The federation's officers
APA President's Page
President Chris Pappillion and Vice President Mark Duckworth, with named chairpersons nationally and across ten states, the Midwest, the Northeast and the U.S. military — plus the published rulebook and the founder's biography, both downloadable here.
The office
A federation with named leadership
The American Powerlifting Association is led today by president Chris Pappillion and vice president Mark Duckworth. Founder Scott Taylor held the office from the federation’s formation in 1987 until his retirement in June 2022, and the structure he built still stands: a named president, and named state and regional chairpersons, rather than an anonymous governing body.
The chairpersons below are how a nationwide federation stays local. They are the people meet directors, gyms and lifters deal with in their own state — the ones who know the venues, the calendars and the lifters on their patch by name.
For anything that needs the federation office itself — sanctioning, records, membership or certification — write to apapowerlifting@gmail.com or call 413-212-9112.
On the ground
National, state and regional chairpersons
15 named chairpersons keep APA local — an American chairman at national level, and the rest across ten states, the Midwest, the Northeast and the U.S. military. Where the federation links an officer's public profile, the card carries it.
National
Brandon Cass
American Chairman
Mississippi
Jay Gomillion
Mississippi State Chairman
Ohio
Christina Ullman
Ohio State Chairperson
Vermont
Corey Nutting
Vermont State Chairman
Where it lands
Chairs are how a sanction becomes a meet, and a meet becomes a row of lifters holding plaques.
Directing a meet?
Sanction your meet with APA
A sanction is what puts your meet on the federation calendar and your lifters’ totals on its record boards. A dedicated sanction request form is in the works; until it lands, sanctioning is arranged directly with the office — write to apapowerlifting@gmail.com and a chairperson for your state will pick it up.