AKA - Key Persons


Alex Dunlap

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Dr. Dave Smith

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director

Gabrielle Dunn

Gabrielle Dunn began her martial arts training at the age of three and today, at age twenty, she shows no signs of slowing down. Gabrielle currently attends Western Connecticut State University and lives in Danbury, Connecticut. She is currently working towards a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences. After undergrad, she intends to get her Master's degree in order to pursue a career as a speech pathologist.

Hunter B. Lyon - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Jeremy Talbott

Job Titles:
  • Director of Tournament Sanctions

John Sharkey - President

Job Titles:
  • President

John Tsai

Job Titles:
  • Director of Chinese Arts

Juan Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Julie Dinkins - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

Mary Amato

Mary Amato has been around the AKA family nearly all her life.

Sue Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Director of Membership