Jay is entering his 10th season with the Flames.  He has been a head coach for 6 years and an assistant for 3 years.  Jay is entering his eighth year on the board and his sixth year on the executive board.  This is Jay's fifth year as President of the Lake Zurich Flames.  Jay’s responsibilities will be to lead the future growth of the football and cheer program and ensure the program's yearly goals are being met.  He will also work with community leaders from the village of Lake Zurich, Ela Township and district 95 to make sure all the Flames needs are being met.  Jay is married to his wife Heather and they have three kids.  Chloe will be a freshman at the University of Iowa, Tyler will be a sophomore at Lake Zurich HS and Bryce will be a 7th grader at Middle School South.  

Chuck will be entering his 13th year in the organization and his 12th as a coach. He has three sons that have gone through the Flames program and have played, or are still playing, for Lake Zurich High School. Chuck is entering his seventh year on the Lake Zurich Flames board and his sixth on the Executive Board. Chuck is currently Vice President of Football Operations. In addition to his current responsibilities as equipment coordinator and league liaison to the TCYFL, where the Flames are members of the Health & Safety, Ethics and Competition Committees, Chuck will chair the Coaching Committee for the Flames for the 2020 season, ensure our coaches have the proper certifications as required by our league, work with the Village of Lake Zurich, Ela Township, District 95 and Lake Zurich High School to secure our practice and game fields and other football related issues regarding the Lake Zurich Flames.   

Eric has been with the Flames Organization for 10 years acting over the years as a head coach and assistant coach.  Eric had 3 boys involved with the program with two in high school and one heading to college in the fall.   Eric is entering his 8th year on the Board and 6th as the Treasurer.  Eric is responsible for the day to day financial activity of the Flames organization as well as helping ensure its future viability.  Eric works closely with the board committee heads, fundraising and concessions. 

Gretchen has been part of the Flames Board since 2016. She serves as the Director of the Cheer Program and is also on the Executive Board. Gretchen has two children who are both part of Flames. Her son has been playing Tackle since 2nd grade in 2014. Her daughter was a Flames cheerleader for 5 years and now she is a Junior Coach for the program. Gretchen is passionate about the benefits of community sports, for both kids and their families.

Regina has been part of the Flames Board since 2018. She served as a general board member in year one, but took on the managing the Flames social media sites and participating in as many events as possible. She is now in her second year as the Director of Communication and works to ensure our community and Flames Families are in the the know about important dates and information via social media and email blasts.  She is also the Flag Commissioner for the 2020 season. Regina has three sons, two who participate in Tackle and one in Flag.   Her biggest mission is to grow the program and to make sure our town is educated on the benefits of participating in youth sports! 

Matt has been coaching with the Flames every year since 2007, in capacities ranging from assistant to head coach. He joined the board in 2015, and became Director of Safety and Player Development in 2017. Additional responsibilities include alternate TCYFL league representative and member of the TCYFL Health and Safety Committee. Matt has a son Matthew who played seven seasons with the Flames, a daughter Ava who was involved with Cheer, and son Michael who will be in his seventh season with the Flames in 2020.

Chris is entering his 4th year as a Lake Zurich Flames Board Member and his 7th season as a Flames coach.  As the Director of Competition, Chris’s responsibilities include ethics, rule changes, league liaison and fundraising. Chris and his wife Lindsay have three children of which two are currently active within the Flames organization.  Dylan, their oldest, is entering 7th grade.  He began his Flames career by spending his first two years in our flag program and now he will beginning his 5th season in our prestigious tackle program.  Addison is extremely excited to start 4th grade this fall and is gearing up to begin her 4th season as a Flames Cheerleader and her 2nd season as a Flames Competition Cheerleader.  Their youngest daughter, Emmie, enjoys attending all of her brother and sister’s games or competitions.  Emmie is looking forward to joining the Flames Family as a cheerleader come 2021.

The Lake Zurich Flames are always looking for extra helpers. If you are interested in helping out as a Committee Volunteer, please contact a Board Member for additional committee information, and to get started volunteering.

Thank You!

The Lake Zurich Flames Board