MIAA ANNOUNCES 2006 LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE GRADUATES

FRANKLIN - The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association is proud to announce that 25 education professionals from across the state recently graduated from the 19th Annual MIAA Leadership Training Institute. This five-day residential program was conducted by nationally renowned trainers, Kevin Ringhofer (Minnesota Institute of Public Health) and Marty Harding (Harding and Associates).

Throughout the week, leadership trainees learned practical strategies for working with coaches, students and parents to promote sportsmanship and wellness themes. Specific topics for the course included conducting pre-season meetings, enforcing drug and alcohol policies, training staff members, and setting a positive example. All Leadership Training Institute participants are required to utilize the information they learned by submitting an action plan to be implemented within the structure of their school, team, or community.  Completion of this action plan will result in the achievement of 40 PDP’s with the option of also earning three graduate credits from Endicott College.

All expenses for this week-long workshop were paid for by the MIAA including meals, materials, hotel accommodations, and professional development. Workshop participants attended sessions at the MIAA office in Franklin and the Radisson Hotel in Milford. Through the years, almost 600 health educators, coaches, teachers, parents, and others have attended this training.

The graduates from the 19^th Annual MIAA Leadership Training Institute are:

Chris Baldassano (Jamaica Plain, MA) Teacher/Head Football Coach from Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
David Baumritter (Shirley, MA) Teacher/Head Soccer Coach from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Sean Clifford (Hanson, MA) Teacher/Coach from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
Paulo DeBarros (Dorchester, MA) Coach from Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Gertrude Fisher (Brockton, MA) Teacher/Coach from O’Bryant High School
Matthew Friedman (Millbury, MA) Teacher/Coach/Advisor from Millbury High School
Scott Fry (Plymouth, MA) Physical Education Instructor/Coach from Plymouth South High School
Elizabeth Grindle (Marshfield, MA) Math Teacher/Coach from Marshfield High School
Abigail Jannette (North Brookfield, MA) Health Teacher/Coach from North Brookfield High School
Bob L’Homme (Attleboro, MA) Teacher/Coach from Bishop Feehan High School
Jeffrey Lane (Shrewsbury, MA) Physical Educator from the Worcester Public Schools
Robert Lomp (Lakeville, MA) Head Football Coach from Apponequet Regional High School
Peter McCauliff (Lunenburg, MA) Athletic Director/Teacher/Coach from Lunenburg High School
Kelly-Ann Porcaro (Peabody, MA) Athletic Director from Our Lady of Nazareth Academy
Mike Powell (Housatonic, MA) Guidance Counselor/Asst. Athletic Director from Monument Mountain Regional High School
Art Reilly (Lenoxdale, MA) Health/Physical Education Teacher/Coach from Lee High School
Sean Roach (Danvers, MA) Athletic Trainer/Teacher from the Lynnfield School District
Lou Silva (Marshfield, MA) Athletic Director from Marshfield High School
Kim Sousa (Somerset, MA) Athletic Director from Somerset High School
Sylvia Stepien (Charlton, MA) Dept. Director Health/PE/Family and Consumer Science from Millbury High School
Daniel Tavares (Dorchester, MA) Coach from Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Kate Toman (Worcester, MA) Sales Representative from Jostens
Mary Trahan (Quincy, MA) Associate Principal from Weymouth High School
Chip Vittum (Pittsfield, MA) Physical Education Department Chair from Monument Valley Regional Middle School
John Wright (Tiverton, RI) Health Teacher/Coach from Somerset Middle School 

For more information about the Leadership Training Institute contact Peter Smith at 508-541-7997.