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Willy Badger
(Japan), Willy is the SMWW Japan Operations Manager and assists SMWW in Japan with student services, professional sports operations, and all SMWW Japan related operations. Willy speaks fluent Japanese and can assist you with any questions you might have regarding SMWW in Japan.
Martin Bayfield
(London, England), rugby legend. The former England international and British and Irish Lion, made his debut for England 1991 and played for the first team until 1998 when a serious neck injury forced him to retire from the game. He has won the Rugby Football Player of the Year title and gained 31 international caps, playing in the 1992 and 1995 Grand Slam sides. Since retirement, Bayfield has worked as a journalist and commentator. Martin is part of the BBC Radio Five Live's award-winning rugby commentary team and most recently Martin participated in the ITV Sport's coverage & analysis of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Martin writes for the Daily Telegraph, the BBC and presents the World's Strongest Man competition.
Tom Blattler
(Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is a motor sports sponsorship, public relations and media relations guru with over 30 years of professional experience with major sports events. Blattler brings unmatched experience with a variety of race sponsors, racing leagues and media outlets. His personal clients have included Rahal Letterman Racing, Don Prudhomme Racing, Tom Gloy Racing, Duracell, Centrix Automotive, Pioneer, CARA Charities and the NHRA. He has introduced and coordinated media relations activities on a national and international level including: the Nissan Pathfinder SUV, Nissan "Hardbody" truck, Honda Racing Program, Miller Lite CART Indy Car, Motorola's Indy Car, Icehouse NASCAR Truck Program and Shell and Argent Mortgage Racing. Blattler started his own communication company TB Communications in 1986 and has gone on to assist companies at major automotive events such as the Indy 500, U.S. Formula One Grand Prix and Daytona 500. Blattler and TB Communications have worked with personalities like Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan, Danica Patrick, Buddy Rice, Kenny Brack and John Andretti just to name a few.
Joe Bonahoom
(Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) Joe Bonahoom, serves as the SMWW Director of Baseball. Joe has been practicing law since 1986 when he graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a B.S. in Business Administration and a J.D. Degree in Law. He is an active member of the Sports Lawyer's Association. Joe has counseled with and negotiated for clients in all facets of business set up, planning and operations, contractual matters and negotiations, financial transactions, tax, investment and retirement planning. Joe's law practice led him to the representation of several professional athletes for legal, business, contractual and financial matters and ultimately into the athlete agent business with an emphasis on baseball.
Derek Bragg
(Birmingham, England), Managing Director of The Scouting Network, located in Birmingham, England. The Scouting Network is a revolutionary approach to accessing soccer talent. It is the first independent scouting network in international soccer. It provides the most extensive scouting reports from around the globe with a database of over 30,000 of players and offers team and individual player assessments to over 50 UK and European soccer clubs. Derek and his trained soccer scouts have scouted soccer players in numerous countries on several continents.
Matt Brock
(Portland, Oregon, USA), had a successful 8 year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers (89'-94) and the New York Jets (95'-96'). Matt attended the University of Oregon and played Defensive Tackle for the University of Oregon football team. Matt is now an NFL consultant to SMWW, training new agents, supporting SMWW Agent Advisors with recruiting and mentoring athletes.
Jeff Brodie
(Portland, Oregon) Jeff joined Sports Management Worldwide in 2008, and achieved the status of Director of Basketball Operations in 2009. He became a NBA certified agent in 2010. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in Personal Finance from Oregon State University. He has carried that financial knowledge over to the business of sports. Combining his education and professional experience, Jeff has been in the finance industry for over 10 years. Jeff is widely respected for his relational talents, communication skills and his proven ability to motivate, train, and mentor associates. He currently resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon with his wife Katie.
Maury Brown
(Portland, Oregon, USA), is the editor of The Biz of Baseball and President of Bizball, LLC. Maury was the creator of the original Business of Baseball.com, and the former co-chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee. His first notable work in the business of baseball was assisting in the Submission to MLB by the MLB to Portland effort during the Expos relocation derby. His main contribution involved the proposed Charter Seat License program. He is currently on the staff of Baseball Prospectus, has been a staff member for The Hardball Times and writes the companion blog to The Biz of Baseball, The Baseball Journals. His analysis and commentary has been published in the NY Times, Boston Globe, Washington Times, CNN/Money, Toronto Globe and Mail, Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, San Jose Mercury News, The Baseball Analysts, the Oregonian, and Sports Fantasy Monthly magazine. An essay on the Collusion Rulings of the late '80s and early '90s is within Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders: A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball History.
Frank Burlison
(Los Angeles, California, USA), is the National Basketball Columnist and a Basketball Analyst for Scout.com Network. His opinion on high school and college players is one of the most respected in the country and he is frequently in communication with some of the NBA's most respected people in the front office. For Scout.com, Burlison currently focuses on college basketball, recruiting, and the NBA Draft. Prior to his induction into the United States Basketball Writers Hall of Fame in April of 2005, Frank worked for the Fox Sports Network as a National College Basketball columnist, covering a gamut of college basketball and the NBA Draft. Over the years, Frank has scouted, analyzed and wrote about 95 percent of the all players currently in the NBA. Frank evaluated some of the great stars in the making at the high school level, including Magic Johnson, Isaiah Thomas, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade. Many of his career highlights include covering The Final Four and the U.S. Olympic Basketball team. Frank started his illustrious career in high school as a professional sports writer for the Long Beach, California Press-Telegram in 1973.
Jean Cerra
Dr. Jean Cerra has spent 34 years in higher education, 26 of which have been associated in some capacity with either the administration or oversight of NCAA 
intercollegiate athletics programs as the Director of Athletics, an Assistant or Associate Athletics Director, or as the person to whom the A.D. reports while serving in her role as Dean of the school in which the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is located. Those 26 years include nine years at the University of Missouri–Columbia, an NCAA D-IA (now “Bowl Subdivision”) institution, where, as Associate A.D. for Internal Operations, she became one of the first women to assume department-wide administrative responsibilities for both men and women. Her most recent seventeen years were as Dean of the School of Human Performance & Leisure Sciences at Barry University in Miami Shores, FL, a D-II institution, which included seven years in a dual role as Director of Athletics. Her higher education experience also includes teaching, coaching, and officiating at the college level.
Tim Cranston
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), President of Cranston Sports Management and NHL certified agent has at one time trained or represented such hockey stars as Sidney Crosby (Pittsburg), Marek Svatos (Colorado), Petr Vrana (New Jersey), Ole-Kristian Tollefesen (Columbus), Jonathan Boutin (Tampa Bay), Kevin Cormier (Phoenix), Jan Steber (Toronto), and David Kuchejda (Chicago). Tim has an extensive Sports and Entertainment legal background working for companies such as McInnes Cooper, (the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada), and International Sports Management in Manchester, England. Tim is currently the SMWW Director of Hockey.
Jeanette Ehnerd
(Lacrosse, Wisconsin, USA), Jeanette Ehnerd is currently the General Manager of Total Sports Entertainment Services and graduate of the Sport Administration graduate program from the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse. She spent a number of years working for B&B Entertainment as the Sales and Marketing Manager of an agency focused on providing sports entertainers to the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR and all of the professional minor leagues and collegiate levels of basketball, hockey, and baseball. Ehnerd then worked as the Assistant General Manager and was heavily involved in the opening of a new minor league baseball stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Ehnerd works with teams and schools of all levels throughout the nation and is currently developing and managing TSE GameTime®. She assists teams and schools in implementing TSE GameTime® including the Arizona Cardinals, , Modesto Nuts, Binghamton Mets, Erie Seawolves, Providence College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Purdue University, Peoria Chiefs, ....etc.
Dr. Chad Ford
(Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), covers the NBA and the NBA Draft for ESPN Insider. Ford's also been on the cutting edge of the international basketball explosion, traveling to Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, Russia Spain, Italy, France and Germany to document the spread of the sport around the world. Chad is a frequent contributor to ESPN Magazine and makes weekly appearances on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS. Before joining ESPN in 2001, Ford was the co-founder and executive editor of sportsTALK.com.
Andy Graham
(Pheonix, Arizona, USA), Synergy's Director of Client Services. Andy has been employed by Synergy since its first public season in 2004-2005 and throughout that time has served as a Synergy logger, Synergy Logger trainer and Head of Synergy Loggers until moving into his current capacity. Andy also serves as a beta tester for Synergy's new products, as well as sits on the design team that creates new features for both Synergy's Local Acquisition Editor as well as for Synergy's website applications.
Ed Gregory
(Alameda, California, USA), former NBA scout, NBA coach and NBA front office executive is one of the most well known executives in the game. Ed joined the Golden State Warriors in 1986 as assistant coach under George Karl. He eventually took over as Head Coach in final 18 games of the 1997-1998 season. He continued with the Warriors as the Director of Scouting for 10 years (1988-1989). He has been called a super scout with an unbelievable eye for talent and feel for the game. In those years with the Warriors, he was responsible for the drafting of Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway, Tyrone Hill, Latrell Sprewell and Chris Webber. Prior to his years with the Warriors, Ed spent three years as a scout for the Portland Trailblazers and three years with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was responsible for one of the best drafts in NBA history in 1986 when he ran Cleveland's draft of Brad Daugherty, Ron Harper, Mark Price, and Johnny Newman. Ed has circled the globe seeing over 100 games a year, scouting colleges, CBA and foreign stars. Ed served as head coach at University of Las Vegas from 1963-1965 where he posted a 40-15 record (.727) record. He was the head coach at California State University of Fresno for 12 years where his record was 172-143. His 1965-1966 team went to the College Division NCAA finals.
Jimmy Halsell
Former Washington Redskins Salary Cap Analyst
Damian Hopley
(Twickenham, England), is the Chief Executive of The Professional Rugby Players Association. After playing first class rugby for over eight years, during which time he won 3 England Caps, a World Cup 7's Winners medal, a Cambridge Blue and various honours with Wasps, Damian was forced to retire from professional rugby in 1998, after a series of knee operations. The lack of support available to professional players led Damian to found the PRA later that same year. He has been the driving force behind the PRA, having founded the organization after his retirement. He has been instrumental as the lead negotiator on all player related agreements for both the Engalnd team and the British and Irish Lions over the past four years, and is a board director on England Rugby Limited, the company established to run professional rugby in England. His influence ensures that the players' rights are protected and represented at all levels within the sport. Damian has a Masters degree in Theology from St Andrews University, and went on to postgraduate studies at Cambridge in 1992.
Rick Horrow
(Jupitar, Florida, USA), CEO of Horrow Sports Ventures, has been the architect of 103 deals worth more than $13 billion in sports and other urban infrastructure projects. He is also the Sports Business Analyst for CNN, Fox Sports, CNBC, Westwood One, and CBS SportsLine and ESPN. Horrow's signature radio program, "FOX MoneyBall: The Cost of Winning," can be heard on Fox Sports Radio affiliates nationwide. His clients have included the NFL, PGA TOUR, NASCAR, Golden Bear International (Jack Nicklaus), Portland Trail Blazers, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Great White Shark Enterprises (Greg Norman), Ladies Professional Golf Association, Major League Soccer, and the State of West Virginia.
Ken Jacobs
(Melbourne, Australia), From 1980-2007 he was CEO of Cricket Victoria, in Melbourne Australia. Cricket Victoria is the largest participant State in Australian cricket with more clubs and, more people playing the game than in any other State of Australia. Cricket Victoria administers 1,182 cricket clubs and 112,000 registered cricketers in Victoria, with 62,774 children involved in school-based competition. As CEO, Ken oversaw the employment of more than 320 people, including 43 full-time staff and 25 contracted first-class players. Ken is a qualified accountant, a member of the Australia New Zealand Sports Law Association and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 by the Australian Government for his services to cricket.
Gaurav Kamboj
(Karnal, India), Gaurav is the SMWW India Operations Manager. Gaurav recently received his bachelors degree from Kurukshetra University. Gaurav currently assists SMWW in India with student services, professional sports operations, and all SMWW India related operations. Gaurav is trained in recruiting and mentoring of professional athletes as an SMWW Agent Advisor.
Tsubasa Kee ( T.K. )
(Portland, Oregon, USA) T.K. earned his undergraduate degree at Washington State in 2007 .jpg)
and is currently earning his Masters degree at Concordia University Chicago.
T.K. joined Sports Management Worldwide as an intern in 2008. T.K. is currently the Director of Football Research & Scouting and as well as the Assistant Director of Football Operations under Marcus Williams. In addition, T.K. acts as the Administrative Assistant to Dr. Lashbrook.
Abe Kerr
(London, England), is founder of Tri line sports, (Tls), is a dual code management and marketing company offering a full range of services to professional rugby players including club contract negotiation, financial planning, legal advice and commercial services. Having spent 10 years working in the professional rugby sector in a number of varied roles Abe Kerr established specialist union and league management and marketing consultancy Tri line sports (Tls) in March 2004. In addition Abe has worked in commercial, community development, development and marketing roles for professional rugby clubs such as Oldham Bears, Sale, London Broncos, Bedford Blues and Hemel Hempstead. Abe has personally managed over 70 leading professional rugby and cricket players.
Rodney Knox
(Nike World Headquarters, USA), is currently the Director of Communications for Team Sports (football, basketball and baseball) for Nike, Inc. Knox is responsible for overseeing Nike's multi-media campaigns for its athletes and products. Knox works closely with Nike's executive staff and professional athletes on communicating with the media and the public. Prior to working for Nike Inc., Knox served as the Sr. Director of Communications for the San Francisco 49ers and prior to that as the Public Relations Assistant Director with the San Diego Chargers. Knox brings over 25 years of varied experience in Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Media & Community Relations, Promotions and Sports Management, Marketing and Governmental Affairs. Knox holds a master's degree in sports management from the University of San Francisco and bachelor's degree in speech & communications from San Diego State University. Knox brings teaching experience from the San Jose State University and the University of San Francisco, where he was the instructor of a course on sports, media and society. Knox has also served on the NFL's Governmental Affairs Committee.
Dr. Jim Krause
(Seattle, Washington, USA), President of Winning Sports Programs. Jim's diverse background as athletic director, coach, and professional sports general manager, event coordinator, sports administrator, education consultant, and faculty, enables him to guide and train you for any situation. Jim's Sports Administration job history and experience span the globe and include: The University of Oregon, NABC Convention & NCAA Final Four, DGI (Sports Association of Denmark), 1996 Olympics, Alabama A&M University, University of Alabama, GM of the Huntsville Fire (professional sports team), Title IX Consultant, YMCA, NAIA National Office and management of major events such as concerts, championship tournaments and professional sports. Jim has worked in numerous athletic departments including the small high schools, to large universities, as well as minor league venues and boys and girls clubs.
Russ Lande
(South Orange, New Jersey, USA) is Sporting News' NFL Draft Expert, Former NFL Scout & Front Office Executive. Russ Lande, is currently a Sporting News.com NFL Draft Expert and President and Founder of GMJR.com. For the Sporting News, Lande is responsible for writing NFL insider content, providing detailed scouting reports on college players and posting an ongoing mock draft in the "War Room" leading up to the NFL Draft. Before working for Sporting News, Lande served as a college scout for the Cleveland Browns for three years covering the mid-west region while evaluating all eligible prospects for the NFL Draft. He covers all-star games, the NFL Combine and pro days. Lande continues to appear on radio stations across the country. Lande is also the author of the annual "GM Jr Draft Guide" which has been called the most comprehensive, unique and thorough NFL Draft Guide ever written and made available to the fans and scouts of the NFL.
Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook
Dr. Lashbrook is President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide, first ever online sports career training company with a mission to educate and train future sports business executives. SMWW trains thousands of students every year for sports business careers from over 100 countries. Dr. Lashbrook has been in sports management for over 35 year and has demonstrated a lifelong passion for helping students strategize and reach their career goals in the world of sports. Dr. Lashbrook has served at the collegiate level as an athletic academic advisor and athletic director. At the professional level he has been an NFL sports agent for over ten years representing over 35 NFL clients. (Read more about Dr. Lashbrook)
Tom Leip
(Portland, Oregon, USA), a native of St. Louis and graduate of William Jewell College did graduate work at Ohio University in sports administration after making a career change from journalism.He spent 20 years working in minor-league sports (baseball, hockey and soccer) in markets like Rochester, Nashville, Eugene, Spokane, the Twin Cities and Portland. He has been the top executive for organizations operating multiple teams and broadcast entities, the top executive for a league, a consultant and a collegiate administrator. After leaving Portland State University Athletic Department he took charge of Team Media Sales for North America for Lulu Sports and MRX Associates.
Matt Lindland
Mixed Martial Arts Elite Fighter and veteran of the UFC
Shep Messing
(Ridgefield, Connetticut, USA), is currently the Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Global Sport Group, an international management firm that offers player representation, brand and image management, and wealth management for professional athletes. Global Sport Group has managed over one hundred and fifty players in fourteen different countries. He also serves as consultant on projects incorporating soccer stadiums and fields in NYC, for FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association and for CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. Shep is a Harvard graduate and two-time All-American soccer player. He began his professional playing days as the net minder for the New York Cosmos, playing along side the likes of world-renowned players such as Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia. Following his tour with the Cosmos, Messing was the first player to sign with the Major Indoor Soccer League; he played with the New York Arrows from 1978 thru 1984. Shep was also on the U.S. team in the Pan Am Games (1971), in the 1972 Olympic Games and with the US National Team. In 1993, Messing was inducted into the New York Sports Hall of Fame, in 2006, the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame and recently, served on the Board of NYC2012. Today Shep serves in the New York broadcast booth for Madison Square Garden and ESPN International. Messing's broadcasting career began in 1986 calling action during the World Cup in Mexico. He worked as the color analyst for ESPN's coverage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Paul Molesworth
Paul is the current Chief Scout of English League One side Bristol Rovers helping
the club reach the Johnson Paints Trophy Final in 2006, followed a year later with a League 2 Wembley Play-off Final win and reaching a FA Cup Quarter Final in 2008. He began his scouting career working for Liverpool FC as Chief Scout for the Midlands area, a position he held for over 11 years. Paul has worked as a Chief Scout through all levels of English football including Swansea City, Port Vale, Kidderminster Harriers, Greenock Morton, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Oxford United and Northampton Town. As a player Paul Molesworth was an accomplished left back making professional appearances for Walsall FC in England, Hamarun Spartans in Malta and AEK in Cyprus.
James Mullins
(Ankara, Turkey) is the SMWW Middle East Director and a graduate of the SMWW GM and Scouting program. James is the International Director for Missing Piece International, an organization that seeks to facilitate the globalization of basketball for the good of the game and the good of the world. James' background includes extensive work in the non-profit sector, including work as a consultant for the Preemptive Love Coalition. He also covers Turkish basketball for Eurobasket.com. His goal is to help sports thrive in the Middle East and to see sports have a positive impact on international relations.
Rob Neyer
(Portland Oregon, USA), is one of baseball's most respected writers and analysts, began his career in 1989, working for legendary sabermetrician (and now Red Sox executive) Bill James. Rob spent four years with James, then worked as an editor and writer for STATS, Inc. In 1996, Rob was hired by Paul Allen's Starwave Corporation, which had just begun to publish ESPNet SportsZone, the precursor to ESPN.com, the most popular sports-related Website in the world. These days, Rob writes at least four times a week for ESPN.com, and he's also authored or co-authored roughly a dozen books, including his latest, The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers. Rob's extensive knowledge and experiences allow him to offer perspectives from both "inside" and "outside," resulting in a nuanced view that is rare among those connected to the game.
Dean Oliver
(Denver, Colorado, USA), is currently a Statistical Analyst and Scout for the NBA Denver Nuggets, and formerly with the NBA Seattle Supersonics as a Statistical Analyst. Dean is the author of "Basketball on Paper" and an expert at the evaluation of assembling players into a team, including quantitative evaluations of player quality, game strategy, and team chemistry. Dean is a "guru" of basketball statistics, having received a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of North Carolina.
Ken Ouderkirk
(Portland, Oregon) Ken Ouderkirk is SMWW’s Director of Team Relations.Ken has spent over a decade specializing in business development and sales training for sports & entertainment organizations. He has worked with multiple teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS, NCAA, Rugby Football Union (U.K.), and minor .jpg)
league sports teams. He has also worked on major sporting events including US Men’s World Cup Qualifiers, Women’s World Cup, and SuperBowl XXXIX. Previously Ouderkirk was the Director of the Executive Academy at Game Face, Inc. where he trained over 500 candidates for careers in professional sports. The candidates then received full-time positions with professional sports teams in the US, Canada, and the U.K.
Bret Polvorosa
(Portland, Oregon, USA), President of GRIP, is a sports sales and marketing specialist who consults with hundreds of US and Canada professional teams and organizations. He has experience with minor and major league teams all over the country in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer. These include the Philadelphia Eagles, Sixers and Flyers, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Nashville Predators and numerous Major League Soccer clubs. Bret is well known in North America for his business acumen, hands on training, sales, management, recruiting, team building, and customer retention skills. NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and NHL teams and the IRL know to call Bret to improve their bottom line.
John Print
(London, England), is SMWW UK Operations Manager and Director of Soccer.
John is a Licensed Player’s Agent by the English FA with a jurisdiction to .jpg)
represent players and clubs worldwide. Working in the industry for over five years John has built up a large number of worldwide contacts within the game which are invaluable to SMWW and our clients. Besides working in football, John also represents a number of Olympic athletes and other sports personalities. His experience of sports marketing and client management allows his clients to maximise their potential whilst competing and away from their chosen sport.
Bharath V Rao
(Bangalore, India), Bharath V Rao is the SMWW Director of India Operations. Bharath currently assists SMWW in India with professional sports operations, student services and all SMWW India related operations. He is trained in recruiting and mentoring of professional athletes and as an SMWW Scout. He has also trained many players who have represented The Indian Cricket Team as a High Performance Coach. Bharath has taken several of the SMWW courses.
Dave Raymond
(Newark, Delaware, USA) Dave Raymond, Raymond Entertainment CEO has performed costumed characters for over twenty years including the Phillie Phanatic, the world-renowned mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Dave Raymond is the Mascot guru. Dave Raymond is the nation's leading market consultant for character branding on and off the field, court, or in the board room. Raymond generates MoneyMakingFun™ for over 250 sports teams and companies across the nation. In his sixteen years as the Phanatic, he performed for over 2.5 million fans annually. During that time, he appeared in three World Series, toured Japan with a Major League All-Star team, and was called "the best mascot in baseball" by broadcaster Tim McCarver. Early in 2000 he, formed the Raymond Entertainment Group. The mission of Raymond Entertainment is the premier provider of character branding programs. Character Branding describes a strategy of building strong identification and recognition of fantasy characters through design, construction, training, marketing and merchandising. Raymond Entertainment Groups boast clients that include major leagues, minor leagues, universities, community colleges, and international teams.
Tim Regan
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Tim Regan is currently Head of Scouting with MLS Club Side Toronto FC and is also a US 
U-18 Men's National Team Assistant Coach. Tim is a former standout with Bradley University and was drafted in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the New York MetroStars. After spending 3 seasons with the MetroStars, Tim was released and signed with Chivas USA. After a successful season with Chivas, Tim was sent back to New York with the now re-named New York Red Bulls. Tim spent his final season in MLS with the Red Bulls. He played one MLS match with Toronto FC in 2008 after signing a ten-day contract. Overall, Tim played a total of 81 games over five seasons and left the league as one of the most well-liked players to pass through MLS.
Tim’s hiring to Toronto as Chief Scout is the first step toward the club's establishment of a European-style scouting department.
Juan Pablo Sanchez
(Mexico City, Mexico), has been actively participating, working and teaching in Auto Racing and Sports Juan Pablo Sanchez Management for the past 10 years demonstrating a lifelong passion for racing. Juan Pablo has raced cars and motorcycles and has acted as advisor and spotter for professional racecar drivers. Juan Pablo has been an active corporate and sports law attorney for 9 years and is the CEO of a sports agency in Mexico. Global Sports Management represents race car drivers and other professional athletes. Global Sports Management has a mission to promote, assist and educate race car drivers around the world. Internationally, Juan has participated in seminars and practical courses with several NASCAR teams. As part of racecar teams in Mexico, Juan Pablo has acted as spotter for several professional drivers winning 3 championships in the Vintage series. He has assisted teams in the development of new strategies and guided drivers on and off the racetrack. Juan is also an adjunct professor with the Johan Cruyff University Mexico.
PJ Savage
PJ Savage, Director of International Operations is originally from Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Sports Management and spent several years working in the soccer industry throughout 
North America and Europe. PJ also worked with a Strategic Marketing company that focused on student enrollment for colleges and universities around the country.
As Director of International Operations, PJ is responsible for enhancing and developing SMWW’s rapport with professional teams throughout the world. PJ has a solid understanding of the relationships between the international leagues from around the world. Furthermore, he overseas the growth of the SMWW Agency for Soccer, Cricket and Rugby not only here in North America but also throughout Europe and Australasia and is familiar with dealing with agents from both the perspective of the agent and the club.
Chase Sbicca
(Portland, Oregon) Chase is the Director of Student Services at SMWW. She attended the University of Oregon where she studied Journalism with a focus in Electronic Media. While at University of Oregon, Chase was a sports reporter for two campus news programs, Oregon News Live and DUCK-U Sports. In 2006 she secured an internship with Fox Sports Net Northwest in Bellevue, Washington where she worked extensively with the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners. Upon completion of her internship, Chase was hired on by FSN for special events across the Northwest.
Fred Schreyer, JD
(Seattle, Washington, USA), serves on the board of directors for SMWW and is also involved with SMWW's elite athlete endorsement negotiation. Mr. Schreyer has had a long and prestigious career in the world of sports representation. Most recently, Mr. Schreyer played a major role in securing and negotiating the ground breaking endorsement agreements that basketball sensation LeBron James signed with Nike, Inc. and The Upper Deck Company. Mr. Schreyer has over 23 years in the sports industry including Director of Sports Marketing at Nike from 1987-1992 and the founder of Nike's Sports Management division in 1992. Mr. Schreyer is currently the Commissioner of the Professional Bowlers Association, where he has played a prominent role in leading that sports organization to strong ratings and sponsor growth over the last few years. Schreyer oversees all aspects of the PBA's business operations and maintains primary responsibility for the negotiation of sponsorship agreements and financial arrangements.
Harry Sinden
(Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Harry Sinden was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins. He was the coach of the Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category. In 1972, Harry Sinden became the Boston Bruins GM and would spend just over 28 years as general manager of the Bruins. Harry added the title of club president in 1989, and remained as the chief executive of the club until the summer of 2006, and has retired to his current consulting role with the Bruins. As GM, Sinden presided over the team's long years of consistent success, setting the North American major professional record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs with 30, which including making the finals five times (1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990) and two regular season first place finishes (1983, 1990). Currently, Sinden is a "senior adviser" to the Bruins, as well as a member of the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Rick Smith
(San Diego, California, USA) Rick Smith completed a career of nearly 50 years in public relations and media .jpg)
including Director of Public Relations for the St. Louis Rams, the San Diego Chargers and the Golden State Warriors. His experience spans writing for a local newspaper and working his way up to public relations in the NBA and NFL. In addition, Smith has written many magazine articles and has authored three books: Ten Super Sundays; Main Men of the Seventies, The Linebackers, and Stadium Stories: St. Louis Rams. Rick did PR at twenty-three Super Bowls and two Pro Bowls. He also has worked as a sportswriter for the San Diego Tribune and as a writer and editor for the National Football Properties.
Jonathan Story
(Gulfport, Mississippi, USA), is a former MLB Scout, MLB author and former pro ball player. Jonathan Story most recently a former Major League Scout for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to that he spent 3 years as a scout for the Houston Astros. He provides detailed coverage of the Southern League and selected spring training rosters to aid the club in the selection of players during trades, the Rule 5 draft and six-year free agent signings. His scouting career began with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club in 1992. His varying roles for several teams during his fourteen years of involvement in professional baseball as a player, amateur scout, professional scout and front office administrator have provided him the opportunity to observe the game from numerous perspectives. His duties within his area as an amateur scout included talent evaluation along with coordinating schedules with supervisors, interviewing players and their families, negotiating contracts and signing players within his area. As the Asst. Director of Professional Scouting with the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club he managed/coordinated the professional scouting staff, provided detailed knowledge and understanding of each MLB organization's minor league system by reviewing and listing preferentially all professional reports and served as a liaison between the front office and professional scouts.
Sally Sullivan
(Portland, Oregon, USA), comes to Sports Management Worldwide with an extensive background in sports as a coach, sports agent, and a sports attorney. Her list of clients is extensive having represented Venus and Serena Williams, Lincoln Kennedy, Jennifer Azzi, Katy Steding, Lynette Woodard, several Olympic Athletes and the Baltimore Orioles. In addition Sally has been an online professor having taught business law for Kaplan and currently teaches for Northcentral University. Sally has her law degree from Lewis and Clark, Portland, Oregon.
Marc Trestman
(Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), is a Former NFL Offensive Coordinator & Asst. Head Coach. Trestman has 17 years experience in the National Football League as an Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach. In 2002 with the Raiders, he was named Offensive Coordinator of the Year while leading the Raiders to the Super Bowl and also coaching that year's NFL Most Valuable Player, QB Rich Gannon. His coaching experience has lead to his teams appearing in the playoffs 15 times, including 2 AFC Championship Games and 1 Super Bowl appearance. His experience even dates back to the QB coaching position at the University of Miami in 1983 when Bernie Kosar led the Hurricanes to a National Championship and received the Orange Bowl MVP award. Trestman has worked for Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Detriot Lions, San Franciso 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Bucs, University of Miami Florida,NC State University.
Jim Utter
(Charlotte, North Carolina, USA), has covered NASCAR for the past eight years with The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com. Jim is currently vice president of the National Motorsports Press Association and has won awards for news-breaking stories of NASCAR events by the N.C. Press Association and NMPA. He is an occasional guest on Performance Racing Network's "Pit Reporters" radio talk show. Jim has years of experience at the race track and knows job openings before they go public.
Mark Warkentien
(Denver, Colorado, USA), is currently the Denver Nugget's Vice President of Basketball Operations. Previously, Mark worked for one season as the Director of Player Personnel for the Cleveland Cavilers. Prior to Cleveland, Mark headed up the Portland Trailblazers Scouting Department for ten years as Assistant General Manager and Director of Scouting.
Mark Washo
(Washington DC, USA) Mark Washo is currently the President of the Washington Freedom (Women's Professional Soccer) and has more than 17 years of professional sports experience, most recently as the Executive Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, (MLS). Mark was the Senior Vice President of the New York-New Jersey MetroStars. (Now the New York Red Bulls). Mark has also worked for D.C. United, Buffalo Bison Baseball, and the Washington Bullets (Wizards). Having experienced the success and rewards of working in an industry he loved, Mark published "Break Into Sports Through Ticket Sales." His quest is to help you break into a career you love and have a passion for.
Brian Wheeler
(Portland, Oregon, USA), is a long term NBA Play by Play radio announcer. Wheeler's exciting style and trademark "BOOM-CHAKA-LAKA" dunk calls have endeared him to basketball fans throughout the Pacific Northwest. He is also a featured speaker and emcee for numerous team functions. Wheeler is entering his 21st year of broadcasting. Prior to joining the Blazers, he spent three years as a member of the Kings' broadcast team in Sacramento, serving as the team's pre and post-game show host as well as handling the play-by-play for a select number of games each season. He was also the original play-by-play voice on radio and television of the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. Wheeler spent two seasons working in Seattle as part of the Sonics' broadcast group and also hosted a daily talk show on their flagship radio station. He has NBA ties to Chicago, where he worked on the Bulls' radio broadcasts in their first championship season. "Wheels" got his start in broadcasting in Chicago, earning a broadcasting/communications degree from Loyola University. Experience includes broadcasting stints for the Chicago White Sox, Northwestern University, and SportsChannel.
Marcus Williams
(Portland, Oregon, USA) Marcus is the SMWW Director of Agency Operations. He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Phoenix School of business in 2009 and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Montana Western School of Business in 2006. Marcus was a four year letterman in football and was a member of Western Montana's 04-05 Frontier conference Co-champion football team. Marcus is a NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor with a goal of contributing to the growth of the SMWW agency. He has facilitated numerous playing transactions at the NFL level as well as a number of CFL transactions.
John Wooten
John played for the Cleveland Browns from 1959-1967, the Washington Redskins from 1967-1968. John has been involved with the NFL for 44 years and served as Director of Pro Sports Advisors (Agent for Professional Athletes - 1973-1975); Player Personnel (Cowboys - 1975-1991); Director of Pro Personnel (Cowboys 1980-1991); Creator/Director of Player Programs (NFL - 1991 - 1992 (developing programs for Continuing Education, Financial Assistance, Family Assistance, Internship for NFL Players; Player Personnel (Eagles 1992-1993); Vice President Player Personnel (Eagles 1994-1997); Assistant Director of Pro/College Scouting (Ravens 1998-2001), Consultant-Player Personnel (Ravens - 2001 until he retired in 2004).
His on-the-field honors include, Associated Press All-Big Seven, All American Honors at Offensive Guard at the University of Colorado in 1958, named to the Chicago Tribune's College All Star Game in 1959, Sporting News NFL All Star Team in 1965, named to the NFL Pro Bowl teams in 1966 and 1967, Cleveland Browns All-Time All Star Team, named to University of Colorado's All Century Football Team, he was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002 and Hall of Fame inductee with the University of Colorado in October 2004, September 2005 Honored Jersey with the University of Colorado and has three World Championships -- Browns -1964, Cowboys - 1977 and Ravens in 2000.
Lynn and Liz Lashbrook
Dr. Lashbrook, Chase Sbicca, Bret Polvorosa, Liz Lashbrook, Jeanette Ehnerd, Tom Leip (At the National Sports Forum presenting SMWW students to teams.)
"The SMWW Staff cheering you on
in your new sports career!"
SMWW Sports Directors
SMWW Sports Agent Advisors