About Us
S.U.B.O.A. (Sports United Brooklyn Officials Association), was founded in 1967.
It began when a group of sports administrators -- referees, umpires, coaches, tournament coordinators, etc. realized the need to train officials from the community for the ever increasing need for officials from the community.
Such past notables as Zeke Clements, Lester Roberts, Herman Reid, Timmy Vincent, etc. and current notables such as James "Buddy" Keaton, Jerry Harper, Julius Walls, etc. got together to form an alliance which spread well beyond the confines of Brooklyn's St. John's Recreational Center.
With chapters in Manhattan/Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, SUBOA now trains officials you may see in the NBA or your local neighborhood recreational center!
Executive Board
President
Michael T. Ryan
Vice President
Warren Sheares
Secretary
James Stilley
Treasurer
Darryl K. Baldwin
Supervisor of Officials
Archie Layne
Interpreter
Tawana Brown
Historian/Parliamentarian
Arnel Deceus
Members-At-Large
James Ryan
Collis Hooper
Tyrone Blount
Past President
Pamela Wills
Founders
Alexandar Cruz, Charles Davis, Gerald Harper, James Keaton, Eugene McDaniels, Al McIntosh, Jim O'Connell, Hermon Reid, Lester Roberts, Robert Smith, Lean Spears, Tim Vincent, Julius Walls