Staff

Amy Bishop - Comunications Manager

Amy has been involved with footy in the US as a player and committee member since 2005. She is the original founder and the current President of the Sacramento Football Club, formed in 2009. In just its second year the Sac Footy club had 80 people playing in its inaugural recreational football league. She also plays for the Freedom and recently played against Canada at the 49th Parallel Cup in Toronto, Canada. Prior to living in Sacramento, Amy and her husband Matt lived in Washington, DC where she was involved with the Baltimore-Washington Eagles as a committee member, secretary and player. Amy has participated in 5 USAFL National Tournaments, the first being in Milwaukee in 2005 - this was also her first ever time playing footy. Amy's background is in graphic design, events management and marketing. Since moving to Sacramento, she has been working as a freelance graphic designer and before that she was the Marketing Director for a commercial real estate firm in Reston, Virginia. Amy is a Queenslander, growing up just outside of Brisbane. She first became involved with footy in Sydney with the Manly-Warringah Football Club during the 4 years she lived there prior to moving to the US.

Doren James, Operations Manager

Doren a native of Milwaukee, WI originally discovered footy, in 2001, while on a study abroad semester in New South Wales. His roommate, took him down to training at the local footy club and he has been hooked ever since. He played in 8 games during that semester, twice winning BOG honors. Upon, returning to the US he had a strong desire to introduce the game to America. Unaware of the existence of the USAFL, he missed out on the opportunity to continue to play for 5 years before discovering the Milwaukee Bombers.

Those missed opportunities are what drive and motivate Doren today as he looks to increase the awareness and develop the game here in the US. In preparation for his role with the USAFL, Doren spent 2009 in Melbourne, working at the AFL in Game Development. This opportunity afforded him experience in working with the national Auskick, coaching, umpiring, schools, international and talent managers giving him a solid insight into the objectives of each portfolio. He now looks to apply that knowledge and foster those relationships in his role with the USAFL.

He also spent the 2009 season playing for the Parkside Football Club in Melbourne's Northern Football League. The club won a premiership and Doren received Rookie of the Year and Most Consistent player honors. Back in the US, Doren has been a member of the Milwaukee Bombers since 2006, where he also received Rookie of the Year honors, making him possibly the only player to have received this award in both the US and Australia. He has served on the Bombers board and is always ready to volunteer around the club when needed.