Staff Members
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Kathryn Hogg, Director of IT 2013 to 2024Contact person by email Kathryn (Kat) was born in Adelaide, Australia to non-Australian parents but grew up in the USA after living in 4 countries before the age of 7. She was first introduced to footy when ESPN launched in 1980 and founded the Minnesota Freeze in 2004. She was the leading driver behind the women's competition in the USAFL and was responsible for making the women's division a part of the USAFL Nationals. As USAFL Director of Women's Football, Kathryn had the vision to create the USAFL National Team, the USA Freedom in 2007. With no other countries to play, the Freedom embarked on... Read more |
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Doren James, Executive Director 2017 to 2024Contact person by email Doren, a native of Milwaukee, WI, originally discovered footy in 2001 while on a study abroad semester in New South Wales. His roommate took him down to training at the local footy club and he has been hooked ever since. He played in 8 games during that semester, twice winning BOG honors. Upon returning to the US he had a strong desire to introduce the game to America. Unaware of the existence of the USAFL, he missed out on the opportunity to continue to play for 5 years before discovering the Milwaukee Bombers. Those missed opportunities are what drive and motivate Doren today as... Read more |
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Brian Barrish, Media Manager 2015 to 2024Contact person by email Brian Barrish discovered Australian Football as a teenager in 1995, when he found an AFL highlights show while channel surfing. Though has followed the game religiously though the internet since then, it wasn’t until 2008 that he got involved with his local USAFL club, the Philadelphia Hawks. He played a total of 61 games over seven seasons with the Hawks before retiring as a player in 2014. He has served as secretary and media manager with Philadelphia since 2009, and helped grow the club’s online footprint with game reports and social media involvement. In addition to his... Read more |
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Doren James, National Tournament Director 2013 to 2024Contact person by email Doren, a native of Milwaukee, WI, originally discovered footy in 2001 while on a study abroad semester in New South Wales. His roommate took him down to training at the local footy club and he has been hooked ever since. He played in 8 games during that semester, twice winning BOG honors. Upon returning to the US he had a strong desire to introduce the game to America. Unaware of the existence of the USAFL, he missed out on the opportunity to continue to play for 5 years before discovering the Milwaukee Bombers. Those missed opportunities are what drive and motivate Doren today as... Read more |
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