Laila Brock
SVP, Atlanta Dream
Laila Brock is serving as the Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact at the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. With more than 20 years of experience, Brock’s place at the head of both the Dream’s Corporate Partnerships and Community Impact vertical efforts puts her in a position to align the organization’s mission with its business development goals while also amplifying the values of the team….More
Kaia W. Forgét
Vice President of Community Impact & DEI for Orlando City
Kaia W. Forgét is the Vice President of Community Impact & DEI for Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride. She joined the front office of the Club in 2015 as the former USL franchise played their first season in Major League Soccer, added a NWSL professional women’s team in 2016, and built a downtown soccer-specific stadium in 2017. She currently leads the Club’s corporate social responsibility strategy which is focused on creating a more
Teresa Gould
Management of Vice Pac-12 women’s basketball and Olympic sports
Teresa Gould joined the Pac-12 in August 2018, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience across a variety of successful roles in Division I intercollegiate athletics, including time as a director of athletics, both a conference and campus senior administrator, and a television and media executive ..More..
Dan Guerrero
President, USIUSF
Dan Guerrero has been president of The United States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) effective July 1, for the period 2020-2024. Guerrero, retired as Athletic Director at UCLA in 2020, and has been involved with the Federation since 2015, and formerly served as vice president.. More..
C. Keith Harrison
Professor of Business, HipHop, & Sport at UCF
Keith Harrison is Professor of Business, HipHop, and Sport at UCF and has served as Associate Unit Head/Chief Academic Officer of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program in the College of Business and founding director (2006-2014) of The Minor That’s Major™ Sports.. More..
Jon Harris
CEO, AthLife
Serving on the board of the Institute of Sport and Social Justice brings him full circle, as his professional career began in 1995 with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports where he was part of the team helping build the NFL’s education program. In his six years at the NCAS .. More..
Tanya Hughes
Founding Member, U.S. Faster Payments Council
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. More..
Paul Kaplan
Attorney
Paul Kaplan is an attorney in the Lexington, Kentucky area. He has been involved with the Institute for many years.
Kaplan currently represents several high profile clients including CMTA.. More..
Richard Lapchick
Founder
Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports and social issues, scholar and author.
He brought his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change to University of Central Florida More..
Nicolet Lewis
Chief People Officer, Detroit Piston
Nicolet Lewis is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the Detroit Pistons. Lewis is a senior management team member, designing and executing workforce planning and development strategy. She is also responsible for diversity, equity, & inclusion, talent acquisition More..
Chris Monasch
Interim Director of Athletics, CUNY York College
Chris Monasch most recently served as Interim Director of Athletics at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.He was previously Director of Athletics at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y. More..
Allyce Najimy
CEO, FTBNL
Allyce Najimy is the CEO and Executive Director of the Foundation To Be Named Later (FTBNL), which has donated over $10.5 Million in grants to more than 200 innovative, creative, effective non-profits that promote education, leadership and healthy development in Boston and Chicago.. More
Eric Nyquist
Chief Impact & Communications Officer, NASCAR
Chief Impact & Communications Officer, National Association for Stock Car Racing
Eric Nyquist is the Chief Impact & Communications Officer for NASCAR. For nearly two decades, Nyquist has led strategic development processes across the sport, managing the organizational restructuring, operational direction, and future strategic path More..
Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. In 1993 .. More..
Peter Roby
Former Athletic Director, Dartmouth & Northeastern
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, .. More.
Joseph Walsh
SVP of People and Culture, Arizona Diamondbacks
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. In 1993 .. More.
Rachael Denhollander, A Hero Among Us
How much is a little girl worth?
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