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2025 Annual Sports Leadership Summit

THANK YOU to EVERYONE: School administrators, parents, and the unselfish coaches who encouraged their student athletes to attend Game Changers Sports Leadership Summit! I just create the platform, the ultimate value is being able to bring in some of these successful Professionals and College Athletes to pour into our young people, and make them aware of a successful life path beyond playing sports!
Special thanks to the business community which saw the vision and assisted with the financial burden so that it was FREE to 160 athletes from the Mahoning Valley and the Cleveland Area!!
Lastly, the day couldn’t have happened without the panelist, volunteers (Canton, Orlando, Nassau Bahamas, and local), YSU administration, and restaurants: Outback Steakhouse (Warren and Boardman) BJ’s Restaurant, Hyer Society and Chrissy Conlon for capturing the moments that I’ll be posting soon!
A special honorarium goes to my friend and Pastor, Todd Johnson, who did everything except for sell popcorn! (Audio, Video, Moderator and News Cameraman)
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2024 Mentorship Camp

Game Changers hosted its first Mentorship Camp at the Niles Wellness Center on MLK day, January 15th.
The day encompassed about 70 students including 6-8th graders throughout Mahoning Valley—high school students from John F. Kennedy High School and Warren G. Harding High School, and last but not least college athletes from Youngstown State University—For The Culture Club. It was a Great Day!!
Students of all grades were able to have conversations and connect with their older peers about: Personal Hygiene, Anti-Bullying, Community Service, and Mental Fitness just to name a few topics!! Exposing our young people to images of success was one of the goals of the day! Special Thanks to 21St Century’s Leadership Jill Merolla and Kevin Stringer for helping to make this happen for our middle schoolers!! Thanks Satese Komora and Jaysen T. Spencer for rallying the volunteers!
Thanks again to Huntington National Bank, Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber Foundation, and funded in part by The Raymond John Wean Foundation, Residential Engagement Grant.
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