LEAGUE LEADERSHIP

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CEO

Amanda Dallas
amanda.dallas@usquadball.org

Amanda Dallas’s impact on quadball spans nearly every level – from playing, managing, and coaching college and club teams to competing internationally. As Co-Commissioner of Major League Quadball, she oversees a staff of over 100 across six departments, fosters key partnerships, and leads strategic efforts. Within US Quadball, Dallas has served on the board of directors and volunteered as an Editorial Director, the US National Team Manager, and USNT Development Academy coach. She concluded her playing career in 2025 with every modern regional title, two competitive club national titles, and USNT appointment. Her coaching career ended with a number of national and international titles including a first place finish with Creighton University at the 2025 US Quadball Cup.

Outside of quadball, she spent three seasons as the Premier Ultimate League Commissioner and has held a number of corporate operations and sales/marketing roles.

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Gameplay Director

Thomas Chang-Davidson (TCD)
thomas.chang-davidson@usquadball.org

Sarah Kneiling on broom about to throw ball

Gameplay Director

Sarah Kneiling
sarah.kneiling@usquadball.org

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US National Team Manager

Hanna Reese
hanna.reese@usquadball.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

To contact the board as a group, email board@usquadball.org.

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Board Chair

Bernardo Berges
bernardo.berges@usquadball.org

Bernardo Berges (he/him) joined Quadball in 2013 when he was looking for a new sport to try at the University of Miami. He graduated from The U with degrees in Business Technology and Political Science. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved as a player, referee, tournament director, coach, and captain. In 2016, Bernardo represented the US National Team at the World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany. Currently, he is a coach with the District of Columbia Quadball Club. Outside of Quadball, Bernardo works as a Quality Assurance Analyst in Washington DC. He also has entrepreneurial experience from his time working in the Dominican Republic.

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Vice Chair

Taylor Crawford
Taylor.Crawford@usquadball.org

Taylor Crawford is a Manufacturing Account Manager living in Farmington, NH. Taylor graduated with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Hofstra University. Taylor joined Quadball during his Junior year in 2012. After graduating, Taylor continued playing for The Warriors while living in New York City. In 2022, Taylor was invited and joined the USNT and competed at the 2023 World Cup in Richmond, VA. Taylor moved to Farmington with their wife in the Summer of 2021 where they live today with their cat(Chuck) and Dog(Rudy). Taylor also currently sits as the Vice Chairman of the Farmington Economic Development Committee.

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Treasurer

William “Clay” Dockery
clay.dockery@usquadball.org

William Clayton "Clay" Dockery (they/them) is the Director of Operations for an educational non-profit based in Bronx, NY. They received their B.A. in history and philosophy from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs! Sic 'em! Woof Woof Woof!) and their Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. They have been an active member of the Quadball community since starting as a player and referee in 2010. Since then they have served on the USQ Rules Team, the MLQ rules and events teams, the IQA RDT, and as a founding member of the USQ Referee Team among many other positions over the years. Outside of work and Quadball, Clay is a writer and actor. They have been a steady presence on stage and screen and contribute regular commentary on culture and television for TVObsessive.com. They live in New York City with their partner and their two chonky cats.

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Board Member

Josh Dunning
josh.dunning@usquadball.org

Josh Dunning (he/him) is a Technical Product Owner living in Fort Collins, Colorado. He attended Baylor University where he started playing Quadball in 2018 and graduated with his BBA in Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in 2020. Since graduating from Baylor Josh has played in the club division for both QC Dallas in 2021 and currently Mile High Quadball Club. Outside of Quadball, Josh enjoys hiking in the mountains near Fort Collins, traveling with his girlfriend and hanging out with his cat Ahsoka. Josh brings expertise in management and strategic planning and is excited for the opportunity to give back to the community and sport.

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Board Member

Lynne Collenback
Lynne.Collenback@usquadball.org

Lynne Collenback has been a member of USQ for 12 years. She has played on various teams including Texas Cavalry winning two national championships. Lynne has played many sports, including but not limited to: quadball, rugby, spikeball.. the list goes on. She's married to former 3-time-world champion, formerly known as Ryan Davis (now Collenback). Lynne is a high school English teacher and a head high school tennis coach in Oklahoma. You can find her working out, playing with her and her husband's cats, or reading spicy books.

Board Member

Annika Kim
annika.kim@usquadball.org

Annika Kim (she/her) joined Quadball in 2021 fresh off the pandemic at Rutgers University - New Brunswick where she served as Captain and Vice President. She graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice and now works as a Paralegal in the immigration sector. Over the past few years, Annika has been named to the U.S National Team Developmental Academy in 2023, won the 2024 MLQ Championships with the New York Titans, and competed in Spain at Quadball Nations Cup 2024 where her team took home the Gold. Currently, she plays on the Warriors and is excited to contribute to the sport in any way that she can.

Board Member

Raghu “Rags” Achukola
raghu.achukola@usquadball.org

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Emeritus Board Member

Alex Benepe

Alex Benepe was the founder and first CEO of US Quidditch, now called US Quadball, and is formerly the Vice President of Innovations for CircusTrix. Previously he has worked as an account executive, social media director, and consultant at PMG Public Relations, Phil & Co digital marketing, and Manhattan Media. Alex received a Runner Up award for PR Event of the Year from PR Week magazine in 2009 for orchestrating the Middlebury Quidditch Spring Break tour. His PR and media talents have helped earn the sport of Quadball more than a billion media impressions since 2008.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS

  • Jacob Adlis

  • Lara Andrade

  • Phil Andrews

  • Christian Barnes

  • Andrew Canto

  • Brandi Cannon-Force

  • Badal Chandra

  • Peter Chen

  • Jeni Craswell

  • Amanda Dallas

  • Zach D'Amico

  • Nathan Digman

  • Nghiem Doan

  • Hank Dugie

  • Naresh Edala

  • Joseph Galteli

  • Harry Greenhouse

  • Dan Hanson

  • Matt Hayden

  • Harrison Homel

  • Aimee Howarth

  • Kristen Howarth

  • Kenken Ladia

  • Kara Levis

  • Xander Manshel

  • Max Kaplan

  • Jared Kowalczyk

  • Alison O'Neil

  • Kate Olen

  • Alicia Radford

  • Jeremy Schleicher

  • Alex Terry