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Professional Referee Organization
FoundedNovember 2012; 13 years ago (2012-11)
Headquarters420 Fifth Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10018[1]
Area served
United States and Canada
Key people
Websitewww.proreferees.com

Professional Referee Organization (PRO) is the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada, working alongside the United States Soccer Federation, Major League Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, the United Soccer League, the National Women's Soccer League, and the U.S. Open Cup.

The organization's targets are to increase the quality of officiating in U.S. and Canadian professional leagues, develop more professional-quality officials at a younger age, and produce officials who will represent the United States and Canada in FIFA competitions.[3] The referees employed by PRO are represented by the PSRA.[4]

History

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The U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer joined forces in 2012 to create the Professional Referee Organization and the aims for PRO is to develop a higher standard of officiating at a younger age and to produce referees who can represent the United States and Canada in FIFA competitions.

Then U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said, "We've always understood that the development of referees is an important aspect to the growth of the game in the United States. PRO is another step toward the improvement and professionalization of our top referees. With the additional resources and funding provided by the formation of PRO, we will continue to build upon the progress we've already made."[5]

Staff

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Employee Title[6]
Mark Geiger General Manager
Nick Primavera Chief Operating Officer
John Loder Director of Finance and Accounting
Joe Fletcher Chief Refereeing Officer
Sarah Bettison Manager of Human Resources and Planning
Yolanda Samuel Executive Assistant
Dax Almazan Manager of Payroll and Accounting
Sandro Ricci Director of Senior Match Officials
Frank Anderson Manager of Senior Assistant Referees
Greg Barkey Manager of Video Review
Alan Black Director of Technical Programs
Alex Prus Director of PRO2 Match Officials
Mark Kadlecik PRO2 Referee Coach
Erich Simmons PRO2 Referee Coach
Tom Beckvermit Director of Sports Performance
Lisa Stalans Head of Sports Medicine
John Westbrooks Head Sports Performance Coach
Nicole Ward Director of Operations
Amy Edwards Manager of Tactical and Video Analysis
Leisha Alcia Operations Coordinator
Diane Johnson Manager of Travel

Major League Soccer awards

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For a list of recipients before PRO's creation in 2012, see MLS Referee of the Year Award.
Season[7] Referee Assistant Referee
2012 Canada Silviu Petrescu United States Ian Anderson
2013 United States Hilario Grajeda United States Kermit Quisenberry
2014 United States Mark Geiger United States Paul Scott
2015 Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly United States Corey Parker
2016 United States Frank Anderson
2017 United States Allen Chapman United States Corey Parker
2018 Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly Canada Joe Fletcher
2019 United States Allen Chapman United States Brian Dunn
2020 United States Ismail Elfath United States Kathryn Nesbitt
2021 Poland/United States Robert Sibiga United States Cory Richardson
2022 United States Ismail Elfath United States Corey Rockwell
2023 United States Victor Rivas United States Ian McKay
2024 Canada Drew Fischer United States Kyle Atkins

USL Championship awards

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Season[8] Referee Assistant Referee
2019 United States Guido Gonzales Jr. United States Ian McKay
2020 United States Elton Garcia United States Diego Blas
2021 United States Matt Thompson United States Mike Nickerson
2022 United States Mark Allatin United States Kali Smith
2023 United States Calin Radosav France Christian Clerc

Roster

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Ahead of the 2025 Major League Soccer season, these match officials were listed on the PRO rosters.

Referees

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Assistant referees

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Video assistant referees

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Assistant video assistant referees

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International roster

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As of January 2025, these PRO officials' were listed on the international roster:[13]

PRO2 Roster

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As of January 2025, these PRO officials were listed on the PRO2 roster: [14]

Referees

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Source:[14]

Assistant referees

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Source:[18]

International appointments

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In December 2018, Jair Marrufo as referee, Frank Anderson and Corey Rockwell as assistant referees, and Mark Geiger as an assistant video assistant referee, were selected to oversee the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final.[19]

In August 2023, six PRO officials were appointed to the FIFA Women's World Cup final—three on-field and three video officials. Tori Penso was chosen to adjudicate the final, alongside assistant referees Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt. Also chosen were Support VAR Armando Villarreal, Standby VAR Carol Anne Chenard, and Standby AVAR Drew Fischer.[20]

See also

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