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Chris Brienza has worked for more than 30 years in public relations and communications, with time primarily split between professional sports and the agency side of the business.
Most recently, Brienza ran the Sports and Media practices at Coyne PR, joining the agency in 2007 and building a business that included clients such as the Harlem Globetrotters, Daytona International Speedway, IRONMAN, the USGA, the USTA, USA TODAY Sports and ESPN.
Prior to joining Coyne, Chris served as the executive director of publicity for the Sports Group magazine brands (Runner’s World, Bicycling, Backpacker and Mountain Bike) at Rodale, the world’s leading provider of health and wellness content.
He previously spent nearly 15 years in professional sports at both the league and team level. Chris served as Vice President of Communications for Major League Soccer’s NY/NJ MetroStars (now Red Bulls), where he earned MLS PR Executive of the Year honors in 2001. That was preceded by eleven years working within the National Basketball Association, including nearly five years as the league’s VP of Media Relations.
In that role, he served as a primary spokesman for the league and supervised all day-to-day media relations efforts between the NBA and all North American print and electronic media, as well as with the league’s national broadcast partners. He also helped create all official league statements and external communications, helped supervise media operations at all major NBA events (including the NBA Finals and All-Star Weekends) and served as part of the NBA’s PR support team with USA Basketball, the sport’s national governing body, during the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
A proud native of South Orange, NJ, Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University, where he played three seasons of varsity soccer. He and his wife Janet reside in Spring Lake, NJ.

Diane Fox recently retired in May, 2023 after devoting 43 years as an educator. She spent her first 22 years at Saint Joseph’s High School in South Bend, Indiana, teaching and coaching. She then spent 7 years at Holy Cross College where she taught and advised students and, eventually, was named the director of Academic Advising. For the past 14 years, Diane served as the director of the Office for Student Success at Saint Mary’s College where she taught, advised, and mentored students. Also in May, she was awarded the Saint Mary’s College Belles Varsity Club Appreciation Award, which is presented to a member of the Saint Mary's College community for extraordinary contribution to the Saint Mary's Department of Athletics. Recognizing the academic, social, and spiritual needs of her students, Diane taught and mentored hundreds of students throughout her career and enjoyed every minute.

Jason Holzer is a Post-Traumatic growth storyteller and the Co-Founder of 4D Athletes. His book, Amazon Best Seller “Shattered by Suicide, Renewed by Resilience: How to Move Forward After Being Left Behind” reflects on losing his father to death by suicide and is positively influencing many readers across the globe every year. Holzer plays an impactful role in the lives of student-athletes through speaking engagements coaching mental fitness training and leadership development. He is also a certified teacher, mental fitness specialist, and accomplished basketball coach.

Angie Krilich is a former NCAA Division I rower with over 10 years of experience working with collegiate student-athletes in advising, counseling and career related roles. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the states of Indiana, Massachusetts and Washington, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Maine, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in the state of Utah, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Board Certified Coach (BCC). Krilich holds four degrees from Indiana University, including a master's degree in Counseling & Counselor Education and an Education Specialist degree in Mental Health Counseling. She has a passion for creating a safe space to ensure student-athletes feel heard, appreciated and valued. Krilich resides in central Indiana with her husband, Brian, and their golden retriever, Zoey.

Michael Mitchell is a Small Business Consultant/Advisor. He attended the University of Notre Dame, Class of 1981, where he served as a Notre Dame Basketball Captain. Mitchell became CEO of Dreyer’s in May 2009. Prior to that, he was the President of Sales at Nestlé USA. Mitchell started at Nestlé, Dreyer’s parent company, in 1991. Mitchell now lives in San Francisco.

Timoney Moyer is a graduate of Saint Mary's College where she played basketball for the Belles. With nearly a decade of experience in marketing, go-to-market strategy, and community management, she has significantly contributed to the success of various tech startups. Moyer now runs her own Marketing business, catering to small and medium-sized businesses in a diverse range of industries. Supporting branding efforts, crafting effective strategies, content marketing, and other essential marketing initiatives, she has influenced numerous businesses, including Golden Touch, to achieve greater brand awareness and growth.
In her approach to understanding and connecting with diverse audiences, Moyer places a strong emphasis on empathy. By customizing her strategies to cater to individual needs, she has achieved notable success in crafting marketing initiatives that resonate with the individual to foster meaningful engagement.
Moyer played a pivotal role in the launch of both Golden Touch and Golden Minds in 2022, to promote mental health and empower student-athletes as complete individuals beyond their athletic pursuits. Having been a former student-athlete in the Notre Dame tri-campus community, she understands the complexities involved in balancing sports commitments and expectations. Moyer also serves as a valuable member of the Youth Advisory Board at Eluna Network supporting children and families who have been impacted by grief or addiction.

Michelle Olson has over 20 years of experience in the fields of Mental Health and Social Work. Olson is the Clinical Practice Manager of a Community Mental Health Facility in Berrien County, MI. This allows her to work with the many populations she has specialized in while also training and mentoring the next generation of therapists. She is a specialist in her field regarding the areas: addiction, children of addiction, trauma and, severe and persistent mental illness. In 2011, she ran the adolescent addiction program for the Community Mental Health of Elkhart County. It was also at this time that she became the Director for Camp Mariposa- Indiana (Oaklawn Psychiatric).

Teresa Godwin Phelps' passion is in education. She was on the faculty at the University of Notre Dame Law School where she taught and directed legal writing since 1980. She holds three degrees from Notre Dame, including a Ph.D. in English and one degree from Yale Law School. Professor Phelps directed the Legal Rhetoric Program and taught Legal Rhetoric at Washington College of Law and directed the legal writing program at the University of Notre Dame Law School. Her other teaching and academic interests include women and the law, and human rights, and she has published over thirty articles and three books, which have helped her earn the Grenville Clark Award in 1999, which honors voluntary activities and public service to advance the cause of peace and human rights.

Lisa Bonta Sumii is a psychotherapist with over 23 years of clinical experience, licensed in both California and Nevada. She has been a private practice clinician for over 15 years and also works as a consultant and an entrepreneur. Founder of AthMindset, Bonta Sumii supports student-athletes and elite athletes to achieve optimal mental health and peak mental sport performance by focusing on the athlete as a human, with multiple intersecting identities. She is also the Mental Health & Performance Coach of the Oakland Roots Soccer Club.