Dan Barry - Vice President of Development. Daniel, CFRE has been a fundraising Consultant for over 32 years and has served as the Vice President of Development for the Institute for over 18 years. Dan is involved with all fundraising activity for the Institute. Dan is a Providence College graduate and lives with his wife, Carolyn, and two children in Narragansett, RI. dbarry@internationalsport.com (401)874-5275

Thomas Brendler - Grant Writer. is a writer on the Institute’s development team, and a contributing writer to Providence Business News and a stringer for the New York Post. Most recently, he served as Communications Director at the Big Picture Company, helped the Big Picture Company, a Gates-funded network of innovative high schools across the country, and Executive Director of Groundwork Providence, which provides education and job training to hundreds of low-income youth and adults across the city every year. For 11 years before that, he built and managed the National Network of Forest Practitioners, a diverse alliance of loggers, mushroom pickers, wilderness guides, small sawmills, and tree huggers dedicated to sustainability and social justice. In 2002, he was a delegate at the World Summit on Sustainable Development where he co-founded a global coalition of peasants, communities, and indigenous peoples. Earlier in his career he worked at the Ford Foundation and in public news broadcasting at WGBH-Boston and Globalvision’s South Africa Now. He holds a Master’s Degree in Forestry from Yale and B.A. in English from Tufts. His paintings featuring housepaint and garbage have been exhibited locally, he is the former lead singer for the New Haven-based Charismatic Megafauna, and in 2006 he was voted one of Rhode Island Monthly’s “25 People to Watch.” tbrendler@internationalsport.com

Cecilia Clark - Director of Cultural Activities and Special Events. Cecilia is originally from Berkeley, California. She graduated from Bates College, in Maine, with B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. Cecilia has always had a passion for sports; she was a four-year varsity soccer player and senior captain, at Bates, and has worked as a sports medicine intern for both Bates College, as a student, and for UC Berkeley’s football program after graduating. Cecilia returned to school for her graduate degree at the University of Wales, Bangor. Cecilia received her MS in Sports Science from the University of Wales, Bangor, this September, with a concentration in leadership and coaching behavior. Cecilia looks forward to pursuing her interest in leadership studies and group dynamics in sport. cclark@internationalsport.com (401)874-2110.

Jerry Creamer - Director of Hall of Fame Press, Director of Sport, Associate Director of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition he is a member of the grant writing team and will help coordinate the sporting events at the United States Scholar Athlete Games for the summer of 2008. He retired from the Worcester, MA public school system after 35 years of teaching, coaching and serving as a high school principal. jcreamer@internationalsport.com (401)874-2550.

Laurie DeRuosi - Administrative Assistant
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Deb Doermann Burch - Co-Coordinator – Hall of Fame Press
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Alyssa Freda - Assistant Director of Operations and Athletics. Alyssa recently moved back to the United States after completing her Masters degree in Sports Management overseas in Australia. During her studies, she implemented a business plan for a local Netball Association and also worked with the Australian Olympic Committee on the Pierre de Coubertin Awards Ceremony for the state of Queensland. Her educational background in Exercise Science and Sports Management, combined with her work and overseas experience, has been excellent preparation for her role with the Institute. Currently, Alyssa is a Volunteer Assistant Softball Coach for the University of Rhode Island Softball team. She has a passion for sports and aspires to become an Athletic Director in the near future. afreda@internationalsport.com (401)874-7070.

Don Geissler - Director of Enrollment and IT. Don graduated from Bates with a BS in Chemistry and has a master's degree in Chemistry Education from Central Connect State University. Early in his career, Don taught Chemistry and Physics as well as coached basketball and soccer at a high school in Connecticut. The last several years of his career where spent in corporate America at Aetna, MassMutual and Hanover Insurance working in computer technology as the Enterprise Data Architect, responsible for the design, development and maintenance of all corporate databases. djgeissler@internationalsport.com (401)874-2456.

Lauren Hylton - Director of Media Relations. Lauren Hylton comes to us from Rochester Hills, Michigan and is a graduate from Western Michigan University with a degree in Organizational Communication and Public Relations. She brings her expertise from her experience working with sports teams nationally and internationally including a professional soccer team in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Athletic F.C., as well as the WNBA’s Detroit Shock. lehylton@internationalsport.com (401)874-2330.

Paul Kelly - Senior Accountant
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Dr. Malcolm Mac Kenzie - is Vice President for International Interests & Planning. Malcolm has either been Director of International Recruitment (1993 and 2006) or responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean (1997 and 2001) of each World Scholar-Athlete event. He has held executive management positions in educational, religious and social organizations both in America and overseas. In addition to other duties, he will serve as Coordinator of Volunteers and Coordinator of Golf for the 2008 US Scholar-Athlete Games. mmackenzie@internationalsport.com (401)874-2673

Thomas John Tyler Norsworthy - Assistant Director of Development. Tyler graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.A. in business management. He is a Canadian citizen but resides in Hartford, CT. Tyler began working with The Institute during September of 2007; he has assisted in the development of the 2008 Scholar Athlete Games. Finally he looks forward to an exciting career working in the sports field. tjnorsworthy@internationsport.com (401)874-7070.

Michael Payton - Vice President of Marketing and Institutional Advancement. Michael joined the Institute team on December 2007. He brings to this new position over 20 years of extensive experience across a broad range of leadership roles in brand management, sports and events marketing, communications, public relations and government & community affairs. He has contributed his experise to bulding market share for many of the world’s foremost consumer products and sporting goods brands including Reebok International, Adidas/Ssolomon, CCM, Greg Norman, Mizumo USA, Fischer of America and Fila. Prior to joining the Institute, Michael served as the Chief Development Officer for a national health care charity. Michael also founded a successful sports events management and product publicity consultancy firm, The Payton Group, and established or directed popular middle- and long- distance road races in his adopted home state of Rhode Island. Michael, his wife Karen and their two children, Kelly and Mark, live in Barringston, RI. mpayton@internationalsport.com (401)874-2168.

Chris Shea - Associate Director. Originally from from West Hartford, CT, Chris joined the Institute in April 2007 after graduating from Middlebury College in February 2007 with a B.A. in Economics. He has served as the Director of the Renaissance Games, Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete Games and National Sportsmanship Day during his time here. Currently, he serves as a member of the sales and marketing team for The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting and is also preparing for the 2008 Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete Games where he will again take on the role of Director. cshea@internationalsport.com (401)874-7405.

Bob Stiepock - Senior Grant Writer. Bob admits to being an aging member of the staff, but only in the way that a vintage wine might be considered seasoned. A member of the brilliant stable of writers on the Institute’s development team, Bob has taught writing at schools ranging from West Point on the Hudson to Harvard on the Charles. He takes pride in having been a volunteer writing instructor at the inaugural World Scholar-Athlete Games in 1993 and now is pleased to be able to work again with the irrepressible entrepreneur Dan Doyle. bstiepock@internationalsport.com

Whitney Thomas - Assistant Director of Operations. Whitney is originally from Southborough Massachusetts. She is a recent graduate of Middlebury College where she received a B.A. in political science, with a minor in psychology. At Middlebury, she was a member of the varsity swim team, elected captain her senior year, and played club water polo. In addition, Whitney was heavily involved in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at Middlebury. Whitney is excited to be at the Institute where her two passions, sport and politics, are fused to exemplify the power of sport in building community. She is currently involved in the planning of the 2008 U.S. Scholar-Athlete Games at the Institute. wthomas@internationalsport.com (401) 874-2330.

Ralph Van Inwagen - Liaison to NAIS Schools. Ralph brings to his position of Liaison to NAIS Schools a career in independent schools from teaching and coaching to administration. He and his wife, Marci, have worked in both day and boarding independent schools from Maryland to New England. During his teaching years, Ralph coached boys’ and girls’ teams from the Middle School level to Varsity teams in soccer, football, tennis, and wrestling. His work is to foster a strong partnership between the independent schools and the Institute for International Sport’s Scholar-Athlete Games and its other programs, especially the programs to bring people together from all parts of the world as a means to foster international communication. rvaninwagen@internationalsport.com 401-874-9080.

Erica Wheeler - Chief of Staff, Commissioner of The 2008 US Scholar-Athlete Games. Erica Wheeler joined the Institute in February 2007 coming on as Director of Development and soon moving into the Chief of Staff position and most recently was named the Commissioner for the 2008 US Scholar-Athlete Games. Erica received a full athletic scholarship to Stanford University to throw the javelin. After graduating in 1990 with a BA in psychology, she dedicated herself to making the Olympic Team and went on to make the 1996 Olympic Team in Atlanta, GA. Erica retired after 24 years of elite level competition in 2004 and then went on to receive a Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith College graduating in 2006. Erica is currently serving her sixth year on the United States Track and Field Board of Directors as an athlete representative. ewheeler@internationalsport.com (401)874-7408.

The RDW Group, Inc., (Coordinates the Institute’s Public Relations Program)

Jeremy Walsh & The Right Click (Mr. Walsh and The Right Click assist with technical services)

NetSense Internet Solutions (Assists with website planning and design)

Plus: Each semester, the Institute employs anywhere from six to twelve outstanding young interns.