Wendy has had a lifelong passion for sports having grown up playing soccer and tennis.  She played tennis at The University of Notre Dame where she was a three-time All American and served as a captain her senior year.  After graduating in 1996, she began what was a 25+ year career in finance working in the Investment Banking, Private Equity and Hedge Fund industries in New York and Boston. During this time she also began working with or volunteering at numerous non-profit organizations focused on youth such as Special Olympics, Student Sponsor Partners, Boston Scholars, The Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc. and Play Ball Foundation. Her strong desire and commitment to help provide equitable access to youth sports opportunities led her to join the Play Ball Foundation in 2025 as Director of Operations.  Reflecting on the opportunity at Play Ball she shares, "Not a day goes by that I don't incorporate a lesson learned through organized sports into my daily life.  My hope is for all middle school children to have equal access to sports for their overall social, emotional and physical health."