Local Organizing Committee
The Big Hoopla is an Ohio non-profit corporation formed to organize all activities for the Dayton region in and around the NCAA First Four and the Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The mission of its volunteer committee is to enlist community support for the NCAA First Four from small and large business, academic institutions, government, civic and community organizations as well as individuals across the fourteen-county Dayton region.
These dedicated individuals meet bi-weekly for much of the year to develop policies and plans that assure the growth and success of the NCAA First Four in Dayton, year after year. Guiding the activities of The Big Hoopla and the many volunteers are the committee leads.
Big Hoopla Leadership
Terrence G. Slaybaugh
JobsOhio
Volunteer Chair
Sarah Spees
Dayton Development Coalition
Executive Director
JP Nauseef
JobsOhio
Founder – View Bio
Scott Sullivan
Brian Faust
Jeff Hoagland
Dayton Development Coalition
2023-24 Local Organizing Committee
Adrienne Green
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
Andrew Blizzard
Dayton Business Journal
Anne Marie Singleton
McGohan Brabender
April Pollock
C-3 Group
Bear Monita
LWC
Bev Rose
Dayton Montgomery Country CVB
Bob Grant
Wright State University
Bryan Greene
Champlin Architecture
Candice Eldridge
C-3 Group
Carolyn Rice
Montgomery County Commissioner
Cassie Stewart
Krush Media
Cathy Petersen
Sinclair Community College
Christina Combs
Dayton Convention Center
Claudia Bays
iHeartMedia
Cody Scarberry
SpeedPro Imaging
Cory Earl
Dayton Business Journal
Courtney Deutsch
Downtown Dayton Partnership
Dan Biedenharn
Robert K. Jones Insurance
Dan Driskell
altafiber
Dan Wolking
Shook Construction
Debbie Lieberman
Montgomery County Commissioner
Elizabeth Mills
Downtown Dayton Partnership
Erin Staley
Dayton Development Coalition
Eric Spina
University of Dayton
Gil Turner
Dayton International Airport
Jacquie Powell
Dayton Montgomery Country CVB
Jay Nigro
Liftoff Entertainment
Jeffrey Brown
City of Dayton
Jeff Coudron
Speedy Feet
Jesse Grigsby
Enygma Technologies, LLC
Judy Dodge
Montgomery County Commissioner
Kaleesa Archer
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
Kevin Franklin
Wright Bros. Aero, Inc.
Kevin Keeley
Wright Bros. Aero, Inc.
Margot Hadley
Departure Media Airport Advertising
Mary Ann Kabel
AES Ohio
Matt McAlpine
McGohan Brabender
Matt Pohlman
Heidelberg Distributing
Melissa Patsiavos
Dayton Business Journal
Nick Siemen
McGohan Brabender
Neil Sullivan
University of Dayton
Rob Anderson
City of Fairborn
Rob Lupidi
Danis Construction
Rob Vanmetre
Heidelberg Distributing
Ron Mayse
GDAHA
Sally Blommel
C-3 Group
Sarah Hackenbracht
GDAHA
Scott DeBolt
University of Dayton & UD Arena
Sean Hohenstein
SpeedPro Imaging
Shannon Joyce-Neal
Dayton Development Coalition
Sharon Howard
Premier Health
Suzanne Beck
Passero
Tracy Tapia
Dayton Development Coalition
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
