Our Leaders

The Institute’s leadership team is led by Christopher Hickey, a national leader in sport coaching education and a sport coach since 1989.  The Institute is governed by a board of directors and also receives guidance from a board of advisors.

Leadership Team

• Mr. Christopher Hickey,  Executive Director
• Mr. Antonio Arrendel,  Senior Consultant
• Ms. Emily Hatcher, Manager of Marketing Operations
• Mr Joseph Jacobs PhD, Director, Mid Atlantic Coaches Academy
• Mr. K. David McCann, Director, National Initiatives

Board of Directors

• President — currently vacant
• Vice president — Ms. Tracey Britton, Community Engagement Consultant, Wheelock College
• Treasurer/Secretary — Mr. Ben Pratt, General Management Officer, Fidelity Investments
• At Large — Mr. Jeff Gulko, Consultant, BHP Sports
• At Large — Mr. Rob Housman, Principal, Book Hill Partners
• At Large — Mr. Jay Shanley, CFO, Silopanna, Inc.
• At Large — Mr. Joseph Bouffard, Director, Youth Football Coaches Association
• At Large — Mr. Tim Thomas, Program Reviewer, National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) & Head Football Coach, Blue Ridge School
• At Large — Mr. Al Barese, Director, Accounting & Finance Practice, NRS Global Partners
• At Large — Mr. Mike Lichtenberger, Coach-in-Chief, USA Hockey Coaching Education Program & COO, Sherwood Management Group LLC

Board of Advisors

• Mr. Rick Albrecht, Professor, Grand Valley State Univ., NCACE past president
• Mr. W. Scott Gould, E.D.,  Under Secretary, U.S. Veterans Administration
• Ms. Annette Lynch,  Senior Manager for Sports Partnerships at Special Olympics North America
• Professor Challace McMillin,  James Madison University
• Mr. C. Thomas McMillen,  Chairman, Washington Capital Advisors
• Dr. Lyle J. Micheli MD, Director of Sports Medicine, Harvard Medical School-Children’s Hospital
• Mr. Paul McCaffrey, Director, Permit Dept., Boston Parks & Recreation
• Patricia Sullivan,  Professor, George Washington University; NCACE past president
• Ms. Judy Young,  VP for Programs, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• Ms. Hillary Wells President; Senior Producer, WGBH-TV (PBS)