Project Play hosted an interactive discussion with young people and their coaches, as well as leading professionals and coaches with resources related to physical health and social emotional well-being.
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CALLING ALL COACHES
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SPEAKERS
TOM FARREY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ASPEN INSTITUTE SPORTS & SOCIETY PROGRAM
Tom is a pioneering journalist and executive director of the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program, which he founded in 2011 with the mission to convene leaders, facilitate dialogue and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest.
In 2013, Tom created Project Play, a multi-stage initiative of the Sports & Society Program that helps stakeholders build healthy communities through sports. Since then, hundreds of organizations from across the eight sectors that touch the lives of children have used Project Play's framework to introduce programs, strategies, partnerships, tools, and grant-making, while advancing the national conversation around youth sports through, among other efforts, the 2019 media campaign Don’t Retire, Kid.
DR. ANDREW PEARLE
CHIEF OF SPORTS MEDICINE
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
Dr. Andrew D. Pearle is Chief of Sports Medicine at HSS. He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. Dr. Pearle's clinical interests include arthroscopic and robotic surgery of the shoulder, knee, and ankle. He is Director of the Computer Assisted Surgery Center at HSS and Editor-in-Chief of the Orthopedic Journal Techniques in Knee Surgery.
In addition to his responsibilities at HSS, Dr. Pearle is an Associate Team Physician for the New York Mets and coordinates care for the minor league affiliates including the Brooklyn Cyclones. Dr. Pearle has published more than 90 original manuscripts, predominantly on topics related to ACL reconstruction, robotic partial knee replacement, and computer assisted surgery.
SHAINA ROSS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
US SOCCER FOUNDATION
Shaina joined the U.S. Soccer Foundation in January 2013 as a Programs Coordinator and assumed the role of Assistant Program Director in July 2017. She comes to us from The McClendon Center in Washington, DC, where she worked as a Case Manager/Adaptive Skills Counselor, managing a large case load and performing outreach efforts to ensure continued engagement in services. Shaina also worked as a Head Organizer for Communities United DC, where she developed community organizations in underserved neighborhoods to work for positive social and economic advancement.
Shaina graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies and Psychology, and was a four-year member of the varsity soccer team. After graduation, Shaina worked for The Mental Health Association of Central Florida, and later as a teacher at the Bright Learning Private School, both in Orlando, FL.
MARTY FOX
PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
ASPEN INSTITUTE SPORTS & SOCIETY PROGRAM
Martin is a Program Associate of the Sports & Society Program and leads the program’s Project Play work in Southeast Michigan, Western New York, and Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, in partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and regional community foundations. His work builds off the 2017 State of Play reports in those regions, the program’s groundbreaking first studies of how a discrete region serves its kids through sport, on which he served as a researcher and contributor. Martin also directs the annual Project Play Summit and was proud to bring the 2019 Summit to his home state of Michigan.