Center for the Advancement of Responsible Youth Sport

ADVISORY BOARD

David Chen (dapchen@fullerton.edu)
Key-note speaker for Pop Warner Football League annual conference; Volunteer teacher for kids from K to third grade; Sport psychology consultant (college athletes, business); motivational speaker; Tai Chi instructor.

Sean Foy (sean@personallyfit.com)
President and founder of Personal Wellness Corporation, a California based international wellness consulting firm to corporations and health facilities; Assisted in the creation of "Project Sozo" developed to effectively increase physical activity among youth ages 7-18 through a non-school based setting using various fitness and nutrition interventions; Currently working on a new book with best selling author, Dr. William Sears, entilted, "L.E.A.N. Kids" to be released June 2003, published by Penguin Books; Proud father of 2 children, Joel and Brooke; Married to his high school sweetheart Joanne for over 13 years; Resides in Placentia, California where he serves as assistant little league coach and junior All-American football coach.

Bernie Francis (bjfrancis57@juno.com)
Football, baseball, basketball coach at various levels since 1978; Coach, referee, and/or director for National Junior Basketball since 1987; Current chair of the Rules Committee for NJB; Currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Calvary Chapel High School/Costa Mesa.

Bruce Hird (bruceh@boysgirlsclubbuenapark.org)
As a businessman with twenty-five years non-profit experience in both the Boys & Girls Club movement, and as a Vice President of Resurce Development for Orange County's United Way, Bruce Hird, a graduate of Stanford University, is presently the Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Buena Park. He has worked closely with Sean Foy, President, Personal Wellness Corporation, in the creation of several nutrition and fitness interventions, Project Sozo, for children and youth groupings 0 - 5, 6 - 11, and 12 - 16. Project Sozo literature is also being created to bring nutrition and fitness education to the parents of Boys & Girls Club members. Several Boys & Girls Club in Orange County are presently testing out the programs. The ultimate goal is to introduce structured nutrition and fitness prgramming to Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation. Bruce is happily married to his wife Susie for twenty-six years. He lives in Santa Ana. They have two children.

Camille Jones (asacamille@aol.com)
Coaching career began as a teenager in Panama (lifeguard, swim coach for children and youths); Continued coaching swimming and softball in the United States (softball coach/manager for elementary to college-aged levels); Board member at the local/league level; Amateur Softball Association (ASA) staff member: district commissioner, tournament director, players association representative, college network and scholarship fund originator, marketing director and deputy state commissioner for Southern California section.

Robert Kersey (rkersey@fullerton.edu)
Certified Athletic Trainer; Director of the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) at CSUF; Research and clinical expertise in the area of ergogenic aids like anabolic-androgenic steroids.

Chris Kouteres (brubad@pacbell.net)
Medical director of the Athletic Training Program at CSUF; One of three team physicians for Titan Athletics; Pediatrician with specialty training in sports medicine. Has done volunteer medical work at local high schools and with the Special Olympics.

John Kremer (johnayso94@msn.com)
Certified Licensed Soccer Coach; Certified Coach Instructor; National Level Soccer Referee, (coached & refereed for 8 years). American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Board Member for 3 years, currently serving as Assistant Commissioner for Region 94 (LaHabra/Fullerton).

Patti Laguna (plaguna@fullerton.edu)
Coached collegiate volleyball and softball for nine years (directed numerous volleyball and softball camps for youths at all age levels); Taught and coached a wide variety of activities at the K-8 level; Volunteer coaching for community Parks & Recreation; K-12 Physical Education Teaching Credential and Community College Credential.

Guillermo Noffal (gnoffal@fullerton.edu)
Tennis coach for 5 to 17 year olds (YMCA, UCI Adidas Tennis Camp, Dalkeith Tennis Club); Assistant coach for youth soccer and basketball at Yorba Linda/Placentia and Anaheim YMCAs; Currently Biomechanist at CSUF conducting injury prevention and rehabilitation research.

Ken Ravizza (kravizza@fullerton.edu)
Sport psychology consultant for various professional, Olympic, and collegiate sport teams including: U. S. Field Hockey, Water Polo, and Baseball; Anaheim Angels; University of Nebraska and Arizona State Football teams; Cal State Fullerton Baseball, Gymnastics, and Softball; and Long Beach State Baseball team; Conducted over 100 Sport Psychology Workshops nationally and internationally; Co-author of the book Heads-Up Baseball.

Ken Vanek (fourvaneks@aol.com)
Former Little League player; Little League Manager/Coach for 6 years; Actively involved in various youth sports programs, flag football, soccer, basketball; 22 years Active Duty Veteran of the United States Coast Guard; Married "happily" 17 years, two children, 12 and 10; Loving life-- mentoring our nations youth.

Tony Vercillo (tvercillo@fullerton.edu)
Basketball, softball, and soccer coach for 6 years (coached 15 youth teams in that time span); All-Star coach (coached two NJB Girls Basketball teams all the way to Nationals); Marketing instructor at CSUF; Author of three books: Personal Leadership, 101 Career Tips, and Unleashing Creative Genius.

Carol Weinnman (cweinnman@fullerton.edu)
Director of Annual State Softball Coaching Clinic for Youth Coaches and Managers (Clinics endorsed by American Fastptich Association (AFA) and the Girls’ and Women’s Sport Division of the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance); American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Certified Instructor; Pre-Olympic International Symposium Steering Committee Member, “Children to Champion”; Recipient of Service Appreciation Award, Bobby Sox Association; Currently professor of sport and exercise psychology in Kinesiology and Health Science at CSUF.

Carl Woodard (woodardenterprises@earthlink.net)
Coaching career began as a teenager in Panama (lifeguard, swim coach for children and youths); Continued coaching swimming and softball in the United States (softball coach/manager for elementary to college-aged levels); Board member at the local/league level; Amateur Softball Association (ASA) staff member: district commissioner, tournament director, players association representative, college network and scholarship fund originator, marketing director and deputy state commissioner for Southern California section.