BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JEFF INGRUM - CHAIRMAN

Jeff Ingrum brings over 40 years of Roller Skating industry experience to the NRSA Board. Since 1983, he has been the President and Owner of Skate City. The following year, he launched Colorado Roller Hockey, and embarked on growing his company across the Midwest to include eleven Skate City rink locations in 3 states. The crown jewel is the Pepsi Roller Sports Arena, the only facility in America designed and built specifically to host roller sports competitions and events. Under his leadership, the company developed Skate City Sports, which boasts over 2500 members across all roller sports disciplines. This includes 160 speed skating and 100 artistic skating members.

Jeff’s commitment to roller sports extends into coaching. He has coached Inline and Rink Hockey teams for 25 years, including numerous National Championship Teams in Junior Olympic events, standard Ball Hockey.

JIM JOST

Jim Jost began his skating career at age 9 in Chicago, Illinois. Roller skating quickly became a part of his weekly routine and he skated competitively for over 35 years. Jim has participated in artistic, roller hockey and quad speed skating, winning regionals in all three disciplines. In his forties, he became a referee, and coached several national championship teams.

Jim owned the Mukwonago’s Skate Connection roller rink for 18 years, and started a company named Roller Sports Equipment (RSE) which creates and distributes rink hockey equipment. Several of the RSE gear designs have been used by rink hockey world teams in Brazil, Mexico and the USA. In 2021, Jim formed the American Rink Hockey Association (ARHA) and was responsible for full organizational oversight.

C.J. YODER

C.J. Yoder is one of the most accomplished inline hockey players in the world. He played for Team USA for 19 years, including 14 seasons as team captain. In his career, C.J. won 19 International gold medals, two Pan-American Games gold medals, one World Games gold medal, and two European Championships with the Asiago Vipers.

C.J was named the USARS Inline Hockey Player of the Year in 2004, and was inducted into the USARS Inline Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020.

KENDALL CURTIS

Kendall Curtis has played hockey since 1998. In high school, she competed nationally for Colorado Select, a Girls AAA ice hockey club, and competed with SIHA's most competitive inline hockey team, the Stallions. In college, Kendall captained Ohio State University's Division I women's ice hockey team, leading the team in scoring her senior year.

Kendall competed with Team USA Inline Hockey, traveling to Asiago, Italy in 2018 and Barcelona, Spain in 2019, helping the team finish first in both tournaments. She also plays in the semi-pro division of the Professional Inline Hockey Association.

MICHAEL JACQUES

Michael Jacques is one of the most prolific and inspiring roller skating business leaders the United States has ever produced, with over 50 years of dedicated experience. Since 1977, he has been the owner of the Roller King skating rink in Roseville, CA. An elite SRSTA coach for 46 years, gold medalist in Figures, Free Style, Dance, and Loops, 7 time Senior Men’s National USA Champion, World team member for 5 straight years, and a member of the USARS Hall of Fame.