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, Summa Cum Laude, ‘15
Academic All-Patriot League Team, ’14 & ‘15
Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, ‘14
First Team All-Patriot League, ‘14
High School Hayfield Secondary School (Alexandria, VA), ‘11
First Team All-National District, ‘10
National District Pitcher of the Year, ‘11
Experience Former Headfirst Honor Roll Camper
Former Headfirst Gamer
Cory was a four-year relief pitcher and two-year captain at Lafayette College in the Patriot League. In addition to his Patriot League accolades, Cory was chosen as a Baseball Senior Class Award Candidate and Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient by the NCAA. Cory’s relationship with Headfirst began in high school when he attended Honor Roll Camp and played for Headfirst’s travel organization, the Gamers. Cory started working for Headfirst immediately after graduation in the Summer of 2015 as a Leadership Fellow and now works across all the company’s divisions as an Associate of Operations.
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.
College Georgetown University ’12
High School Syosset High School ‘08
Experience Four-year varsity softball letter-winner at Georgetown U.
NFCA Scholar Athlete
Big East All-Academic Team
Cara anchored Georgetown University Softball’s first-ever recruited class to compete in the Big East Conference. A four-year starter, Cara emerged as a slugging first basemen and leader for the Hoyas, being named to the Big East Softball Honor Roll. This Long Island native has lived – and conquered – the rigors of high-academic college athletics and carried that success to her career. Joining Headfirst originally as a seasonal coach in 2014 after a two-year stint with the Highway Safety Protection Corporation, Cara has rocketed through our ranks and now leads an internal team and division as our Manager of Operations.
College Georgetown University
NFCA Scholar Athlete
Big East All-Academic Team
2014 All Big East First Team
High School Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, NY
Experience Former player, Georgetown University
Elyse was a four-year starter (198 out of 199 collegiate games), four-year NFCA Scholar Athlete, Big East All-Academic Team and 2014 All Big East First Team on the Georgetown University softball team. She has brought unwavering energy, dedication and work ethic from her standout career to her current role as Senior Associate for Headfirst’s Professional (Major League Baseball) Camps. Elyse grew up in New York as the younger sister of Joey Graziano, initially joining our team as a Camp & Safety Coordinator for our New York Yankees Camps. She has filled multiple roles at Headfirst and now manages the operations and curricula for all of Headfirst’s Professional Camps.
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 Associate of Baseball & Softball Operations.
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 Dickinson College
Two-sport athlete (Baseball & Soccer) at Dickinson
Broke single-game school record with five stolen bases
High School The Pennington School, Pennington, NJ
Experience Former player, Dickinson College
Former Headfirst Honor Roll Camper
As a two-sport athlete at Dickinson, Austin excelled as both a centerfielder on the baseball team and centerback on the soccer team. A Headfirst Honor Roll Camp alumni himself, Austin went through the recruiting process for each of his sports individually before deciding to pursue both at the high-academic college level at Dickinson. While at Dickinson, Austin was inducted into the exclusive Ravens' Claw Society - an honor society founded on the principles of leadership, academic excellence and athletic contribution.
After internships in the MLB Commissioner's Office and an athletic agent office working on statistical analysis and contract arbitration, Austin joined the Honor Roll team in the fall of 2018 to bring his own recruiting and college experience to bear in giving insight to Honor Roll student-athletes and families.
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.
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