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Judges

Meet the ASAP Innovation Competition judges. Representing a wide range of expertise and experience, these individuals carefully evaluated Innovation Competition entries enabling our team to surface eleven outstanding winners.

Aneesh Chopra
Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States; currently Senior Advisor, The Advisory Board Company
Avery Faigenbaum
Professor of Health & Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey
Allison Aley
Parent Representative, Concord, MA
Bill Dietz
Director, Division on Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Bob Kocher
Partner, Venrock;  Former Special Assistant to the President, National Economic Council
Cory Booker
Mayor, Newark, New Jersey; Honorary Vice Chair, Partnership for a Healthier America
Dick Coe
Director, Urban and Youth Programs at U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
Doug Hirsch
CEO & Co-Founder, GoodRx; former Vice President of Production, Facebook
Halle Tecco
Co-Founder & CEO, Rock Health
Jake Winebaum
Founder & CEO, Brighter.com; founder Business.com, eCompanies, Family Fun Magazine
Jane Wolery
Parent Representative,  Choteau, MT
Jim Cosgrove
Executive Director, US Youth Soccer
Joan Dorn
Branch Chief for Physical Activity & Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention;  Former Chair, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University of Buffalo
Jodi Drake
Parent Representative, Pratt, KS
Johnny McDaniel
Director, Bradley County Schools, Cleveland, Tennessee
Jon Butler
Executive Director, Pop Warner
Kenny Rogers
CEO, The Fulfillment Fund, Former Executive Director, California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Manuela McDonough
Program Manager, Institute for Hispanic Health, National Council of La Raza
Mark McBride
Systems Expert, Genentech; Founder Lunchpool.com, Omninerd.com
Mario Silva
PE Teacher, Rachel Carson Elementary School - Chicago Public Schools; Executive Board Member Illinois AAHPERD
Mary Story
Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health, Associate Dean, School of Public Health, Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Monica Vinluan
Project Director, Healthier Communities Initiative, YMCA of the USA
Nathan McCaughtry
Associate Professor and Physical Education Program Coordinator in Department of Kinesiology, Health & Sport Studies, Wayne State University
Paul Zientarski
Learning Readiness PE (LRPE) Coordinator, Naperville Community School District #203, Former PE Chair, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL
Rebecca Seguin
Staff Scientist and Project Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Robert Forster
Founder Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Center, Santa Monica, CA;  Trainer and therapist to professional athletes and Olympians collectively capturing more than 30 Olympic medals
Robyn Bretzing
PE Teacher and PE District Chair, Alpine School District, Orem Utah; Named 2007 Utah AAHPERD Teacher of the Year
Rose Haggerty
Manager of Secondary Health and Physical Education, Houston Independent School District; Named 2008 Texas AAHPERD PE Teacher/ Administrator of the Year
Russ Pate
Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Children's Physical Activity and Research Group, University of South Carolina; Chairman of the Coordinating Committee for the National Physical Activity Plan
Sally Johnson
Executive Director, National Council of Youth Sports
Tim Chang
Managing Director, Mayfield Fund


Tony Pierantozzi
Superintendent of Schools, Somerville, MA