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.
Our UK entity and the US entity serve to strengthen one another but have distinct strategies and are independent of one another.
Our UK entity and the US entity serve to strengthen one another but have distinct strategies and are independent of one another.
Founder and CEO Sport for social change pioneer. Former tennis player, coach and mindfulness teacher. |
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UK Prog. Manager Professional sailor, coach, mental health advocate, sport psychology MSc. |
US Program Manager Movement coach & practitioner, sport psychology MSc, basketball player. |
Director of Mentoring Two-time Olympian. Former performance director at Danish Fencing. |
Anne MacDonald Coach Development Performance psychologist. Phd in mindfulness for organisations. |
Dr Davies Banda Impact Consultant Sport for Development practitioner. Dir. of Learning and Teaching at the Univ. Edinburgh. |
Anna Turney Mentor Liaison & Safeguarding Lead Para alpine ski racer, lead athlete mentor at DKHT, executive coach. |
Matilda Mayne Athlete Development Yin yoga teacher, trainee performance psychologist. Former MMA fighter and chef. |
Talan Skeels-Piggins Athlete Development World champion, paralympian, children's author, mentor and coach |
moRE OF OUR team
Dr. Nicole Gabana Consultant Dir. of sport psychology at the University of Massachusetts and gratitude researcher. 
Cloie Parfitt Consultant Counselling psychotherapist with specialty in neurodivergence. Former dancer. |
Todd Iarussi Consultant Brown University research associate. Executive coach and former baseball player. 
Yong Oh Consultant Insight meditation and mindfulness teacher. Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock, California. |
Mark Hawkins Mentor Liaison Former professional handball player in Denmark and Iceland. Olympian and coach. |
Victoria Kingstone Mentor Liaison GB para-archer, wheelchair basketball classifier and sport psychology student. |
Charlotte Henshaw Mentor Liaison Paracanoe Paralympic Champion. 7 x World Champion. Paralympic Swimming Medallist. |
UK Board Members
John Tucker Chair of UK Trustees Chief of Staff at Transport for London. Former head of sport strategy, finance & intl. policy at DCMS. 
Julia Sobik UK Trustee Fundraising specialist. Head of Sporting Events & Volunteering at Alzheimer's Research UK. |
Danny Culinane UK Trustee Snr sport lecturer at Liverpool John Moores. Coordinator of "IDEALS Namibia" programme. 
Mel Paramasivan UK Trustee Communications specialist, Royal Estates, Wellcome Trust, UK Sport. |
Sarah Keyes UK Trustee Exec. director of organisational development at the General Dental Council. 
Tom Hartley UK Trustee Coaching lead at UK Coaching. Football coach, tutor and coach developer. |
Sian Morgan UK Trustee Sport Investment Manager UK Sport, chartered accountant, Commonwealth Games swimmer. 
Hannes Hoeltge UK Trustee Lecturer at Real Madrid University. Formerly at the Intl. Paralympic Committee. Youth basketball coach. |
Us Board members
Dr. Mike Johnson US Board President Clinical & performance psychologist for US special operations forces. Former WADA consultant. 
Josh Morin US Board of Directors Corporate finance officer. Triathlon coach and athlete. |
Jennifer Hoff US Board of Directors President of Skye Strategies. Co-founder of the Chattanooga writer's guild. 
Ryan McMaster US Board of Directors Deputy Director for North America (Global Policy & Advocacy); Gates Foundation. |
Tim Chakwin US Board of Directors Co-founder of Chattanooga Lacrosse. Dean of students at McCallie School, TN. |
David Elliott US Board of Directors Intl health, business & immigration attorney advocating for those in need in Tennessee. |
Advisors AND AMBASSADORS
Dr. Cath Bishop Advisor Olympic silver medalist, leadership coach & former diplomat. Author, The Long WIn. 
Shauna Coxey Ambassador World champion rock climber and Olympian. Mental health champion. |
Kely Nascimento Advisor Storyteller, public speaker, and advocate for sports diplomacy, development, equity and peace. 
Jazz Sawyers Ambassador European champion long jumper. Inaugural Powered by Purpose cohort. |
Sir Norman Lamb Advisor Former MP & UK health minister. Founder of the Norman Lamb Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. |
Eli Wolff Advisor Global leader in Olympism. Co-director of Inclusive Sports Initiative and Power of Sport Lab. |
Our team also includes elite athlete mentors from more than 50 sports. To read more about the athletes on our global mentoring programme, click here.
And finally, we also want to recognise and say a huge thank you to all of our TAP Butterflies, who are as much a part of the team as those listed individually above!
