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 ye…More
Kaia W. Forgét
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…
Teresa Gould
Commissioner, Pac-12
Teresa Gould joined the Pac-12 in August 2018, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience across a variety of successful roles in Divis…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. G…More
Jon Harris
CEO, AthLife
Jon Harris serves as Chief Executive Officer of AthLife®. Serving on the board of the Institute of Sport and Social Justice brings him full circle, a…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 Bus…More
Tanya Hughes
Founding Member, U.S. Faster Payments Council
Tanya Hughes is an executive in the financial sector and a retired elite U.S. high jumper. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time America…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 severa….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. H…More
Nicolet Lewis
Chief People Officer, Detroit Pistons
Nicolet Lewis is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the Detroit Pistons. Lewis is a senior management team member, designing …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 Athl…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 th…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 Offi…More
Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien is the CEO of the Institute for Sport & Social Justice. For over two-decades, Dr. Jeff O’Brien has been committed to…More
Peter Roby
Former Athletic Director, Dartmouth & Northeastern
Dartmouth President Philip J. Hanlon has named Peter Roby ’79 interim athletics director beginning Feb. 16, 2021. Roby will serve in the po…More
Joseph Walsh
SVP of People and Culture, Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Walsh – Senior Vice President, People and Culture Joe Walsh is in his sixth season as the Senior Vice President of People & Culture for the…More
Kaia W. Forget
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 diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture of belonging across the enterprise and beyond. She also serves as the Executive Director of Orlando Soccer Foundation, Inc., whose mission is to leverage the popularity and reach of professional soccer to support efforts that advance the well-being of youth, promote health and wellness, and assist, encourage, and enrich the lives of those in need in the Central Florida community.
Originally from New Hampshire, Kaia attended Canisius College in Buffalo, NY on a Division I soccer scholarship where she earned a B.A. in Communication Studies. After graduation she played one year for the Buffalo FFillies USL W-League team while completing an AmeriCorps service year working in the Buffalo community. Kaia moved to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida where she earned an M.A. in Mass Communication. She spent seven years working for Orange County Public Schools, three years with the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, and seven years at the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership (EBI), a Center of Excellence at Rollins College’s Crummer Graduate School of Business.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for The Institute, Kaia is a Member of the Institute for Diversity Certification (IDC), serves on the Corporate Equality Council for The Pride Chamber, is a Special Olympics Florida – Race For Inclusion Committee Member, 100 Women Strong – Central Florida Member, Heart of Florida United Way – Women United Member, and a WISE – Women in Sports & Events – Member & Mentor. Outside of her professional commitments, Kaia has two daughters, enjoys sports and the outdoors, and loves to travel.
