TEAM
A world-class coalition
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. |
Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 400m Olympic bronze medalist and 3x UK champion. Chairwoman of GB Olympians' Association. |
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 Core Team
Founder and CEO of The True Athlete Project. Mindfulness teacher and USPTA tennis professional. Former athletics director. |
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Olympian and European silver medalist. High performance director at Team Copenhagen. Writes for The Guardian on athlete activism. |
Clinical psychologist. Research associate at Catholic University. Co-developer of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement. |
Boxer, meditation teacher, herbalist, artist, environmentalist. Sacred Warrior Founder. Worked on behalf of the Dalai Lama and the UN. |
Ellen Kim Elite rhythmic gymnast with experience working with grassroots social projects, the UN and National Olympic Committees. |
Dr. Zibin Guo Wheelchair tai-ji pioneer. Cultural anthropologist spec. in mental health. Author of "Ginseng and Aspirin" Former Harvard lecturer. |
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. |
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. |
Cloie Hamilton Former elite dancer. RN for under-served communities in the USA and South America. Pursuing her counselling and psychotherapy MSc. |
Frank Giampaolo Best-selling author, tennis professional and tennis parent educator. Voted Southern California's top pro of the year multiple times. |
Alex Richmond Sport for development expert with special focus on gender issues. Experience working for Street Soccer and the Edinburgh Marathon. |
Yong Oh Acupuncturist and mindfulness teacher currently participating in the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock in California. |
Darren Benedick Former British professional wrestling champion. Founding athletic director at Excel Academy Charter High School, Massachusetts. |
Some of our 2017 / 2018 Mentors...
David Brown Our first mentor. The fastest blind man in the world. First T11 to run under 11 seconds. World and Olympic gold medalist. 
Paul Pisani 10 times New York State cycling champion and professional tennis coach to the likes of Sam Querrey, Robby Ginepri, and Ashley Harkleroad. |
Rachel Morris MBE Paralympic gold medalist in both hand cycling and rowing. Three time world champions. Guest speaker for schools. |
John Herbert Commonwealth gold medalist. First black Briton to compete at the Summer and Winter Olympics. Coach to Philips Idowu. |
Frances Houghton First British female rower to compete at five Olympic Games. Three time Olympic silver medalist and four time world champion. |
Anna Turney Paralympic ski racer at Sochi 2014 and Vancouver 2010. World Cup silver medalist. Ted X Speaker: "A Crash Course in Resilience" |
Some of our 2017 / 2018 Mentees...
Lottie Trevethan Modern pentathlete. Bronze medalist at the England Youth Epee Championships 2017. |
Jamie Gane F44 discus and javelin thrower. Judo fighter, army cadet, and prolific tough mudder. |
Souleyman Bah 100m World Youth Para Games Gold medalist and 2020 hopeful. Founder of 2020 Vision. |
