Mitch Jordan currently serves as the Athletic Director at Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. He has more than two decades of experience in independent school education and athletics, returning to his alma mater after serving for 17 years as Athletic Director at Mount Paran Christian School. During his tenure at Mount Paran, he managed the daily operations of 18 varsity sports and 66 total teams, leading the program to significant athletic success, including back-to-back Directors Cup Championships for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. He was also the head football coach for 14 years, credited with starting the varsity program in 2008 and guiding the team to a GHSA state championship in 2014. He was recognized as the Region 6A Athletic Director of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and Georgia Athletics Coaches Association State Coach of the Year in 2014.  

An alumnus of Darlington, Jordan previously taught and coached at the school from 2002 to 2008, holding roles as an assistant head football coach, head varsity track coach, and head strength and conditioning coach.

Patrick Summerour currently serves as the Athletic Director at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Now in his 26th year at his alma mater and his 11th as Athletic Director, Patrick oversees all athletic activities for grades 6-12, including more than 500 student-athletes, over 50 teams, and nearly 600 contests each year. 

During his tenure, Newman Athletics has experienced record growth, adding programs such as women’s basketball, softball, and men’s lacrosse, while capturing 32 state championships and numerous district and regional titles. Nearly 10% of Newman graduates over the past five years have continued their athletic careers at the collegiate level. 

Patrick has also led several multimillion-dollar facility renovation projects and oversees the school’s High Performance strength and conditioning program, the Green and White Club Booster organization, and Newman’s streaming partnership with Varsity Sports Now. He takes particular pride in the academic success of Newman’s student-athletes.

Amy Elliott currently serves as the Director of Athletics at Kentucky Country Day School in Louisville, Kentucky. During her tenure, KCD field hockey has earned nine regional championships, three state championship appearances, and 274 career wins over 16 seasons. 

Prior to her role as Athletic Director, Amy served as Associate Athletic Director, Upper School Mathematics Teacher, and Varsity Field Hockey Coach at Kentucky Country Day School. She began her teaching and coaching career at Ballard High School in Louisville after earning both her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1999) and Master of Education (2000) from Wake Forest University where she was a student athlete herself.

Lazaro “Laz” Fernandez is in his 3rd year as the Director of Athletics at Belen Jesuit in Miami, a Catholic Jesuit all Boys Prep School with a population of 1365 in Grade 6-12. He has served as an AD at the High School level for 8 years, an Assistant AD/K-8 AD for 7 years. He also has coached or worked in men’s and women’s college, High and Middle School basketball for 18 years. 

Also, Laz serves as an elected member of the FHSAA Athletic Director Advisory Committee for Section 4 Private Schools, serves on the FIAAA LTI Faculty and is a Certified Athletic Administrator by the NIAAA. Laz is a yearly attendee of ADvance Retreat as well, another institute Tim Green leads for experienced Athletic Directors during the summer.

Greg Zugrave currently serves as Athletic Director at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas. In his two years, the Panthers have accumulated three state championships, and four state runner-up finishes. Prior to his time in Dallas, Greg was the Athletic Director at Saint Edwards School in Vero Beach, Florida. Previously, Greg served as a teacher and coach working at independent schools in North Carolina, California, Florida, and Texas. Greg continues to serve on the Board of the Sunshine State Athletic Association.  

Wright Ward is currently the Athletic Director at The Montgomery Academy. Prior to joining MA, Ward served as the Associate Athletic Director at the Randolph School in Huntsville, Alabama and previously served as a coach and athletic administrator at The Westminster Schools of Atlanta. Coach Ward is a Certified Athletic Administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). He has amassed tremendous experience in all aspects of the athletic program and plays a vital role in interscholastic athletics.

Angela Passafiume brings over two decades of transformative leadership in athletic administration across a wide range of school communities, from independent schools to state organizations. She is recognized nationally for her strategic planning, facility development, coaching mentorship, and ability to build inclusive and competitive athletic programs that support student-athlete growth and institutional values. Most recently, Angela served as Interim Athletic Director at Greenwich Academy.

Allison Kelley has worked alongside Tim Green bringing marketing insight, operational excellence and creativity to the Athletic Practice. With a Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia and a background in NCAA Division I athletics, Allison approaches her work with both intellectual rigor and competitive spirit. Outside of her professional life, Allison is an avid long-distance runner and was recently featured in Nike’s Dreamweaver Project for competitive female marathoners.

Larry Salley spent 25 years as a successful cross-country and track coach in South Carolina. His track and cross-country teams won 18 state titles (including a run of 8 straight titles in his final eight seasons), and produced over a hundred individual event state championships. Many of his athletes went on to compete successfully at the college level and one currently runs professionally. Additionally, members of Larry’s teams hold 18 current individual and team state records. Larry has also spent 9 years as an Athletic Director, overseeing 60 teams and winning 66 state championships and six consecutive state President’s Cups.

Tim Williams has over 28 years of experience in independent schools, with 23 of them as Director of Athletics.  He has lead schools in Kentucky, New Jersey and now at the University School of Milwaukee in Wisconsin.  During this time, he has served as President of the Women’s Interscholastic Hockey League of the Mid Atlantic and was Vice President of the New Jersey Independent School Athletic Association in addition to coaching boys basketball for 18 years where he won a Prep B State Title with Princeton Day School in 2016.  He also earned his Certified Master Athletic Director designation in 2010.