Tony Korson

Koa Founder and COE (Chief of Everything!) Coach Tony is a local boy, born and raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Walt Whitman High School where, as a senior, he was a Washington Post All Met selection as a pitcher/outfielder.  Coach Tony went on to play ball at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he holds the single season ERA record with a meager 1.39.  Coach Tony also played for the Northwood’s League Champions Madison Mallards. When he’s not on the field, Coach Tony enjoys surfing, and is a 12 handicap with his sticks.

Mindi Susskind

Mindi is our Director of Parent Relations, but she could also be called the Director of Getting Everything Done!  She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Marketing. Following college, she was a Sales Associate for Horizons Unlimited for 10 years. She is now the cheering mother of three children - 2 Whitman graduates and 1 Pyle student. Mindi resides in Bethesda, MD with her husband, Evan. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her family.

Mike Brown

Mike Brown, Koa's Director of Community Partnerships, is a native of Davis, California and grew up playing football, baseball and basketball.  In high school he excelled in football and baseball, earning 4 separate All Conference honors.   Mike focused on baseball in college, first playing for the Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, CA) Cougars.  During his 2 years at Cuesta, Mike set the all time career batting average record at a .409 clip, becoming the first player in school history to hit over .400 for a career!!  Mike left the Golden State and transferred cross country to the University of Kentucky.  Playing with the Wildcats, his team won the Southeastern Conference title in Mike’s first year on campus.  In 2007 Mike completed his Wildcat career on a strong note, hitting .369 his senior year, good for 8th in the league.  He stayed on board UK's coaching staff after his player career, where he worked as the student assistant.  ‘Sports for Life’ is Coach Mike’s creed!!

McKenna Shea

Koa Athletic Director McKenna Shea graduated from The Catholic University of America in 2010 with a degree in English Language and Literature. While at Catholic she was captain of the crew team for two seasons and McKenna worked as a personal trainer. She attended Salem Washington Academy in upstate New York where she was a three sport athlete in field hockey, basketball, and softball. Coach McKenna was named Section II First Team All-Star for field hockey and Basketball. In softball, McKenna held the school record for homeruns in each of the four seasons she played on the varsity squad.

During baseball season, you'll find this native NY'er rooting for her Yankees and in her free time she loves the water -- frozen or not -- as she kayaks, waterskis, and hits the slopes for downhill skiing.

As Athletic Director, McKenna collaborates with the Koa team to develop programs designed for our youth athletes. Using her past experience as a coach in field hockey, hoops and swimming and as an instructor/lead guide for kayaking, McKenna also coordinates coaching and works with athletes in many Koa programs. Coach McKenna brings her enthusiasm and passion for sports to everyone at Koa!