College Stanford University ’96
High School St. Albans School (DC) ’93
Washington Post First Team All-Met ’92 & ’93
Gatorade Player of the Year (DC) ’93
Experience Five years San Diego Padres minor leagues (AAA)
2004 National Double-Goal Coach of The Year
Brendan was a four-year varsity player at St. Albans School (’93) where he was three-time All-Interstate Athletic Conference; two-time Washington Post First Team All-Met [’92-’93], and the 1993 Gatorade Circle of Champions Player of the Year for Washington, D.C. Brendan completed his Stanford University degree in three years and was also admitted to law school while being drafted by the San Diego Padres after his junior (final) year. While a member of the Cardinal, Brendan participated in three NCAA regional tournaments and a College World Series, leading the team in saves and appearances during his sophomore season. Brendan was also selected Reliever of the Year in the Cape Cod Summer League, as closer for the Cotuit Kettleers. Drafted in the 26th round in 1996, Brendan signed with the San Diego Padres. His five-year professional baseball career with San Diego and Texas featured two consecutive Community Service Awards from the Padres while in Triple-A.
Brendan is the Founder and President of The Headfirst Companies. The Headfirst Companies started with a single pitching lesson during Brendan’s first pro off-season and has grown to a national footprint with 30 full-time team members and more than 700 annual summer staff. Headfirst’s DC-area programs have been named one of the Top 50 camps in the country by Sports Illustrated for Kids, and Headfirst has been recognized for youth experience excellence in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, MLB.com, Fox News, the New York Times and NPR. In 2017, Headfirst was recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by Washington Business Journal. Brendan lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Tricia, and two daughters, Livi (3) and Stella (1).
College Lafayette College
Four-year starter
Two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Lafayette Coaches Award
Team Leadership Award
Experience Former player, Lafayette College
A native of New Jersey, Jenna played softball in the Patriot League at Lafayette College. Jenna was a four-year starter at Lafayette, where she started 147 games and appeared in 159. Twice named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, she also received the team's Coaches Award in 2015 and the Leadership Award as a Senior Co-Captain. Upon graduating, Jenna joined Headfirst as a Leadership Fellow before transitioning into her current role as Senior Associate of Showcase Operations & Programming.
College Amherst College, ’11
2010 & 2011 NESCAC All-Academic
2011 NESCAC All-Conference
2011 CoSIDA Academic All-District
High School Lexington High School (Lexington, MA)
Experience Former Player at Amherst College
Head Baseball Coach at The Masters School
Assistant Baseball Coach at Phillips-Andover Academy
Max was a four-year contributor at Amherst College as a pitcher, first as a closer and then a weekend conference starter, earning two-time NESCAC All-Academic and All-NESCAC honors as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District his senior year.
After graduating in 2011, and inspired by his experience and mentors at Amherst College, he was awarded Phillips-Andover Academy’s 2011-2012 Teaching Fellowship, where he was a history instructor, dorm parent, and assistant baseball coach. After the Andover Fellowship, Max went to The Masters School as a history instructor, dorm parent and head baseball coach before coming back to Headfirst.
Max re-joined the full-time Headfirst team – having previously served as the Honor Roll intern in the summers of 2010 and 2011 – in 2014 as an Associate of Marketing & Customer Experience. Having been impacted by the core philosophy and team atmosphere of Headfirst, Max now focuses his mission-driven approach as the Senior Manager of Honor Roll Camps, overseeing the day-to-day marketing and customer experience at Headfirst.
CollegeDenison University
Recruited to play baseball at Denison
Member of three National Honors Societies (Psychology, Economics, Spanish)
Assistant Coach at Denison
Worked with Outfielders & Infielders
High SchoolWoodward Academy, College Park, GA
Experience Former player & coach, Denison University
Originally recruited to play baseball at Denison, Jed transitioned to coaching for the team his junior and senior years. As an Assistant Coach in the program, Jed worked primarily with outfielders, as well as coaching infield development and assisting with recruiting efforts. While at Denison, Jed also excelled in the classroom, earning membership for National Honors Societies in Psychology, Economics and Spanish. From Denison, Jed first joined the Honor Roll team as an intern in the summer of 2018. His dedication, tireless energy and hustle earned him a full-time position as a Leadership Fellow within the Honor Roll Camps division. Jed leverages his own college recruiting, playing and coaching experience working across every phase of our Honor Roll Camps.
College Mary Washington
The core philosophy of Headfirst specifically stood out to me. Every student-athlete has the opportunity to achieve their personal best and impact their own outcome in the recruiting process, no matter what that may be. I joined Headfirst to be a part of the team that makes such a big difference in the lives of student-athletes looking to chase their dream of playing at the next level.
College Duke University, Cum Laude, ’99
Harvard Business School, MBA
High School St. Albans ’95
Two-Time All-Interstate Athletic Conference
Experience Two years Cleveland Indians minor leagues (Single-A)
Ted was a two-time All-Interstate Athletic Conference selection at St. Albans in Washington D.C as a pitcher and third baseman. He attended Duke University, where he was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team each of his four years there. In 1999, Ted earned Duke’s Fireman of the Year Award, given to the team’s best relief pitcher.
Ted graduated Cum Laude in 1999 and was drafted in the 37th round by the Cleveland Indians that June. He spent his first professional season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York Penn League (short season single-A). After reaching High-A (Kingston), Ted was released by the Indians in October of 2000 and retired after two years of professional baseball.
In 2001, Ted moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he was a Managing Director for Fins Denim, LLC. After three years at Fins, Ted attended Harvard Business School, graduating in June of 2006. He then moved to New York City, taking a Business Development and Marketing role at Rave Wireless, Inc.
In 2009, Ted founded GameChanger Media, Inc., a technology company that offers a mobile platform for youth, high school and college team communities. The GameChanger scorekeeping app provides coaching insights and live play-by-play updates for over 200,000 baseball and softball teams. As the company’s CEO, Ted guided GameChanger through an impressive seven years of growth prior to its acquisition by Dick’s Sporting Goods in 2016.
Current Head Baseball Coach & Mathematics Teacher, Rocklin High School
Former Associate Scout, Cleveland Indians
Role at Honor Roll Camp Roving Instructor
Honor Roll Camps Attended 16
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp During the Offensive Showcase, when I get to do some teaching.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Have fun.
Current Head Baseball Coach, Gonzaga College High School (DC), Director, Bradley Baseball Academy
Former Player, West Virginia U., Montgomery College, Prince George’s CC
Role at Honor Roll Camp Field/Game Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 27
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Right after the showcase on the first day, when the players begin to relax and get to know one another. It is great to see those bonds being formed over such a short period of time.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Not a single camper in the history of Honor Roll Camp has ever had a flawless two days. If you make a mistake or something doesn’t go your way, don’t dwell on it. Move onto the next moment.
Current Head Softball Coach Cerritos College
Former Player, Cal Poly Pomona, Golden West College
All-West Region honors, 1983
ASA All-American honors, 1984
Role at Honor Roll Camp Roving Instructor
Honor Roll Camps Attended 3
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Meeting the campers as they come in to the facility.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Every member of the Honor Roll staff is there to help you, ask questions, talk to your coaches and have fun.
Current Owner, All-Star Performance & Director, St. Louis Gamers
Former 17-Year Professional Career, parts of 10 seasons in MLB (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays)
Role at Honor Roll Camp Pitching Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 60+
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Sometime on Day 2 after the pitching rotations are set when I get to spend time in the bullpen teaching and working with individual pitchers, and sharing experiences with the guys.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Make the most of every minute and opportunity because someone is watching even when you think no one is.
Current President in a WOSB - Emergency Consulting and Preparedness services
Former Player, University of Virginia
Role at Honor Roll Camp Defensive and Offensive Showcase
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp It’s not 10 minutes, but it’s watching the girls get to interact with college coaches. The excitement and awe that they have working with them on the field, being coached by them, performing under pressure… something I wish every prospect could experience before selecting a school.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Pick a school that you would want to attend, even if you couldn’t play ball. It’ll motivate you to perform in athletics AND academics. Pick a coach that you would follow into a burning building, they will get more out of you than you ever thought possible.
Current Head Baseball Coach, North Lake College
Former Player, UNC-Asheville, North Lake College
Role at Honor Roll Camp Showcase Fungo, Batting Practice Pitcher, and Game Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 50+
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp The five minutes before camp starts, and any 5 minutes after the first round of games. Seeing nervousness and uncertainty turn to relaxation and the realization of the opportunities in front of them is priceless!
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Enjoy the moment and focus on ‘controlling the controllables.’ The rest will take care of itself.
Current Middle School Director, St. John’s Prep School
Former Player, Harvard University; Bullpen Catcher, Boston Red Sox
Coach, Amherst College & Georgetown University, St. Albans School, Major League Baseball International
Role at Honor Roll Camp Coach, Batting Practice Thrower, Pitching Coordination
Honor Roll Camps Attended 46
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Getting to the field early and watching the sunrise over an outfield fence.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Play with visible joy and make eye contact.
Current Director of Baseball & Softball Travel Teams, ProSwing Athletic Facility
Former Coach, Regis High School, New York City
Role at Honor Roll Camp Game Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 14
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Game 3 pregame. Two games in the books, two more to go, and a bunch of relaxed, hungry ballplayers ready to get after it.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Take a deep breath, give maximum effort and enjoy the experience!
Current Director of Upper School Admission, Maret School
Former Player, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim System
Role at Honor Roll Camp Game Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 19 (including 1 as a player)
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp Leading the whole camp through stretching on the morning of Day 1. It often starts out as a pretty tense moment, but by the end my goal is that the student-athletes realize the tremendous opportunity that’s in front of them and to find some joy in the process.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Stay within yourself. A lot of times in baseball when you try to do more you end up with less.
Current Co-Founder Schoolfuel, LLC and Good Gravy, LLC, Life Insurance Agent Symmetry Financial Group
Former Player, Indiana Institute of Technology, Member; Indiana Institute of Technology Hall of Fame
Role at Honor Roll Camp Make player and family experiences awesome!
Honor Roll Camps Attended 34
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp After the completion of a game and a coach and player get an opportunity to talk one on one with each another. It is great to watch their connection and see a players confidence and demeanor change.
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Respect the game of baseball, trust in your abilities to compete against others, and cherish these days.
Current Assistant Principal, Lawrence High School (Cedarhurst, NY)
Former Player, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT 2001-2005
Role at Honor Roll Camp Field Coordinator
Honor Roll Camps Attended 8
Favorite 10 Minutes of Honor Roll Camp 1A) Brendan Sullivan's speech 1B) Day 1 Welcome Line!!!
Best Piece of Advice to Ballplayer Preparing for First Honor Roll Camp Play every pitch, every inning, every at bat as if that moment will be a life changing and memorable experience.
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