The USAAI Team

William Edington - Founder

William Edington is the founder and Executive Director of USA Athletes International. It is his passion and belief in the power of youth athletics on the International level that has made USAAI what it is today. Bill truly believes in the programs and takes great pride in the trips that are offered, working with the coaches and tour operators to create the best experience possible. What started with one baseball team in 1992 has grown to become the industry leader is offering the best spots tour travel experience to athletes at play on the International level.

Program Coordinator - Recruiter

Your primary contact will be your recruiter. The recruiters are responsible for organizing the team based on the recommendation of the coaches. The recruiter will work with you on your travel arrangements including your connecting flights, fundraising opportunities and your account. If you have any questions please contact your recruiter.

  • Darrell Phipps | Office Manager


  • Buddy Siems | Program Coordinator, Soccer & Baseball


  • Quinton Kearney | Program Coordinator, Basketball


  • Rick Mathieu | Program Coordinator, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, and Volleyball

USAAI Support Staff

  • Diana Geisinger | serves the Executive Director as the administrative assistant. Diana also oversees merchandise sales. Financial Services and Accounts Receivable


    • Coaches Bios

    Your coach is responsible for working with USAAI and the tournaments in putting together the team. We are dedicated to securing the best coaches and athletes to represent the USA on the International level. Coaches are responsible for practicing the teams while on tour and serving as the USAAI ambassador.

    Your coaches are drawn from such diverse institutions as refer to coach athletes graphic

    Featured Coaches

    John Martin– Men's Baseball
    Vassar College

    Jon Martin will begin his sixth year as the Vassar College head baseball coach in the 2011 after a successful 2010 season in which Martin led the Brewers to their most overall wins since 2005, as they tied for the most ever league wins in program history and the program’s best finish since the league moved to four-game series. Martin joined Vassar in 2003 and was an assistant baseball coach for two seasons prior to being named head coach in December of 2005.

    A native of Chesapeake, VA., Martin brings a wealth of experience to Vassar's baseball program. A 2001 graduate of Lynchburg College in Virginia, he was a starting pitcher for the Hornets for four seasons, earning Pitcher of the Year honors in 2000. Martin captained Lynchburg his senior season and graduated with a Bachelor's of Sciences in Health and Movement Science.

    As a head coach, Martin has helped produce four All-Liberty League players, including bringing in the program's first ever Rookie of the Year in 2010. Martin also worked with seven All-League players, the program's only Player of the Year, and three All-New York Region selections when he was an assistant coach.

    "I am extremely excited and eager to serve as Vassar's Head Baseball coach," said Martin. "Vassar is a place where students can compete in varsity athletics and continue to get a well-rounded education. As a mentor, I will challenge our players to compete on the field, be dedicated in the classroom and contribute to the Vassar community. Vassar's baseball program is primed to compete in the Liberty League and will continue to progress as a playoff caliber team."

    While completing his Master's Degree in Educational Administration, Martin was an assistant coach at Lynchburg (2001-03). As an assistant at Lynchburg, Martin helped coach nine All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) selections, three All-South Region and three All-Americans and one professional player.

    Martin coached overseas for USA Athletes International in the summers of 2007, 2008, 2010 and taking teams assembled of college players from around the country to the Czech Republic, the Netherlands. In 2009, Martin led his Vassar team on a team trip with USAAI to the island of Aruba. He will lead a USA Athletes team again in 2010 this time to Spain.

    In the summers of the 2002 and 2003, Martin coached the American Legion Post 16 team in Lynchburg. In the summer of 2005, he was an assistant coach with the Mill City All-Americans, a member of the prestigious New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL).

    A noted baseball clinician throughout the country, Martin has worked numerous camps in Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, and California.

    Martin, who also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities, is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

    Michael Spinner – Women’s Lacrosse
    Albertus Magnus College

    Michael Spinner was named Director of Athletics at Albertus Magnus College on September 1, 2010. Spinner joins Albertus after spending a year and a half as the Director of Athletics at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. While at Notre Dame, Spinner served as the catalyst for tremendous change within the department, leading an effort to develop a new athletics brand identity and logo, a new athletics website, and a recruiting plan that led to one of the largest and most competitive athletics recruiting classes in several years. Spinner also instituted the department's first-ever intramural sports program, and helped established the college's first athletics homecoming weekend and Midnight Madness event for basketball.

    Spinner served previously as associate director of athletics at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was involved in all facets of the administration of the athletic department, served as the Sports Information Director, and oversaw the marketing of athletic programs and public and media relations for the athletic department. At Yeshiva, Spinner also oversaw a complete overhaul of the athletic department operations, helped begin the school's varsity women's cross country, soccer, and volleyball programs, and assisted with the implementation of the program's first-ever pre-season camp for fall sports.

    Prior to Yeshiva, Spinner served as the assistant director of athletics and head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. While at Mount Saint Vincent, Spinner worked as the Sports Information Director and led a process to develop a new athletics brand identity and logo, and also developed a new website for the athletics program. He also was involved in all areas of administration of the athletics department. Spinner also founded the Mount Saint Vincent women's lacrosse program in 2004, starting as a club team, and guiding the team to incredible success. During three varsity seasons (2005-2007), the Dolphins compiled a 31-19 record, and advanced to both the Skyline Conference and ECAC semifinals during both the 2006 and 2007 campaigns. During that stretch, Mount Saint Vincent produced 10 All-Conference selections.

    In addition to his college-related experiences in New York, Spinner also has been sports information director for the Hudson Valley Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conferences.

    Spinner's work in college athletics began in 2000 when he accepted a position as assistant men's and women's lacrosse coach at Manhattanville College. In 2000, the Valiants earned Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Coaching Staff of the Year honors. From there, he moved to Salisbury State University where he served as an assistant coach for the powerhouse Sea Gull programs, and helped lead Salisbury to the NCAA Sem. Spinner also coached at the High School level, leading Greenwich High School to the 2002 Connecticut State Championship Game after a 17-4 season as head girl's varsity lacrosse coach. In 2003, while recruiting for Mount Saint Vincent, Spinner served as the assistant girl's varsity lacrosse coach and defensive coordinator at Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, and helped lead the Gators to their first-ever Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) Championship. Spinner also spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as assistant girl's varsity lacrosse coach and defensive coordinator at Rye High School, helping the Garnets to the 2009 Section 1, Class C Championship Game.

    Spinner has also coached lacrosse on the international level, guiding Team USA as Head Coach during the 2006 Down Under Cup in Melbourne, Australia, and the 2007 Aussie Titles in Sydney, Australia. He is currently a coach with the Connecticut Dodgers Girls' Lacrosse Club.

    An accomplished journalist, Spinner served as editor-in-chief of the Pace University student newspaper, and then moved on to a professional journalism career that included stints as the assistant editor of Inside Lacrosse, managing editor of the now defunct 360Lacrosse.com, and a senior columnist for e-lacrosse.com. He also has numerous free-lance articles to his credit, including a recent column published by the New York Rangers Tribune. He also spent nearly three years as Website Editor at World Wrestling Entertainment in Stamford, Connecticut.

    Spinner is a 1999 graduate of Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, where he earned the bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in political science and was a four-year member of the lacrosse team. He holds a master’s degree in sports management from the State University of New York at Cortland.