IAPF: About Us

 

About Us

 

David Johnson

  • IAPF was co-founded by David Johnson in 2024 when he noticed the lack of resources available to existing or prospective facility owners and staff.  David has over 18 years of experience in the pickleball ecosystem:

    • Co-founder of Pickleball Central in 2006

      • Acquired Pickleball Tournaments

      • Acquired Pickleball Inc.

      • Co-founded Pickleball Station in 2018, one of the first permanent pickleball facilities in the world.

    • Founder of Pickleball Consulting Group

    • Founder of The Business of Pickleball newsletter

 

Tom Donlea

  • Tom has extensive experience working with associations, trade groups and enterprises in the electronic payments and digital fraud prevention areas:

    • Allyiz

    • White Pages Pro / Ekata

    • Paladin

    • Merchant Risk Council

    • Social Venture Partners International

    • Washington Works

 

Josh Kerns

  • Award-winning strategic communications, marketing, journalism pro; Passionate pickleball entrepreneur

    • Side Out Pickleball Centers

    • Cypress Point Strategic

    • 5G Open Innovation lab

    • Fearey

    • Golf Talk Washington

    • KIRO Radio

    • Weber Shandwick

    • Waggener Edstrom

    • KOMO TV