GrandOpening

Saturday, October 2, 2021

The official grand opening ceremony of the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, held in Philadelphia during the 2021 U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist, formally unveiled the world’s largest community squash center.

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Grand Opening Ceremony

Grand Opening Pre-Show

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Arlen Specter US Squash Center Hosts Grand Opening Celebration

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The Shpilkes of Arlen Specter

By Jim Zug

A Decade of Partnership Between Drexel and US Squash

By Chris McClintick

FOUNDING DONORS

  • Tracey & Shanin Specter
  • H. Chase Lenfest
  • Aileen & Brian Roberts,
  • Sarah & Chester Hall,
  • Amanda Roberts,
  • Tucker Roberts
  • Danielle & David Ganek
  • Diane L. Myer
  • Marguerite & Gerry Lenfest
  • The Ball Family
  • The Rohit & Katharine Desai Family
  • William B. Dietrich Foundation
  • Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
  • The Mackesy Family
  • Leo W. & Eve B. Pierce
  • Michael & Kathie Pierce
  • Molly Pierce
  • Raynier Institute & Foundation
  • Linda & Jim Robinson
  • The Martha & David Slosburg Family
  • Robert & Marlene Buckley
  • Marcie & Nick Alexos
  • Gui & Susan Costin
  • Tench & Simone Coxe
  • Patrick & Beth Coyne
  • Mary & Daniel Dolan Family Foundation
  • Jodie & Andrew Fink
  • The Fleischner Family
  • The Ford Family Foundation
  • Ed & Kim Garno
  • Ann & Doug Grissom
  • John “Jack” F. Herrick
  • Amrit & Sarah Kanwal
  • Jeff & Jenny Kelter
  • Sue & Steve Mandel
  • Christie, Chris, Alex, Max, Ashley & Freddy Manning
  • Vince, Andrea, Trevor, Ashley & Andrew McGuinness
  • Slade, Caroline, Brandon, Devin & Christina McLaughlin
  • Edward J. Minskoff
  • Alixandra & Keith Morgan
  • The Sam Oh Family
  • Terry & Polly O’Toole
  • Holly & Mark Pagon
  • Thomas M. Poor
  • Wendy & Paul Raether
  • Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
  • Ted & Sally Rorer
  • Frank Stella
  • Peter & Alexandra Thompson
  • The Venkatesan Family
  • Jim & Debbie Zug

KEYSTONE FOUNDERS

  • Marjaleena & Jonathan Berger
  • William C. Buck
  • Connie Pierce Buckley
  • Rick & Jamea Campbell
  • Robert E. Campbell, MD Family
  • Digger Donahue
  • The Brian Dyson Family
  • David & Ingrid Ellen
  • Eugenie Logue & Gary Herbert
  • Bruce & Julie Menin
  • Mackey & Allison Pierce
  • Cindy and Bill Simon
  • Thomas H. Tarantino
  • The Villari Family
  • Peg & Jack Wyant
  • Jackie & Stan Silverman

Photo Gallery

Supporters

  • Paul Assaiante
  • MUFFIE & Sherrell Aston
  • Richard Aube
  • Avanish Bhavsar
  • Todd Bourell
  • Deenie & Frank Brosens
  • N. Harrison Buck
  • James M. Buck
  • Harry Burn
  • Sean Carney
  • Tim Conway
  • Hilary & Victor Daniello
  • Christine DeRose
  • Peter Dunne
  • Joe Dworetzky
  • Ned Edwards
  • George Edwards
  • Patricia & Eric Fast
  • Carlos Ferrer
  • MIchael Finkelstein
  • Averell Fisk
  • Willie Gaynor
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • THE KATHY & AL Gordon FUND
  • Rachel Gray Hawthorne
  • Katharine & Bobby Joyce
  • Praveen Kankariya
  • Kaveh Khosroshashi
  • Elizabeth B. King
  • Elissa Kovas
  • Tom Kreitler
  • Ned Lanphier
  • Emily & Justin Lungstrum
  • Ian MacTaggart
  • Michael F. Marino
  • Laura B. Marshall
  • T. Buck Marshall
  • Michelle & Bill Marvin
  • Hannah & Pat McKeever
  • Valerie McNeely
  • Dave McNeely
  • Sheila Molloy
  • Nancy (Molloy) & John Galloway
  • Maine & Bill Park
  • Hope Prockop
  • Racquet & Tennis Club NYC
  • Kendra & Bill Raine
  • Sarah & Spencer Robertson
  • Jeannie Rose
  • Sarah B. Schmader
  • Artie Schwabe
  • Rick Smith
  • Joanne & Tony Soslow
  • Craig Stapleton
  • Cathy & Sandy Tierney
  • Syd Tyson
  • George Weiss
  • Jay Weitzman
  • Laura & Michael Aronstein
  • David Barrett
  • Rob Berner
  • Darren Bramen
  • Alan Breed
  • Henry R. Buck
  • Alexander K. Buck Jr
  • Mary Lou & Will Bunn
  • Guy Cipriano
  • Tom Clayton
  • JD Cregan
  • Bernard Curry
  • Randy DePree
  • Donn Dolce
  • Mark Epley
  • Maryellen & Ed Feeley
  • Elliot Gersten
  • Rick Gersten
  • Chris Gordon
  • Ed Harding
  • Nicole & Larry Heath
  • Ken Hubbard
  • Francis Johnson
  • Gibb Kane
  • David Keating
  • Avery Keller
  • John Klein
  • Hugh Knetzger
  • Nick Kouridas
  • Julian Krinsky
  • Oivind Lorentzen
  • Alex Lynch
  • Bruce Marks
  • Susan Merlin
  • Karen Miller
  • Christina Mohraz
  • Andrea SMITH & Michael Molloy
  • Angela Morris
  • Nancy O’Neill
  • Charles Parkhurst
  • Eileen & Phillip Pheiffer
  • Barbara Raho
  • Mason Rees
  • Caroline B. Rogers
  • Sandy Schwartz
  • Ian Smith
  • Rich Stephenson
  • Lisa & Scott Stuart
  • Karan Thakar
  • Lisa Tobin
  • Bill Ullman
  • Elizabeth & Anthony Vale
  • Mark Walsh
  • Dee & Pug Winokur

US Squash Board of Directors

  • Soo Venkatesan, Chair of the Board | Pro Bono Consultant
  • Linda Robinson, Vice-Chair | Former Vice Chair, BlackRock, Inc
  • Albert G. Tierney III, Vice-Chair | Executive Vice President and Principal, McCall & Almy
  • Olivia Blatchford | Athlete Representative
  • Daniel D. Dolan Jr., Advancement Co-Chair | Founder, Dolan McEniry Capital Management, LLC
  • Peter Dunne, Advancement Co-Chair | Former Partner, Tri-State Capital
  • Joseph Dworetzsky | Fellow in the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University
  • Olivia Fiechter | Athlete Representative
  • Andrew Fink, Investment Chair | Co-founder and President, Birch Grove Capital
  • Christopher Gordon | Athlete Representative
  • Christopher Hanson | Athlete Representative
  • Todd Harrity | Athlete Representative
  • Francis Johnson | Director, Felton Group, LLC
  • Praveen Kankariya | Founder & CEO, IMPETUS
  • Kara Kardon, Ex-Officio | Director of Customer Success, PwC
  • Nick LePore | Managing Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
  • Jennifer Mackesy, Advancement Co-Chair | Community Leader and Volunteer
  • Robert Osborne, Jr. | Principal, The Osborne Group
  • Scott Poirer | President and Owner, ProBuilder Financial
  • Amanda Sobhy | Athlete Representative
  • Shanin Specter | Founding Partner, Kline & Specter, P.C.

US Squash Staff

  • Kevin Klipstein | President & CEO
  • Paul Assaiante | National Coach Emeritus
  • Greg Born | Senior Technology Advisor
  • Bill Buckingham | Senior Director of Member & Support Services
  • Ibraheem Bussy | Event Assistant
  • Kim Clearkin | Senior Vice President
  • Christopher Donovan | Service Associate
  • Ned Edwards | Executive Director
  • Joetta Francis | Manager of Tournament Support Services
  • Adam Hamill | Director of National Teams
  • Re’Alle Harold | Facility Supervisor
  • Rutwik Kharkar | Software Engineer
  • Charlotte Knaggs | Donor Relations Manager
  • Narelle Krizek | Assistant Director
  • Philip Lee | Vice President of Finance & Administration
  • Ryan Leslie | Manager of National Events
  • Kimbley Lightner | Director of Operations & Services
  • Chris McClintick | Director of Communications
  • Sakora Miller | Senior Manager of Community Squash Programming
  • Theresa Moloy | Service Associate
  • Riley Mulligan | Service Associate
  • James Neiderer | General Manager
  • Ong Beng Hee | Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach
  • Ona Prokes | Operations Assistant
  • Preston Quick | Senior Director of UX &UI
  • Ryan Rayfield | Vice President of Technology
  • Kayla Rivera | Facility Supervisor
  • Lucas Rousselet | Service Associate
  • Justin Russell| Principal Software Engineer
  • Chris Sachvie | Squash Director
  • Jake Scholl | Service Associate
  • Devon Shatzman | Service Associate
  • Raphael Shinckar | Marketing & Facility Assistant
  • Hadley Smink | Director of Membership & Marketing
  • Harry Smith | Senior Director of Junior Squash
  • Ian Tai | Software Engineer
  • Barrett Takesian | Senior Advisor for Community Programs
  • Julia Thompson | Events Manager
  • Tucker Tavarone | IT Specialist
  • Davir Tyler | Service Associate
  • Cece Williams | Service Associate
  • Dent Wilkens | Senior Vice President of Operations
  • Olivia Xu | Staff Accountant
  • Jim Zug | Executive Editor

Specter Center Project Team

  • Keating Partners/Daniel J. Keating lll
  • Van Potteiger Architects
  • D3 Developers
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • Noel Eisenstat LLC
  • Reinvestment Fund
  • IMS Technology Services
  • CourtTech USA
  • MS Signs, Inc.
  • Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
  • Aegis Property Group
  • Alliant Insurance Services
  • Ambric Technologies
  • ANC Sports
  • Anderson Courts and Sports Surfaces, Inc
  • ASB Squash
  • Available Light, Inc.
  • Belcher Roofing Corp
  • Blasz Construction LLC
  • Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy
  • Central Metals Inc
  • City Maintenance Co, LLC
  • Club Locker Venue
  • CohnReznick
  • Conner Strong & Buckelew
  • Copeland Surveying Inc
  • D’Andrea Bros. Concrete Co., Inc.
  • E.J. Raith Mechanical, Inc.
  • EC Fence & Iron Works, Inc.
  • Ewing Cole
  • Falasca Mechanical
  • Frank Whittock & Associates
  • Gilmore & Associates
  • GO Services LLC
  • Good City Studio, Inc.
  • Graham & Sons Restoration, LLC
  • Hayward Baker Inc
  • Healy Kohler Design
  • Henderson Engineering
  • Hot Rocks Sauna
  • JBI LLC
  • Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Kay & Sons
  • Kelly Maiello Architects
  • Loomis & LaPann, Inc.
  • M. Schnoll & Sons, Inc.
  • Mason Building Group Inc
  • McGoldrick Electric, Inc.
  • Metropolitan Acoustics, Inc.
  • Miller Flooring Company
  • MLF Insurance
  • Nagle Law LLC
  • Northstar Contracting Group, Inc.
  • Oxford Engineering
  • Paul Rabinowitz Glass Company Inc
  • Pencoyd Iron Works
  • Powers & Company 
  • Premier Furniture
  • Rinehart’s Sanitation Services, LLC
  • Roman Mosaic and Tile Company
  • Shelly Electric Company
  • Sorinex Fitness Equipment
  • Southern New Jersey Steel Co., Inc.
  • Spiezle Architectural Group Inc. (formerly City Invincible)
  • Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
  • Starlight
  • Surface Specialist, LLC
  • Swipes Heavy Hauling, LLC
  • Synertech Incorporated
  • Tackett & Company, Inc.
  • The Sentry Post
  • The Vertex Companies, Inc.
  • Total Construction Rentals, Inc.
  • TriGuard Security
  • Walter W Laux d/b/a Accurate Estimating, LLC
  • Wayman Fire Protection Inc.
  • Williams Scotsman, Inc.
  • Woodcock Design, Inc.
  • Wright Commissioning

Drexel University & US Squash

The Arlen Specter US Squash Center opened in the historic State Armory Building in 2021 as a result of a dynamic partnership between Drexel University and US Squash. The Specter Center is the home for Team USA and hosts numerous national and international championship events. Most importantly, it serves as a community squash center that provides access and lifelong engagement in squash and fosters a diverse community rooted in shared values. US Squash traces its roots to Philadelphia as first squash governing body in the world in 1904.

Headquartering US Squash in the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in the heart of the Drexel University campus represents a return to those roots and builds upon its strong partnership with Drexel, proud host since 2011 of the U.S. Open Squash Championships at the University’s Kline & Specter Squash Center.

You Belong

“You Belong” represents the Specter Center’s vision of ensuring everyone is able to enhance their health and well-being through squash. As the world’s largest community squash center, all are welcome here.  

Featured at the Grand Opening was an art piece made up of 1,400 squash balls was created by the artist Nero. His work has been found throughout the greater Philadelphia area since 2014.  Most know for his stencil work, Nero is now emerging onto the art scene creating one of a kind murals and art installations.