EDUCATION
Baccalaureate, Graduate and Post-Graduate
Work and Degrees
1961, BA, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
1962, MA, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
1964, TEACHERS COLLEGE, Columbia University
1964, HUNTER COLLEGE, New York, NY
CORTLAND COLLEGE, Cortland, NY
1972, PH.D, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, Utah (Magna Cum Laude)
ACADEMIC HONORS
"THIRTEEN CLUB", Frankford High School
PHI EPSILON KAPPA, Temple University
THE T. SCHEVCZENKO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for Graduate Study at New York University
CITATION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE as Deans Scholar
UNA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP for Doctoral Study at the University of Utah
MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATION with Distinction and Departmental Honors, Univ. of
Utah
LITIGATION AND CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE
Extensive experience as consulting
and testifying expert
Testified in 19 states for plaintiff and defendant
CERTIFICATION, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
BOARD CERTIFIED, New Jersey Department
of Education
Elementary Teacher, Physical Education
Junior High School, Physical Education
Senior High School, Physical Education 1965
High School Athletic Director
Facility Administrator and Supervisor
Camping Education
Aquatics Director
BOARD CERTIFIED, New Jersey Department
of Education
Safety Education
Aquatics Education 1965
Swim Coach
Facility Administrator and Supervisor
BOARD CERTIFIED, New York State
Board of Regents, 1961
Teacher, Administrator, Athletic Director
Camp Aquatics Director
Swim Coach
Elementary Physical Education
Junior High School
Senior High School
Aquatics Facility Administrator and Supervisor
BOARD CERTIFIED, Pennsylvania State
Education Dept. 1961
Teacher, Administrator, Coach
Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Schools
Camp Aquatics Director
BOARD CERTIFIED, New Jersey Board
of Recreation Examiners
Recreation Administrator 1975
Camp Administrator
Aquatics Safety
BOARD CERTIFIED, NJBRE - New Jersey
Board of Recreation Examiners
Recreation Supervisor, Sports Facility Administrator 1974
Camp Administrator
Aquatics Safety
BOARD CERTIFIED, AMERICAN COACHING
EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM
Coaching Certification Instructor, ACEP 1990- Present
Camp Administration
Sports Safety and Liability
Aquatics Safety
BOARD CERTIFIED FORENSIC EXAMINER,
1994-Present
Recreation Sports
Camp Administrator and Camp Aquatics Safety
DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FORENSIC EXAMINERS, 1994-Present
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALS
AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, Certified Olympic Development Coach
WESTCHESTER COUNTY CAMP RISK MANAGEMENT
SEMINARS, 1993-1995
Camp Administrator; Sports Safety
Aquatics Safety Director
ORANGE COUNTY CAMP RISK MANAGEMENT
SEMINAR, 1996
Camp Administrator; Risk Management and Safety
Aquatics Safety Director
US ARMY RECREATION, Fort Monmouth,
NJ
CAMP RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINARS, Baseball, Softball 1992-1996
Camp Administrator
Aquatics Safety Director
NEW JERSEY STATE LEGISLATURE - Coaches
Liability Standards Advisory Committee, Volunteer
Recreational Swimming Coach Immunity Legislation - PL, Member of Committee to
Establish Rules for Liability Immunity, 1990-Present
ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, 1994-2000
UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION
- Certified Coach, 1973-Present
Safety and Legal Liability
Seminar, 1994
Soccer Camp Administrator
PLAYGROUND SAFETY SYMPOSIUM, NJRPA, 1993, 1995
YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY CERTIFICATION
COMMITTEE MEMBER: 1989-2000
Youth Coach Safety Certification
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
CERTIFIED TENNIS TEACHER, Leighton
and Barta School for Tennis Teachers, Cortland State
University, 1966
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, USSF, 1989-Present
MONTCLAIR STATE COLLEGE COACHING
ACADEMY: Coaching Training (Certification) Program
Director of Education, 1990-2000
Sports Safety Certifier, Sports Coaches
Facility Administrator and Supervisor
Camp Administrator
Aquatics Instructor
AMERICAN RED CROSS - Life Saving, Water Safety, First Aid, Boating and Canoeing
NEW JERSEY RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION:
Administrative Council Member
Chairman, Educators Section, 1984
ADMINISTRATION, TEACHING, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Upper
Montclair, New Jersey, 1966-Present
Adjunct Professor, 2000-Present
Tenured Faculty Professor, 1966-2000
Soccer, Track Coach, 1966-1972
Professor: Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Leisure Studies;
SILC Board; Coordinator Coaching Concentration, Baseball and Softball Coaches
Coordinator of Recreation Professions: Community, Commercial, Camping, Amusement
Industry, Special Events
Aquatics Safety Instructor
Facility Administrator and Supervisor
Camping Program Instructor
Supervisor of Student Teachers; Aquatics and Waterfront Safety
Aquatics Safety Consultant
MONTCLAIR STATE COACHING ACADEMY:
Director - Teach and Certify Safety Orientation to Coaches in New Jersey as
required by State Law for liability immunity, 1990- Present
Facility Planning Committee - Panzer Gym and Pool Addition, 1968
Weight and Fitness Center Facility Planning Committee, 1996, 1997
Chairman, Department Facilities Committee
Condominium Pool Safety
Children's Camp Administrator
Aquatics Safety Instructor
PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn, New York:
1965
Assistant Professor, Freshman Coach
Intramural Recreation Director, Facility Coordinator and Supervisor
Chairman, Department Facilities Safety Committee
Aquatics Safety Director
ERON PREP SCHOOL, New York, 1961-1965
Chairman, Department of Physical Education
Director of Athletics, Playground Supervisor
Dean of Students, Safety and Security
Chairman, Athletic Facilities Committee
Coach of Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, First Aid Trainer
HUNTER COLLEGE, Bronx, New York,
1961
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Sports Facility Coordinator
Rules Committee Liaison
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1959-1960
Substitute Teacher of Physical Education, Health and Recreation
Recreation Director Evening Elementary School
Playground Supervisor
Soccer, Baseball Team, Frankford High School
Sandlot Baseball, Softball Coach
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
Aquatics Safety
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION,
1956-1961
Recreation Leader
Sports Program Director and League Administrator
Coach, Aquatics Safety
Playground Supervisor, Coach, Umpire
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
Swim Coach
SAFETY DIRECTOR, BASEBALL and SOFTBALL, MSU COACHING ACADEMY, 1986- 2000
New Jersey Governors Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports - Safety and Risk Management
Consultant to Mr. Ben Schaffer, Director, 2000-Present
CAMP SAFETY DIRECTOR, SUPERVISOR:
UFA Resort, Glen Spey, New York
Sports Commissioner
Baseball, Softball Coach, Referee, Umpire
Sports Safety Director
Indoor and Outdoor Sports Facilities Chairman
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
Aquatics and Waterfront Safety
Camp Rip Van Winkle, Saugerties,
New York
Baseball, Softball Coach
Assistant Director, Safety and Risk Management
Sports Programs: Baseball, Softball Facilities
Aquatics Safety Director
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
Camp Toledo, High Falls, New York
Teen Program Coordinator, Playground Staff
Sports Coordinator: Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Gymnastics
Aquatics Director
Program Safety Coordinator
Facility Administrator, Supervisor
Aquatics and Waterfront Safety
Camp Zapol, Middletown, New York
Sports Director
Sports Facilities, Gymnastics
Instructor, Coach
Aquatics Director
Aquatics and Waterfront Safety
Campus Day Camp, Montclair State College
Sports Facilities
Program Safety and Risk Management Director
Sports Program Coordinator
Aquatics Safety Director
Facility Safety Director
Learning Disabilities Camp
Sports Program Safety Director, Playground Supervisor
Staff Safety Orientation Coordinator
Sports Facility Safety Director
Aquatics Safety Director
Texas All Star Camp, Director, 1975-1994
Aquatics Safety Director
Staff Safety Orientation Coordinator
North Texas State University
Baylor University
Texas A&M
Mary Hardin University
University of Dallas
Rice University
Oklahoma All Star Camp, Director,
1975-1994
Aquatics Safety Director
Staff Safety Orientation Coordinator
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma State University
University of Tulsa
ALL AMERICAN SOCCER, SPORTS CAMP,
Director ane Owner, 1965-2000
Aquatics Safety Director
POOL MANAGER
UFA Resort, Condominium Pool Safety
Condominium Crest Ridge Swim Club
Camp Rip van Winkle
Zapols Resort
CAMP, SPORTS, FACILITY SUPERVISOR:
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
Samuel Recreation Center - Sports
Commissioner; Coordinator of Camp Safety
Staff Safety Orientation Coordinator
Moss Playground -Commissioner; Playground
Safety Supervisor
Staff Safety Orientation Coordinator
McDevitt Playground - Camp Commissioner. Playground, Softball, Baseball, Lacrosse, and Crafts, Weight Training
Wissinoming Playground - Safety
Supervisor, Coach
Facility Coordinator
Commissioner
Aquatics Safety Director
Sports Official: Baseball, Softball, Soccer
School - Community Council - Manager, Coach Youth Sports
Montclair Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs Soccer Sports Program Coordinator
Camp Owner, Director - All American
Sports Camp, 1966-1998
Aquatics Safety Director
Camp Supervisor - Campus Day Camp
Playground Program, 1968 - 1970, Personnel
Management, Camp Coordinator - Athletics, Sports, Recreation, Dance, Playground,
1960 - 1975
Event Coordinator
Aquatics and Waterfront Safety
Essex County Park Commission - Consultant to Mr. Ben Schaffer, Director Youth Camps and Senior Citizen Programs, 1975 - 1995
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: RBI ACADEMY
Paper presented
(Available upon request)
SYMPOSIA AND SEMINARS PRESENTED
Available upon request.
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS: ASTM COMMITTEE MEMBER: F-08 ON SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Available upon request.
INSPECTED, REVIEWED AND EVALUATED: WATER PARKS, AMUSEMENT RIDES, CONDOMINIUM POOLS, AQUATIC FACILITIES, ETC
Available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FORENSIC EXAMINERS, 1995
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS, 1996
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS, 1989
NEW JERSEY COACHES ASSOCIATION
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SPORT, LAW AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NATIONAL SEMINAR
NEW JERSEY RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION: Administrative Council Member Chairman, Educators Section, 1984
GENERAL CHAIRMAN, COORDINATOR, League of Municipalities Conference, 1983
DIRECTOR, Recreation Jamboree, Essex County Park Commission, 1984 Sports Camp Safety
REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury
MEMBER, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Aquatic Council
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION
MEMBER ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL, New Jersey Recreation and Park Association
EASTERN DISTRICT, AAHPERD, Baseball, Softball Safety
MEMBER, NATIONAL FORENSIC CENTER, Princeton, New Jersey, 1986 - Present
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPORT AND PHYSICAL Education
SAFETY SOCIETY, AAHPERD
NATIONAL FEDERATION State High School Activities Association
NEW JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC Coaches Association
SPORT SAFETY COMMITTEE, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness
SPORTS INJURY Surveillance Committee
DIRECTOR, SNYSSA Coaching School, Youth Coach Safety Certifying Agent
CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS
MEMBER, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL of the New Jersey Governors Council
NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC Coaches Association
AMERICAN SCHOOL AND SAFETY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN RUNNING AND FITNESS ASSOCIATION
ESSEX COUNTY PHYSICAL FITNESS COUNCIL, 1987-94
Additional Societies and Associations Available upon Request.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND
SERVICE AWARDS
Dates Available upon request.
HONOR AWARD, President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports
HONOR AWARD, National Special Olympics
HONOR AWARD, New Jersey Special Olympic
Aquatics and Camp Waterfront Safety
BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMENDATION, "International Year of the Child", City of
New York
RECOGNITION AWARD, Delta Chapter, Phi Epsilon Kappa
COACH OF THE YEAR, Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, N.J. Intercollegiate
Assoc.
COACH OF THE YEAR, NJ State Conference
SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR, NYC Independent Schools Athletic Association
PRESIDENT'S CITATION, New Jersey Coaches Association
"T" AWARD, Temple University
SPECIAL COMMENDATION, New York City Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural
Affairs
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, LEADERSHIP SEMINAR, 1994
FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS, Certification Seminar
EDUCATION, RECREATION AND SPORT CONSULTATION AND FACULTY
Listings available upon request.
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CEU)
Courses available upon request.
PUBLICATIONS, MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION OR UNDER PEER REVIEW, AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS PRESENTED
Available upon request.
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