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Developing Squash Across the Americas

OUR 2023-2027 EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Federacion Panamericana de Squash (PANAM SQUASH) serves as the official regional governing body for squash in North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean.

Collaborating closely with WORLD SQUASH and our 26 member nations, PANAM SQUASH actively promotes the sport’s development and fosters collaboration within the region.

Notably, PANAM SQUASH organizes 6 annual championships, namely the Pan American Senior, U19, U23, Junior U11-U17 Open, Squash57 and Masters  Championships.

Additionally, every fourth year, squash takes center stage in the quadrennial Pan American Games, with the most recent edition hosted in 2023, Santiago, Chile.

One Region. One Squash Community.

WHO WE ARE

The Federacion Panamericana de Squash (PANAM SQUASH), established in 1989, is comprised of  twenty-seven (27) member nations with over 2 million active squash players. Squash is a recognized sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Currently, PANAM SQUASH member nations are  recognized by their country’s national Olympic Committee. PANAM SQUASH’s President automatically becomes a Vice-President on the Executive Committee of the WORLD SQUASH, the global governing body for squash, where PANAM SQUASH  can continue to advocate for squash in the Americas.

PANAM SQUASH is responsible for holding annual  U19, Junior Open (U11-U17), Squash57 and Masters Championships and a Senior Championships except every 4th year being the year of the Pan Am Games.  PANAM SQUASH also holds a U23 championships every 3 years. SQUASH has participated in the PANAM GAMES since 1995 were ten (10) different Pan American countries have medalled to date. 

Squash is committed to being recognized as a clean sport. PANAM SQUASH, run by a volunteer board, oversees the technical management of all Pan American major games and championships and provides leadership and collaboration in raising the sports visibility and profile. PANAM SQUASH also continues to spearhead regional coaching and officiating programs as squash experiences rapidly growth.  Squash continues to be afforded to the mentally, emotionally, physically and financially disadvantaged and has also become an excellent pathway for athletes to gain admission into many top universities and colleges.

Pan America currently boasts 4 players ranked in the top 10 on the world professional tour (PSA), the 2nd highest number of world top 10 players in a region next to the African Squash Federation.

Squash, recognized as one of the healthiest sports, is highly entertaining, inspiring and with its state of the art four-wall glass court technology has become an easily integrated sport being played in many of the world’s most iconic venues. Technology has exploded not only in manufacturing, broadcasting and live streaming but it has revolutionized teaching and training with its ability to instantly analyze both ball and player behavior and project interactive  training modules on the front wall of a squash court.

PANAM SQUASH HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

YearPresidentVice PresidentSecretary GeneralVp North AmericaVp Central AmericaVp South AmericaVp Caribbean**Treasurer
1989-1995Juan Carlos Barvo
Alfredo Martinez
Sergio Rodriguez
Craig Brand
Marco Antonio Rosales
Claudio Fontanazzi
Douglas Beckford
Sergio Rodriguez
1995-1999Alfredo Martinez
1995-1997

*Sergio Rodriguez
1997-1999

Sergio Rodriguez 1995-1997

*Craig Brand
1997-1999

Eduardo Batista
Craig Brand
1995-1997

*Jim McAuliffe
1998-1999

Marco Antonio Rosales
Claudio Fontanazzi
Cyril Angoy
1995-1997

*Francisco Paradisi
1997-1999

Eduardo Batista
1999-2003Sergio Rodriguez
Craig Brand
1999-2002

*Linda MacPhail
2002-2003

Eduardo Batista
Jim McAuliffe
Marco Antonio Rosales
Claudio Fontanazzi
Francisco Paradisi
Eduardo Batista
2003-2007Sergio Rodriguez
Marco Antonio Rosales
Francisco Paradisi
Linda MacPhail
Ricardo Weisskopf
Claudio Fontanazzi
Douglas Beckford
Francisco Paradisi
2007-2011Sergio Rodriguez
Marco Antonio Rosales
Larence Magrath
2007

*Nelson Neto
2007-2011

Kenneth Stillman
Ricardo Weisskopf
Ricardo Roude
Douglas Beckford
Nelson Neto
2011-2015Marco Antonio Rosales
Kenneth Stillman
Raul Vargas
2011

*Linda McPhail
2011-2014


*Francisco Paradisi
2014-2015

Denis Bishop
Roberto Hernandez
Andres Nieto
Craig Archer
Keneth Stillman
2015-2019Federico Serna
Craig Archer
Francisco Paradisi
Peter Lasusa
2015-2018

*Dent Wilkens
2018-2019

Roberto Hernandez
Juan Pablo Garcia
Douglas Beckford
Janet Sairsingh
2019-2023Francisco Paradisi
Sergio Becerra
Lolly Gillen
Dent Wilkens
Italo Bonatti
Esteban Casarinio
Janet Sairsingh
Janet Sairsingh
2023-2027Sergio Becerra
Esteban Casarinio
Lolly Gillen
Renato Paiva
Cristina Echeverria
Juan Pablo Garcia
Karen Anderson
Lolly Gillen
  • *Appointed/Not elected
  • **Treasurer is by appointment only/ non elected position

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