Sports Commissioners

Vacant - Position is open
Basketball Commissioner

Mike Dipple, President
Michael (Mike) Dipple was born and raised in Milford (Hunterdon County), New Jersey. Married to Angela Lignelli, they moved to Bergen County in 2002. After a short stay in Haworth, they moved to Demarest in 2004. Mike and Angela have 3 teenaged children, Adriana, Luca and Lily. Mike is a civil engineer with his own design practice in Englewood, NJ. His hobbies are cycling, fitness, wine collecting, and spending time with family.
miked@daarec.org

William (Bill) Lewis, Vice President
Bill has lived in Demarest for 22 years. An active DAA member for 16 years, he has coached recreation and travel soccer, basketball, baseball and softball. Over the past 10 years, Bill has served as a DAA board member. All of his 4 children have participated in DAA programs. Two are currently competing at the collegiate level and two are members of NVD athletic teams.
william@daarec.org

Rafi Buchnick, Director
Rafi and his family moved to Demarest in 2011. Since 2014 Rafi has been volunteering in the DAA first as a Basketball coach and these days as a board member responsible for the communication between the DAA and the community. RAfi has 3 children, all of them participated in the DAA programs.
rafi@daarec.org

Mitch Jain, Baseball Commissioner
Mitesh (Mitch) Jain had been a Demarest resident for over 6 years. He has been actively involved in coaching basketball and baseball since he moved here from Queens. Both of Mitch's sons have been involved in DAA activities throughout. Mitch is also the incoming commissioner for baseball - and is looking forward to helping develop our town's young talent.
mitch@daarec.org

Adam Collins, Softball Commissioner
Adam has lived in Demarest for over 8 years and has been involved with the DAA most of that time as a Soccer, Basketball, Baseball and Softball coach. In 2015 Adam has become the DAA Softball commissioner. Adam has 3 kids ages 16, 11 and 8 all whom either currently or previously participated DAA sports. When he is not spending time in the DAA, he is a professional in the financial industry and has been the CFO and COO of private equity/alternative asset management firms.
adam@daarec.org