TEAM

Board and Advisory Board Members

Norman Lamb MP

Member of Parliament and former UK health minister. Leading mental health reformer. Co-founder of Equality 4 Mental Health.

Dr. Mike Johnson

University of Arkansas Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology. Former WADA consultant, NCAA D1 swimmer and coach.

Eniola Aluko

Chelsea F.C and England International with 92 caps. FA Cup Winner and Olympian. Founder of Crescenda Sport. Entertainment lawyer.

David Elliott

International business, immigration and health attorney with a vast portfolio of advocacy for those in need in Chattanooga, USA.

Diana Cruz

Vice President of Operations for Cambia Health. Financial analysis and HR expert. Selected for Menttium's Top 100 women.

Erika Mueller

Brown University softball player. Sport for development expert. Currently at Peace Corps, formerly of Blaze Sports International.

Roger Draper

Former Chief Executive of Sport England and the Lawn Tennis Association. Current chief commercial officer at Rugby League.

Tim Chakwin

Co-founder of Chattanooga Lacrosse. Lacrosse coach, English teacher and dean of residential life at McCallie School

Jennifer Hoff

President of Skye Strategies. Grant-writer and former PR director at WTCI-PBS. Co-founder of Chattanooga writer's guild.

Eli Wolff

US Olympian. Global leader in Olympism and athlete activism. Co-director of Inclusive Sports Initiative and Power of Sport Lab.

Our Team

Sam Parfitt

Founder and CEO of The True Athlete Project. Mindfulness teacher and USPTA tennis professional. Former athletics director.

Pam Boteler

32 x USA national champion. President of WomenCAN Intl. Develops leaders at the Department for Defense in Washington D.C.

Dr. Keith Kaufman

Clinical psychologist. Research associate at Catholic University. Co-developer of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement.

Vanessa Chakour

Boxer, meditation teacher, herbalist, artist, environmentalist. Sacred Warrior Founder. Worked on behalf of the Dalai Lama and the UN.

Dr. Zibin Guo

Wheelchair tai-ji pioneer. Cultural anthropologist spec. in mental health. Author of "Ginseng and Aspirin" Former Harvard lecturer.

Laurence Halsted

Olympian and European silver medalist. High performance director at Team Copenhagen. Writes for The Guardian on athlete activism.

Ellen Kim

Elite rhythmic gymnast with experience working with grassroots social projects, the UN and National Olympic Committees.

Dr. Michelle Cleere

5 x best-selling sport psychology author specializing in eating disorders. Serves on the JFK university faulty. Pixar and Dr.Oz advisor.

Vinny Ferraro

Meditation teacher to at-risk groups. Training director at Mind Body Awareness, CA. Cast member of MTV’s If You Really Knew Me.

Katie Houston

Retired volleyball player. Sport for development and peace expert, including previous work with UNCHR and Peace Players International.

Cloie Hamilton

Former elite dancer. RN for under-served communities in the USA and South America. Pursuing her counselling and psychotherapy MSc.

Andy Durham

Renowned tennis author and USTA High Performance Coach. National mixed doubles champion. Founder of OnTennisApp.

Frank Giampaolo

Best-selling author, tennis professional and tennis parent educator. Voted Southern California's top pro of the year multiple times.

Changu Siwawa

Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
recipient. Gender activist with a focus on
sport for peace.

Andrew Moore

International relations expert previously based at the UN office on sport for development and peace. Aussie rules football & cricket coach.

Yong Oh

Acupuncturist and mindfulness teacher currently participating in the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock in California.

Arden Craft

Photography major, communications minor and avid athlete. Excited to promote well-being through sport as TAP's marketing intern.

David Brown

Our first mentor. The fastest blind man in the world. First T11 to run under 11 seconds. World and Olympic gold medalist.

Simona Novinec

Social worker in impoverished urban communities. World Sport Chicago program manager. Formerly at UNICEF Slovenia.

Nicole Gabana

AASP-Certified Sport Psychology consultant. Research focuses on the relationship between gratitude and athlete wellbeing performance.

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