Staff

Chris Nowinski, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO, Concussion & CTE Foundation
Chris Nowinski, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation, a non-profit organization leading the fight against concussions and ...
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Robert Cantu, MD

Co-Founder & Medical Director, Concussion & CTE Foundation
Currently Dr. Cantu’s professional responsibilities include those of Medical Director and Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concus...
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Lisa McHale

Director of Legacy Family Relations
Lisa McHale graduated from Cornell University, where she met her husband, Tom McHale, an All-American Defensive End for the Big Red. They married i...
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Concussion & CTE Foundation Chief of Staff Julia Manning

Julia Manning

Chief of Staff & Communications
Julia Manning joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation team in September 2018 after spending six years in broadcast journalism. Most recently, Ju...
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Michael Burke

Director of Patient Programs
Michael Burke joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in January 2017. Michael manages the organization’s patient services, including the ...
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Tia Sneath

Director of Development
Tia Sneath joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in 2024 as the Director of Development. With a background in philanthropy, Tia has held key p...
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Niki Collazo

Operations Manager
Niki Collazo joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation as the Finance & Administration Coordinator in July 2022, and has served as Operations ...
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Sagar Dave

Digital Technology Manager
Sagar joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in August 2022 after working in technology and programming for a decade. In his previous role of p...
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Morgan Hicks

Development Manager
Morgan joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in January of 2021. A lifelong soccer player and self-proclaimed ‘fangirl’ of the US ...
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Dan Molloy

Special Projects Manager
Dan joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in February 2023 following a decade working in newsrooms as a sports reporter and anchor. After grad...
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Tricia Ruiz

HelpLine Manager
Tricia Ruiz joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation as the HelpLine Coordinator in September 2022. She was born in central California and raised...
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Cory Walton

Marketing Manager
Cory joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in November 2023 after working in the veteran-serving community for nearly four years at the nonpro...
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Courtney Welch

Patient and Clinician Resource Manager
Courtney Welch, ATC joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in April 2023 as a Patient Services Coordinator. Courtney is a Certified Athletic Tr...
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Tyler Ambrose

Peer Support Coordinator
Tyler joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in March 2023 as a peer support coordinator. Tyler’s passion for education, human development, and...
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Concussion Legacy Foundation Development and Event Specialist Kristina Hjertkvist.

Kristina Hjertkvist

Development and Event Specialist
Kristina Hjertkvist joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in 2025 as a Development and Event Specialist. She was born in Södertälje, Sweden bu...
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Samantha Pyle Buono

Legacy Family Community Coordinator
Samantha joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in August of 2022. She first became acquainted with the organization in 2015 when her father pa...
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Nicholas Paik

Digital Content Coordinator
Nick Paik joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in April 2021. He comes from a marketing & communications background, and has had experien...
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Concussion Legacy Foundation HelpLine Coordinator Madigan Paradis.

Madigan Paradis

HelpLine Coordinator
Madigan first joined the Concussion & CTE Foundation in June 2022 as an intern in the Patient Services department. After two summers of interni...
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