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 Lindsay Hyatt Barr
Lindsay is also a featured
elite athlete for Running School introductory assemblies. At
Placer High School in Auburn, California, Lindsay became the only
middle distance runner in the 90-year history of the
California State Championships to win her event – the 800
meters – four years in a row. Lindsay was a three-time
national high school champion in the 800 meters and
valedictorian at Placer. At Stanford University, Lindsay
earned All-American honors, a NCAA championship on
Stanford’s indoor distance medley relay team and set a new
school record at the indoor 800 meters. She represented the
United States at the World Junior Championships in 1998. At
the University of Tennessee, Lindsay earned All-American
honors, and another NCAA championship on the Lady Vol’s
indoor distance medley relay team, setting a new school
record.
Lindsay graduated from Stanford in 2003
with a BA in American Studies and received a Masters degree
from the University of Tennessee’s graduate sports
management program in 2005. Lindsay enjoys working with and
motivating children thru sports. She has long assisted in
her mother Jan’s kindergarten class at Skyridge School in
Auburn. Lindsay continues her association with the Stanford
Athletic Department today, working in Development.
Lindsay is married to Chris Barr and they live in Auburn,
California.
Martin Brauns
Martin is the retired Chairman and CEO of
Interwoven, Inc., a Silicon Valley software company lauded
for being the “world’s fastest growing technology company”
with a three-year sales growth rate of 719% from 1998-2000.
In managing this booming enterprise during the torrid pace
of the dot.com boom, Martin served as a role model for
effective work/life balance. His progressive philosophies
inspired a flexible, empowering, fitness-minded culture at
Interwoven that received worldwide media attention. Martin
supported a unique and comprehensive employee wellness
program implemented by Brad Kearns, a partnership with Tour
de France great Lance Armstrong to motivate employees and a
sponsorship of a local triathlon series that prompted dozens
of Interwoven employees to train for and complete their
first such event.
Martin is a passionate endurance athlete,
having completed numerous ironman triathlons as well as the
Hawaii Ultraman. This three-day ultradistance triathlon is
generally regarded as the most grueling multisport
competition on earth: a 6-mile swim/90 mile bike day one; a
171-mile bike day two; and a 52.4-mile double marathon run
on day three. Martin is believed to be the only athlete ever
to attempt, let alone, complete this event, in his first
year of participating in the sport! Martin is also a
competitive sailor, with a victory in the prestigious 2,100-mile Pacific Cup race in 2004 (San
Francisco to Hawaii) to his credit.
Doris Chandler
Doris is the principal at
Skyridge Elementary School in Auburn, California – the birthplace of
the programs that inspired Running School. Doris was
instrumental to the successful introduction and growth in
popularity of the fitness programs at Skyridge. A lifelong
educator, Doris has taught all elementary grades and teacher
education at University for many years, been vice principal
and principal at the elementary and middle school level in
the Auburn Union School District. She has served on the
Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club in Auburn and
been involved in numerous other child-focused charities.
Doris has a BA in Elementary Education and Master’s degrees
in Special Education and Administration.
Doris is married to Lee and they live in
Auburn. They have two children and five grandsons,
including football stars Ben and Gabe Chandler from Boise
State University, undefeated Fiesta Bowl champions in 2006.
Pamela Crown
Pam taught elementary school for eight years in grade ranging from second through sixth, including several years at our partner school, Cambridge Heights Elementary School in Citrus Heights,
California. Pam is the former Executive
Director of the Sacramento chapter of Girls On The Run, a
national nonprofit organization devoted to improving the
fitness and self-esteem of girls ages eight through thirteen
through running. In addition to her executive role, Pam has
coached numerous Girls on the Run groups in their
twelve-week program that culminates with their participation
in five kilometer running event.
Pam has a B.A. in Journalism from the
University of Nevada, Reno and a B.S. in Education from
Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. A passionate
endurance athlete, Pam has completed numerous marathons and
triathlons. She currently lives in San Francisco, California, where she works in event production - producing endurance athletic events, organizing group training programs for adult marathoners, youth group running programs for goal events, a support network for various organizations devoted to youth fitness and fitness/endurance training seminars.
 Dr. Rudy Dressendorfer, PhD, RPT
Rudy is a one
of North America’s leading researchers on the physiological
and medical consequences of overtraining in endurance
sports. Rudy has worked for over 25 years with children and
adults with cardiovascular diseases as a certified exercise
program director specializing in pediatric exercise
cardiology. He has taught at UC Davis, New Mexico Highlands
University and University of Alberta, Canada, where he
currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Exercise
Physiology, doing research in sports medicine.
Rudy has been a collegiate cross country
coach and currently offers individualized coaching for
endurance athletes. Rudy is among the nation’s elite amateur
triathletes, winning the 2006 Californiaman Half Ironman and
placing 10th at the prestigious Ironman Canada in
his age division. In addition to his scholarly work, Rudy is
a licensed physical therapist focused on athletic injury
prevention and rehabilitation. Rudy lives in Penryn, California.
Lucy Ferdon, RD, CD
Lucy is the Pacific
Northwest Territory Manager for Douglas Laboratories, a
full-service contract manufacturer of nutritional
supplements with over 50 years of manufacturing expertise;
she has been representing the company for three and a
half years from Seattle, WA. Lucy has a B.A from Vanderbilt
University of Nashville, TN; a B.S. from Meredith College of
Raleigh, NC; and she completed her dietetic internship at Bastyr
University in Kenmore, WA.
Lucy pursued a career in dietetics
because of her personal interest in eating (she loves it)
and in how food affects one's health. Fortunately for her,
Lucy also loves moving - some form of outdoor activity is an
integral part of her daily routine. Lucy's academic work
and personal interests include a study of the challenges and
solutions to the poor nutritional habits of today’s youth.
Glenn Goodstein - Glenn is the Founder and President of GSG Capital Advisors LLC, an investment management firm launched in 1995. GSG Capital Advisors LLC is also the General Partner of Mercury Partners LP, an investment partnership founded in 1997. Glenn has been in the investment management business since 1992 after beginning his business career with ADP (NYSE - ADP) in 1985.
In addition to long-time board membership with Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, Glenn is also a board member of Horses in the Hood LA, which sends children from Watts and other inner-city areas of LA to a week-long horse camp in the Santa Monica mountains. Glenn is also currently a board member of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund (NYSE - MXE). Glenn graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1985.
Glenn has a lifelong interest in sports, both as an athlete and fan. He played basketball for an LA City Championship team at Taft High School and currently enjoys golf, yoga, and mountain climbing. In 2007, he climbed Mt. Shuksan, a 9,127' glaciated peak in Washington's North Cascades National Park as part of the Summit for Someone project. The project raises funds for Big City Mountaineers, a non-profit organization providing mentoring and guided wilderness experiences to at-risk urban teenage youth. Glenn lives in Carlsbad, CA with his wife Laura and children, Grant, Annie, and Hallie.
Debra Lambrecht –
Debra is the Founder and President of Brilliant Business, Inc., a consulting firm that offers business development services - helping people with brilliant ideas get results! Previously, she was the Founder and Executive Director of Caring About Kids, a unique mentoring program based in Auburn, California that has been replicated in the western United States and Canada. Caring About Kids matched thousands of school aged youth-at-risk with caring adult mentors throughout Placer County, California.
Debra's innovative program models have been included in California State University Master's counseling program curriculum, the 1997 California Governor's Mentor Initiative, and have been recognized as exemplary by United Way, Rotary International, NPR, and several philanthropic organizations.
Debra's more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and her leadership in delivering programming to children in the community makes her a valuable resource for the Running School program. Debra lives in Fair Oaks, California with her daughter, Rachel.
Dr. Kathleen Kearns
Dr. Kathleen Kearns, a family
practice physician who delivers babies, works primarily with
impoverished residents of Stanislaus County, California. She works
both at Emanuel Medical Center and at the rural county
clinics in Turlock and Hughson, California. Kathleen emphasizes
prevention and education about healthy eating, exercise and
lifestyle habits with her patients. She has hosted a call-in
health show on a local Spanish language radio station and
written a health and medical advice column in the Turlock
Journal.
Kathleen graduated near the top of her
class from Yale University in 1992 with a B.A. in
Anthropology. She graduated from UC San Francisco School of
Medicine in 1997 and completed her family practice residency
at the Natividad Medical Clinic in Salinas, again working
primarily with Spanish-speaking patients. Kathleen has
completed marathons and ultra-distance bike rides. She lives
in Turlock with her partner Ruth McLeod, Ruth’s three
children - Spencer, Lex and Satchel, three cats and two
dogs.
Cecelia Kouma
Cecelia is the Managing Director of
Playwrights Project in San Diego, California, a non-profit
organization devoted to teaching students in grades 3-12 to
write their own plays and experience the power of language,
creativity and communication. Students are led through an
eight week on-campus playwriting course, culminating in a
performance of selected scripts by professional actors.
Cecelia oversees the organization of actors and theater
professionals who work with designated partner schools. With
an organizational model quite similar to Running School,
Cecelia offers valuable logistics support and insight from
her years of experience delivering programming to
schoolchildren. Cecelia has a BFA degree in Theatre, with an
emphasis in Acting, from UC Santa Barbara. She is married to
Jeff King and they live in Carlsbad, California with their two
children, Corey and Cassie.
Joan Lewis
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Dr. Ross Porter
Dr. Ross Porter, a Clinical
Psychologist, writer, and teacher, is the Founder and
Executive Director of Stillpoint Resources, a non-profit
counseling center in Woodland Hills, California. Stillpoint offers
healing to families in crisis through counseling services
and educational outreach. Ross received his B.A. at the
University of California, Santa Barbara and his M.Div.
(Theology) and Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) from Fuller
Theological Seminary. Ross’s acclaimed books offer
thoughtful commentary and guidance on topics like a
Christian integrative approach to the Seven Deadly Sins (To
Kindle a Fire); reflections on raising their first born son
John Michael, who has Down Syndrome (Hidden Graces:
Meditations on God, Life, and a Very Special Boy -
co-authored with his wife); and offering a practical guide
for families to build spiritual and psychological health
(Building Outstanding Families: A Seven Step Christian
Plan).
Ross’s background includes work at LAC/USC Psychiatric
Hospital and the VA Medical Center, Sepulveda. He has taught
at the high school, college, and graduate school levels, and
has extensive experience working with individuals, couples,
families, and groups. In addition, Dr. Porter writes and
presents workshops and seminars on issues dealing with
psychology and spirituality. He is married to Jennifer, who
serves as the Director of Development for Stillpoint. They
live in West Hills, California with their four children: John
Michael, Austin, Dillon and Annie.
Stephen K. Robinson, Esq.
Stephen Robinson is a senior associate attorney at Payne&Fears LLC, a California law firm specializing in business litigation, labor and employment law, and business transactions. Stephen was previously a Founder and Executive Director of the Wealth and Poverty Research Center, a non-profit organization devoted to research and public education regarding the widening gap between wealthy and poor. He offers valuable pro-bono guidance for Running School on all matters legal and corporate.
Stephen earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Stanford Law School where he was an editor and Executive Board member for the Stanford Technology Law Review, and earned his B.S. degree in Political Science at State University of New York at Brockport. Stephen is an avid triathlete. He lives in San Francisco with his fiancee Rebecca.
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Clay Sherman, Ph.D.
Dr. Clay Sherman is an Associate
Professor in the division of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
at California State University, Fullerton. He has extensive
experience in both hands-on youth athletic coaching and high
level academic research on effective teaching and coaching of youth. Clay’s major research and professional
interests relate to increasing the effectiveness of both
school-based and non-school based physical activity programs
for children. He is especially interested in assisting
others in the design and implementation of enjoyable and
exciting physical activity programs that result in lifelong
physical activity participants. Recently, Dr. Sherman has
worked closely with the YMCA, the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, and
several youth sport agencies in accomplishing these goals.
Clay received a B.S. in Psychology (1987,
CSU Northridge), an M.A. in Physical Education (1994, San
Diego State University), and a Ph.D. in Exercise and Sport
Science (1998, University of Utah). Clay has published in
physical education, coaching, and sport psychology journals
with a particular interest in psycho-educational approaches
to teaching children and youth preventative mental skills
through the medium of sport and physical activity.
Clay coached age
group swimmers in Mammoth Lakes for six year and served as a
caseworker, counselor and ski instructor for youth on
probation. Clay is
currently engaged in community-based
research evaluating the effectiveness of a mentor-training
program to better prepare volunteer youth sport
coaches. Clay’s recent research has also investigated
attitudes and experiences of volunteer youth sport coaches
and parents on coaching certification and parental codes of
conduct; and curriculum development and program evaluation
of paraprofessional-led youth physical activity programs
in after-school settings. Clay is a former
high school baseball player and professional
triathlete with over fifty triathlon finishes to his credit.
He is married to Debbie and they have two children, Jack and
Luke. They live in Fullerton, where Clay is often
found in the local parks facilitating random and spontaneous
high-energy games for Jack, Luke and all interested kids.
Senator Tom Torlakson
Tom represents California’s 7th
Senate District, which includes most of Contra Costa County.
Tom is one of the greatest champions of health and fitness
causes at our state Capitol and believes in the power of
exercise to transform lives. Tom is an avid runner, cyclist
and triathlete, former champion high school distance runner
and long time running coach for Antioch high schools. He is
the Founder and Chairperson of the
California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness, a
group seeking to raise the profile of health and fitness in
the state’s public schools and workplaces. Tom also
initiated California Fitness Month to promote physical
fitness and healthier living. Fitness Month includes health
fairs and organized activities to promote a fit work force
at the state Capitol, as well the awarding of commendations
to California’s fitness leaders. Tom is the author of SB559,
a physical education bill that will tighten requirements to
ensure that high school students receive appropriate amounts
of physical education. SB559 will also provide for much
needed professional development of physical education
teachers.
Tom serves as Chair of the Senate
Democratic Caucus, whose members are committed to taking
bold action to protect the lives - and well-being - of real
people, and to preserve those qualities that have made
California a special place to live. Basic principles include
a first-class public education, affordable homes, decent
wages, and less traffic congestion.
Tom’s public service career has included
many years as a schoolteacher and high school running coach
in Antioch, California, service on the Antioch City Council, the Contra
Costa City Council and sixteen years on the Contra Costa
Board of Supervisors. He is currently serving his second
Senate term, which he was re-elected to without opposition
in 2004. Tom earned a B.A. in History in 1971, a Life
Secondary Teaching Credential, and an M.A. in Education in
1977 from UC-Berkeley. Tom lives in Antioch and has two daughters:
Tamara, who attends UC Santa Cruz, and Tiffany, who is a UC Berkeley
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