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
JP Nauseef
JobsOhio
Founder – View Bio
Scott Sullivan
Brian Faust
Jeff Hoagland
Dayton Development Coalition
2024-25 Local Organizing Committee
April Pollock
C-3 Group
Bev Rose
Destination Dayton
Bryan Greene
Champlin Architecture
Candice Eldridge
C-3 Group
Carlos Stewart
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
Carolyn Rice
Montgomery County Commissioner
Cassie Stewart
Krush Media
Christina Combs
Dayton Convention Center
Claudia Bays
iHeartMedia
Cody Scarberry
SpeedPro Imaging
Cory Earl
Dayton Business Journal
Dan Biedenharn
Robert K. Jones Insurance
Dan Driskell
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Dan Preuett
University of Dayton
Dan Wolking
Shook Construction
Daniel Palmer
Wright State University
Debbie Lieberman
Montgomery County
Clerk of Courts
Elizabeth Mills
Downtown Dayton Partnership
Erin Staley
Dayton Development Coalition
Eric Spina
University of Dayton
Gil Turner
Dayton International Airport
Greg Sample
Wright State University
Heidi Collins
Dayton International Airport
Jacquie Powell
Destination Dayton
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
Margot Hadley
Departure Media Airport Advertising
Mark Gazdik
University of Dayton
Mary Ann Kabel
AES Ohio
Mary A. McDonald
Montgomery County Commissioner
Matt Greeson
City of Kettering
Matt Pohlman
Heidelberg Distributing
Melissa Patsiavos
Dayton International Airport
Michael King
Dayton Convention Center
Mike Gebhart
City of Fairborn
Neil Sullivan
University of Dayton
Nick Siemen
McGohan Brabender
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 White
Premier Health
Suzanne Beck
Passero
Sydney Eldridge
Dayton Development Coalition
Tawana Jones
Montgomery County
Tracy Tapia
Dayton Development Coalition
Tyler Sadelfeld
Dayton Business Journal
Vivian O’Connell
AES Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
