Our leadership team includes athletes, coaches, officials, community leaders, adaptive sport professionals, and medical specialists from all over the country who are invested in helping WLUSA responsibly reach its goals and objectives.
History
Ryan Baker and Bill Lundstrom met in San Diego in 2008. They were both athletes—they skied, played golf, competed in tennis, and rode bikes. Both men also had spinal cord injuries and a desire to play a team sport, but were not satisfied with the typical options for people with disabilities. So they got some used lacrosse sticks and gear and gave it a try. They soon had several players coming out to throw the ball around San Diego, and WLUSA was born. Ryan and Bill hosted the world’s first wheelchair lacrosse camp in 2010 and spent much of the next decade traveling the country to grow the game.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BRIAN GALLOWAY
President
Brian is a founding member of the Indy Rip Wheelchair Lacrosse team and is also the president of Indy Adaptive Sports, Inc.
MIKE LOONEY
Vice-President
Mike is a founding member of the Maryland Thunder Wheelchair Lacrosse team and serves as the teams’ captain and coach.
BILL LUNDSTROM
Co-Founder & Treasurer
Bill is a co-founder of WLUSA and the San Diego Rolling Seals Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Bill is also a proud father and the owner of Lundstrom Engineering & Surveying.
SHAWN MALONEY
Secretary
Shawn is a member of the Colorado Rolling Mammoth Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Shawn is also the Mountain Regional Manager for USA Lacrosse and has experience coaching youth, high school, collegiate, and adaptive lacrosse.
RYAN BAKER
Co-Founder & Immediate Past President
Ryan is a co-founder of WLUSA and the San Diego Rolling Seals Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Ryan is committed to growing the sport by sharing what he has found in this great game and community.
CLINT CARTER
Member at-Large
Clint is the coach of the Indy Rip Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Clint is also a Special Education Teacher with Indianapolis Public Schools, a lacrosse official, and the former president of the Indiana Lacrosse Officials Association.
DANIEL HERSH
Member at-Large
Daniel is a founding member of the Colorado Rolling Mammoth Wheelchair Lacrosse team and serves as the teams’ captain and coach. Daniel was previously the Head Coach of the men’s lacrosse team at the University of Northern Colorado.
DR. KENNETH LEE
Member at-Large
Dr. Lee has been instrumental in the formation of the Milwaukee Eagles Wheelchair Lacrosse team. He is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as Chief of the Spinal Cord Injury Division at the Zablocki VA Medical Center. Dr. Lee is also the Medical Director for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games and the President of the Board of Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association.
NORM PAGE
Member at-Large
Norm is the team manager for the Buffalo Rolling Bandits Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Norm is also the Board President of Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports. He was a representative for USA Hockey for 11 years and has helped develop numerous sled hockey programs across the country.
ERIC RUDOLPH
Member at-Large
Eric has been instrumental in developing the rule book for Wheelchair Lacrosse USA. He is a collegiate officials assigner in the Southeastern part of the United States, has served on the USA Lacrosse Men's Rules Subcommittee, and currently serves on the World Lacrosse Rules Committee.
BARRY WEINTRAUB
Member at-Large
Barry is the team manager for the Minnesota North Stars Wheelchair Lacrosse team. Barry is also an Activity Based Exercise Specialist with the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute.