Meet Our US Figure Skating Officials

Becky Binns – Whitefish Bay, WI

  • Qualifying Competiton Judge for Singles and Pairs
  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge
  • WFSC Vice President

Bill Clausius – Sun Prairie, WI

  • Sectional Announcer

Carolyn Clausius – Sun Prairie, WI

  • National Competition Judge for Singles, Pairs, and Showcase
  • Sectional Synchronized Competition Judge
  • Sectional Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized Referee
  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge
  • WFSC President

Tom Dropp – Milwaukee, WI

  • Qualifying Competition Judge for Singles and Pairs
  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge
  • WFSC Membership Chair

Ann Harschutz Stiff – Stillwater MN

  • National Technical Specialist
  • Qualifying Data Operator

Kate Hartzler – New York, Ontario

  • 6.0 Certified Competition Judge for Singles and Dance
  • Pre Silver Test Judge for Single and Dance

Charlotte Heidenreich – Whitefish Bay, WI

  • National Competition Judge for Singles, Pairs, Theater On Ice, and Showcase
  • Sectional Competition Judge for Dance
  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge
  • Gold Dance with International Certification Test Judge
  • US Figure Skating Committee Chair for Officials Training

Juan Rios – Hales Corners, WI

  • Sectional Music Coordinator

Tara Stamm – Oak Creek, WI

  • International choreographer, national coach, movement consultant, analyst, and dancer
  • Non-Qualifying Technical Specialist in Singles and Dance
  • Two-time USFS Gold Medalist in Ice Dance and Field Moves
  • Ice Theatre MKE Artistic Director
  • Ice Dance, Moves in the Field, and choreography coach

Gale Tanger – Wauwatosa, WI
US Figure Skating Hall of Fame Member
Professional Skating Association Hall of Fame Member

  • National Referee, Competition Judge, Technical Controller, and Data Operator for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized
  • U.S. Figure Skating past Vice-President, Olympic Rep, and ISU Rep
  • Past ISU Championship Referee, Judge, Technical Controller, Official’s Assessment Commission, and Seminar Presenter.  Current ISU special projects.
  • Co-founder of Skate Milwaukee with husband, Tom
  • Co-founder of Broadmoor Open and Co-founder of Peggy Fleming Trophy
  • Longtime Wisconsin FSC BOD
  • Pettit National Ice Center BOD—Secretary
  • Tanger Scholarship Fund

Thomas Tanger – Wauwatosa, WI

  • National Accountant, Technical Accountant, and Data Operator for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized
  • National Vice-Chair for Technical Accountants and special projects.
  • Co-founder of Skate Milwaukee with wife, Gale
  • Tanger Scholarship Fund

Jamie Whyte – Libertyville, IL

  • National and International Coach (ID and SYS) 
  • International and Team USA World Coach (SYS)
  • 3x Gold Medallist – Pattern Dance, Free Dance, MIF
  • International Pattern Dance Certificate
  • International Technical Specialist in Ice Dance