Neil Stremmel

Managing Director, National Governing Body
Stremmel was named to oversee USBC operations in equipment specifications, Team USA, USBC Coaching, USBC Sport Bowling, USBC High School, USBC Collegiate and rules in March 2008. The Stillman Valley, Ill., native previously served as USBC Technical Director and Bowling Inc. Director of Research for eight years. He led the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications team which tests all bowling equipment to verify compliance with specifications set by USBC. A mechanical engineer (BSME from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.), Stremmel is an International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association certified technician and a Bronze certified coach. Neil is a member of the IBPSIA Board and also serves as co-chair of the World Tenpin Bowling Association Technical and Coaching Committee. He sits on multiple other industry panels including the IBPSIA Advisory Board. Stremmel previously worked in various engineering positions in the nuclear power and aerospace industries. He has served as a local American Bowling Congress director and is a lifetime bowler with multiple 300 games who began working in a center at age 13. He and wife Kari have one son and one daughter.