NESTRE LEADERSHIP

DR. TOMMY SHAVERS
Founder & CEO
President of Shavers Consulting. 10yrs
Organizational Leadership & High-
Profile Behavior Experience.
NFL/NCAA Behavior and
Performance Consultant. Former
Captain Football Player for the
University of Central Florida (UCF)
and creator of the NESTRE Model.

ELKHONON GOLDBERG PH.D
Senior Scientific Advisor
World-renown Neuropsychologist, NYU
Dept of Neurology Clinical Professor,
Diplomate of the American Board of
Professional Psychology. Author of The
Executive Brain, Creativity; and
contributor for the book What Makes a
Champion.

KYLE ISRAEL
Sr. Director of Business Development
10yrs Business Development & Media
Broadcasting. 5yrs with ESPN Radio and
Clear Channel Communications. Former
International Professional Football Player
in the German (GFL) and Polish (PFL)
Football League. Former UCF
Quarterback.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND ADVISORS

CALVIN JOHNSON
Former NFL All-Pro and Future NFL Hall of Fame Player
1st Rd NFL Draft Pick (2nd) of the Detroit Lions. 6x NFL Pro Bowl and 3x All-Pro Wide Receiver. Co-Founder of Locker Room Consulting and Primitive - a Medicinal Cannabis company focused on addressing pain and CTE for former players.

JULIUS THOMAS
Former Pro Bowl NFL Player & Psychology & Health Doctoral Student
4th Rd NFL Draft Pick of Denver Broncos. Played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Miami Dolphins. A 2x NFL Pro Bowl Tight End (2013, 2014). Retired from NFL to pursue Doctoral studies in Psychology to help athletes dealing with CTE and others who suffer from brain related challenges.

CHRIS KING
Vice President and Director of Athletics for Robert Morris University
Previously served as director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), formerly the University of Texas-Pan American, from 2009 to 2019. Won the NACDA Under Armour Division I-AAA Athletic Director of the Year Award. Previously an independent NCAA Division I institution, under King's leadership UTRGV joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2013. The men's basketball team has made two straight postseason appearances, while the women's basketball team has reached the postseason in four of the last five years.
King led the athletics department through a strategic plan that improved facilities and fundraising, elevated the UTRGV Athletics brand, and helped student athletes win championships while achieving academic success. UTRGV ranked third in the Western Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup standings in 2018-19.

JOSEPH COOPER, PH.D
Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration at University of Massachusetts Boston
Director of the Sport Leadership and Administration program designed to create new career pathways and bring additional diversity, equity, and social justice to the leadership and management ranks of the sports industry. Former professor with the Sport Management program at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cooper’s research agenda focuses on the nexus between sport, education, race, and culture with an emphasis on sport as a catalyst for holistic development and positive changes in society. He is a member of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Dr. Cooper is also the founder of Collective Uplift (CU), an organization designed to educate, empower, and inspire students across racial and ethnic backgrounds at UConn (and the world) to maximize their full potential as holistic individuals both within and beyond athletic contexts.

DR. KEELY KAKLAMANOS
Director of the Clinical & Sports Psychology Program for FSU Athletics
Licensed Psychologist. Working to establish the first in-house Mental Health and Wellness program within FSU Athletics. Helps student-athletes navigate through the unique stressors of being a Division I athlete by providing them with support and tools to achieve their personal best in the classroom, their sport, and their relationships. Meet with student-athletes individually and in small group or team sessions. Collaborates with Athletic Department staff and coaches to promote a supportive environment for the mental well-being, resilience, and performance optimization of our student-athletes.
INDUSTRY FOCUS

SPORTS & ESPORTS
PERFORMANCE

CORPORATE WELLNESS
& PERFORMANCE

HIGH RISK
PERFORMERS

LEADERS
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