MECA is a well oiled sub woofer…err, we mean machine…ah hell you know what we mean! It takes a lot of hard work from a bunch of dedicated hard working folks to keep things running around here so we thought it was only fitting to introduce everyone to the folks behind the scenes.
Get to know your the MECA leadership and judges in your area or those areas in which you travel hundreds of miles to attend.

USA
Location | Judges | Qualifications |
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California | Nick Adams Jim Becker Donald Falese Dustin Hutsell Linda Kobayashi Brian Mitchell Jesse Navarro Mike Nicholls Richard Papasin Ray Pimley Chris Purdue Kyle Rhodes Yacdiel Ruiz Scott Welch Damon Young | SQL/SPL SQL/R&E SQL Judge SQL/SPL Judge SQL/R&E SQL Judge SPL Judge SQL Judge Event Director/SQL/SPL/R&E/Head SQ Judge SPL Judge SQL/SPL Judge SPL/R&E SQL Judge SQL Judge SQL Judge |
Colorado | Jason Antis | Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge |
Florida | Sunil Boodram Russell Jones Justin Polk Jeff Smith | Event Director/SPL/SQL SQL Judge SQL Judge SQL Judge |
Illinois | Joseph Hedden | SQL/SPL Judge |
Indiana | Chad Bleeke Cory Bradley Sean Paradis | Event Director/SPL/R&E SQL Judge SPL Judge |
Kentucky | Bud Ballinger Shannon Ballinger Salena Ballinger Jake Ballinger Charlie Simmons | Owner/Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge Owner/Event Director/SPL Judge Owner/Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge SPL/SQL Judge SPL/SQL Judge |
Michigan | Brad Vanvalkenburg William Coleman James Wright Belinda Horton | Event Director/SPL Judge SPL/SQL Judge SPL/SQL Judge SPL/SQL Judge |
Mississippi | Mike Flanagan | SPL/SQL/R&E |
North Carolina | Mic Wallace | SQL Judge |
Ohio | Jason Antis Dan Black Joe Ault Sr. Joe Davis Geoff Schneider Sidney Wright Dalton Rodgers | SPL/SQL Judge SPL Judge SPL Head Judge SQL Judge SPL/SQL/R&E Event Director/SPL/SQL/R&E SPL Judge |
Oklahoma | Jason Antis | Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge |
Pennsylvania | Kevin Mayo Dan Arndt Tony Horton Steve Weigner | Event Director/SPL Judge SQL Judge SQL/R&E SQL Judge |
Tennessee | Eric Halfacre Chris Myers Michael Myers Vinny Taylor | SPL Judge SQL Judge SQL/R&E Event Director/SQL/R&E |
Canada
Location | Judges | Qualifications |
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All | TBD | Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge |
Africa
Location | Judges | Qualifications |
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South Africa | Sugen Pillay | Event Director/SPL Judge |
South Africa | Poomesh Sukhai | Event Director/SPL Judge |
South Africa | Dheveshen Naidoo | SPL Judge |
Trinidad and Tobagoo
Location | Judges | Qualifications |
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Clifford Charles | Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge | |
Enrique Ramkaran | Event Director/SPL/SQL Judge |
Are you a judge and don’t see your name here or your name is not linked to your profile? If so then please send us your info in our support center in the below format. (Copy and paste the below into the ticket and provide the requested information.)
Location:
MECA Certifications: (Such as Event Director, SPL Judge, SQL Judge)
Contact Information: (Can be a phone number or email or both or none of the above just let me know)
Achievements: (Example:
2021 Season Park and Pound State Finals – 1st Place
2021 Extreme Class – 1st place, 2001 SQL Extreme World Champion.
Please also provide 3 to 5 pictures for your profile, can be anything you want but please provide at least one of you.