Staff

William Kelly

Owner/ CEO

Phone866-608-1547

William Kelly founded the WBDA after his acquisition of the WBCBL in efforts to continue the success and history of the original women’s basketball development league. His vision was to rebrand the league by adding value and support to team owners and players by creating the best platform in the industry. William has a background in sales, marketing, finance, sports management and consulting, in addition to being a team owner. He is driven by his love for basketball, business savviness and passion to help progress women’s sports. He is ready to begin the next chapter of change by implementing the new structure and plans.

Darnell Hollis

Association Commissioner

Emailcommissioner.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are excited to announce Mr. Darnell Hollis as the Association Commissioner.

Darnell has a background in finance, 20 years in sales and management, 11 years of coaching basketball and 2 years as a team general manager. His focus will be on creating organizational structure to provide the best platform for teams in our industry. Darnell will also assist in putting plans in place to increase revenue for the association and our teams.

Phil Hamilton

Director of Legal Operations

We are proud to announce Mr. Phil Hamilton as the Director of Legal Operations.

Renee Bobb

Director of Training & Development

Emailtrainer.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Ms. Renne Bobb as the Director of Training & Development.

Renee Bobb has a passion for the game of basketball. As the owner of the Music City Icons Professional Women’s Basketball Team, located in Nashville, TN, Renee desires to help women get a second chance at a basketball career. Here mission is to Build Opportunities Beyond Basketball (BOBB)

One of the highlights of Renee’s career is serving in the United States Navy as a Telecommunications Operator. Renee is an authority in the field of self-publishing and small business development. She is the CEO of R.B.I. Enterprise, an Empowerment Training and Development Firm, specializing in Career Empowerment, Small Business Development, Financial Empowerment and Book Publishing Training. www.BookPublishingLady.com

Dr. Kevin Butler Ph.D.

Director Pro Player Development & Scouting

Emailproplayer.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Dr. Kevin Butler Ph.D. as the Director of Pro Player Development & Scouting.

Dr. Butler is a legend in the basketball development industry, with around 40 years of service and assisting roughly 200 plus professional players. He brings prior basketball operations experience within the NBA, ABA, CBA, IBL, NWBA, and USBL leagues respectively.

Dr. Butler will be responsible for providing player development camps and clinics designed to help individual players and teams improve in skill proficiency while assisting ownership groups in conducting annual team combines. He will take the lead in the development of the following: The All-Star Game, and Annual League Draft Combines. He will also facilitate all pro player combines designed to market our players to teams and leagues oversees.

Laschelle Brown

Director of Code & Ethics

Emailethics.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce the Director of Code & Ethics.

Laschelle is a Navy veteran with experience as a manager, Executive in Sports and a team owner. She will focus on assisting teams to stay compliant by implementing rules and resources to create a strong platform of unity with our organizations.

Gibril Davies

Director of Media & Branding

Emailmedia.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are prod to announce Gibril Davies as the Director of Media & Branding.

Gibril Davies is the CEO of the Olympus Group and a recent District 7 City Council seat applicant. He was a core member of the Education and Workforce Development Committee for the Mayor's office in 2017. Mr. Davies will be a host on the "Hustle Lounge" a show for entrepreneurs on The Plug Digital Network and the owner of the WBDA team Birmingham Queens.He also is a Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce recruiter.

Mr. Davies specializes in marketing, branding, event coordination, and sales. His mission is to bring national exposure to the WBDA and its players while taking the brand to the next level in the women's pro development market on and off the court.

Bernell Hooker

Director of Community Engagement

Emailcommunity.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Ms. Bernell Hooker as the Association Director of Community Engagement

Bernell Hooker has received national awards for engaging girls and women to empower themselves through sports. Her goal is to do the same with the organization to give communities the best basketball experience. Bernell is also the Owner of the Milwaukee Aces and Founder/CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports Nonprofit Organization.

Kevin Smith

Director of Sales & Sponsorship

Emailsales.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Mr. Kevin Smith as the Director of Sales & Sponsorship.

Mr. Smith has a background in business, marketing, finance and account management. His focus will be establishing long term partnerships to generate revenue and create opportunities that would allow the WBDA to continue being the largest and most successful Women’s basketball development organization.

Darryl Todd

Director of Officials

Emailofficials.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Mr. Darryl Todd as the Director of Officials.

Darryl has officiated in the NCAA, semi pro leagues and the WBCBL. He will focus on creating the platform and structure for our officials, assist with game rule changes and all officials scheduling.

Sandi Brown

Association Event Coordinator

Emailevents.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Ms. Sandi Brown as the Association Event Coordinator.

Sandi has a background in business, finance, management, administration and public speaking. Her goal is to assist in organizing public events by providing presentation, content and resources to maximize all potential opportunities for our organizations.

Sandi is also the proud owner of the Toledo’s first women’s pro basketball team, the Toledo Threat.

Greg Cobb

Senior Writer

Emailwriter.wbdapro@gmail.com

We are proud to announce Mr. Greg Cobb as our Senior Writer.

Greg has been writing articles and covering sports for many years. He Founded Beer City Sports in 2011 in which he covered the Grand Rapids Drive NBA G League team. Greg will focus on producing articles and content about our teams and operations to share with our fans via media platforms.