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About Us
Our Mission
Summit Sports League (SSL) is an inclusive non-profit organization focused on building a welcoming and socially rewarding atmosphere for all, no matter orientation, gender identity, or athleticism. Our mission is to grow and empower each other through recreational sports and social opportunities, bettering the greater Denver community in which we are a part of.
Meet our board of directors and League leadership
President: Steph Day
Stephanie (she/her/hers) was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and moved to Colorado in 2016 to play college softball. During her time in school, she had the amazing opportunity to be a three-time All-American third baseman and served as University Student Body President. Sports and leadership have always played a huge role in her life, being passionate about creating spaces where people can come together, compete, and feel like they belong. Steph works full-time as a tax accountant, and is deeply involved in giving back. She also serves on the Board for the Gay Games Denver 2030 Bid Committee, which has been an incredibly meaningful way for her to give back and advocate for inclusive, global LGBTQ+ representation in sports. She's been playing dodgeball with Summit since it's creation, where it has truly become a second home. Through this league, she's built lifelong friendships and found a safe, welcoming space for LGBTQ+ individuals—something she values deeply.
Vice President: Eli Rutherford
Eli (he/him) has lived in Colorado since 2019 and has an extensive history of participating in various sports and sports leagues across the country, as well as community empowerment and improvement initiatives. As the founder of Summit’s Dodgeball programming and its first Commissioner, he’s excited about continuing Summit’s mission “to grow and empower each other…”.“My deepest and longest-lasting friendships in Denver started when I had an opportunity to plug in and give back to my community. I am honored to help Summit foster that active, social, and inclusive opportunity with my people.”In his “spare” time, Eli can be found restoring furniture, practicing yoga, camping, or hosting dinner parties between home renovation projects.
Secretary and ABCD Dodgeball League Co-Manager: Gaelen McCartney
Gaelen (they/them) moved to Denver in 2021 and immediately jumped into the LGBTQ+ sports scene. For work, they lead a LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group at a nationwide children’s charity. In this role, Gaelen takes pride in creating a space that fosters inclusion and belonging for their fellow coworkers. They have been playing dodgeball and other sports for 5+ years, and look forward to continue developing community, building relationships, and having fun!
Director of Fundraising: Andrew Walton
Andrew (he/him/his) moved to Denver in 2022 and dived right into Summit, playing both kickball and dodgeball. While he enjoys the competitive nature that comes with playing sports, he mostly enjoys the camaraderie that is fostered while playing, therefore he is committed to creating a welcoming and warm environment for all to enjoy. Outside of sports Andrew, aka Dr. Walton, is a professor at MSU Denver teaching the next generation of future teachers.
Director of Social and Service Engagement: Quinn McFadden
Quinn (he/him) is a Denver-based outdoor enthusiast, community leader, and proud master of dodging both balls and bad vibes. Whether he’s carving down a mountain, scaling a cliff, or diving out of the way during a heated dodgeball match, Quinn knows that the best connections are built through shared adventures (and maybe a few bruises). Aspiring architect by day and team player by night, Quinn blends creativity and strategy like a well-crafted playlist. His dedication to fostering inclusive, active communities, bring people together through sports and recreation. When he’s not on the court, the slopes, or rocking out at a festival, Quinn’s busy inspiring others to chase their goals—and maybe a little adrenaline—wherever life takes them.
Director of Social and Service Engagement: Brandon Dazzo
If Brandon (he/him) looks familiar, it's because he was everyone's favorite bartender around town for the past decade until moving onto real estate a few years ago. He has a special knack for connecting people, and being genuine with others so they can feel confident enough to try something new. Brandon likes to try anything that is physically challenging, and sharing those activities with others. Once upon a time, he was a karate instructor and co-ran a studio. He's an avid Yogi, and teaches once a week as a hobby. He's recently found an affinity for the aerial arts of Pole & Single Sling! Reach out if you want to dive deeper into the community at Summit, have ideas about events, or if you want to get in the Air! Little known facts about Brandon - he has an MA in Counseling, used to have a waterbed, loves a nerf ball, and favorite holiday is the 4th of July.
Director of Marketing: Kirin Pandit
Kirin (she/her) joined Summit in Spring 2025. She lived in several places around the country before moving to Denver in July 2021. She worked in local news for eight years before a career switch to marketing in fall 2024. Kirin loves meeting new people and spends most of her free time out with friends or watching Survivor.
Director of Human Resources: Fiona Boomer
Fiona (she/her) grew up in Utah and bounced around the east coast from New York to Pennsylvania. She moved to Denver in 2023 and fell into the Summit sports league by accident— a happy accident that allowed her to find her second home. For work, Fiona serves as Executive Director of AFT Colorado, one of the state’s teaching unions. She specializes in community/political organizing, contract negotiations, and conflict resolution, ensuring teachers, staff and students of diverse backgrounds have a safe place to work and learn. Fiona has been playing dodgeball with Summit for two years and looks forward to helping grow the organization by means of community feedback and standard league guidelines.
Dodgeball League Commissioner: Sloan Bishop
Sloan (he/him) grew up in Louisiana and graduated from LSU before he moved to Denver in 2019. He started playing dodgeball and fell in love with the sport and community that he has been a part of for the past 5 years. Outside of dodgeball you can find him enjoying the good weather, playing board games, exploring the local LGBTQ+ scene, or watching reality tv.
Bouldering League Commissioner: Brian Troutner
Troutner (he/him/his) is an aerospace engineer by day, activity enthusiast by night. He began his climbing journey in 2010 and fell in love with iconic destinations such as Joshua Tree, Tuolumne Meadows (Yosemite) and Red Rocks (Vegas, not Colorado). While leading trad is his jam (pun intended), creating communities and helping others find where they belong is his passion. Off the walls, you'll find him as the owner of Mile High Shootout LLC—running nationally attended, biannual dodgeball tournaments. He's stoked to get our climbing league off the ground (lol)!
ABCD Dodgeball League Co-Manager: Kristen Schuster
Kristen (she/her/hers) lives by the mission of being the person you needed when you were younger. She joined us in 2022 and immediately took on leadership roles by reffing and bringing more people into the summit leagues. She and Gaelen have worked hard together to develop the She/They Dodgeball league and are super proud to see it get it's own time slot and new night! She hails from Pueblo, CO, but grew up in Aurora, CO all of her life. She got engaged to her partner Alexandria back in March of '23 and recently moved in with her and their wonderfully blended family of dogs... Chloe, Leo and Kitsune. She loves to read and write in her free time when she's not playing recreational sports.
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