July 2026 Staffing and Organizational Announcement – Part 2

IFPA·article·analyzed·Jul 22, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

IFPA hires Tommy Vernieri as new staff member for communications and administration.

Summary

IFPA announces Tommy Vernieri as a new team member. Vernieri is a tournament director and Georgia NACS State Representative who rediscovered pinball in 2019, progressed through local and regional competition, and will contribute to IFPA communications and administrative operations.

Key Claims

Tommy Vernieri rediscovered pinball in 2019 after playing as a child
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Tommy Vernieri became Georgia NACS State Representative in 2025-26
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Tommy Vernieri ran Southern-Fried Gaming Expo tournaments for two years
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Tommy Vernieri started tournament directing in 2021
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Notable Quotes

“He hopes to help the IFPA by contributing to official communications with an eye towards clear reasoning. He'll also focus on administrative tasks to help keep the IFPA organized. He really loves spreadsheets.”
IFPA (official announcement) — Describes Vernieri's intended role and contributions to the organization

Entities

Tommy VernieripersonIFPAorganizationSouthern-Fried Gaming Expoevent[name withheld pending review]organization[name withheld pending review]organization[name withheld pending review]organization

Signals

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personnel_signal: IFPA announces new staff member Tommy Vernieri to handle communications and administrative tasks, indicating organizational growth or restructuring
high · Official staffing announcement hiring Vernieri for communications and administrative roles
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community_signal: Tommy Vernieri's progression from casual player (2019) to tournament director (2021) to state representative (2025-26) to IFPA staff reflects development of competitive pinball community leadership pipeline
high · Career trajectory documented in official IFPA bio showing rapid progression through tournament and organizational roles

Transcript

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The IFPA is proud to announce a new member to the team, Tommy Vernieri! Tommy Vernieri Tommy has fuzzy memories of playing pinball as a kid and didn’t rediscover pinball again until 2019. He rapidly went from playing in the break room after work; to competing in local tournaments in Charleston, SC; to traveling for monthly events around the Carolinas. He started tournament directing in 2021 after moving to Atlanta, GA; ran the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo tournaments for two years; and became the Georgia NACS State Representative in 2025-26. He hopes to help the IFPA by contributing to official communications with an eye towards clear reasoning. He’ll also focus on administrative tasks to help keep the IFPA organized. He really loves spreadsheets. We have updated our IFPA Staff page with these new bios.