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OUR TEAM

A diverse coalition
We are a diverse team of world-class athletes, coaches, clinical and sport psychologists, mindfulness teachers, social pioneers and policymakers. Together, we work toward our vision of a more compassionate world through sport.

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 UK entity and the US entity serve to strengthen one another but have distinct strategies and are independent of one another.
TAP u.K. board members
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Danny Culinane
Snr sport development lecturer at Liverpool John Moores Univ. Coordinator of "IDEALS Namibia" programme.
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Oliver Clarke
Head of Brand Partnerships at BLAST, a global e-sports tournament circuit. Prev. at Beyond Sport.
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Sarah Keyes
Exec. director of organisational development at the General Dental Council. 
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Callum Whitton
International relations, organisational health, and governance programme manager at UK Sport. 
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John Tucker
Chief of Staff at Transport for London. Former head of sport strategy, finance & intl. policy at DCMS.
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Alice Deakin
Exec. coach & facilitator. Former chartered accountant & director of Deloitte's CFO Program. 
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Mel Paramasivan
Communications manager at Wellcome Trust. Formerly with Thomson Reuters and UK Sport. 
STAFF, CONSULTANTS & VOLUNTEERS
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Sam Parfitt
TAP Founder and CEO. Former tennis player. Coach, mindfulness teacher and sport-for-change specialist.
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Todd Iarussi 
Brown University research associate. Executive coach at Rhinomind and former baseball player.
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Pam Boteler
35-time US national sprint canoe
champion. President
​of WomenCAN International.
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Anne MacDonald
Former HR director at Decathlon. Current doctoral research focuses on mindfulness for the workplace.
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Laurence Halsted
Two-time Olympian and European silver medalist. Performance director at Danish Fencing. 
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Nikki Sutton
Communications intern, former TAP mentor, and current University of Edinburgh student.
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Yong Oh
Insight meditation and mindfulness teacher. Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock, California. 
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Dr. Nicole Gabana
Dir. of sport psychology at the University of Massachusetts and leading gratitude researcher. 
​TAP U.S. BOARD MEMBERS
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Tim Chakwin
Co-founder of Chattanooga Lacrosse. English teacher & dean of students at McCallie School, Chattanooga.
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David Elliott
International business, immigration & health attorney specialising in advocacy for those in need in Tennessee.
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Erika Mueller
Former softball player at Brown University. Holds an Intl. MBA. Editor of the Journal of Sport for Development.
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Dr. Mike Johnson
Clinical & performance psychologist for US special operations forces. Former WADA consultant.
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Jennifer Hoff
President and founder of Skye Strategies. Co-founder of the Chattanooga
writer's guild.
ADVISORS TO THE PROJECT
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​Dr. Cath Bishop
Olympic rowing silver medalist, leadership coach and former diplomat. Author of The Long WIn.
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Sir Norman Lamb
Former MP & UK health minister. Founder of the Norman Lamb Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
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Eli Wolff
Global leader in Olympism. Co-director of Inclusive Sports Initiative and Power of Sport Lab. 
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Our team also includes athletes from 33 sports and 10 countries. To read more about the athletes on our global mentoring programme mentors and mentees, click here.

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The True Athlete Project is formed of two independent legal entities: The True Athlete Project (US), which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation under US federal tax guidelines, and The True Athlete Project Ltd (UK), which is a UK company limited by guarantee, currently applying for charitable status.

The UK entity and the US entity serve to strengthen one another but have distinct strategies and are independent of one another.

The True Athlete Project (US): Tax ID: 81-1063080
The True Athlete Project Ltd. Companies House No: 12416150 
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  • VISION
    • Our Vision
    • Our Story
    • Our Butterfly
    • Our Mindful Approach
  • Team
  • Programmes
  • Donate
  • TAP Speaks
  • Press & Praise
  • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Online Courses
  • Purchase Your Course