The Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group Board of Directors

Ronald E. Butler: attorney, Founding Director - Lexington, Kentucky

Ronald E. Butler is a Kentucky native, and a graduate of Madisonville High School. An outstanding high school athlete, he was selected to All-State and All-Conference teams in football, and was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Kentucky under Coach Blanton Collier. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1965, and served as a coach and teacher at Lafayette High School through 1967. He returned to the University of Kentucky Law School, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1971. He has been in private law practice for over thirty years. His civic involvement has included Rotary Club, the Salvation Army, Little League Coach and Church. He is the author of The Success Equation published in 1983 and The Gate Beautiful published in 2010. He and his wife Joyce have been married for 48 years, and have four children and nine grandchildren. They reside in the Lexington area.

Ron's interest in the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group began with his own experience of coaching abuse, and his awareness of legal cases in this area, as well as knowledge of the experiences of his children and their friends. He has a desire to see that his grandchildren and future generations of young people will have the benefit of ethical coaching.

Doug Charles, Football Coach, Lexington, Kentucky

Doug Charles was born and raised in Pikeville, Kentucky and graduated from Pikeville High School in 1979 where he was a four-year letterman in basketball, track, and football. He attended Pikeville College and University of Kentucky community college.

Doug has a vast and diverse professional background and is involved in numerous entrepreneurial businesses in and around Central Kentucky. Aside from a very active professional life "Coach Doug" is entering his 36th consecutive year of coaching and mentoring kids via youth football. He is currently the Head Middle School Football Coach of Lexington Christian Academy. He is beyond grateful for the many kids and families that God has put in his path.

Doug lives in Lexington with his wife Mitzie. Together, they have nine (9) kids and are the proud grandparents of six (6) grandchildren.

Scott Crook, PT, Lexington , Kentucky

Scott graduated from University of Kentucky in 1987 with a Bachelors of Health Science Degree specializing in Physical Therapy. He returned to the London/Corbin area and practiced physical therapy in an outpatient clinic and provided coverage and support to the local high school sport teams. He also was a former football player for Corbin High School and was a member of the 1980 State Championship team. After graduating in 1982, he attended Centre College and played football until he transferred to University of Kentucky to attend physical therapy school.

In 1991, he moved to Lexington and continued working in outpatient physical therapy with emphasis on Sports Medicine. He became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist in 1993 and continued to hold that title for 18 years. In addition to practicing as a physical therapist in a sports medicine center, Scott has also worked with athletes of many different sports with strength and conditioning programs including baseball, football, basketball, soccer and rugby. He has also directed strength and speed training camps. Scott has also worked with professional dancers, and served for two years on the board of the Lexington Ballet Company.

Over the past 24 years, Scott has spoken at several educational meetings, including presentations at Sports Medicine symposiums, attended by other PT, Athletic Trainers, Physicians and Coaches. He has spoken on topics such as baseball injuries and rehabilitation of knee injuries and shoulder injuries, and functional testing for return to sport.

Scott opened his own private practice, Performance Physical Therapy, on January 2, 2011. The practice is now part of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, PLLC, which consists of three clinics in Lexington, Nicholasville and Louisville.

Scott and his wife, Cindy, have 2 sons, Dylan, age 15 and Carson, age 12. Scott has been involved in coaching youth baseball, including levels from rookie ball (age 8-9) to assisting with a summer travel baseball team (age 13). He continues to be an avid sports fan of his alma mater, and enjoys watching many sports at all levels of play from youth to professional.

Doug McAlister

Doug McAlister is the author of The High Road Code. This book helps people of all ages formally develop their values, personal operating principles, mission and goals using The High Road Code process. Doug is retired from both Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola. He held various leadership positions in both companies which helped him develop The High Road Code process of direction setting, personal branding, business and personal integrity assessment, and leadership skill development.

Prior to his sales and marketing career, Doug was an assistant football coach at his alma mater DePauw University and a Naval Officer serving on board the U.S.S. Robert L. Wilson (DD 847) as First Lieutenant and the U.S.S. Procyon (AF 61) as Gunnery Officer.

Doug has been married for 49 years to Nancy McAlister, they enjoy two adult children (and 3 grandchildren) who live, work and grow in Southern California and Austin, TX.

Kay Collier McLaughlin: PhD, Founding Director - Lake Carnico, Kentucky

Kay Collier McLaughlin, PhD is Director of Communications and Leadership Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, and holds a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the Union Institute with sub-specialties in leadership development, bereavement, life transitions and single adult development. The middle daughter of Coach Blanton Collier, Collier-Mclaughlin has served on the Hall of Fame Banquet Committee for the KY Chapter of the NFL Players' Association, and is active as a design consultant with numerous institutions and systems. She is a senior human relations consultant for the Leadership Development Institute of the Episcopal Church, and the national EQ-HR Center in Washington, DC.

Her interest in the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group, while rooted in her long history with her father, his philosophy and work, is also based in the study she conducted with former University of Kentucky players entitled "A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COACHING BEHAVIORS ON THE 1961-62 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL WILDCATS", and the Grief and Loss Seminar she designed and conducted for players forty years after the abuse. She is also the author of FOOTBALL'S GENTLE GIANT: THE BLANTON COLLIER STORY.

Frank Minnifield: business owner, Founding Director - Lexington, Kentucky

Frank Minnifield is a Lexington native who, considered too small for big-time college football, went to the University of Louisville as a walk-on who became not only a scholarship player but also his team captain, and a "Legend" (Iall-time team great) with the Cleveland Browns, playing nine seasons at Corner Back. He was inducted to the Legends Club in 2005, honoring his outstanding play throughout his career. He made three consecutive trips to the Pro Bowl, intercepted three passes against the Houston Oilers in 1987, and 20 passes during his nine seasons. He is fondly remembered today in Cleveland not only for his outstanding play, but for founding the "Dawg Pound" cheering section at Cleveland Stadium with teammate Hanford Dixon. He was known as a great student of the game, often seen studying opponents on his lap top, long before most people made use of computers in this way. Following retirement from pro football, he founded Minnifield Enterprises in Lexington, which administrates five businesses in real estate development, new housing and golf course management. He has served on the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, the University of Louisville Board of Trustees and is an active leader of the Kentucky Chapter of the National Football League former players association, which has also inducted him into its Hall of Fame. He and his wife and two children live in the Lexington area.

Frank Minnifield's interest in the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group began with his awareness of Coach Collier's contributions to the game, on and off the field, and his own interest in creating the best possible environment for young athletes, their parents and their coaches.

Fred Orthmeyer: Retired, - Lexington, Kentucky

Fred is a retired property/casualty insurance agent.

In addition to the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group, Fred is on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics of Kentucky.

Being a big football guy and a longtime Cleveland Browns fan, I joined the BCSG Board because I thought it would be interesting and fun. While it has been all of that, I also became committed to the BCSG Mission of character and integrity co-existing with success on the football field.

Robert Schmid

For over 30 years, Rob Schmid has spent his professional career implementing software projects nationwide. Since 1999 he has lived and worked in Raleigh, NC with Tyler Technologies, first as an Implementation Consultant, then as a Project Manager, and now as a strategy consultant, leading both small- and large-scale programs.

When he isn't hard at work leading projects, Rob and his wife, Carmie, can be found attending theatrical performances and sporting events in support of their daughter and son. Daughter Emily recently graduated from Ohio Northern University and son John is a starting offensive lineman for Averett University in Danville, VA. Rob also enjoys cheering (loudly) for the Kentucky Wildcats football and basketball teams and serving as President of the University of Kentucky Alumni association in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. He is also an avid Carolina Hurricanes and Cleveland Browns fan.

John Smoot

John has a Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University. He is a retired police officer and coach reconstructionist who currently works for the Kentucky State Police as a grant writer/manager and also serves as a bivocational youth pastor. John lives in Lexington KY with his wife, a son and a daughter.

John has officiated football at one level or another for 42 years and is currently on the staff of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) as a replay official after coming off the field where he was a Line Judge and position chief. John also works as a replay official in the OVC while supervising, hiring, training and evaluating football officials for the Mid-South conference (MSC). John is in his 18th year as a staff member in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Additionally, John worked in-door football for approximately 7 years and continues to assist with his high school association, the Central Kentucky Football Officials Association (CKFOA) in Kentucky as time allows.

Susan M. Ware, CFRM, Senior Director of Donor Engagement, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

Susan Ware is the Senior Director of Donor Engagement at Transylvania University.

She has been in fundraising and non-profit management for 36 years. She has been in fundraising and non-profit management for 36 years. She is active in the community volunteers for many organizations including the Junior League of Lexington (past president); Association of Fund Raising Professionals - Bluegrass Chapter (past president) and Chi Omega Fraternity - Chi Chapter House Corporation President. Susan is one of Blanton Collier's seven grandchildren and the daughter of his oldest child Carolyn Collier Ware.