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The USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation that governs the sport of pickleball, maintaining the rules, promoting the sport through its network of over 1,800 Ambassadors, sanctioning tournaments and providing player rankings.

The sport of pickleball, described as a hybrid of tennis, badminton and ping pong, was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, a ferry ride from Seattle, Wash., when Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum — three dads whose kids were bored with their usual summertime activities — decided to make use of an old badminton . . .

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Ownership / Management

CEO
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Stu Upson

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Board of Directors
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Board Chair (2020-21; Seattle, WA)

Phil Mortenson

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Board Vice Chair & Secretary (2020-21; Winston-Salem, NC)

Laura Patterson

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Board Member At-Large (2021-22)

Philip Bullen

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Board Member At-Large (2021-22; St. Louis, MO)

Bob Franceschelli

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Board Member At-Large (2021-22; Broomfield, CO)

Suzanne Guerin

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Board Member At-Large (2021-22; Loma Linda, CA)

Ernie Medina

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Board Member At-Large (2021-22; Bal Harbour, FL)

Robert Quicksilver

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Key Decision Makers
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COO

Justin Maloof

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CFO

Dan Ellsworth

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Head, Partnerships

John Greene

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Managing Director, Membership

Nikki Greene

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Managing Director, Competition

Karen Parrish

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Managing Director, Recreational Programs

Hope Tolley

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Personnel

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Director, Media Relations (Vossberg Gainor - A Pickleball Marketing Agency)

Laura Gainor

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Director, Equipment Compliance

Donn Paben

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Director, Officiating

Mark Peifer

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Director, Equipment Standards

Carl Schmits

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Director, Ambassadors

Steve Stone

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Manager, Digital Marketing

Kevin Brown

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