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...

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,...

BRIAN DONAGHY – Director of Squash Programs

Brian joined US Squash in January 2024 as a Director of Squash Programs and is responsible...

NED EDWARDS – Executive Director, Arlen Specter US Squash...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

JAMES NEIDERER – General Manager, Arlen Specter US Squash...

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

PRESTON QUICK – Senior Director of Product Design &...

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

ERICA SHURMUR 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....