STATE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

Brad Killmeyer is a Youth Speaker who utilizes humor, energy and education to inspire students to succeed in school and in life. Through his life experiences, Brad appeals to a full range of student backgrounds, academic levels and interests.

Brad is a Pennsylvania native where he graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in just three years with a degree in Economics. After three years as a Financial Advisor, Brad decided to follow his passion of inspiring youth with a positive message as a Youth Speaker. As an entrepreneur, he enjoys traveling the country, inspiring audiences to ignite their future and dream big. Creator of the Write to Dream mobile app, Brad believes whole heartedly in the power of setting goals and being the author of your destiny.

When Brad’s not traveling, he enjoys doing Stand Up Comedy, playing sports and spending time with his wife, Nicole.

Cody is the Digital Strategist for TEAMTRI based in Seattle, Washington. He’s an avid chai tea latte drinker and enjoys painting, traveling, and taking photos of his adventures. At work, you’ll find him typing away and trying to change the future of education programs through creative marketing strategies, web development, and Instagram.

Erica lives her life by three little words – listen, learn, lead. A lifelong basketball player, she thrives in team settings and knows that listening carefully and learning from others makes for a great leader. Erica was the captain of her basketball team at Lehigh University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and won two Patriot League championships. She then went on to play professionally in Sweden and Iceland.

After retiring from basketball, Erica began her career in the nonprofit sector, working for several different organizations in Pittsburgh, PA and Chicago, IL. Most recently, Erica worked for GG+A, a nonprofit consulting firm, supporting clients across the country in their fundraising and communication efforts. Service is her heart, and she spends much of her free time coaching basketball, serving at church, and volunteering around Chicago.

Erica is also co-founder of Philanthropy Playmakers, an online community built for those who use sports as a vehicle for social impact. Her company helps professionals in the sports philanthropy industry connect and learn from each other by providing a platform to share best practices and lessons learned.

Now, Erica is the Director of Training Services @TEAMTRI where she helps her team develop empowered leaders around the world. She believes wholeheartedly in TRI’s mission to bring light to dark places, and she is passionate about encouraging young leaders to bring their authentic selves to everything they do.

Jay Hollowell has been a Leadership Fellow at TEAMTRI for over a decade and is the Vice President & Training Manager for MaxKnowledge, Inc., a leading provider of continuing education and training for employees in the career college sector of higher education.

With over 25 years of experience in adult education and development as a certified corporate trainer, Jay has designed and facilitated training programs for Fortune 500 companies and organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with emphasis on leadership, core business principles, workforce development, project management and customer service.

In the career college sector, Jay has worked in various faculty, staff and management positions with an emphasis on curriculum design, faculty development, student retention and placement. He has delivered workshops for numerous career education associations as well as career schools across the country. He has served as a career education consultant for Harvard Business School Publishing and Houghton Mifflin Publishing, and is a former member of the regional employer advisory committee for the Virginia Employment Commission. Jay holds a degree in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and has completed graduate work in management and education.

Before joining TEAMTRI, Jay was the President and CEO of Hollowell, Davis & Davis, Inc., a Virginia-based corporate training firm. Jay is also the Entrepreneurship Chair for the National Institute for Leaders and participates annually as a guest presenter for the Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry at the Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University. Internationally, he has lectured at the University of Greenwich in London and at the International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at the University of Algarve in Portugal.

Helping the students of today become the leaders of tomorrow is Scott Mathie’s passion. Scott uses the life lessons he has learned along the way, to inspire the people around him, to learn about the “Other” Education outside the classroom. Knowing the need of leadership, communication, and organization skills, Scott created NixYourLimits.com, an online leadership training resource geared for student leaders to help them catapult their careers.

Scott graduated with a degree in Psychology from Utah State University and will graduate with a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Southern California this December. Now, as the Coaching Services Manager, Scott travels the country working with youth and providing transformational
leadership experiences. In his free time, you will find him outside, playing sports, reading a book, or taking one of many trips to Disney Land! Scott currently resides in St. George, Utah with his wonderful wife and beautiful two-year-old daughter.