite triathlon career, I am a former All-American swimmer, three-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and have coached numerous athletes to their pro cards. These experiences give me first-hand insight into both the Olympic development system and the professional triathlon pathway. I stay deeply connected to the current challenges athletes face at every level.
As an Ironman Champion and participant in the 2024 T100 Tour, I have navigated the intricacies of various governing systems, including USA Triathlon, the Ironman Corporation, and World Triathlon. I understand the complexities of working within these structures and would bring that perspective to the Board. I would be an outstanding advocate for athletes and a fair, balanced voice for USAT. I have demonstrated my commitment to my platform of equality and athlete representation through my work with the 50 Women to Kona initiative and as a co-host of the Feisty Triathlon podcast. I am comfortable engaging in difficult but necessary conversations around inclusivity, governance, and how the sport can evolve to continue to support its athletes.
I am thorough, thoughtful, and unbiased. I would be a strong and fair advocate for athletes and an excellent representative to help shape policies that reflect what’s best for both current and future generations of competitors. I love triathlon, am a genuine fan of the sport, and would bring that enthusiasm and positivity to each meeting.
Since childhood, sports has been my comfort zone. It provides me with a sense of calm, purpose, and an outlet for stress. I found triathlon when participating in military adaptive sports while recovering from a cancer diagnosis eventually resulting in an amputation. Just as my choice did to enlist in the Army, triathlon changed the trajectory of my life. My tenaciousness pushed me to compete in my first triathlon as an amputee three weeks after getting an all-purpose prosthetic; ultimately, I qualified for and won the 2018 National Para-Triathlon Championships propelling me to success in triathlon.
For the majority of my childhood, I was silenced. Those circumstances drove my passion to serve others and use my voice to advocate. These events lead me to serve in the military for over 20 years where I spent my time in military medicine. I served in numerous elite units while caring for patients in very diverse settings. The various environments meant having to advance the methods how I would champion for others.
The voice I developed in the military has given me a solid platform which I was able to transfer to triathlon. After becoming a consistent presence as a National Team member, I was elected to the Athlete Advisory Council and I currently serve on the USAT Board of Directors.
Just as I did in the military, my triathlon success has propelled me to the highest level. My goal has been to end my racing career competing in LA 2028 Games. As a parallel to my athletic aspirations, I want to continue my involvement within triathlon governance to help shape the future of the USA Triathlon footprint. Simply, I want to help others find joy in sports, cultivate relationships in and out of triathlon, and strengthen the passion that brought many of us here.
As candidate for the Board of Directors of USA Triathlon, I bring a unique set of experiences that would allow me to be an invaluable addition to the board - a collegiate team sport athlete, professional duathlete, lawyer, entrepreneur, and nonprofit. I combine strategic, big-picture capabilities from my years as a C-suite executive with an ability to dive into the minutiae of operations and governance from time as an attorney and entrepreneur. I am a team builder with a natural ability to connect with colleagues at all levels of the organizations where I have worked and volunteered. My experiences demonstrate a deep alignment with Elevate 2028’s core principles for growing multisport at both the grassroots and elite level, and for continuing to turn USA Triathlon’s vision into a reality.
After five years as a litigation attorney, I left to pursue my dream of racing at an elite level. I was a member of the US Elite national team for the 2005 ITU World Championships in Newcastle, Australia.
After a few years as a stay-at-home-parent to our young children, I joined HICKIES, Inc., a startup that created a patented, no-tie elastic shoelace system. As GC and President of the US subsidiary, I supported the Founder/CEO through a number of critical inflection points for the company.
I joined Mary Cain for the launch of Atalanta NYC, the first professional women’s running team based in NYC to help spearhead Atalanta’s drive to support post-collegiate elite female runners in a high performance but supportive environment, while also developing programs to provide access to fitness and wellness mentoring to underserved girls in the NYC region.
These various roles have allowed me to understand how to navigate a complex ecosystem with multiple stakeholders, and I have done so in the context of professional partnerships, for-profit corporations, and nonprofits.
I am a former elite triathlete, from 2010 to 2020 who raced for Team USA at the Pan American Games and was a two time Elite National Medalist. Since retiring as an elite athlete, I now race as an age-grouper and am excited to give back to the sport by serving on the USA Triathlon Board of Directors since January 2022. I am Treasurer and also Chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council helping to broaden communication between USA Triathlon and the athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic pipeline. I am passionate about promoting and building a more collaborative and successful environment for athletes and USAT. I am based in NYC and would be honored and delighted to be re-elected to continue my work on the Board, both as Director and Treasurer.
I am currently a visually impaired athlete representing USAT both nationally and internationally. I have raced for age group, attended camps, mixed relays, and attended Para Nationals three times. I am passionate about the whole athlete; the mind and body and how we are setting up athletes to achieve their best performance. This is happening through my USAT Level 1 coaching certification. While I am still racing, I am involved in coaching soccer in my community at the U10 level. All I am currently involved in is to better impact sport and athletes at all ages and levels. Seeing USAT from an athlete’s side and coaching side has made me want to give back to this sport by serving on the AAC.
USA Triathlon annual elections are conducted in accordance with the USA Triathlon Election Policy. Complete details on the nomination process, candidate platforms, and other items up for vote on the ballot are documented each year.
For more detailed information regarding annual election procedures and rules, please refer to the USA Triathlon Election Policy (PDF).
For more information about the USA Triathlon Board of Directors or the USA Triathlon Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC), please reference USA Triathlon’s Bylaws here.
Chair
Independent Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2025
Vice Chair
Athlete Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2028
Treasurer
Athlete Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2025
Secretary
General Director
Current Term End Date 12/31/2025
Athlete Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2026
General Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2027
General Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2027
General Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2025
Independent Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2025
Independent Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2026
Independent Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2026
Athlete Director
Current Term End Date: 12/31/2025
USA Triathlon Bylaws (PDF, Updated January 2025)
USA Triathlon Foundation Bylaws (PDF, Updated March 2025)
USA Triathlon Equal Pay Policy (PDF)
2025 USA Triathlon Code of Conduct (PDF)
2025 Statement of Ethics (PDF)
2025 Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF)
USA Triathlon Gender Inclusion Policy (PDF)
USA Triathlon Whistleblower Policy (PDF)
USA Triathlon Gift and Entertainment Policy (PDF, Updated Oct. 2025)
2022 AAC Operating Procedures (PDF)
Elite Athlete Disciplinary and Ombuds Policy (PDF)
USA Triathlon Grievance and Disciplinary Policy (May 2025) (PDF)
| Committee | Chair | Board Liaison | Staff Liaison |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAT Athletes' Advisory Council | William Huffman & Greg Billington (Vice-Chair) | Dylan Sorensen | Alec Hewett |
| Compensation | Henry Brandon | -- | Jenny Wilson |
| Ethics | Benjamin Collins | Laura Oliphant | Kathryn Murtagh |
| Finance and Audit | William Huffman | Henry Brandon | Jenny Wilson |
| Judicial | Davis Backer | Gabriela Gallegos | Kathryn Murtagh |
Molly Smith | -- | Kathryn Murtagh |
| Committee | Chair | Board Liaison | Staff Liaison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate | Dean Harper | -- | Chad Cunningham |
| DEIA | Kym Zest and Sally Sherman (Co-Chairs) | -- | Megan Zablock |
| Hall of Fame | Steve Sutherland | -- | Tim Yount |
| Membership | Craig Whitaker and Julie Dunkle (Co-Chairs) | Leslie Knibb | Darren Jacoby |
| National Coaching | Peter Lohrmann and Benjamin Kessel (Co-Chairs) | Keri Serota | Justin Trolle |
| Paratriathlon Development | Chris Palmquist | Scott Sternberg | Auburn Bosworth |
| Race Director | Eva Soloman | Gabriela Gallegos | Liz Kollar |
World Triathlon Executive Board
Gabriela Gallegos, Vice President (elected until 2028) |
World Triathlon Committees
Athletes Committee | Allysa Seely, Vice Chair (Paratriathlete) |
Audit, Risk and Integrity Committee | Victoria Brumfield |
Credentials Committee | -- |
Legal and Constitution Committee | Gabriela Gallegos, Executive Board Liaison |
Medical & Anti-Doping Committee | -- |
Multisport Committee | -- |
National Coaches Committee | -- |
Para Triathlon Committee | Christine Palmquist |
Technical Committee | -- |
Women's Committee | -- |
World Triathlon Commissions
Age Group Commission | Tim Yount |
Development Commission | -- |
Environmental Sustainability Commission | Kristina Mena |
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Commission | Barry Siff |
NOC Relations Commission | -- |
For more information, visit the World Triathlon Committee webpage
.Americas Triathlon Executive Board
Gabriela Gallegos, Board Member |
Americas Triathlon Committees
Technical Committee | Paul Brandt |
Medical Committee | -- |
Audit Committee | -- |
Paratriathlon Committee | Christine Palmquist |
For more information, visit the Americas Triathlon webpage.
The USA Triathlon financial statements have been posted to help our membership understand the financial activities of the organization. The financial statements posted are two-year comparison statements that include the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities and Net Changes. Also included are the USA Triathlon Form 990 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. The returns are submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on an annual basis.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the results of its February 2025 election which officially closed on March 6, 2025, for the open positions on the USA Triathlon Board of Directors and USA Triathlon Athletes’ Advisory Council.The ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Henry Brandon, a USA Triathlon Board of Directors member since 2019 and Vice Chair since 2022, has been elected as USA Triathlon Board of Directors Chair, USA Triathlon today announced. In addition, Dylan Sorensen (San Francis...
COLORADO SPRINGS — USA Triathlon today announced the preliminary results of its October 2024 election which officially closed on Nov. 18, 2024, for the open positions on the Team USA Athletes’ Commission, USA Triathlon Board of Directors and USA T...
Gabriela Gallegos was elected Vice President of World Triathlon at the Congress, alongside CEO Victoria Brumfield.
