Paul Hebert

- PRESIDENT

Paul Hebert was elected as the sixth President of the ACHA in February of 2016 following 23 years of involvement in various capacities. Hebert began his ACHA career as a player for Siena College in 1993. After graduation in 1994, Hebert served as Assistant Coach for 3 years before being named Head Coach at Siena in 1997. As Head Coach at Siena, Hebert helped form the Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL) which has grown into one of the premiere leagues at the ACHA Men’s Division 2 (M2) level. During his tenure at Siena, the Saints won two SECHL Championships, earned five bids to the National Championships and one appearance in the Final Four. For the past 18 years, Hebert has served as the General Manager of the Siena hockey team. Hebert has also served as ACHA M2 Northeast Regional Coordinator and as ACHA

M2 Vice President prior to being named President. It was during those years that Hebert worked alongside with the late Mike Radakovich to help implement the All-Star Challenge and created the opportunity for M2 players to compete in Europe through the ACHA M2 Select Team. In recognition of his outstanding service and leadership in the ACHA, Paul was honored with the prestigious Don Spencer Award in 2008.

Jim Martin

- TREASURER

Jim has been the ACHA Treasurer since 2013, and is responsible for the oversight and safeguarding of the organization’s finances. Previously, he was the ACHA Secretary from 2005-2013. Jim has been the coach and general manager of the Michigan State University Men’s Division 2 team since 2001. The program won the M2 national championships in 2005, 2007, and 2013. Jim was the tournament director for the 2005 ACHA M2 national championships held in Rochester, Michigan. He served as the commissioner of the Great Midwest Hockey League from 2003-2018, which includes teams from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Jim was named the M2 Coach of the Year in 2007, and he received the Don Spencer award in 2014.

Dave Jurasek

- SECRETARY

Jurasek has a USA Hockey Level 5 Master’s certification to go with over 30 years of coaching experience includes time in the ACHA, youth and prep school hockey. He has over 15 years of coaching experience in the ACHA, having previously served as a coach for Western Connecticut State University from 1994-97 and again from 2001-2011. Most recently he is associated with Sacred Heart University's ACHA D2 Program. He has a BS in Accounting from Nasson College, where he played his hockey, and an MBA from UCONN

Gordie Schaeffler

- VICE PRESIDENT M1

Gordie grew up playing the game in the metro Detroit area. Went to Ferris State University where he began his affiliation with the ACHA as a player. After Ferris Gordie was brought onto the coaching staff at Oakland University in 2005 until 2017 (National Champions 2006 and 2007). In 2017 he was elected to the ACHA Board of Directors for Men's Division 1. Currently resides in Troy, Michigan with his wife and two daughters.

Paul Lowden

- VICE PRESIDENT M2

Steve Hyjek

- VICE PRESIDENT M3

Steve Hyjek serves as the ACHA’s Vice President for Men’s Division 3, as well as serving as the Head Coach of George Mason University’s Ice Hockey program. Hyjek has coached in the Washington area for over 35 years – to include the period of 2010-16 / 2018- present.

Hyjek was asked by the ACHA to fill the M3 Vice President vacancy in 2018 and was elected by the M3 membership in 2019 to serve on the ACHA Board through 2021.

Steve Hyjek has been active in community initiatives with the Washington Capitals for several years – to include the Caps Care Classic, Washington Capitals Annual Salute to the Military, and the Caps College Hockey Fair. Equally, George Mason raises over $25,000 annually for local charities, was recognized by the ACHA in 2015 with it's National Community Service Award.

Married, with two children, Steve Hyjek serves as a Senior Policy Advisor on Defense & Aerospace issues for the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.

Ashley Harper

- VICE PRESIDENT W1

Ashley Harper is currently the Girls Hockey Director at Navy Youth Hockey in Annapolis, Maryland, where she also serves as a coach. In her dual role, she has focused on reinventing the program, building opportunities for girls at the Youth level, and teaching them about opportunities to play after high school. Prior to her time as director, Harper worked closely with the Naval Academy Women's ACHA D2 program, training the goaltenders and teaching new student-athletes. Before moving to Annapolis, she served as a graduate assistant at NCAA Division III Stevenson University, helping build the fledgling program as primary recruiter, while training the goaltenders and forwards. Prior to coaching and earning a graduate degree at Stevenson, Harper was a graduate assistant at NCAA Division I

Robert Morris University, where the team earned their first-ever CHA championship. Outside of the collegiate season, Harper worked at several USA Hockey national and district camps, earning her USA Hockey Level 4 certification in 2013.

As an undergraduate, Harper worked and played for Mercyhurst University (then College), joining the team in her senior year as a goaltender. As a four-year affiliate of Mercyhurst, she was part of a Lakers squad which captured four straight CHA championships.

When not on the ice, Harper works as a Product Manager for an eCommerce Web site in Maryland.

Ken Deming

- VICE PRESIDENT W2

Deming is the Head Coach of the University of Delaware Women's Division 2 team, and was selected to complete the term of the previous VP, Scott Hicks, who resigned in May 2020

 

 

 

Ken returned to the Blue Hens after taking the 2019-2020 season off for personal reasons.  Under Coach Deming’s leadership at Delaware from 2015-2019, the Blue Hens made four ACHA W2 National Tournament appearances and appeared in two league championship games.  Further, with Deming at the helm, Delaware was ranked No. 1 in the ACHA W2 Eastern Division in 2017 and was awarded three ACHA Community Service Awards.  Deming has an overall ACHA coaching record of 58 wins, 17 losses, and three 3 ties.

 

Originally from Bellevue, Ohio, Deming attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania and played three years for the Crimson Hawks ACHA Division 2 hockey team.  Deming then served six years in the United States Marine Corps and is a Desert Storm Veteran.  Deming is highly involved in Delaware local hockey organizations and holds a Level 4 coaching certification and a Level 3 officiating certification.  Personally, Deming works as a National Account Manager for Singer Equipment, the fifth-largest restaurant equipment dealer in the United States.  Deming also serves as the Head Coach of the Philadelphia Little Flyers U19 Elite women’s team. Deming and his family reside in Smyrna, Delaware.

Ashley Bevan

- USA HOCKEY REPRESENTATIVE

 

His responsibilities include membership growth and retention, non-varsity college hockey and all programming. During his tenure adult hockey membership has more than doubled from 76,948 in 2000 to an all-time record high of over 181,000 in 2019. Bevan led USA Hockey’s efforts in establishing and executing the USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championships, the largest pond hockey event in the world and the Adult First Goal Program, which has distributed over 500 sets of new equipment to beginner adult players around the country.

Ashley Bevan joined USA Hockey as the organization’s manager of events administration in April 1998. He held that position until August 2000, when he became the manager of adult hockey. After three years serving under that title, Bevan was named the director of adult hockey in August 2003 and then promoted to Senior Director, Adult Hockey in September 2010

Bevan, a 1995 graduate from the University of Florida earned a bachelor of science degree in exercise and sport science. He has also received his Level 5 Coaching Certification, Hockey Director Certification and The President’s Award in 2016. Bevan has been a youth hockey coach since 2010 with the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association and has served as the staff liaison to the adult hockey council since August 2000.
In addition, Bevan is responsible for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National University Teams that participate in the Winter World University Games. He has served as the team leader for the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 U.S. Men's National University Teams. Bevan also served as team leader for the inaugural 2011 and Bronze Medalist 2013 U.S. Women's National University Teams. Bevan and his wife Nikki reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., with their daughter Tori and son Grant.