The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the IQA. The board may exercise all powers granted to the IQA and perform all lawful acts equired by the affairs of the IQA, so long as the exercise of such powers and the doing of such acts are consistent with the IQA’s purposes. The board shall have ultimate authority over the business, policies, affairs, and activities of the IQA.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Trustee (Treasurer)
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2020
Borja speaks: English & Spanish
A lawyer since 2014, Borja has been organizing associations and legal structures for the management of the sport since he began.
Fun Fact: I'm a sort of "orchestra man" in Quidditch. I would say that I have been in almost every possible role or position this sport could have.
Hong Kong
Trustee (Chair)
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2018
Chris speaks: English & Cantonese
Chris works in a law firm in Hong Kong and has been involved in the quidditch community since 2015.
Querétaro, México
Trustee
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2021
Italia speaks: English & Spanish
Designer by profession, teacher by choice, coach by vocation, entrepreneur by conviction. Super tenacious to fulfill all of the above.
Fun Fact: Italia has synesthesia (it's not a disease, promise!) actually, it's kind of amusing.
USA
Trustee
Joined the quidditch community: 2012
Joined the IQA: 2019
Kym speaks: English & American Sign Language
Kym is a Trustee who has been involved in the quidditch community as an organizer, referee, and very bad player since 2012. Kym lives in Boise, Idaho but happily uses every quidditch opportunity she can to travel.
Fun Fact: Kym has over 50 animals including 2 dogs, 6 chickens, a turtle, a bearded dragon, a ball python, and an unknown number of fish, snails, and shrimp.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ex-Officio Trustee
Joined the quidditch community: 2005
Joined the IQA: 2005
Alex speaks: English
Alex co-founded the IQA and US Quidditch and helped Xander Manshel develop the original rules to real-life quidditch in 2005. He has served as a board member for both organizations, as well as USA Dodgeball. Alex is currently the Vice President of Innovation for CircusTrix, parent company of Sky Zone and other active entertainment brands.
Fun Fact: If you thought inventing quidditch was the nerdiest thing Alex has done you would be mistaken – he also builds and paints Warhammer models.
Australia
Trustee (secretary)
Joined the quidditch community: 2012
Joined the IQA: 2022
I am a teacher in NSW, Australia. I have been playing quidditch for 9 years now but I also enjoy playing basketball and helping out with plays and musicals.
Fun Fact: I lived in NZ for 18 years but I have only ever played quidditch in Australia.
Like any volunteer-based organisation, our volunteers are the lifeblood of the IQA. Split into 4 broad departments, our volunteers make everything the IQA do possible. From translating rulebooks and managing our technology stack, to organising our flagship tournaments and working with our members, to the nuts-and-bolts work of the legal and operations teams, to improving the way Quidditch is played through rulebooks and raising the standards of officiating with resources for referees. Quidditch is a young sport where every volunteer makes a massive difference. If you want to help grow Quidditch, head over to our Volunteers page to see what roles are currently available.
Harelbeke, Belgium
Director, Communications
Joined the quidditch community: 2018
Joined the IQA: 2020
Lore speaks: English, Dutch, & French
Lore is a social creative from Belgium, playing in the United Kingdom with the Werewolves of London. She teaches at university and high school, where she lectures her students strategic communications through quidditch examples. She also has a strong focus on political communication, where her skills in strategic communication come to play.
Fun Fact: Lore also teaches presentation training, but her main advice is "don't prepare at all!" (Not to be taken seriously, always prepare!)
Gent, Belgium
Translation Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2014
Joined the IQA: 2017
Joke speaks: English & Dutch
Joke is the kind of person that likes to make the impossible possible. When not busy running fantasy tournaments or inventing international music competitions, they can be found learning about translation, language, and inclusivity. They're enthusiastic, driven, and always looking for growth.
Fun Fact: Joke has read all 41 Discworld novels.
Brescia, Italy
Social Media & Community Engagement Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2019
Eli speaks: English & Italian
Eli is an art student, scout chief, and quidditch player (and volunteer). All these three things take a lot of time and make Eli's schedule really busy, but she is too stubborn and will make sure everything goes according to plan. In her free time she enjoys her favourite type of arts; comics and animation.
Fun Fact: Cyclically I have to arrange my library according to the ongoing comic series that I buy.
Rosario, Argentina
Social Media & Community Engagement Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2014
Joined the IQA: 2020
Arylu speaks: English & Spanish
Arylu is a very active and passionate person. When she is not working, she loves to spend time writing stories, reading any book she gets, using social media, making cosplay, traveling, playing sports, hanging out with friends, or learning something new. Arylu and some friends developed the first potterhead podcast in Argentina and they are already on season 3!
Fun Fact: I love ice cream!
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Editorial Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2018
Joined the IQA: 2021
Eva speaks: English, Spanish, & Japanese
Eva Baisan is a language teacher and master's student who lives in Colorado. Outside of her studies, she spends her time creating, playing around with acro-yoga, and sitting in the sun.
Fun Fact: Every spring after the first rain, Eva enjoys collecting chicatana ants off her roof to make salsa with.
South England
Editorial Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2021
Jaelithe speaks: English
Jaelithe grew up in England on the South Coast and discovered quidditch at university.
Fun Fact: I worked on a husky farm in winter 2014, looking after roughly 200 dogs and running sledding trips in Lapland.
Siena, Italy
Italian Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2013
Joined the IQA: 2018
Junia speaks: English & Italian
Junia Amanti is a quidditch player from Italy. She is a Communication student and has been a volunteer in the quidditch community since 2015. When she’s not dealing with quidditch-related work she likes to cook, hang out with friends, and take care of her cat!
Fun Fact: Junia has a cute cat called Coco who always keeps her company while she does her quidditch tasks.
Volketswil, Zürich, Switzerland
German Translator Team Lead
Joined the quidditch community: 2018
Joined the IQA: 2018
Jannis speaks: English & German
Jannis Grimm lives near Zürich and loves volunteering at different quidditch levels, being goal judge in tournament finals, as well as board games, cats, and live event video directing at his church and for musicals. In his free time, he works as a Software Engineer, making smartphone apps at a large company.
Fun Fact: When helping to test the IQA referee website, I did over a dozen referee tests in one weekend to find the reason for an issue. At least I got quite efficient after a while.
Schalksmühle, Germany
German Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2018
Jessy speaks: English & German
Jessy loves everything that is colourful and fun. They like to try out crazy things so quidditch is perfect for them.
Fun Fact: Jessy unicycles in the mountains.
Basel, Switzerland
German Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2019
Severin speaks: English & German
Severin just successfully completed the trial phase of their job after having achived a Masters Degree in Computer Science this Winter. Besides quidditch, they go for jogs or like to bike. Inside they love to play games and cook. They were at most international tournaments where Switzerland had a slot, referees and coached both their local team and helped with the national team as well.
Neuburg/Donau, Germany
German Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2020
Magdalena speaks: English & German
Magdalena is a Geography student currently living in Eichstaett (Germany). Magdalena likes hiking, biking, skiing, playing the trumpet, reading and travelling.
Fun Fact: I don't know any...
Hitchin, England
German Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2021
Olivia speaks: English & German
Having just finished their undergraduate degree at Oxford Brookes studying Biological Science, Olivia enjoys playing quidditch, tag rugby and has recently begun rock climbing. Olivia also love to read, bake, play the piano and hang out with friends.
Fun Fact: I can ride a unicycle.
Basel, Switzerland
German Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2020
Anouk speaks: English & German
Anouk likes to solve all kinds of puzzles and to learn new skills.
Fun Fact: Sometimes I give names to spiders
São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2020
Gabriel speaks: English & Portuguese
Gabriel loves to practice quidditch with their friends, go out with them and play video games.
Fun Fact: Gabriel played the 2018 Quidditch World Cup with blue hair, for Team Brazil.
Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Spanish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2020
Andrés speaks: English, Galician, & Spanish
Andrés Carballosa is a teacher who lives in Lugo. Not only that, but a full-time quidditch lover and semi-amateur translator too!
Fun Fact: Andrés would like to be a great writer someday!
Granollers, Catalonia
Catalan Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2017
Marc speaks: English & Catalan
Marc Alcalà-i-Rams is a quidditch player from Catalonia. As a sociologist, Marc is interested in the protection of languages and cultures. Outside university Marc also enjoys comic books, coffee, and chatting.
Fun Fact: Marc used to read dinosaur encyclopedias as a hobby before high school.
Arequipa, Perú
Spanish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2020
Desire speaks: English & Spanish
Desire Torres is a sports nutritionist who lives in Cusco Perú. When she is not working she loves to play quidditch, to run and to catch all Pokemons she is able to.
Fun Fact: I love beer as much as I love sports.
Argentina
Spanish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2021
Lucas speaks: English & Spanish
Lucas is a Seeker and Chaser from Argentina. Their hobbies include cooking, playing the piano (still learning), sports, reading and writing. They love travelling abroad, learning, and experiencing new things.
Fun Fact: The chipás I bake(a type of cheese bread) are quite famous amongst my community.
Paris, France
French Translator Team Lead
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA:Joined the IQA: 2018
Sasha speaks: English & French
Sasha is a trans parisian french girl who spends her time on the internet, playing videogames (sometimes with friends), helping homeless people with an association, doing memes. She plays mostly chaser but enjoys any position. She's in the Olympiens Paris Quidditch team.
Fun Fact: She started quidditch with the famous 4 times European champions Paris Titans, but never got to play (and win) any official competition with them. They won Barcelona Moustache Time 3 and 5 though!
Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2020
Merve speaks: English & Turkish
Merve is an English literature student who, at the age of 16, is sucked into the madness of quidditch, from which she will never recover. She enjoys knitting, fiction podcasts, giggling hysterically, chicken live streams and playing tabletop RPGs. You can find her singing sea shanties or talking to herself at any given time. My advice? Try to avoid eye contact and start walking in the opposite direction.
Fun Fact: As a very predictable twist, I was the villain all along...
Akyaka, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2021
Yunus speaks: English, French & Turkish
Yunus has been playing quidditch since 2016, they fell in love with the game the moment they saw it. They remember telling themselves "This is the weirdest sport I've seen so far. I must play this" Ever since it's been one of the most important things in my life. They are living their life as a second-hand bookseller and a student that's preparing to get into university. Their favourite hobby besides quidditch is Fantasy Role Playing (FRP).
Aydın, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2021
Mert speaks: English & Turkish
Mert is a PhD student at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. They are a chess player and a quidditch player, these are their main passions.
Fun Fact: Their special skill is remembering literally irrelevant details about Quidditch matches.
Balıkesir, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2021
Serenay speaks: English & Turkish
Serenay is a girl living in Turkey. She thinks life is a sum of experiences, and she tries to be open to new adventures.
Fun Fact: In middle school, Serenay was trying to collect the Turkish coins produced every year after 2000.
Ankara, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2018
Joined the IQA: 2021
Melisko speaks: English & Turkish
Melisko is a university student who lives in Ankara, Turkey. They love painting and reading a lot, and likes watching or playing any kind of sports.
Fun Fact: Melisko cannot figure their right and left. It took time for them to understand.
Muğla, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2021
Joined the IQA: 2019
Burak speaks: English & Turkish
Burak loves pandas and snitches.
Fun Fact: Pandas love to hug when they are sad.
Yalova, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2021
Berke speaks: English & Turkish
Berke vatansever is a boy who grew up with basketball, then the quidditch came into his life.
Kocaeli, Turkey
Turkish Translator
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2021
Benan speaks: English & Turkish
Benan lives in Ankara. They have played for Unicorns Quidditch for almost 5 years. They are also studying Industrial Design at METU.
Fun Fact: Their catchphrase is Boom
Oostende, Belgium
Trustee / Co-Secretary / Director, Events & Membership Services
Joined the quidditch community: 2014
Joined the IQA: 2015
Pauline speaks: English, Dutch, & French
Pauline lives in Oostende, Belgium and has volunteered in various positions both in and outside of the IQA. In her spare time, she loves walks on the beach with the dogs, reading books, watching tv shows and spending time with friends.
Fun Fact: Pauline made and executed a stage play for charity with friends when they were 17.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Deputy Director, Events & Membership Services
Joined the quidditch community: 2010
Joined the IQA: 2021
Luke speaks: English
Luke Zak is a lifelong Minneapolitan. When he is not playing quidditch you can find him playing board games, enjoying a craft beverage, planning for the return of concerts, and pursuing his MBA.
Fun Fact: Luke's Patronus is a platypus.
Milan, Italy
Partnership Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2018
Aldo speaks: English & Italian
Aldo is a TV series addict and advocate for civil rights. He is passionate about current affairs and loves fantasy.
Fun Fact: Aldo achieved a Guinness World Record.
Coventry, England
Sport Development Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2019
Meredith speaks: English
Meredith Whiting is a player and volunteer based in the UK, and currently an MSc student focused on sustainability and sports. When not around quidditch, she enjoys synchronised swimming (both coaching and swimming), working on small sustainability projects, and playing games with friends.
Fun Fact: I was once an extra in a (rather gory) zombie movie!
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Sport Development Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2019
Joined the IQA: 2021
Olivia speaks: English & German
Having just finished their undergraduate degree at Oxford Brookes studying Biological Science, Olivia enjoy playing quidditch, tag rugby and has recently begun rock climbing. They also love to read, bake, play the piano and hang out with friends.
Fun Fact: Olivia can ride a unicycle.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport Development Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2020
Paloma speaks: English & Spanish
Paloma is an outgoing, strong woman from Buenos Aires, who studies Tourism and Hospitality and is the captain of Black Birds Quidditch, one of the oldest teams in Argentina. They also volunteer for their NGB as their International Representative for the IQA. Paloma loves playing videogames, ice skating, singing and watching tv-series.
Fun Fact: Cats are my gods... to the point that Yuumi is my main in League of Legends
Canberra, Australia
Director, Membership
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2021
Jamie speaks: English
Jamie has been playing quidditch since 2015 when she joined the ANU Owls as a beater. She's volunteered at a club and national level in many roles since 2016. When Jamie is not busy volunteering she can be found dancing at her local studio and going for a hike at the local mountains.
Fun Fact: Not only have I played quidditch, I competed at the 2017 national jugger tournament in Canberra and my team did surprisingly well.
Lima, Perú
Expansions Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2021
Brenda speaks: English & Spanish
Brenda is an interior designer and mother of two. She loves design, her partner, and her quidditch team The Black Basilisks, and helping people whenever she can.
Fun Fact: Brenda used to not like sports but loves promoting quidditch.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Rules Team Lead
Joined the quidditch community: 2011
Joined the IQA: 2018
Michael speaks: English
Michael Clark-Polner is a decision support analyst and travel concierge who lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the United States. In his free time away from quidditch he enjoys officiating other sports, particularly American football.
Fun Fact: As children, both he and his wife appeared on children's television shows on the same network, long before they met (Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow respectively).
St Helens, England
Officials Development Team Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2015
Steve speaks: English & French
Steve is a chef and a referee who lives just outside of Liverpool and Manchester. He referees 4 different sports and when not at work or refereeing matches, he either relaxes with games or sleep!
Fun Fact: He was offered a professional footballing contract when he was 16. He was a signature away from being on the FIFA video games.
Paris, France
Rules Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2020
Hugo speaks: English, French, & Italian
Hugo is a student in public administration seeking to work in sport administration. They love quidditch and want to see this sport grow and develop.
England
Rules Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2017
Joined the IQA: 2019
Arkady speaks: English
Arkady is a programmer and musician who also likes to dabble in chess, acting, video games and writing. He even occasionally finds time to play quidditch.
Fun Fact: I'm pretty sure I've done most of the performing arts in front of an audience at some point in my life.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Rules Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2014
Joined the IQA: 2020
Nick speaks: English
Nick is a student, employee, or couch potato in Pittsburgh, depending on when exactly you ask.
Fun Fact: "I play quidditch" is my go to fun fact.
Vienna, Austria
Rules Team Volunteer
Joined the quidditch community: 2018
Joined the IQA: 2020
Amel speaks: English, German, & Bosnian
Amel plays for and coaches the Vienna Vanguards in Austria, Europe. He is currently attending law school and works in refugee law. Outside of the office and off the pitch, he watches way too much quidditch film.
Fun Fact: He listens to music at least 5 hours a day.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Director, Human Resources & Operations
Joined the quidditch community: 2015
Joined the IQA: 2020
Aaron speaks: English
Aaron Carroll is a healthcare professional living in Jonesboro, Arkansas. When he isn't working or volunteering with the IQA, he can be found streaming, camping, hammocking, or volunteering his services for suicide prevention.
Fun Fact: Aaron is an affiliated Twitch variety streamer.
Long Beach, California, USA
Operations Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2013
Joined the IQA: 2018
Kevin speaks: English
Kevin Hayes is the Operations Manager for the IQA. Outside of helping grow the international game, Kevin enjoys playing disc golf, learning the violin, and riding his bicycle around the city.
Fun Fact: When the city Kevin moved to for school lacked a quidditch team, Kevin learned to play rugby to stay fit.
Rosario, Argentina
Diversity and Inclusion Co-Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2014
Joined the IQA: 2021
Gise speaks: English & Spanish
Gise López is a self-taught graphic designer from Argentina. Single mother of a beautiful 5-year- old, she splits her free time between gardening, knitting and quidditch. She's the current captain in her quidditch team Wild Wolves.
Fun Fact: Passionate gryffindor with a gryffinclaw daughter!
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Diversity and Inclusion Co-Manager
Joined the quidditch community: 2016
Joined the IQA: 2020
Madison speaks: English
Madison Burns is a Statistician and Researcher living in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. They have two black cats (Aleister and Binx) and many Animal Crossing villagers that they attend to in their free time.
Fun Fact: Madison has seen over 100 musical artists in concert, including Willie Nelson at his ranch in Austin, Texas after sneaking in to the Luck Reunion.
The name change committee has been appointed by the IQA Trustee's to investigate changing the name of our sport
Former IQA Trustee, Vice-President Swiss Quidditch Association
Rahel has been involved in quidditch volunteering since its beginning in Switzerland in 2017. First as a founding member of Pilatus Patronus, later on as Vice-President for the Swiss Quidditch Association. Rahel has been the tournament director of the Swiss championship and team manager of the national team for the past several years. Rahel’s debut as an international volunteer was first as the Swiss delegate to the IQA and as an IQA volunteer in 2018 before being elected to the IQA Board of Trustees in 2019 for a three-year term that recently expired. Off-pitch, Rahel works for a compliance and regulatory service provider specialized in trusts and non-profits and as a university tutor. Rahel holds a bachelor degree in business law and is currently finishing up a second bachelor degree in gender studies and anthropology.
IQA Trustee
Chris has been an active volunteer in the quidditch community since 2018, when he started the “Fly for Equality” Project in the University of Hong Kong to promote quidditch and subsequently co-founded the Hong Kong Quidditch Association with other passionate Hong Kong quidditch players. Chris was elected as an IQA Trustee in 2021, with wide support from the NGBs in the Asia-Pacific region. Chris is currently a trainee solicitor in the technology, media, and telecommunications team at the Hong Kong office of an international law firm.
IQA Events & Membership Services Director
Pauline started playing quidditch at the end of 2014 and started volunteering shortly after that. Pauline has held various volunteer roles in the Belgian Quidditch Federation, local teams, the Quidditch Premier League and the IQA. She joined the IQA in the World Cup 2016 organizing committee and has been the IQA Gameplay Director and Events Director. She served on the IQA Board of Trustees from 2019 until her term ended this February. Currently Pauline is the IQA Events and Membership Services Director. She works for the Belgian Government Internal Affairs in administration.
IQA Events & Membership Services Deputy Director
Luke has been playing and organizing quidditch since 2010. After founding the program at the University of Minnesota, he went on to volunteer with several quidditch organizations over the years. His roles have included Midwest Regional Director for US Quidditch, Events Director for Major League Quidditch, and now Events & Membership Services Deputy Director for the International Quidditch Association. In June 2021, Luke graduated with his Sports Business MBA from the University of Oregon and now lives in Portland, where he works in sports tourism for the Washington County Visitors Association.
Former BIPOC Committee Member and Social Media & Community Engagement Manager
Ariadna started playing quidditch in 2014 in Rosario, Argentina and first volunteered with the IQA in 2020 as a member of the Bipoc Committee. She subsequently volunteered in the IQA’s translation team and the social media and community engagement team, where she is currently the lead. She is a co-founder, writer and editor of La Snitch Informativa, the leading Spanish language quidditch website, covering the development of the sport in Latin American countries and Spain. She has a degree in Social Communication and works as a professor at the university and local high schools. Ariadna also organized the first Harry Potter event in Argentina and created the first podcast about Harry Potter in Argentina.
Originally from New Zealand, Matt has been involved in the sport at every level since 2015. He joined QuidditchUK as Vice President in mid 2017, and then was appointed as President in 2019 leading the UK governing body for the last 3 years. Since his Presidency he has overhauled the university and community landscape of the sport, established several key partnerships, and rebuilt QuidditchUK into a professional organization through recruitment and strategy - keeping the sport afloat throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and bringing the sport to an important step of its first paid employee as of May 2022.
Founder and board member of QuANZ
Emma (aka Jandels) has been an active member of the quidditch community since 2015. She’s played in four countries (New Zealand, Australia, England and Scotland) and has worn multiple hats in that time such as coach, commentator, national team manager, board executive, assistant tournament director, head referee and consultant as well as having professionally worked for Enrich Education in their Youth Quidditch program. Her deep knowledge of all these roles across many different administrative levels of quidditch gives her a broad insight into how the name change will impact all these areas of the sport. Her experience working in operations and business development in the London tech start-up scene will bring the “get it done” attitude to push this project over the finish line. She currently lives in Edinburgh.
Former IQA Trustee and Former IQA Interim Executive Director
Andy has been involved in quidditch volunteering since 2013, when he joined the then-IQA, now USQ as its editorial manager. Since that time Andy has served in various quidditch volunteering roles, including founding and leading the Quidditch Post from 2014 until 2017. Andy served as a member of the IQA board of trustees from 2017 until 2019 and served as interim executive director during that period. Andy is a practicing attorney at the international law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher where he practices corporate law, specializing in mergers & acquisitions and lives in the New York area. He is the new father of a beautiful baby daughter, Julia Madison, born January 25, 2022
