Executive Board

Bill has been a baseball fan since his parents took him to a Dodgers game at Ebbets Field at age five.  He discovered the Big Train in the early years and has been a Corporate Season Pass holder since 2008.  He is an Army Vietnam veteran, and worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for more than 23 years, before taking an early retirement in 2001.  Since then he has been a self-employed computer consultant. Bill’s wife Gail practiced family law in Montgomery County for more than 30 years. They have three grown children and one grandson. Bill has extensive experience with nonprofits, having been Secretary and President of the board of his coop apartment building in Elmhurst, NY.  He was a board member of his synagogue, Beth Sholom Congregation, serving as Secretary, Treasurer, and President.  He is currently serving as Treasurer of Jewish War Veterans Post 692.

Katelyn grew up in Kensington. In high school and college, she and her friends were often tasked with absorbing Big Train players into their summer activities by neighborhood host families, leading to many humid evenings at Povich, cheering on summertime friends. She has a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware and master’s degree from University of Maryland. Katelyn works at the University of Maryland as an Athletic Trainer for the eighteen collegiate athletic teams. 

Billy Gordon, a Rockville native and current Olney resident, is an expert on the history of the Negro Leagues and Black community baseball in Montgomery County. Billy’s athletic talents won him a place in the Richard Montgomery High School Athletics Hall of Fame (2012) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Basketball Hall of Fame (2004/2012). He earned a Masters Degree in Education at Howard University and served the Montgomery County Public Schools for 38 years, ten as a teacher and 28 as an administrator. Both Billy and his two sons proudly began their athletic careers with the Rockville Baseball Association. Billy’s son Keith played for the Cincinnati Reds and now coaches baseball at Bullis School.   

Linda has been a baseball fan for most of her life.  If she and her family are not at Povich Field supporting Big Train, they are probably at Nationals Park.  They have welcomed Big Train players into their family since 2014 and maintain contact with them.  Her son Adrian is an assistant to Coach G at the Big Train Summer Camps and has unofficially reserved his seat along the third baseline.  She grew up in Pennsylvania and now lives in Chevy Chase with her husband Mike and son. Linda received her DDS and PhD from the University of Maryland. She is currently Director of Orthodontics at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Children’s National Medical Center, and Co-Director of the National Orofacial Institute.  She maintains a private practice in Orthodontics in Chevy Chase.  She also serves on an Advisory Board to Gillette Children’s Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota and the Dreams for Kids Foundation. 

Amy attended her first Big Train game in 2012. Povich Field set the stage for some of her most cherished family memories and the foundation for friendships that will last a lifetime. Amy was born and raised in Monongahela, a small steel town south of Pittsburgh, PA and received her Masters in Community Health Education from West Virginia University. Amy moved to the DC area in 1999 and started her career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2000.  She is currently the Chief of the Ethics and Management Analysis Branch at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), NIH.  Amy lives in Potomac, with her husband David and two sons Austin and Owen. They have hosted players since 2018, and Amy has served as one of the Host Family Coordinators since 2021. In addition to being a huge Big Train fan, Amy cheers for her Steelers and Penguins! But what brings her the most joy is watching Austin and Owen play baseball!

Ramin is a lifelong baseball fan with a passion for nonprofit organizations. After growing up in Potomac and later moving to Columbia, joining Big Train is Ramin’s chance to return home and help give back to the community in which he developed his love for the game. Now living in Washington, D.C., he practices commercial real estate finance law at Krooth & Altman LLP. He enjoys all things sports, believes that country music isn’t what it used to be, and also devotes his time to a nonprofit organization called Soldiers for Wildlife.