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Judy Sweet is frequently referred to as a trailblazer and a pioneer in sports - especially for women in sports. She was one of the first female athletic directors in the NCAA to oversee both men’s and women’s programs at UC San Diego. While at UCSD, she served as the first female membership president of the NCAA from 1991. Sweet has been a major proponent of Title IX, and served as the Title IX representative of the Women Leaders in College Sports board, after having served as president there as well. She was a member of the US Olympic Committee’s Task Force on Minorities, and is a co-founder and former president of the board of the Alliance of Women Coaches.For her efforts, she has earned the Honda Award for outstanding achievement in women’s athletics, has been inducted into halls of fame at both the University of Wisconsin and UC San Diego, and she recently earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from UC San Diego.

DaWon Baker is the Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Colorado University. He’s had prior stints at Nebraska and the NCAA as a part of the postgraduate internship program. In 2019, he co-founded the Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Council of Excellence organization that provides support and resources for diversity officers who work in athletics. He is also an advisory board member for Return On Inclusion (ROI) and an advisory committee member for the Winning Edge Leadership Academy. And finally, a former track and field student-athlete from the University of Missouri and an alum of UCF, where he worked under the tutelage of Dr. Richard Lapchick - a well-respected national expert in diversity management, race relations, academics, sports and social issues.

Dr. Kayleigh McCauley-Sayer is the Director of Membership Services at Move United. Prior to that she worked at Lewis & Clark College in various capacities, including being the executive director of the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and directing student support services, Title IX programming, and student-athlete development. She’s had stints at the University of New England, East Stroudsburg University, and Texas A&M-Corpus Cristi. She is also the founder of Out in Athletics, which offers comprehensive LGBTQA+ diversity and inclusion consulting and programming for athletics.

Kat Zempolich is a Co-Founder, Board Member, and Director of Podcasting for Morgan's Message and a co-host of The Mental Matchup. She attended Duke University, where she was a member of the Duke Women’s lacrosse team. After earning her B.A. in Public Policy in 2018, she attended Duke’s School of Business and graduated in 2019 with a Master of Science.

Dr. Kensa Gunter works in private practice in the metro-Atlanta area providing clinical and sport/performance psychology services to adolescent and adult populations. She also offers consultation services to organizations and athletic personnel including coaches, certified athletic trainers, athletic administrators, and sports nutritionists. She received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Sport & Exercise Psychology from Argosy University and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at UC Davis. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia, a Master’s in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University.

[Part 2] May is national Mental Health Awareness month so this month we will be talking with experts in the mental health and wellness field about a variety of topics related to athletes and the professionals who support them.  We are starting the month focusing on the college student athlete and today’s guest is …. Dr. Christine Jehu Dr. Jehu (she/her) is a coffee obsessed clinical sport psychologist & podcaster. She's truly a psychological ninja with a PhD in psychology & a black belt in karate. Dr. Jehu's own podcast is called Beyond the Couch, where the mission is to break the stigma of mental health & normalize help seeking. In the show she leaves the psychobabble at the door, and speaks openly about growth & struggles, challenges the status quo, and dives deep into exploration in all areas of health & wellness, because all roads lead back to our mental health.

May is national Mental Health Awareness month so this month we will be talking with experts in the mental health and wellness field about a variety of topics related to athletes and the professionals who support them.  We are starting the month focusing on the college student athlete and today’s guest is …. Dr. Christine Jehu Dr. Jehu (she/her) is a coffee obsessed clinical sport psychologist & podcaster. She's truly a psychological ninja with a PhD in psychology & a black belt in karate. Dr. Jehu's own podcast is called Beyond the Couch, where the mission is to break the stigma of mental health & normalize help seeking. In the show she leaves the psychobabble at the door, and speaks openly about growth & struggles, challenges the status quo, and dives deep into exploration in all areas of health & wellness, because all roads lead back to our mental health.

Maura Attardi serves as director of financial wellness at Money Management International, the largest provider of nonprofit financial counseling and education in the United States. She has a focus on athletes and has built a reputation as a trusted education partner in the field of professional sports. These partnerships have included a relationship with NFL Player Engagement, ongoing services provided to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and collaboration with the National Hockey League. She is a former Division I women’s soccer player and captain at Villanova University, and her areas of expertise include: athlete financial education, psychology of money, financial communication, organizational financial wellness, and financial wellness platforms. Amy Lins is Vice President of Enterprise Learning at Money Management International. Amy holds a Bachelor’s in Curriculum and Instruction with a math and computer science teaching concentration and a Master’s in Business Administration with a finance concentration. Amy has taught secondary math and computer science, worked in information technology at a Fortune 500 company, and for the last 19 years has served MMI in several capacities.

Dr. James Borchers is the President and CEO of the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Big Ten Conference, physician and Director for the Division of Sports Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, and a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He previously spent 18 years as a team physician for the Ohio State Athletics Department, including five as the head team physician and eight working with the football program. A former student-athlete, he played football at Ohio State while earning his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, before going on to earn his MD from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from Ohio State. He is board-certified in both family medicine and sports medicine and has been named one of the region’s top doctors, as well as one of the Best Doctors in America.

Dr. James Borchers is the President and CEO of the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Big Ten Conference, physician and Director for the Division of Sports Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, and a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He previously spent 18 years as a team physician for the Ohio State Athletics Department, including five as the head team physician and eight working with the football program. A former student-athlete, he played football at Ohio State while earning his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, before going on to earn his MD from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from Ohio State. He is board-certified in both family medicine and sports medicine and has been named one of the region’s top doctors, as well as one of the Best Doctors in America.

Mark Trumbo is the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Engagement at Syracuse. He’s served in several capacities at Syracuse since 2013, including academic coordinator and student-athlete engagement coordinator. In 2017, Trumbo received the John Maxwell Transformational Leader Top 100 Award, which is presented to leaders across all industries making a significant impact in their community. In 2018, he was named “Advisor of the Year” for his contributions to SAAC. He’s also been named to Greater Syracuse’s “40 under 40” list. Prior to Syracuse, Trumbo spent time at Ball State University and Burris Laboratory School in Indiana.

Timothy F. Bryson is the Program Director for Student-Athlete Career Development at the University of Maryland. In his role, he oversees career readiness initiatives, manages employer relations, and assists students with internships, graduate/professional school, and full-time job placements. Tim also manages the department’s signature InTERPship Academy and Barry & Mary Gossett Fellows Program. Outside of his Maryland responsibilities, Tim is the founder of Walk With TFB, LLC, and a current PhD student. He earned his bachelor’s degree from South Carolina and his master’s from THE Ohio State University, and he is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.