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Dan HumphreysCDSS, MS
Director of BlazeTEC
Workshop Presenters
• Nationally recognized coach at the junior and adult levels
• National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Board of Directors (2011 - present) and Junior Division Executive Committee(2003 – 2011)
• NWBA USA U20 Assistant Coach (2005) and Head Coach (2006)
• NWBA Functional Classifier
• Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports Junior Committee (WAUSA) (2006 – present)
• Event Director – 2006 & 2007 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field National Championships and the 2008 NWBA Prep National Championship
Workshop Presenters
Ann CodyCDSS, MS
Director of Policy and Global Outreach
• World leader in sport and human rights • International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Governing Board member • Highest ranking American and highest
ranking woman in the IPC worldwide • Member of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) 2018 Evaluation Commission
• Paralympic Gold Medalist in Athletics and
competed on three U.S. Paralympic Teams (Basketball ’84, Athletics ’88, ’92)
BlazeSports National Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
BlazeSports Institute of Applied Science Atlanta, Georgia
BlazeSports Office of Policy and Global Outreach, Washington, DC
BlazeSports Offices
BlazeSports Key Staff
Mara Galic, MHSc, RD, LD
Interim CEO
Leah Howard, JD
Assistant Director of Policy
and National Initiatives
Senam Apaloo, CDSS
Program Evaluation
Jeff Jones
CDSS, CTRS, CPRPDirector of Sports and
Community Programs
BlazeSports Key Staff
Stuart Sharp
Director of International
Sport Development
Felipe Rodrigues, CDSS
Sport Development Manager
Gillian Sharp
Manager of Community
Programs
• Legacy of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
• Nonprofit organization, International NGO and PVO
• USA Member Organization of Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA)
• Member of United States Olympic Committee – Multi-Sport Organizations Council
• BlazeSports America launched at 2002 Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games
History of BlazeSports America
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
• Establish/reinforce general guidelines for best practice in various aspects of sport, recreation and physical activity
• Identify best practice issues in sport, recreation, and physical activity that are specific to disability
• Ensure every CDSS recipient is a knowledgeable resource for people with physical disability
• Local, Regional, National, International
• Provide practical information that will be implemented in your practice/programs
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
• Establish new relationships with CDSS participants to enhance personal and professional networks
• Promote the role professional development plays in providing quality programs to people with physical disability
• Provide resource paths for on-going professional development
• Learn from CDSS participants’ expertise and experience and incorporate knowledge into future CDSS Workshops