Judge Foundry’s Board of Directors is elected annually in September, and serves until September 30th. To contact the Board, please fill out this form.
Joe Klopchic
President and DirectorJoe Klopchic has been judging since 2009. He has judged events of all sizes, from local weekly team drafts to organizing the Hunter Burton Memorial, a nonprofit Magic event held annually in Texas. Joe is a software engineer and spreadsheet enthusiast who works at a startup.
Khailyn Schaefer
Vice-President and DirectorKhailyn Schaefer, a L3 Judge from Wisconsin, has been active in the community since 2022. Khailyn did not realize his passion for Regional work until he was the Regional Advocate for the Great Lakes Region for a year, and now, empowering and supporting others is all he can think about. Outside of anything Magic related, Khailyn teaches science at a secondary level, and he loves to chat about effective/research-based teaching and learning strategies. If you see Khailyn at an event, please say hello, and if you want to talk about things and stuff, he is always willing to listen.
Ryan Wood
Secretary and DirectorRyan Wood began judging during Khans of Tarkir, quickly achieving Level 2 within six months. Since his first Grand Prix in Las Vegas 2015, he has judged over 100 major events. As an experienced official in both Magic: The Gathering and Flesh and Blood, Ryan has served as Support Judge/Head Judge across numerous games and events.
Tobias Vyseri
Treasurer and DirectorTobias has been a Magic judge for over nine years and runs a thriving graphic design business on Etsy. When she’s not creating art or selling at conventions, she’s either diving into rogue-likes or teaching her parrot to say hilarious phrases.
Rob McKenzie
DirectorRob McKenzie is a judge from Minnesota, active since 2004. He is the former Regional Coordinator of the USA North region. More recently Rob has been working frequently with Magikids, the largest Magic-focused nonprofit in the world, and recording videos with Good Luck High Five’s Commander Arcade.