LEAGUE LEADERSHIP
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.
Youth Quadball Director
Michael Rodriguez
michael.rodriguez@usquadball.org
Collegiate Growth Director
Curtis Taylor
curtis.taylor@usquadball.org
Membership Manager
Mykal Jones
mykal.jones@usquadball.org
Gameplay Director
Thomas Chang-Davidson (TCD)
thomas.chang-davidson@usquadball.org
Gameplay Director
Sarah Kneiling
sarah.kneiling@usquadball.org
Events Director
Christian Barnes
christian.barnes@usquadball.org
US National Team Manager
Hanna Reese
hanna.reese@usquadball.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
To contact the board as a group, email board@usquadball.org.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Secretary
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
Alexia Barnes
alexia.barnes@usquadball.org
Alexia (she/her) started playing quadball at the University of South Florida in 2011, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After graduating, she moved west and joined the Funky Quaffles, where she played from 2014 to 2018. Alexia helped run numerous fantasy and regular-season tournaments throughout her playing career and spent the 2019–2020 season exclusively tournament directing in Southern California. She was a founder and co-commissioner of Western Championship Quidditch for two seasons and also served as the West Regional Coordinator from 2019 to 2021. Alexia lives in Long Beach, Calif., with her family (which includes four(!) dogs) and works as a Clinical Director of Quality Assurance.
Board Member
Michael E. Mason
michael.mason@usquadball.org
Michael E. Mason, better known as Cupcakes, is thrilled to be returning to quadball. As an artist, Michael has been published and recognized internationally for their ability to capture images and tell stories that spark deep connection. Whether performing as a Broadway touring actor or working behind the lens on day four of a South Asian wedding, their passion and energy for storytelling are unmistakable.
A lifelong seeker of new experiences, Michael first discovered quadball in 2011 at a renaissance festival, where the NY Badassilisks were giving a demonstration. That moment sparked a journey spanning World Cups V, VI, and VII as a player, and leadership roles as Photo Director for the IQA and later USQ. Along the way, Michael collaborated closely with marketing teams to help accelerate the sport’s growth through compelling imagery and authentic storytelling. By elevating how the sport was seen and empowering others to capture that same spirit, they helped elevate how it was valued.
Now, returning to USQ as a board member, Michael is excited to bring their creative vision, institutional knowledge, and deep love for the game and its community to help shape the next chapter of quadball’s story.
Of course… you can just call them Cupcakes.
Board Member
Justin Bogart
justin.bogart@usquadball.org
Justin Bogart (he/him) joined quadball in 2006 as a freshman at Middlebury College and has witnessed the growth of the sport from its infancy. After graduation, he went on to complete his Ph.D. in Chemistry at UPenn where he also served as captain of the school’s quadball team and was an inaugural member of the IQA RDT as the Mid-Atlantic representative. From 2015-2018, he was an NIH postdoctoral scholar at UC Irvine. Out west, he was a 2018 West Regional club champion with the Lost Boys and also played for and managed the Los Angeles Guardians MLQ team. He currently works as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Fairleigh Dickinson University and continues to be involved with the sport as an avid fan (he has attended every US Quadball Cup to date) and livestream commentator. He is excited to continue to support the quadball community in his new role.
Board Member
Patrick Rardin
patrick.rardin@usquadball.org
Patrick Rardin began playing quadball in 2010 as a sophomore at the University of Maryland. After graduating, he has played for the Admirals in MLQ and for the District of Columbia Quadball Club. Outside of quadball, he works as a Senior Continual Improvement Analyst for the formerly USAID, now Department of State funded Global Health Supply Chain project. He currently lives in Arlington, Va. with his wife Emily, a former quadball player as well, and his dog Theo, not a former quadball player, where he spends his time consuming too much sci-fi and playing board games.
Board Member
Raghu “Rags” Achukola
raghu.achukola@usquadball.org
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
Shirley Lu
Xander Manshel
Max Kaplan
Jared Kowalczyk
Alison O'Neil
Kate Olen
Alicia Radford
Jeremy Schleicher
Alex Terry