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Experts and Ambassadors Program

Experts and Ambassadors (E&A) are experienced professionals with knowledge and expertise in their respective field as a clinicians, researchers, athletes, coaches or other movement educators. All of us at PANTHERTEC are lifelong learners about our crafts. We are seeking to expand our program to improve movement in multiple disciplines. If you would like to join us, contact Sarah Warhaftig through the Contact Us page.

Sarah (carving a wave) leads the Experts and Ambassadors Program.

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Experts and Ambassadors

Sarah Warhaftig

Sarah has spent her personal and professional career focused on sport, training and youth development. She has over 15 years of coaching, teaching and developing youth athletes in the classroom and in sport specific arenas. She is a certified yoga teacher, personal trainer and owns her own consulting company, Wellness Tools for the Trades that provides curriculum and coursework to the construction industry focusing on mental health, yoga and nutrition.

Carolyn Warhaftig

Carolyn was a four-year starter, team captain, and two-time MVP at Colgate University, then went on to play semi-professionally with the Carolina Cobras (Greenville, SC) and professionally for Fjölnir FC (Reykjavik, Iceland). Most recently, Carolyn worked as the Director of Operations for the University of Virginia Women’s Soccer team and as a technical videographer with the US Women’s National Team. She is currently the Associate Head Coach with the WPSL's Asheville City Soccer Club.

Matt Zydron

Matt is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Prosthetic and Orthotic Program, and received his undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College. He is certified by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association and has been a practicing O&P clinician since 2002.He holds extensive knowledge in high-tech componentry and techniques, equipping him to deliver extraordinary care for high activity individuals and children. You can reach Matt at ReachOps, clinics.

Adam Manilla

I am a professional racquetball athlete living in San Jose, California. Recently my sister Erika and I created an online racquetball coaching platform to give players all around the world access to racquetball coaching. We are looking forward to enhancing our coaching techniques with the Kat system. Manilla Athletics

Justin Wick

Justin Wick was one of the first to use the KAT System, and was the first member of the Experts and Ambassadors Program. He has pitched for the St. Cloud Rox (St. Cloud, MN) of the Northwoods League in 2018 and 2019. Wick underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017 prior to his second junior college season, and made his return to pitching 13 months later at TD Ameritrade Park, home of the College World Series. He coaches at Cannon Arm Training in Colorado

Erika Manilla

Erika Manilla is the USA Racquetball Champion and currently touring on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Circuit. She has her BA in BioMedical Science, and will be graduating with her MBA in 2021. She has been coaching racquetball for the past 7 years, been a personal trainer for the past 2, holds 22 National Champion titles, 4 Junior World Champion titles, and is a 14-time All American Athlete. She has true passion for helping others reach their goals, and break through barriers that they might have not known was possible! You can reach Erika at ManillaAthletics.com

Marty Rubinoff

My name is Martin Rubinoff and I am skills acquisition teacher/educator of the mastery of skills of baseball and softball. My teaching motto is: "People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. To coach/teach the skills of baseball you need to build a “learning relationship,” built upon trust, awareness, discovery and curiosity and a growth mindset filled with grit. You can reach martin at Rubinoff University

Jim Winterton

23 Singles National Champion Titles, 17 US Open Champion Titles, 18 Pro Year end #1 Rankings, Coach of #1 Male and Female Pros same year 2006, 2010, Undefeated USA team Head Coach 1990-1999, 2002, 2003. 5 USA World Championship teams, First ever Gold Medalist Team Mexico, 2000 singles and doubles, 3 Pan Am team titles 1995,1999, and 2003, USOC Racquetball Coach of the Year, 1995, 1999, 2003, ProKennex Advisory Staff 7 years. YUP! You can reach Coach Jim at Winterton Racquetball Academy

Dusan Vemic

Coach of Serbian OLYMPIC tennis team, Former coach of Novak Djokovic, Mike & Bob Bryan and many other world class tennis players. Currently coaches Brandon Nakashima.

Tyler Shepple

Tyler Shepple "Shep' attended the University of Washington and was a member of the Washington Student Athlete Advisory Committee serving as Vice President during his junior year. That year he was an honorable mention Academic All-Pac 10 selection and was later drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. http://www.cannonarmtraining.com

Britt Greer

Based in Golden, Colorado Native Britt Greer is dedicated to getting more women on bikes. As the Director of Women’s Programs at COMBA, she’s developed a series of events aimed to support, grow and empower the Colorado lady shred community. Since 2015, she’s been a lead coach with VIDA MTB Series. https://smart.bio/brittgreer/

Lauren Netzel

Lauren is a doctoral student in the integrative neuroscience program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research combines both kinesthetics and cognition to study performance in athletes with concussions. She has an MS in neuroscience where she combined electroencephalography and the KAT to study baseball pitcher development and subsequent neural correlates.

Kelly Ahrens

Kelly loves to help committed athletes and coaches improve the efficiency of developmental training. He runs the Carolina Collegiate Softball League Kelly has dedicated his time testing athletes and learning the most effective training protocols that produce results. http://www.testandtrainsports.com and Carolina Collegiate Softball League

Jenni Benningfield

Former collegiate and professional basketball player, former high school and college basketball coach, and current sport psychology consultant with MA working with athletes at the youth, high school, college and semi-professional level. Played collegiate at Vanderbilt University, winning a silver medal in the Pan American Games on Team USA, and playing both in the WNBA Indiana Fever and internationally for 5 years (Spain & Australia).

EG LeBre

I have been participating in sports all my starting at age 3. The past 20+ years have been devoted to archery both as a competitor and as a coach. My coaching has taken me to the elite level and even more so to coaching with US Para archers. Having coached other sports prior to archery I am all about the athlete and helping them improve no matter the area. I am really looking forward to working with the PantherTec team helping athletes as well as everyone be their best.

Joshua Charles

ISSA + ISCA Certified Personal Trainer, Sports Nutrition Coach & Transformation Specialist in Trinidad/Tobago. Joshua guides clients through a wellness journey around fitness and well being. His client base spans various age groups, but emphasizes folks aged 40-65 to better understand their limitations and improve nutrition, fitness and mobility. His ultimate goal is to lead each client into an evolved lifestyle they can maintain: mind, body and will (power). https://instagram.com/joshfit.life

E&A

Experts and Ambassadors (E&A) are experienced professionals with knowledge and expertise in their respective field as a clinicians, researchers, athletes, coaches or other movement educators. All of us at PANTHERTEC are lifelong learners about our crafts. We are seeking to expand our program to improve movement in multiple disciplines. If you would like to join us, contact Sarah Warhaftig through the Contact Us page.

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