Board

​ Kyle Lappin
 President
 
Kyle has been a member of the Flames Board since 2017.  Kyle and his wife, Amy, have four children.  Lucas(16) played for the sparks and Flames for seven years and is now a LZHS football player.  Joshua(11) is a Middleweight Flames player and Nathan(9) is a Featherweight Flames player.  Kyle's wife and his daughter, Sydney(14), work with the concession stand at Knox Park.  Kyle has coached for the LZ Flames for eight seasons and has also coached for LZ Hoops Boys Basketball, and LZ Jr Bears Girls Basketball.

​ John Hope
 Vice President of Football Operations - TCYFL League Rep 
 
John became a member of the Flames Board in 2020. Since 2014, he has been an active member within the Flames organization as either a coach or a Sparks Flag Football coordinator. John and his wife, Regina, have three boys who have played in the Flames. Their oldest son played with the Flames for 8 years and is now playing varisty football at LZHS and two other boys are currently playing tackle football with the Flames. John's goal is to help continue to build on the terrific reputation of the Lake Zurich Flames in the community and support the many dedicated coach volunteers that make the Flames the outstanding program that it is today. 

​ Tony Siska
 Vice President of Business Operations - Treasurer

Tony has been a member of the Flames Board since 2022.  Tony and his wife, Julie, have two children. Daniella (12) who is a World qualified Irish Dancer.  Anthony (10) is a Middleweight Flames player. Tony has been a coach of Sparks and Flames since 2019. In addition to coaching football, he has also coached LZ Hoops Boys Basketball and LZ Baseball. Tony hopes his contribution to the LZ Flames community will have a lasting impact to the already outstanding organization of volunteers and kids.

​ Karen Gore
Director of Communications

 Karen has been a member of the Flames Board since 2023. Her family has been active with the Flames 2021 with both a football player and cheerleader. She started on the board with managing the social media sites and has now moved into the Director of Communications role. Karen has a son who has played football since Flag and two daughters who are involved in the Sparks and Competitive Cheer programs.  Her goal is to make sure that Lake Zurich is informed and excited about not only Flames Football and Cheer, but learning all the benefits of staying active in youth sports!

​ Dave Burton
 Director of Competition

 Dave is entering his 5th year of involvement with the Flames and joined the Flames Board in 2020. Dave and his wife have two children who have been active with the Flames. Their son has been playing football with the Flames since 2019 and their daughter has cheered proudly from the sidelines for several years. In addition to football, Dave also has multiple years of experience helping coach youth baseball.

​​​​​​​Director of Cheerleading  - Currently Vacant

Board Members

​ Chris Mastalerz  Safety Lead	​ Jeff Bartlett  High School Liaison  Equipment Lead
​ Kevin Delzell  Sponsorship Lead	​ Kristen Anderson  Spirit Wear Lead  Community Outreach
​ Craig Lee  Equipment Team	​ Jackie Maloney  Celebration Lead  Community Outreach
​ Andrew Novak  Fields Lead	​ Chris O'Neil  Sponsorship Lead
​ Regina Hope  Communication Committee  Registration	​ Ryan McDonough
​ Chris Cranstoun               Sparks Flag Football Coordinator	​ Rachel Hubsch  Game Day Operations
	​ Ryan Johnson