Board of Advisors

Denise Garibaldi

 After losing her 24-year-old son, Rob Garibaldi, to anabolic steroid-induced depression that culminated in his suicide, Denise Garibaldi has been advocating against and extending education about performance-enhancing drugs and supplements privately, professionally, and publicly. She and her husband, Ray, have gained national recognition for their work in raising awareness about the dangerous physical and mental effects of steroid use by athletes.The Garibaldis testified before US Congress in 2005, with Don Hooton, regarding Major League Baseball’s steroid usage in sport. They also testified before the California State Senate in 2004 and 2005 which resulted in the passage of Senate Bill 37 which prohibits the sale or possession of performance-enhancing substances to minors and prescribes training and education for high school coaches.The story of Rob’s death was featured in the book, Game of Shadows, written by San Francisco journalists Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. Game of Shadows brought public attention to the BALCO lab and Barry Bond’s alleged steroid use. She continues to be well received as she speaks throughout the nation.Dr. Garibaldi is a 1994 Ph.D. graduate from Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. A licensed psychologist in clinical private practice in Petaluma, CA, she specializes in psychotherapy and assessment of children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Garibaldi has another son, Raymond Jr., age 31, married with one child. In addition to her speaking engagements and practice, she finds joy in the life of her 3-year-old granddaughter.

Tim Maxey

 Joint Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for Major League Baseball.  Tim’s duties focus on providing guidance to and identifying best practices for Clubs and Players on issues involving conditioning, fitness, nutrition and other related subjects.Maxey is a National Strength and Conditioning Association-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach. The Ohio native is a graduate of Shawnee State University and holds a Master’s Degree in physical education from The Ohio State University.

Rob Oviatt

 In 1997 and again in 1998 Coach Oviatt was voted S.E.C. Strength Coach of the Year by the coaches of the S.E.C. In March of 2000 he joined the Washington State Athletic staff as the new Director of Physical Development. Rob holds an ISSA Master of Fitness Science certification as well as a Level I USWF Certification. In May of 2001 at the 1st annual CSCCa National Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, Rob received the highest level of certification for collegiate strength and conditioning professionals being honored as a Masters Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC). As a member of the Board of Directors of the recently formed Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, Rob was awarded the office of President within the organization in May of 2004.

Brandon Slay

 Eleven years ago, Brandon Slay rose to worldwide acclaim by winning the Gold Medal in Freestyle Wrestling at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Two years prior, Brandon graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Finance and Management from the prestigious Wharton School of Business. Brandon was born and raised in Amarillo, TX. He now resides in Colorado Springs, CO, where he is the head wrestling coach at the Olympic Training Center.

Annie Swisshelm

 Ann Swisshelm was born in Middletown, Ohio and currently resides in Downtown Chicago with her husband Sean Silver, her cat, Einstein and her ficus plant, Rodney.[2] She began curling at age ten and was in the curling program and the Exmoor Country Club.She made her United States Nationals debut in 1995 where her team placed fifth. Her team won the National title in 1998, 2001, and 2003. To date she has competed in 15 US Nationals and will compete in her sixteen championship in March 2010. At her first World Championships in 1998 Ann Swisshelm finished in a three way tie for eighth with her team. In 2001 her team improved to a fifth place finish and a 5 – 4 record. Her best performance at the World Championships came with her third appearance in 2003. Team USA finished third in the Round Robin competition. In the Semifinals they defeated Team Sweden (skipped by future Olympic Gold Medalist Anette Norberg and advanced to take on Colleen Jones’s Canadian team in the final. Playing in Winnipeg, Manitoba they defeated the Canadians and Swisshelm earned her first World Championship medal.

Olympics

In 2002 Ann Swisshelm competed at her first Olympic Games. Team United States placed third after the Round Robin competition with a 6 – 3 record. In the semifinals the United States lost to the eventual Silver medalists from Switzerland. In the Bronze Medal match they took on Kelley Law’s team from Canada. The match ended with a 9 – 5 score with the Canadians taking the Bronze medal. Ann Swisshelm has returned to the United States Olympic Trials twice since the 2002 Olympics finishing second both times. Awards: 2001 United States Olympic Committee Female Curler of the Year 2003 United States Olympic Committee Curling Team of the Year 2001 Frances Brodie Award Winner – World Curling Federation Sportsmanship Award 2008 Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award – U.S. Nationals

Travis Tygart

 Travis T. Tygart is the CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).USADA is the independent, nongovernmental anti-doping agency for Olympic sports in the U.S. and is dedicated to protecting the integrity of competition and the rights of clean athletes to participate in drug free competition.Travis was responsible for USADA’s investigation into the BALCO doping conspiracy involving numerous elite-level international athletes and the designer steroid, THG. Travis has arbitrated over thirty cases before the AAA or CAS including the cases of Tim Montgomery, Michelle Collins and Chryste Gaines which confirmed sport’s ability to establish a doping violation on evidence other than a positive drug test.Travis was involved with drafting the USADA Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing and the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Code. Travis served as the legal expert for the WADA Independent Observer Team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and was a USADA representative at the 2003 World Conference on Doping in Sport in Copenhagen, Denmark. Travis has been a participant at the Council of Europe, the Association of National Anti-Doping Agencies and was a presenter at the WADA OOC Symposium in October 2003.Travis has been an expert presenter on anti-doping topics in the United States and internationally at events such as “Play the Game 2005″ conference in Denmark and “Together We Can Win” symposium in Portugal. In 2006, Travis was an invited guest lecturer to the “Conference for the Fight against Trafficking of Doping Substances” hosted by the Council of Europe and the French Minister of Sport held in Paris, France.Prior to joining USADA, Travis was an associate in the sports law practice group at Holme Roberts and Owen, LLP. While at HRO, Travis worked on various matters for sport entities and individual athletes including the United States Olympic Committee, USA Basketball, USA Swimming, USA Volleyball, the Pro Rodeo Cowboys’ Association and the Mountain West Conference.

Travis has been interviewed by a number of international media outlets including The New York Times, The LA Times, ESPN, Outside the Lines, Nightline, NBC, USA Today, National Public Radio, the BBC, CNN, AP, Reuters, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post, The Denver Post, and The Congressional Quarterly. Travis has been an invited speaker on anti-doping and drug testing topics by the Harvard Law School, Stanford University, the University of Colorado School of Law, Valparaiso University School of Law, the University of Miami School of Law, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Saint Louis University Law School, the Southern Methodist University School of Law, the American Bar Association, the Association of American Law Schools, the Sports Lawyers’ Association and the National Sports Law Institute.

Travis grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Philosophy and earned his JD from Southern Methodist University graduating Order of the Coif. Travis has published law review articles addressing anti-doping issues, the antitrust implications for professional sports and Title IX’s impact on high school athletics.Travis is married to his wife, Nichole, and they have a 4 year old daughter, Mackie Tate, and a 2 year old son, JT.