This is Champions Series Pickleball

Established in 2022 as the National Pickleball League by cofounders Beth Bellamy, Michael Chen, and Rick Witsken, the League debuted with six teams of players age 50+. Since its inception, the League expanded to 12 teams in 2024 and now has 16 teams across three age divisions (40+ Prime, 50+ Champions, and 60+ Masters) as it enters the 2026 season.

A new partnership with MLP and a broadcast schedule with Pickleball TV also signal new growth and awareness opportunities for the League, which is now in its 4th year.

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Board of Managers

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Rod Davis

Chairman & CEO, At-large member

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Rick Witsken

Co-founder and Class A representative

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Beth Bellamy

Co-founder and Class A representative

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Adam Painter

Class A representative 

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Julie Gibson

KC owner, and Class C representative 

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Kim Jagd

Coachella owner, and Class C representative

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Shona Kerr

Austin owner, and Class C representative 

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Doug Pacht

At-large member 

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Brian Levine

At-large member 

League Staff

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Rod Davis

League CEO & Chairman of the Board

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Charlie Muller

Commissioner

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Aprill Shelburne

Director Player & Team Services

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Danielle Lehman

Marketing & Digital

Somchai (Sammy) Moy

Manager Pickleball Operations

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Georgeann Chambers

Head Referee League Series

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Jim Ryan

Head Referee Tournament Series

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Karissa Mollicone

Project Coordinator

Tori Ciciretto

Marketing & Content