ABOUT LEAPSTART

Paul Rosengard is the Executive Director of the SPARK Programs of San Diego State University Research Foundation \(disseminated by School Specialty, Inc.\) and a former 11 year faculty member at the University of California, San Diego, where he instructed future classroom and physical education teacher methods courses. Mr. Rosengard is known for his extensive work as a physical activity interventionist, having contributed as an intervention director, consultant and trainer for a number of benchmark national studies/projects including SPARK, TAAG, M-div, Pathways, PEACH, OPprA, OPI, POPI, and the myriad Nike campaigns. Mr. Rosengard was appointed the first Deputy Director of the CA Governor\'s Council of Physical Fitness and Sports \(1996\) and served as a key member on the education committee for many years. He was selected as one of 20 Special Advisors to the new Governor\'s Council in Governor Swarzenegger\'s current administration. Mr. Rosengard is nationally known for his creative writing and innovative pedagogical methods, which have been proven effective in improving physical activity programs, teacher effectiveness, and student outcomes. To date, he has over 25 publications in professional journals, has authored or co-authored 16 curriculum books for teachers, and conducted more than 350 professional workshops and conference presentations worldwide, many as a featured or keynote speaker.

Ted Murray has a 36 year career as one of the most innovative and versatile tennis coaches in the world. He has run programs at clubs, resorts, and academies in a number of countries while coaching players of all ages and ability levels, including Indian Grand Slam Winners Leander Paes and Olympic Medalist Gigi Fernandez.Ted has had a long and successful relationship with Tennis in India. In 1985 he was selected as the first coach of the Britannia-Amritraj Tennis Foundation (BAT) and worked tirelessly with the Amritraj family to train the next generation of Davis Cup players for India. And after a short stint in the USA, Ted moved with wife Shikha to Bangalore in 2008 to start a very successful summer junior tennis and yoga camp.One of Ted’s interests beyond tennis is fitness, and he has been involved with running and triathlons for over 10 years, representing the USA at the Duathlon world championships in 2007. He is into natural health and holds a degree in Holistic Nutrition. Being very interested in the spiritual aspects of Eastern Philosophy, Ted enjoys visiting a variety of Hindu and Buddhist temples throughout the world.

Nisha Millet started swimming in 1991 at the age of 9, won her first medal in 1992 at the sub junior nationals and then progressed on to represent India at various competitions culminating with the Olympics qualifier at Sydney 2000. She is the only Indian sports person to have won 14 gold medals ever at the 1999 National Games held at Manipur and win the prime ministers \'Best Sportswoman\' award twice. Nisha Millet, is an Arjuna Award winner, and was the only woman in the 2000 Sydney Olympics swim team for India. She has retired from a professional swimming career which divned 16 years with over 600 gold medals at various domestic and international competitions. She is now involved with The Nisha Millet Swimming Academy where she has set up a coaching facility primarily for coaching so as to improve the levels of swimming in the country.

'Pradhyum Reddy, Director of Coaching is an \'A\' Licensed Coach and has decades worth of international experience. He has been a part of an Elite group of coaches that worked alongside the academy of coaches from Chelsea. Liverpool and Celtic on their Champions World Tour of the US. He was also chosen to work with Michael Owen and the England Team. Pradhyum recently returned from the USA, where he served as the regional manager in the suburbs of New York City for one of the regions top coaching education company, NOGA Soccer'

'J Arunkumar is one of the finest First Class cricketers who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman and has over a 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on the \'Under 19\' Tours of South Africa and England. His brilliant innings in the Ranji One Day Trophy, 2006-2007 has earned him the respect he is well deserving of. J Arun Kumar has also played for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the 2008 Indian Premier League'