MEET OUR LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Larry Bryant - Professor of Health (Georgia Southern University)
- Steve Sotir - Athletic Director (SW Allen County Middle Schools)
- Dr. Darin Van Tassell - Professor of International Studies (Georgia Southern University) / Competition Director of Olympic Baseball Games
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RBI of Fort Wayne
- Matt Harmon - RBI Director
BASEBALL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS
Baseball Support Staff
- Eric Wedge - Former Manager of The Cleveland Indians
- Steve Sotir - Homestead High School Head Baseball Coach
- Ken Jones - Former MiLB Player & Former Collegiate Coach
- Matt Harmon - Southside High School Head Baseball Coach
- Caleb Kimmel - Between The Lines Baseball Owner
- Zach Walton - Former IPFW Collegiate Player
- Matt Holycross - Woodlan High School Baseball Coach
- Logan Neussbaum - Southside High School Baseball Coach
- John Wagley - Former Indiana Wesleyan Collegiate Player
- Mark Harmon - Former Blackhawk Christian Head Baseball Coach
- Bill Jones - Executive Director of the IN High Baseball Coaches Association
ADVISORY BOARDS
Our Advisory Boards are comprised of local, national, and international leaders dedicated towards shaping and developing the lives of young people for success. This group of advisors provides fiscal advice, strategic direction, ministry minded approaches, and helps build a network of like-minded leaders that can help The World Baseball Academy achieve it's mission on and off the field!
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) Executive Board
Actively Being Assembled in Winter of 2010
- Mark DePrez - GM of Federated Media
- Matt Harmon - RBI Director
- Dr. Jeffrey Hartzell - Fort Wayne Orthopaedics
- Tim McCulloch - President of Sheerer McCulloch Auctioneers
- Amos Norman - Director of Operations for the Boys & Girls Club of FW
- Brian Schackow - VP of Sales & Finance, Fort Wayne Tin Caps
International Baseball Special Advisors
- Larry Bryant - Professor of Health (Georgia Southern University)
- Steve Sotir - Athletic Director (SW Allen County Middle Schools)
- Dr. Darin Van Tassell - Professor of International Studies (Georgia Southern University) / Competition Director of Olympic Baseball Games
- Mickey Weston - UPI International Director
- Lee DeTurk - Former HS Baseball Coach, Volunteer for World Partners
Fundraising Advisors
- Jack Weisz - Raymond James & Associates
- Brad Kimmel - Executive Director, The Academy of Sports & Health (ASH) Centre