Dr. Stuart Brown

Dr. Brown joined Keeneland in 2020 and serves as Keeneland's Vice President of Equine Safety. Dr. Brown leads Keeneland’s effort to develop, communicate and enforce safety and integrity policies for both racing and sales operations; reviews all racing-related accidents with the goal of prevention; assesses relevant equine health and safety research; and proactively communicates best practices to the racing community and public. His duties encompass Keeneland and The Thoroughbred Center, the training center in Lexington that Keeneland owns.       

Dr. Brown completed his undergraduate work at Transylvania University and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Tuskegee University. He spent nearly 30 years with Lexington’s Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, specializing in equine reproduction and ambulatory medicine. He is Chairman of both the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Insurance Trustand the Organization of Racing Investigators; is the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates; is an Executive Board Member of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium; is on the Board of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association; and is member of The Jockey Club, the AAEP Public Policy and Welfare Council, the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA) Legislative Advocacy Committee; and the Grayson- Jockey Club Research Advisory Committee. He also is on the Dean’s Advisory Committee of University of Kentucky Equine Science.

Dr. Brown received the 2022 Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Distinguished Service Award; the 2021 AVMA Meritorious Service Award; and the 2017 AAEP President’s Award. He is married to Jen Roytz and lives in Versailles, Kentucky.

Dr. Sandra Serafini, Ph.D.

Sandra is a retired FIFA Referee and NISOA National Referee with over 30 years of officiating experience in soccer, including collegiate, professional, and international competitions. She was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame for her work in soccer officiating, education, and development. She has served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation at the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), Vice-Chair of the Referee Committee for U.S. Soccer, and Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO). She currently serves as an Elite Assessor for Concacaf and is an Instructor for the U.S. Soccer Referee Department.

She is co-founder of Ref Insight, a comprehensive sports officiating management platform serving organizations including U.S. Soccer, Michigan, Wisconsin, Eastern New York, and Kentucky. The platform integrates referee assignment, evaluation, and development.

Sandra's unique background combines elite-level sports officiating with neuroscience expertise. She holds a Ph.D. in Speech & Hearing Sciences/Neuroscience from the University of Washington and served as faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center, conducting clinical research in neurocognitive mapping of adult and pediatric epilepsy and brain tumor patients. This distinctive background has made her a sought-after speaker in both officiating and corporate settings, where she helps professionals optimize mental performance and decision-making under pressure.

Cindy Reid

Cindy has been a licensed C1 and C2 Steward for over thirty years and has officiated numerous times at all of the national breed championships as well as at major events in the hunter/jumper world. She is also a Dressage Technical Delegate and has managed several breed championships, including the Western Dressage World Show.

For many years she has been involved with continuing education for stewards, serving as a moderator for both licensed steward and applicant clinics. She has a strong interest in improving the educational opportunities and programs for stewards. Cindy has served on committees for USEF, USHJA and AHA.

Based in California, Cindy is also retired from a career in law enforcement, where she held a variety of assignments, from detective to patrol sergeant. She is a graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute and initiated many programs at her police department, from the first citizen’s academy to an educational partnership with victim/witness programs.

Bill Topp

Topp of Racine, Wis., was elected president of NASO in 2023. He previously served as the NASO secretary. Topp is chief operating officer and executive editor for Referee magazine; he has worked for Referee and NASO since 1990. Topp is a high school football official, former small college football official, former small college and high school basketball official, and former major college baseball umpire. He has worked multiple state tournament and postseason collegiate assignments. He is also a former high school conference commissioner and assigner, local association leader and a current Officiating Development Alliance member. He serves as an advisor to the Positive Coaching Alliance and Little League Baseball.