THE PLAYBOOK
December 2016
We spoke with Missy Franklin, Two-Time Olympic Swimmer, Chellee Siewert, President of Capture Marketing, ran down the top plays in sports philanthropy, and brought you new MVPs in this month's edition.
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TOP PLAYS
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MVPS
nevin caple
co-founder lgbt sportsafe Nevin is a leading strategic diversity consultant on LGBTQ inclusion. She works with athletic administrators, coaches and student-athletes in colleges around the country to advance inclusion in sport. Nevin is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Br{ache the Silence Campaign and the LGBT Sportsafe Inclusion Program. LGBT SportSafe was founded to create an infrastructure for athletic and recreational sports leadership to support LGBT inclusion. Nevin sits on the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Advocacy Committee, National Center for Lesbian Rights’ National Leadership Council, and serves as a member of the faculty for the Alliance of Women Coaches. She is a consultant for the CIAA Conference and partners with the NCAA on several initiatives, most recently launching the LGBTQ Outreach Tour with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Nevin is a founding member of the Nike LGBT Sports Foundation and currently resides in New York City. |
Seren fryatt
executive director L.A.C.E.S. Seren Fryatt is the founder and executive director of L.A.C.E.S. which stands for Life And Change Experienced thru Sports. In 2006 Seren played soccer professionally in Liberia, West Africa just a few years after a brutal 14- year civil war had ended. Through the relationships she built with fellow Liberian teammates Seren realized the impact sports can have in providing social rehabilitation and an avenue for moving forward. In 2007, in partnership with local Liberian staff, they built a successful model that empowers communities to rise up positive role models through the avenue of sports and provides them with the tools to make lasting change. Since 2007 L.A.C.E.S. has mentored over 1,200 former child soldiers, street-living children, Ebola Orphans and refugee youth in Liberia and the United States. Seren was named one of fifty “Most Inspirational People in Sport” by Beyond Sport. She shares this honor with First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela, and 46 others who are pushing the boundaries to change lives through sports. Under her leadership in 2015 L.A.C.E.S. received an award for the “Most Courageous Use of Sport” for their work in using sport as a platform to communicate the life-saving message of how to prevent Ebola in Liberia, West Africa. |
Emily davis
donor services associate community foundation for the national capital region Emily Davis works to advance local charitable giving in the Washington, D.C. area as a Donor Services Associate at the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. The Community Foundation is a hub for philanthropy in the greater Washington region that has been working for over forty years to ensure equality, access, and opportunity for all residents in the Washington metropolitan area. Emily is thrilled to be a part of this community of givers dedicated to inspiring and creating change across the Washington region and beyond. Emily learned about the value in giving back and the power and excitement of sports at an early age, emulating her parents at volunteer events across Atlanta and on the soccer field. During her time at The George Washington University, she was a member of the women's rugby team and fundraising chair of Relay For Life of GW, benefiting the GW Cancer Institute. After graduating, Emily worked with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council on their inaugural Green Apple Day of Service. She helped unite the organization's nationwide chapters for a day dedicated to making schools around the world healthier, safer, and more sustainable. She is a volunteer mentor at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, and completed the GW Sports Philanthropy Executive Certificate Program in April 2016 - igniting a newly recognized fire for creating positive change through sport. |
tyler steinhardt
executive director shootout for soldiers Tyler Steinhardt is the Founder and Executive Director of Shootout for Soldiers, a 24-hour lacrosse event benefiting U.S. veterans that has raised over $1.5 million since 2012. Steinhardt previously served as the General Manager of the Uganda Lacrosse team that competed in the 2014 World Championships held in Denver, CO and was also a Program Manager for Fields of Growth International based in Kampala, Uganda. Steinhardt is a native of Baltimore, MD and graduate of American University in Washington, DC. |
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