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USA Badminton is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The directors are elected for four year terms.

The Board of Directors represents the interests of USAB’s memberships, the United States Badminton community and Badminton athletes by providing USAB with policy, guidance and strategic direction.

Please reach out to any of our Board Directors at ContactUs@usabadminton.org.

Board meeting minutes can be found here.

Individuals comprising the current Board of Directors are as follows. Click on their image to learn more about them.

Fred Teng

Chair, Independent Director, International Federation Delegate

New York City, N.Y.
Term: 2020-2024 (1st)

Amy Burnett

Para Athlete Director

Nashville, Tenn.
Term: 2019-2023 (1st)
2022 World Para Championships

Rena Wang, OLY

Athlete Director, USOPC AAC Primary Representative

Arcadia, Calif.
Term: 2021-2024 (2nd)
2012 Olympic Games

Patty Pflaging

Independent Director

San Francisco, Calif.
Term: 2023-2026 (2nd)

Ken Wong

Independent Director, Audit Chair, Immediate Past Chair

Philadelphia, Pa.
Term: 2019-2023 (1st)

Richard Alcaraz

Para Athlete Director, USOPC AAC Alternate Representative

Arizona
Term: 2021-2024 (1st)
2022 World Para Championships

Pavan Vedere

At-Large Director, Secretary

San Francisco, Calif.
Term: 2023-2026 (2nd)

Nibu Paul

Coaching Director

Plano, Texas
Term: 2021-2024 (2nd)

Iris Wang, OLY

Athlete Director

Term: 2022-2025 (1st)
2022 World Championships

Philip Varghese

Independent Director

Dallas, Texas
Term: 2021-2025 (1st)

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Fred S. Teng

Chair, Independent Director

Mr. Fred Teng is Chairman of USA Badminton, the national governing body for the sport of badminton in the United States. In addition, he is President of the America China Public Affairs Institute (AmericaChina) an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, with the mission of building Peace, Prosperity, and Partnership between the United States and China, as well as the empowerment of the Chinese American communities in the U.S.

Mr. Teng has served over four decades as senior management in the financial, telecommunications, technology, and media industries, including Merrill Lynch, Oppenheimer & Co, AT&T, DVS New York, Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc., and China Newsweek Corporation.

Mr. Teng also plays an active role in the community and has served in a variety of leadership positions. He is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association; a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations; an advisor of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations; and a Centennial Society member of the Economic Club of New York.

In 1991, Fred Teng was a candidate for City Council in New York City’s First District covering lower Manhattan. He was appointed to the New York City Community Planning Board 1 by the Manhattan Borough President; he was appointed to the New York City Minority Business Advisory Board by the Mayor of New York City, which he also served as the Chairman of the Certification Committee; on the Federal level, Mr. Teng was appointed by the President of United States to serve on the National Advisory Board of the Small
Business Development Centers.

Mr. Teng was the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the New York State Governor’s award for Community Leadership. He was also honored by WNET/Thirteen, the One Hundred Black Men of New York, and the Tri-State Law Enforcement Foundation.
Mr. Teng is an amateur badminton player, and a four-time marathon runner; he has completed races in New York, Hartford, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Shanghai, China; raised in Hong Kong; and immigrated to the United States, Mr. Teng is a resident of New York City.

Amy Burnett

Para Athlete Director, Secretary

Amy Burnett is currently a Para Athlete on Team USA’s Para Badminton team and plays in the Wheelchair I Division. She is the first wheelchair athlete on Team USA and has represented the USA in many countries.Her career high, as an athlete, is being selected to represent her country in the 2019 Para Pan Am Games.She is also the Para Badminton Athlete Representative on the USA’s Badminton High Performance Advisory Group (HPAG). Through this volunteer position she is helping ensure that USAB and the United States Olympic Committee decisions and rules are fair and safe for the Para athletes. As the newly appointed Para Athlete Representative Board Member for USAB, she represents the first time USAB has a Para Athlete on the Board. When not playing badminton, Amy volunteers her time to Permobil Inc, Fashion is for Every Body, Empower Tennessee’s Special Event Advisory Committee, United Spinal Association, Challenged Athlete Foundation and the Kelly Brush Foundation.  Demonstrated by her involvement with different organizations, Amy loves giving back to others by talking about living with disability and overcoming adversity.

Rena Wang

Athlete Director, International Federation Delegate

Rena started playing badminton at the age of 11, but with passion and persistence, she quickly developed into an elite player, winning back-to-back singles and doubles titles at the 2008 and 2009 Junior Pan American Championships. She gradually became one of America’s top players, first competing on the National team and in 2012, becoming the youngest U.S. badminton player to compete at the Olympics. Since then, Rena has dedicated time towards adaptive badminton and community outreach programs through SCOPE and Ready Set Gold. Currently, she is pursuing a masters in public health and interested in applying her MPH training to improve athlete policy and rights. As your new USOC AAC Rep, she plans to serve the best interests of players and aims to promote inclusion and equity within the sport.

Patty Pflaging

Independent Director

Patty Pflaging is a technology marketing and business development executive from the San Francisco Bay Area. A native of Texas, Patty holds degrees in computer science and managerial studies from Rice University. She and her husband have three children, one of whom plays competitive badminton.

Ken Wong

Chair, Independent Director

Ken Wong is a seasoned and experienced executive in running and leading many not for profit organizations. He is also well connected in the sports industry and has a sound track record in obtaining corporate funding and sponsorship in sports. Wong will play an important role in assisting the Board, Nominating and Governance Committees as we address succession planning. Mr. Wong established CIG Asia Ltd., a property & casualty insurance brokerage firm and NavPac Advisors, LLC. Wong’s commitment to full inclusion of Asian Americans and new Americans living, working and doing business in the United States has landed him in numerous leadership positions. He served on the President’s Commission for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in the White House under President George W. Bush and from 2004-2007, was chairman of the Governor’s Advisory Commission for Asian American Affairs for Pennsylvania 2012-2014 and is a recipient of the U.S. Army Citizen’s Service Award. Currently a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Mr. Wong resides in Philadelphia.

Pavan Vedere
Independent Director

Pavan Vedere is a Software Director from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has two-plus decades of sports administration experience. Vedere is the President of Indus Cricket Club, which he helped transform from a recreational club to a sought-after club for aspiring junior cricketers, many of whom have made it to the regional and USA National U19 teams. He has decades of experience working with local cities and school districts to develop sports infrastructure. As the City of Fremont Recreation Commission chair, Vedere was instrumental in developing multiple sports facilities and parks, including a skate park, water park, batting cages, and the country’s first lighted Astroturf cricket field. Vedere has been volunteering for USAB for many years in various roles: Umpire, club parent representative, Junior Advisory Group representative, Junior Review Panel member, Regional Director and was the recipient of USAB’s Debbie Brown volunteer award. Vedere enjoys playing badminton in local clubs, and his two children play in USAB junior tournaments.

Nibu Paul

Coaching Director, Audit Chair

Nibu Paul is a certified HP-1 coach who has served as a coach for more than 15 years, serving multiple badminton gyms in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Currently, Paul is a Technology Manager at a large financial institution in Plano, Texas, where he oversees more than 15 developers on multiple technology platforms.

Philip Varghese

Independent Director

Philip Varghese is the current Compliance Auditor for Dallas County, Texas, in the Auditor’s office. He has previously served as the Assistant Finance Director for the Texas cities of Duncanville and Big Spring and as the Senior Accountant for Lubbock. Varghese previously worked internationally as Senior Accounting Supervisor at Michael Hepburn & Company and Auditor at Arthur Young. He started his career at Deloitte Haskins and Sells asan Auditor (ArticledClerk) for the Chartered Accountancy (C.A.) program with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Varghese holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mumbai and a C.A. (MBA) from the ICAI. He is certified as a Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas, Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Government Finance Officer (CGFO) in Texas. Varghese was a badminton player until sidelined by an injury.