Our US Squash Staff

KEVIN KLIPSTEIN, President & Chief Executive Officer

Since Kevin joined US Squash in December 2004, membership has increased 165%, and participation in the US has increased 178% to 1.6 million players according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. In addition, long term management partnerships have...

MELINDA BERKMAN – Chief Financial Officer

Melinda joined US Squash in November 2021 and is responsible for all areas related to finance...

BILL BUCKINGHAM, Senior Director of Member and Support Services

Bill joined US Squash in July 2007 and manages individual, team and club membership programs and drives all...

KIM CLEARKIN, Chief Programs Officer

Kim joined US Squash in July 2015 as Director of Events and is responsible for managing...

MONISHA DAS – Manager of Tournament Support Services

Monisha joined US Squash in November 2022 as Manager of Tournament Support Services. Before joining full-time,...

NED EDWARDS, Executive Director, Arlen Specter US Squash Center

Ned joined US Squash in 2017 as the Executive Director of the Arlen Specter US Squash...

LINDA ELRIANI – Senior Director of Professional Development and...

Linda joined the US Squash Team in August 2022 as the Senior Director of Professional Development and...

HANY FATHY, IT Specialist

Hany started with US Squash in August 2023 as the IT Specialist for the Arlen Specter...

RE’ALLE HAROLD – Facility Supervisor

Re’Alle joined the Specter Center as the Facility Supervisor in 2021. With a background in retail...

DONYE HILLS, Events & Marketing Manager

Donye joined US Squash in August 2023 as the Specter Center Events Manager.  Donye most recently...

KARIM IBRAHIM – Head Squash Professional

Karim is from the world-renowned Wadi Degla Squash Club in Cairo, Egypt where he helping lead...

NARELLE KRIZEK, Director of Women & Girls Squash and...

Krizek brings more than twenty years of experience in squash as a highly accomplished playing and...

NICK KOKIKO – Vice President of Advancement

Kokiko is responsible for overseeing all aspects of fundraising for US Squash and future-oriented campaigns. Prior to...

KIMBLEY LIGHTNER, Assistant General Manager, Arlen Specter US Squash...

Kimbley joined US Squash full-time in June 2019, and oversees all aspects of operations at the...

RYAN LESLIE, Manager of National Events

Ryan joined US Squash in June of 2021 as the Manager of National Events and is...

CHRIS MCCLINTICK, Director of Communications

Chris joined US Squash in January 2013 and coordinates online and offline communications. Chris attended the...

ONG BENG HEE – Ganek Family Head National Coach

Ong Beng Hee is based at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia where he...

SAKORA MILLER, Director of Community Squash Programming, Arlen Specter...

Sakora joined US Squash in August 2018 and is responsible for the management of all national...

JAMES NEIDERER, General Manager, Arlen Specter US Squash Center

James joined US Squash in September 2019 as the General Manager of the Arlen Specter US...

PRESTON QUICK, Senior Director of Product Design & Partnerships

Preston joined US Squash in June 2011 and is responsible for all aspects of squash doubles...

ERICA SHURMAN SIMPSON, Manager, Advancement

Erica Shurmur Simpson joined US Squash in September 2023 with the appointment of Advancement Manager.  She...

BRIGITA ROEMER – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brigita works daily with members of Team USA at the Specter Center to prepare them to excel on...

HARRY SMITH, Senior Director of Junior Squash Development

Harry joined US Squash in September 2012 as a Program Manager. He is responsible for supporting...

COLESTO WILLIAMS – Facility & Service Supervisor

Colesto, known throughout the facility as 'Cece', got her start in the squash world as a middle...

JAMES ZUG, Senior Correspondent

James Zug joined US Squash in April 2013. An award-winning journalist with a masters in nonfiction...

Club Locker & Technology Staff

GREG BORN, Senior Technology Advisor

Greg has been with US Squash since 2015 and is responsible for implementing advanced technologies that...

RUTWIK KHARKAR, Software Engineer

Rutwik joined US Squash in October 2019 as part of the Club Locker software development team....

RYAN RAYFIELD, Chief Technology Officer

Ryan joined US Squash in July 2012 and leads technology strategy and implementation at the organization....

JUSTIN RUSSELL, Principal Software Engineer

Justin joined the technology team at US Squash in August of 2020 with a focus on...

IAN TAI – Software Engineer

Ian joined US Squash in 2021. He works as a full stack developer as part of...

RICKY WEISSKOPF – Product Manager

Ricky joined the Club Locker team at US Squash as a Product Manager in March 2022....