The MVP Staff, composed of former professional and college student-athletes, are trained to provide a wide variety of gender violence prevention and education training.

NATIONAL STAFF:

Jeff O'Brien, Director

     Shannon Spriggs, Assistant Director      

CONSULTANTS:

Male
Antwaine Smith
Regional Manager - Baltimore office
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Baltimore, MD

Daryl Fort
Portland, ME

Dave Hoffman
Senior Training Specialist
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Boston, MA

Duane DeFour
New Media Communications Manager
Big Brother Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
Boston, MA

Jarrod Chin
Senior Manager, Violence Prevention and Diversity
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Boston, MA

Jeff Matsushita
Education Coordinator
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Boise, ID

Jerome Hall
Men's Outreach Program Coordinator
Vera House
Syracuse, NY

Marcus Sedberry
Life Skills Coordinator
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Matt Kiechle
Syracuse, NY

Peter Rutledge
Assistant Director for Academic Success
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, FL

Taj Washington
Training and Outreach Specialist
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Boston, MA

Tony Jordan
City Recreation Area Manager
City of Rochester
Rochester, NY


Female
Amy Ortwein-Gross
Communications Specialist
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Harrisburg, PA

Carli Kyles
Visiting Assistant
University of Houston, Downtown
Houston, TX

Cricket Lane
Director of Student-Athlete Development
University of North Carolina
Durham, NC

Jessica Bartter
Assistant Director for Communications and Marketing
National Consortium for Academics and Sports
Glendale, CA

Leslie Barnes
Director of Student-Athlete Development
Duke University
Durham, NC

Lisa Markland
Youthstar Coordinator
Roca Inc.
Boston, MA

Rhonda Matthews
Attorney
Whyte Hirschboeck and Dudek Law
Milwaukee, WI

Shirley Moody
Assistant Professor
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA

Tiffany Braley
Plattsburgh, NY

Tracey Britton
City South Program Manager
Metro Lacrosse
Boston, MA

National Consortium for Academics and Sports
& the Center for the Study of Sports in Society
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program National
University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Business Administration II, Suite 113
Orlando, FL 32816-1400
Phone: (407) 823-3337
Fax: (407) 823-3542

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