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Assisting Kerri with the operation of her Chase the Stars Foundation
are the following individuals who comprise the Advisory Board. The
Advisory Board meets quarterly to work with Kerri to set goals for her
foundation and to assess the progress that is being made toward meeting
those goals.
Craig Brommers
Craig Brommers is the Vice President of Marketing for Speedo, the
world's largest swimwear company. A sponsor of athletes in beach
volleyball, swimming, diving, triathlon, synchronized swimming, and water
polo, more Olympic Gold Medals have been won in Speedo suits and
apparel than any other brand. Mr. Brommers oversees Speedo
advertising, communications, retail promotions, market research and sports
marketing activities. Among his most recent successes is the much-hyped
$1 million bonus for swimmer Michael Phelps' assault on the seven Olympic
Gold Medal record and the launch of the world's fastest swimsuit,
Speedo Fastskin FSII.
Prior to Speedo, Mr. Brommers worked for Brener Zwikel & Associates,
a sports PR firm based in Los Angeles. His primary accounts were the National
Football League, ATP tennis, and WTA tennis. Additional account experience included
Don King Productions, Mike Tyson, California Speedway, NASCAR, and PGA
golf. Mr. Brommers also worked as a D.C.-based aide for U.S.
Senator Slade Gorton, from his native Washington state. Mr. Brommers
earned an MBA at The Anderson School at UCLA and a BA at Washington State
University.
Jeff Urban
Jeff Urban is the Director, Sports Marketing at Gatorade and
has held this position for the past five years. He handles Gatorade's
national property relationships, manages Gatorade's stable of athlete
endorsers, integrates both properties and athletes across the brand, and
oversees the 20-person strong sports marketing team. Prior to joining
Gatorade, Mr. Urban did a brief stint at Frankel Promotion Agency where
he served as VP, Sports and Entertainment Marketing. Before joining
Frankel, he spent 7+ years as the Director, Sports Marketing at USA TODAY,
overseeing all the league and property relationships with the paper. He
also worked for Cato Johnson Sports Marketing agency on the Miller Brewing
Company account, the Baltimore Orioles where he was Promotion Manager
and served an internship with the Chicago White Sox. Mr. Urban is
a graduate of James Madison University where played on the 1983 College
World Series Team. Born and raised in New Jersey, he now resides
in Winnetka, Illinois with his wife Kim and 4 children - Samantha (6 years
old), Nicole (5 years old) Jeffrey (3 years old) and Kiley (1 year old).
Ryan Morgan
Mr. Morgan is the President of Morgan Advisory Group, LLC. After
graduating from Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Mr. Morgan attended
Boston College, where he graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Morgan
earned his law degree at the University of California at Berkeley School
of Law (Boalt Hall) while focusing on contract law and corporate law.
At one of the largest law firms in the world, he represented individuals
and corporations in complex transactions valued into the hundreds of millions
of dollars, including the purchase of the San Jose Sharks NHL Hockey Club. Mr.
Morgan is also the author of "Ambition: a Translation and Analysis
of Plato's Alcibiades."
Mr. Morgan has been a National Football League Players Association certified
contract advisor since the year 2000, and is also certified by Major League
Baseball. He is a member of both the Sports Lawyers' Association
and the business law group of the California State Bar Association. Recently,
Mr. Morgan has negotiated product endorsement deals for clients with companies
such as Gatorade, Speedo, NIKE, Reebok, Smart Parts, NXe, Tecnica / Volkl,
CEBE Sunglasses, Nautica, Wilson Sporting Goods, Sirius Satellite Radio,
Bolle, Visa, Hall's, K2, JT USA, McDonald's, and others. Mr. Morgan
resides in San Mateo, CA with his wife Liza and their son Tyler.
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