EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS & PRESIDENTS
1969 International Racquetball Association (IRA) was formed
1969 Ken Porco National Commissioner (National Commissioner
changed to Executive Director in 1973)
1973 Myron Roderick IRA Executive Director
1975 Tom McKie IRA Executive Director (Tom resigns in 1977)
1977 Mike Zeitman IRA "Director" (temporary replacement)
1978 Luke St. Onge IRA Executive Director
1979 IRA changes name to American Amateur Racquetball Association
(AARA)
1997 AARA changes name to United States Racquetball Association
(USRA)
2002 Jim Hiser USRA Executive Director
2004 USRA changes its name (1-1-04) to USA Racquetball (USAR)
PRESIDENTS
1970 Robert Kendler IRA President (Robert resigns IRA in 1973)
1973 DeWitt Shy IRA President
1973 Robert Kendler forms National Racquetball Club (NRC)
1976 Robert Kendler forms rival organization United States Racquetball
Association (USRA)
1976 William Tanner IRA President
1978 Bob Folsom IRA President
1979 IRA changes its name to American Amateur Racquetball Association
1980 Keith Calkins AARA President
1982 USRA and NRC goes bankrupt
1982 Paul Henrickson AARA President
1986 Van Dubolsky AARA President
1990 Keith Calkins AARA President (2 year term)
1992 Keith Calkins AARA President (2 year term)
1994 Van Dubolsky AARA President (2 year term)
1996 Van Dubolsky AARA President (2 year term)
1997 AARA changes its name to United States Racquetball Association
(USRA)
1998 Otto Dietrich USRA President (3 year term)
2001 Otto Dietrich USRA President (Otto did not complete 3 year
term because his BOD term expired May 2003)
2003 Frank Taddonio USRA President (Frank did not complete 3 year
term because he was deployed to Afghanistan)
2004 USRA changes its name (1-1-04) to USA Racquetball (USAR)
2004 Randy Stafford USAR President (Randy completed Frank’s 2 year
term)
2006 Randy Stafford USAR President (3 year term)
2008 Cheryl Kirk USAR President (3 year term)