TOM STAPLETON
Gateway Conference

Tom has been on the Gateway Football Conference staff since 2000. Tom has been officiating since 1983. He is a member of the Central Officials Association COA in Chicago, IL. 

Tom worked the NAIA Playoffs in 1996 and the NCAA Playoffs in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006 including the 2006 NCAA Division I Championship Game. He is the President of the Gateway Football Officials Association. 

Tom is married to Barbara and has two children ages 17 and 13. He is a Portfolio Manager for GE Capital Solutions in Hoffman Estates, IL.