Team to a strong 4th place finish. Org, 2014 Distinguished Athlete Award for Orange County, Apple of Our Eye February 2011 Dale McIntosh Center, Institute for Families Fundraising Award, 2014 Trinity League Coaches Courage Award, 2015 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award. Circling back to Harvard for his Psychiatric training, upon graduation John was appointed Harvards Assistant Director of Residency and Medical Student Training, a position he held for 9 years. Kimberley has also received numerous community awards including the annual High School Sports Associations Community Service Award for her service to the regions children. As a result of earning the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship, Caylin will go on to Oxford University in the UK to earn an MSC in Sociology and then a Masters of Public Policy/MBA beginning in October of 2017. When he was a teenager, Selemas unique upbringing brought him to Southern California, where he was first exposed to surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding. She has served in the non-profit sector participating internationally with Jumpball Basketball Programme, helping provide free basketball camps and clinics to communities in Jamaica and Haiti. The Laureus research team then measures and proves the impact these programs are having on the health, education, employment and social cohesion of those youth. He recently closed out a thirty-year career as an endowed full professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was also Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, Professor of Africana Studies, and Academic Director of Whartons sports-focused executive education programs. At her first practice Coach Jonathon Patton asked her to run 40-meters and thought he must have mis-measured the distance when he saw Allysons time. Julie had a sensational soccer career while playing on the USA National Team for 17 years. In his current role, Jon continues to oversee youth baseball related programs and administers the Phillies RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program, organizes the Phillies sponsored college and high school baseball tournaments, as well as oversees the field operations and programing of the new Phillies Urban Youth Academy. Having achieved that goal, she decided it was time to chase her ultimate dream, to walk again. She was presented the Community Leadership Award in 2013 by the Presidents Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Martha Saucedo, Executive Vice President of External Affairs for AEG, is a highly-experienced public affairs and government relations professional with experience in both the public and private sectors developing and implementing political, communications and community engagement strategies. Previously, Joanne was the Vice President and Executive Director of Community Relations and 49ers Foundation for the San Francisco 49ers. Julie served as a member for the Commission on Title IX, appointed by President Bush and Secretary Paige. Her 272 caps rank fourth in the world all-time, male or female. In 1992 in Barcelona, Janet defended her gold in the 800 freestyle and added a silver medal in the 400 freestyle. Janet Evans is widely considered to be the greatest female distance swimmer in history. Based in Los Angeles, UXE specializes in film, commercials, music videos, and animation work. Whiteman earned a degree in Economics from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998. She was responsible for advising senior management on pending legislation with potential impact to the company as well as maintaining key relationships with both business and community-based organizations. The disease claimed his left eye before the tender age of one and in November 2009 Jake lost his right eye after battling the cancer for 12 years. Recruiting of high school athletes from one school to another occurs across the state and in every sport, some coaches say. The employees then get an opportunity to refer a friend or colleague that may be qualified for the position. During the Trojan season in 2009 and leading up to Jakes surgery, ESPNs Shelly Smith captured his story alongside the Trojans, his battle with cancer and his courage in a short documentary. His creative aesthetics also extend into fashion through his clothing company, Art of Craft, which donates a percentage of every sale to charity. She has also presented at the WBCA Final Four, various universities, and professional development conferences on various topics covering LGBT safe spaces, teambuilding, networking, transitioning from assistant to head coach, and team culture. She has covered a range of significant national stories from the Christopher Dorner manhunt to the Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup win in 2012. Whitemans family immigrated to New York City from Jamaica. 4 Wildly Illegal College Recruiting Scandals | Mental Floss She holds a masters degree in sports management and is also a certified Health Coach and aromatherapist. Just under four months after becoming paralyzed Mallory was back in the pool, with her eyes on Gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games. She also enjoys participating at charitable events that support important causes impacting Southern Californians, such as the local American Cancer Societys Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, the Multiple Sclerosis Societys MS Walk and the Network for a Healthy California, which promotes healthy eating and physical activity within lower income communities. Southern Mehtodist may not be a football powerhouse now, but it was pretty stout in the 1940s and . In 2014, Dr. Berry was appointed to the Evaluation and Research Advisory Committee (ERAC) with the Afterschool Division of the California Department of Education. Julie is currently a reporter and analyst for ABC/ESPN, contributor and writer for espnW, director of her Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academies, motivational speaker, proud mother of two children, Isabel and Declan, and the best chocolate-chip pancake maker in the entire universe (source: Izzy and Dec). As co-Executive Director of the Dicks Sporting Goods Foundation, Eckel also oversees the Foundations flagship Sports Matter initiative, which raises awareness and funding to enable youth sports participation nationwide. in Industrial Engineering. YALLA combines the promise of education and the passion of soccer to inspire refugee and immigrant youth to achieve a college education. These evaluations have been designed to drive organizational improvement, identify critical conditions for success, and track optimal youth outcomes over time. The meet was being held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Were entering the transfer season for basketball, and those schools that need a player to keep their championship banners coming will always see a transfer show up. Moore is is currently an Assistant Football Coach at a local community college in Los Angeles where she is faced with meeting the needs, safety concerns, educational deficits, and daily challenges of those that come from underserved communities that desire a college education but dont always have the means or resources to level the playing field. Under her aegis were USATFs high performance and athlete development programs, Team USA management, elite athlete services, sport science and medicine, anti-doping, coaching education and certification and national championship meet management. Catherine Dvila is a nationally certified USSF C license coach with multiple years of experience coaching youth and adult soccer teams all over LA County. Joanne holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rateys book coupled with her determination drove Kathleen to empower parents to provide an opportunity for kids to be physical active before school. Keiths mission is to help young people discover the tools to reshape and redirect anti-social behavior. One of eight U.S. Olympians to carry the Olympic Flag during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympics, she was named Hurdler of the Decade of the 1980s by Track and Field News. In her spare time Sarah likes to play basketball, attend sporting events, hang out with her friends, shop for the latest sneakers, and volunteer in her community. He also received a Masters of Science in Telecommunications Management from University of Maryland University College in 2001 and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from American University in 1996. Most recently, Julie wrote a book for teenage girls and young women on leadership, titled Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU. She lives in Southern California with her husband Billy and their two young children, Sydney and Jake. Previously at PUMA, as Global Head of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Eckel led the development of PUMAs brand strategy and positioning, global category marketing and consumer research. Baron also served as producer of the lauded documentaries, Crips and Bloods: Made In America, 30 for 30: Sole Man, and The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce, among others. The world governing body of soccer, FIFA, awarded her the FIFA Fair Play Award, the first woman and American to receive the award, for her work against child labor in the stitching of soccer balls. These same lessons combined with near life-long support from his community helped Vina formulate a vision for his own lifes mission. D. Educational Leadership and Administration from UC Santa Barbara. BOKS (Build Our Kids Success), which began as a small idea presented to a few moms in Natick, MA, has since grown to more than 2,500 enrolled schools! Dr. Tiffany Berry received her PhD in Developmental Psychology &Evaluation, specializing in the development of intrinsic motivation among youth who participate in afterschool programs. Still coping with her new disability, Weggemann found one thing unchanged, her love for swimming. Elite players are still transferring and gaining eligibility immediately by moving. She was named Sportswoman of the Century byThe Potomac News, and Top Female Sports Figure of the Century from Virginia bySports Illustrated. He is number 37 on the Longhorns 2017 football roster. At the Access Fund, Maricela works to build a relationship with the Los Angeles climbing community, local climbing organizations, public land managers, and the San Gabriel National Monument partners and rangers. Benita is a graduate of the University of Tennessee (UT) with a B.S. Lazarus led teams on a global scale in creating and driving global marketing strategies for the brands, as well as identifying new and innovative brands to add to Mattels teen girl portfolio. Upon joining LADF in 2013, Whiteman led efforts to rebrand and restructure LADF, an organization that today operates significant programs that serve thousands of underserved youth in Los Angeles, grants over $1million annually to local nonprofits and raises significant funds to support its efforts. Illegal Recruiting in California High Schools? - LA84 Foundation Her first book, Janet Evans Total Swimming, was published in 2007 and offers fitness programs, workouts, and proper swim techniques to readers. Liz Wolfson, the fourth child in a family of competitive athletes, was reared on a backyard basketball court where she learned how to use both hands for lay-ups and to never let her brothers knock her down. 06-65 OPPAGA Report Recruiting penalties. Jai also has served as Chairman of the Youth Committee for Community Board 4 and was honored as a Local Hero by Bank of Americas Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. The allegations of recruiting athletes to play basketball at Lorenzo High School came last fall . In addition to RISE, he serves on the board of directors of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank, on the non-profit board of USA Volleyball, and as an advisor to the Sixers Innovation Lab. He is also an Executive Producer of the Emmy Award-winning documentary We Could Be King, the Emmy-nominated film Keepers of the Game, and has developed campaigns that have received Grand CLIO, Cannes Gold Lion and Gold Halo awards. She got involved with the LA84 Foundation through the YMCA Youth Institute of Greater Long Beach. She was accepted into Stanford Universitys Medical School but decided not to pursue a career in medicine. Jake loves to help and serve others. She was named Cable TV Executive of the Year by Television Week Magazine for her leadership role as President and CEO of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), the oldest and largest organization serving women professionals in the cable industry. She is directly responsible for producing student-athletes that have gone to become recipients of, including but not limited to the following: Rhodes Scholarship, Charles Rangel Foreign Affair Fellowship, Fulbright Scholar, Truman Finalist, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy Fellow, Childrens Defense Fund, Beat the Odds, Nation Alliance of African American Athletes Watkins Award, Gates Millennium, NCSA Grant, National Consortium for Academics and Sports, Big 12 Male Sports Person of the Year Finalist, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and other scholarly endeavors. In August 2012, just days after being reclassified at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Mallory showcased her amazing abilities by winning gold and setting a Paralympic Record in the 50m freestyle. Her 1500 meter world record stood for 20 years, her 800 world record stood for 21 years, and her 400 world record stood for 19 years, making them some of the longest standing records on the swimming books. She is a former elected representative on the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council and was honored as a Mover and Shaker by the Central City Association of Los Angeles, a non-profit business advocacy organization dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles. Caylin L. Moore is a recent graduate of Texas Christian University, with a Bachelors of Science in Economics, Minored in Mathematics and Sociology. He has a wholesomeness to his heart and spirit for life beyond his years. Sarah Tuakli Cooper is the Executive Director for the non-profit charity YALLA, San Diego which is on a mission to remove the social and economic barriers that confront refugee and immigrant youth. She was the director of the 2010 and 2011 A-10 Mens Basketball Championship before overseeing all facets of the Conferences womens basketball operations during the 2011-12 season. Megan is dedicated to personal and professional development, having graduated from the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (2004), NACWAA/HERS (2006), and the Sports Management Institute (2011-12). She also has a law degree from Santa Clara University and completed the Executives in Non-Profit Leadership program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is charged with advancing the Laureus mission to change the lives of youth and strengthen communities through the power of sport. Eric previously served as Chairman on the Board of Directors of JUST TRYAN IT, a non-profit organization supporting families fighting childhood cancer, from October 2011 March 2013. Ms. Saucedo also has significant experience working in the public sector, having worked for former U.S. House of Representative Member, Xavier Becerra. As a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (The Divine 9), Moore has dedicated herself to service for others. 30, 2012, 3:05 a.m. NEW! In that time, more than $5.5 million dollars have been awarded to assist schools, teachers and students. She found her passion of climbing and the outdoors while attending UC Riverside where she graduated with a BA degree in Sociology/Law & Society. She retired from competitive swimming at the end of the Atlanta Games. Keiths ability to relate to young people and identify with their issues has helped him reach many youth that others had given up on. In addition, Mallory is actively building upon her career outside of the pool as a highly sought-after motivational speaker, writing and other public appearances around the world. In October 2011, Jake and his emerging golf game were featured on Foxs Live Life & Win. Jake was also featured on The Katie Couric Show called Miracles, the Home and Family show on Hallmark, Fox and Friends and CBS nightly news. Neftalie Williams also teaches USC Annenbergs ASCJ 420: Skateboarding and Action Sports in Business, Media and Culture. Julie also served on the Board of Directors for the WUSA (the professional womens soccer league) as the Player Representative. She remains the winningest female beach volleyball player in history with 133 wins. Julie also has been instrumental in a number of womens rights and child labor issues around the world. After leaving the coaching profession, she was an intern for the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) in 2005 (now known as Women Leaders in College Sports). Selema is often called upon to apply his encompassing and captivating style of hosting to live events, including YouTubes Brandcast in New York and Paris, YouTube Live on Stage from the Kennedy Center, and Googles Zeitgeist. Having joined AEG in 2001, Ms. Saucedo is responsible for leading AEGs external affairs team which is the primary contact for all issues that relate to public and community affairs, charitable involvement, corporate communications and issues that involve public interest in the organizations outreach and development programs. Lopez believes her job is complete when her news stories make a difference, as in the case of a piece she did on a sixth grade class that created a Facebook page to sell their homemade art to raise money for a classmate whose family couldnt afford a proper funeral for his father.