ASGRA Board

The ASGRA Board is responsible for the organization operations and administration. The Board meets officially once a month.

DUTIES OF ASGRA ROYALTY

1. Duties and responsibilities of Royalty:

   1. Royalty members shall raise a minimum of $500 to be donated to ASGRA.

   2. If running for an IGRA title, member will raise a minimum of $1000.00 of which $500.00 will be submitted to IGRA. The other $500 will be donated to ASGRA.

   3. Royalty shall raise enough moneys to cover Royalty business expenses (refer to Section 1 para 5).

   4. Royalty members shall attend two IGRA rodeos and represent ASGRA at IGRA finals, or raise additional $250.00 to be donated to ASGRA.

   5. Royalty members shall wear Royalty sash while fund raising, for official ASGRA events and at IGRA rodeos.

   6. Royalty members shall participate in ASGRA community outreach and publicity events.

   7. Royalty members, if competing for IGRA, shall participate in IGRA fundraiser.

   8. Encouraged to attend IGRA convention.

   9. Encouraged to find sponsors for personal expenses to travel to and compete in IGRA rodeos.

   10. Royalty members shall recruit candidates for next years Royalty.

   11. Royalty members shall plan and host the next year's Royalty competition.

   12. Each titleholder may raise money individually, or as a team with other Royalty members.

2. Royalty Runners Up

   1. Ms/Mr/Miss/MsTer/MX categories will have a 1st and 2nd runner up if sufficient candidates. No buckles or Atlantic Stampede passes will be awarded to runners up.

   2. If a title holder cannot fulfill responsibilities because of illness, death or any other circumstance, the title will be passed on to the runner up. If the runner up holds title 6 months or more, a belt buckle will be ordered.

   3. 1st Runners Up must raise a minimum of three hundred and fifty ($350) dollars per person. An additional Five hundred ($500) must be raised if running for IGRA Royalty.

   4. 2nd Runners Up must raise a minimum of two hundred ($200) dollars per person.

   5. If the titleholder does not run for IGRA Royalty, the 1st Runners Up may compete for the IGRA Royalty team.

3. Organizational Assistance

   1. Past Royalty must make themselves available to current and future Royalty for guidance.

4. General Rules

   1. All titleholders and runners up must demonstrate a good faith effort within ninety (90) days of the beginning of the Royalty year, towards the accomplishments of their duties. Good Faith Effort is defined as raising a minimum of 50% of the required funds and representing their title at an IGRA sanctioned function. The Royalty year begins when the winners accept their sashes.

      1. The remaining 50% must be raised with the next ninety (90) days of their reign. All funds must be raised within the first six (6) months.

      2. Board of Directors may approve extensions.

   2. Miss ASGRA will receive a crown, which they will keep through the duration of their reign, and that will be presented when the results of the competition are announced. On successful completion of their reign, Miss ASGRA will present the crown to their successor, or if none, return the crown to ASGRA.

   3. The crown is the property of ASGRA. If Miss ASGRA wishes, they may purchase a crown of their own after their reign.

   4. If for some reason the Miss ASGRA Crown is damaged, the current titleholder will replace it before the competition for their successor.

   5. The ASGRA Titleholders and Runners Up will receive a sash, which will be presented when the results of the competition are announced. The Titleholders will receive a belt buckle at the end of the title year., which will be presented when they complete their financial requirements.

5. Revocation of Title

   1. Failure to comply with ASGRA by-laws or standing rules can result in revocation of title. Any member of current Royalty or Board of Directors may initiate revocation. Intent to revoke petition must be in writing listing specific examples of failure to comply. A good faith effort to resolve failure to comply must take place before revocation. Time and date of good faith effort is to be set jointly by Board of Directors and current Royalty for the review of the petition and the presentation of rebuttal, if any, with all current Royalty present. A larger than two-thirds vote of the board members and Royalty present (quorum) is required for revocation.

   2. If title is revoked, title automatically passes to the runner up, along with the sash.

   3. If title is revoked, the titleholder shall not be recognized as a current or past ASGRA Royalty member, and shall not be allowed to run for any ASGRA Royalty title again.

2025 Royalty

The ASGRA Royalty is a big part of the Associations fundraising and pubic representation. The Royalty Team travels to and competes in various International Gay Rodeo Association Rodeos, attends and represents ASGRA at area Pride events as well as holding their own fundraising events over their reigning year.

Ms. ASGRA - Sarah DelRicci

Sarah DelRicci has dedicated her life to advocacy for her community, animals and individuals with special needs. In addition to running for State Representative, Sarah founded a non-profit organization, called Parkwood Therapeutic Riding Center. This center has become a place of healing and has given her clients and volunteers a place to find their identity through hard work, perseverance, and healthy relationships.

Sarah is a mom of 3 amazing teenagers, Eva, J.T., and Rocco, and proud wife to John DelRicci. Sarah acknowledges her success in helping others and changing the world, is magnified by the love and support she receives from her family and friends.

Mr. ASGRA - J. Nathan Bazzel

J Nathan Bazzel (“Jay”); is a true eccentric, who has done many things in many places. He is currently the Vice-President of Mayfield Social Club, also known as Voyeur Nightclub in Philadelphia. He works for Woody’s Bar and over the last few years he also owned a queer cafe on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Previously, he spent many years traveling the world portraying Thomas Jefferson and was a personal assistant to celebrity magician Teller, of Penn & Teller.

He loves riding, and recently got back in the saddle. His favorite Rodeo events are roping, and gymkhana. He is excited about being involved with ASGRA and IGRA.

Mx. ASGRA - Mark Smith

Mark Allen Smith grew up in a small town in Missouri and was a farm boy ever since Mark was born. Mark's family moved to Delaware and left that farm. In Philadelphia, Mark met this crazy woman who introduced him to gay rodeo. She invited me to learn to ride her horse. In 2007 Mark competed his my very first rodeo. After that rodeo in Maryland with ASGRA, Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association, Mark was hooked.

Mark has always been interested in the country western lifestyle as well as rodeo. He once told his parents he wanted to compete in the junior rodeo coming to our home town in Missouri. Their response was you will get hurt or worse yet killed. Well since 2007 I have been competing and have been hurt but I am still kicking at 61 and still actively competing.

Oh and one more thing, that crazy women I met in Philadelphia is none other than my rodeo wife and bestie, Jennifer Vrana. Love you always my friend.