The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Board of Directors has three standing committees: Finance, Audit, and Nominating & Governance. Each board member serves on one of these committees. In addition, the individuals below serve on one or more of these committees to provide expertise and perspective to help the Board guide the Center’s mission.
Champions for our Cause
Craig Bradley
As vice president of finance for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Craig Bradley works closely with executive management, oversees all club financial operations, and is a member of the risk management and Dominican operation committees. He joined the team in 1997 as business manager of baseball operations, became controller in 2004, and was promoted to his current position in 2006. In 2012, Bradley was awarded the D-backs’ first-ever Innovation Award for his efforts creating the team’s Give Back League to increase community volunteerism, identify and develop leaders, and build upon team culture. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1988, is an active board member of Dignity Health Foundation, East Valley, and is a founding board member of About Care, Inc.
Chair of Audit Committee
Vice President of Finance,
Arizona Diamondbacks
Matt Cenedella
As Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer for the Women’s Tennis Association, Matt assists the chief executive officer in numerous areas including strategic planning, member relations, and financial development. He oversees the WTA’s finance, fast-data monetization, treasury, human resources, compliance, information technology, and office administration, as well as onsite operations. Prior to joining the WTA in 2010, he held roles with IMG Worldwide and finance roles at several other institutions. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Notre Dame and Master of Business Administration from New York University, and holds Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor designations.
Chair of Finance Committee
Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer,
Women’s Tennis Association
Chicka Elloy
Chicka Elloy is an Australian-American, has for two decades been a human resources executive specializing in global employee engagement, experience, and diversity. He began his career as an educator teaching students around the world on brain-based learning and culture. He has served on the American Camp Association national board as treasurer and obtained a master’s of human resource management from Cornell University.
Chair of Nominating & Governance Committee
Senior Vice President of Sales,
Pearl Lemon Group
Autumn Ascano
Autumn Ascano (JD, MS Clinical Psychology, PhD Developmental Psychology [in progress]) is a licensed counselor and owner at Intermodal Interventions. Intermodal Interventions provides mental health services with an emphasis on trauma intervention and court related services. Ms. Ascano specializes in developmental psychology and working with young children with trauma history, as well as those who are exceptional. She also consults on legal matters which have a child development component. Prior to being a counselor, Ms. Ascano practiced law as a guardian ad litem and custody investigator. In both career paths she investigated recent and historic child abuse allegations. She continues to provide teaching on topics such as juridogenic harm, the developmental considerations of children in legal matters, and developmental considerations of trauma for exceptional children.
Audit Committee Member
Licensed Counselor & Owner,
Intermodal Interventions
Kimberly Fields
Kimberly Fields is Senior Vice President of Partnership Development and Operations for the National Football League and one of few women to have achieved such a high ranking in the NFL. Prior to her current position, Fields served in other NFL leadership roles, including Senior Vice President for the Office of the Commissioner; Vice President of Football Strategy, Business Development, and Analytics; and Vice President for Player Engagement. She was an accomplished NCAA Division I track-and-field athlete while an undergraduate at the University of Virginia and went on to earn a graduate degree from UVA and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Finance Committee Member
Senior Vice President of Partnership Development & Operations,
National Football League
Katy Spaulding
Katy Spaulding is the chief operating officer at Method Communications, bringing over 16 years of strategic communications and operational leadership experience to her role on the Board of Directors at the U.S. Center for SafeSport. With a background consulting for major brands and a decade in senior operations roles, Katy offers valuable insights into internal and external communications and organizational management. Katy also volunteers on the SafeSport Athlete Advisory Team (SAAT), enabling her to bridge the perspectives of athletes and organizational leadership and contributing to the Center’s mission of championing respect and ending abuse in sports.
A lifelong multi-sport athlete, Katy is currently a weekend golfer and amateur equestrian in the sport of three-day eventing, competing and volunteering throughout the Pacific Northwest. She graduated with a degree in public relations and business administration from the University of Oregon and lives in Portland with her husband and two dogs.
Audit Committee Member
Chief Operating Officer,
Method Communications
Pamela Wheeler
Pamela Wheeler is senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer at insurance firm NFP, and a lecturer in Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sports Management program. Among numerous firsts, Wheeler was the founding director of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, the first woman to lead a professional sports union, and the negotiators of the first collective bargaining agreement in women’s professional sports. She also recently consulted with NFL Operations on their diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts, as well as executive leadership development. She was named one of the 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports by Sports Illustrated and one of the 50 Most Powerful Blacks in Sports by Black Enterprise. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and her J.D. from Boston University.
Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
NFP