Our Champions

Janine Tucker

Former Head Coach, Johns Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse

Janine Tucker, the all-time winningest coach in Johns Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse history, led the Blue Jays for 29 seasons, guiding their rise from Division III to Division I. A five-time IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year and recipient of the Diane Geppi-Aikens Lifetime Achievement Award, Tucker is celebrated nationally for her passion and dedication to the game. A Hall of Fame inductee, she is among only nine Division I coaches to surpass 300 wins.

Josh Wells

Mental Performance Coach and Football Recruiting

Owner of Undrafted Coaching Retired 10 year NFL vet and Super Bowl Champion

Lizzie Colson

Professional Lacrosse Player

WLL Professional Athlete Entrepreneur- LColson Lacrosse LLC Author- Celebrate Small Wins 2023 World Champion 2017, 2019 National Champion 2020, 2021 Team Captain

Nick O'Kelly

Retired US Army Green Beret, Author of 'Stigma'

Nick O’Kelly is a retired U.S. Army Green Beret and Night Stalker helicopter pilot who served in some of the most elite units in Special Operations. Now an author and speaker, he uses his experiences from the battlefield and beyond to dismantle mental health stigma and redefine what strength truly means. His debut book, Stigma, reveals the hidden battles high performers face and the courage it takes to overcome them.

Arman Taghizadeh M.D.

Sports Psychiatrist, Former NCAA D1 Wrestler, TEDx Speaker

Former NCAA D1 Wrestler, Board Certified Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrist, Board Certified Sports and Performance Psychiatrist, TEDx speaker ("Control the Controllables"), Host of The Mindset Experience® podcast, Founder of Mindset Training Institute®, Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ultra Endurance Athlete

Boyd Melson

Mindset Life Coach

Retired Professional Boxer U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Masters in Psychology Doctoral Student in EdD Organizational Change in Leadership Boyd Melson is a retired professional boxer, U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, and advocate for spinal cord injury research whose career centers on service and leadership. A West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran, he won the WBC U.S. Junior Middleweight Championship and donated 100% of his professional boxing earnings to fund spinal cord injury research, later addressing Congress on the issue. A world-class athlete and Olympic alternate, Boyd has also used boxing to promote unity internationally. He holds advanced degrees from Harvard and USC, continues to serve in the Army Reserve, and today works as a Certified Emotional Intelligence Life Coach, helping others build resilience, accountability, and purpose.

Danny Wuerffel

Founder of the Wuerffel Foundation and Heisman Trophy Winner

American former football quarterback who played college football for the Florida Gators and professional football in the NFL. Danny is a Heisman Trophy Winner, and dedicates his life to service. He founded The Wuerffel Foundation and is the Director of Desire Street Ministries.

DeAmez Ross

UCF Baseball Player

Mr. Stretch | UCF Baseball Christian | Colossians 3:23

Ellen Reed

Elite Performance Coach

Dr. Ellen Reed is a leading expert in mental training and performance coaching with over 15 years of experience helping Olympic athletes, CEOs, and high-achievers maximize performance. She is the best-selling co-author of Relentless Solution Focus, known for blending science-backed psychology with practical strategies that create rapid, lasting change. With a PhD in experimental psychology and a background as a professional dancer, she teaches individuals to build confidence, focus, and success with less stress. Dr. Reed is a sought-after speaker and coach who helps people transform ambition into achievement while leaving perfectionism behind.

Grace Griffin

Professional Lacrosse Player

Professional Lacrosse Player for Maryland Charm

Janet McCormick

Mental Performance Coach || Former DI Lacrosse Player

Janet McCormick is a former Division I lacrosse player, mental performance coach, and founder of Mind Over Talent. With 15 years of experience as a high school coach and educator, she integrates mental skills training into competitive environments, helping athletes build mindset, resilience, and leadership skills that translate beyond sport.

Jeff Forrester

Mental Performance Coach

Jeff Forrester is a dedicated coach specializing in whole-person development for parents and student-athletes. With 27 years of corporate experience leading successful teams, Jeff brings a unique approach to coaching, focusing on individual strengths and weaknesses because he understands that everyone is unique. His holistic coaching philosophy integrates spiritual life, social life, academics, and athletics to help families unleash their full potential. Faith serves as the cornerstone of Jeff's coaching, guiding every aspect of his work.

JoAnne Bullard

Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Owner of Absolute Fitness Performance Psychology, Former Collegiate Field Hockey Athlete

Dr. JoAnne Bullard, Psy.D., CMPC, is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant and founder of Absolute Fitness Performance Psychology. She specializes in helping athletes, teams, and performers strengthen their mindset, build confidence, and enhance performance under pressure. With a background in sport and performance psychology, Dr. Bullard works with youth, collegiate, and professional athletes to develop mental skills such as focus, resilience, and emotional control. She is passionate about empowering athletes to “own their mental game” and perform at their highest potential both in sport and in life.

Jonathan Kaplan

Head Coach/Swim Team Director

I am the Head Coach and Director of a year-round USA Swimming competitive swimming program called SwimRVA. Our non-profit organization strives to drownproof the Greater Richmond area by providing cost-free swim lessons to every second grader of every elementary school in surrounding counties. As the Head Coach of the competitive swim team, I help my program support the mission of SwimRVA while also working to build the most amazing individuals possible through the sport of competitive swimming. Throughout my 28 years of competitive swim coaching, I have had the pleasure of experiencing countless truly transformative moments with athletes ranging from learn to swim lessons, elite grade school, high school as well as the collegiate ranks, some of whom have even gone on to win Olympic Gold Medals! Regardless of the talent or level of ability of my athletes, the top priority is that each of them remember they are not an athlete, they are a PERSON. Sports is not who we are, it's something we do. And we use the lessons we learn through the ups and downs of competition to help build the person we are into the person we want to become.

Jordan Wilson

Professional athlete

NFL Free Agent / Former Division I tight end from Nashville, Tennessee

Kelly Berger

Former All-American and Team USA lacrosse player

Former All-American and Team USA lacrosse player, Kelly turned her passion for fitness into a thriving career. After competing at James Madison University and winning three gold medals with Team USA, she founded her virtual fitness platform, Resistance Fitness, and later opened her own studio, Resistance Cycle, in Baltimore. As an entrepreneur and mother of two daughters, Kelly’s mission is to help others become stronger, more confident, and more resilient—empowering them to be better than they were yesterday.