WOLVES BASKETBALL ACADEMY - Key Persons
Adam has been involved with Wolves Basketball from the first clinic, ever since he was in the eight grade. After assisting with the drills and games, oftentimes with the younger participants, for the first couple of years, Adam became a coach and runs his own station. Wolves was easily Adam's favorite and most rewarding activity throughout his high school years. Adam's favorite part about Wolves is witnessing the growth of the participants not only in their basketball skills, but in their social skills, their listening skills, and in their motor skills. Adam is a freshman at Lehigh University majoring in Finance. While Adam cannot attend the clinics weekly anymore because he is in college, he loves coming home to Wolves Basketball.
Adam wanted to be involved from the very beginning of Wolves Basketball. He was a great greeter the first 2 years. The children loved seeing his smiling face when they checked in and received their name tag. As Adam got older he became a great coach as well as assisting in social media. Adam is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Hotel Management with a minor in Real Estate. When Adam is home he LOVES helping out at Wolves Basketball clinics.
When Brett shadowed a special needs boy at the JCC's basketball program in 2013, he had no idea that his experience would be the inspiration to Wolves Basketball Academy. Brett has been an integral part of Wolves from the start. He has done everything from coach, shadow and social media. Brett is a graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in TV/Radio. Brett loves when he is home so he can help out at the clinics. Brett currently runs all of Wolves Basketball's social media.
Courtney has volunteered with Special Olympics for 10 years. Most recently she ran the Clemson University Special Olympics College program. She organized a range of sports year round including Flag Football, bowling, basketball, and Cheerleading. "I am so excited to start this new chapter with the Wolves Basketball Team"
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Member of the Board of Directors
Coach Jeff has been coaching basketball for 15 years. He is a certified NBA Clinician as well as a USA Basketball certified Coach. Jeff Founded Wolves Basketball Academy in 2013 with his two boys (Brett and Adam) and amazing wife Karen. Jeff Mayerson has held numerous positions in sales as well as senior sales management in the legal service/technology industry. Jeff has two boys, Brett and Adam, and has been married to his wife Karen for 25 years. They all love their adorable dog Cookie.
Coach Jeff has been coaching basketball for 15 years. He is a certified NBA Clinician as well as a USA Basketball certified Coach. Jeff Founded Wolves Basketball Academy in 2013 with his two boys (Brett and Adam) and amazing wife Karen. "One of my favorite things about Wolves is we started this as a family." My boys and my wife have had a significant impact on who we are today.
Coach Jen has been around basketball most of her life. A 1984 graduate of Plainfield High School, she played varsity basketball which included four Union County championships and three Group IV final appearances. She continued playing basketball at Pace University where she holds the record for scoring and rebounding as well as being a 2x Kodak All-American. With coaching experience at every level, she has had the greatest satisfaction working with the players of the Wolves Academy. She currently works at Nettingham Middle School in Scotch Plains as a Special Education teacher. Her daughter Morgan helps out with the program when she's available. She's headed to Pace University in the fall on a basketball scholarship.
Karen is the first smiling face everyone sees when they enter wolves basketball. She makes sure every smiling face has a name tag, is registered and ready for a great experience. She loves working at Wolves. Wolves would not run so smoothly if it wasn't for her.
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Member of the Board of Directors
Coach Michael has been coaching basketball for 15 years, and he is a certified NBA Clinician as well as a USA Basketball certified Coach. Michael continues to play basketball and loves to coach children of all skills and abilities. When not coaching, Michael has practiced as an at
torney in New Jersey and New York for more than 26 years. Michael's family (Lisa, Rachel and Adam) have all helped with the Wolves Basketball Academy and look forward to each clinic.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Partner
Michael is a partner in Mandelbaum & Mandelbaum, a family-owned legal and real estate firm based in West Orange, NJ.
Michael graduated from Princeton University in Princeton NJ Phi Beta Kappa, and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA Cum Laude. He is a member of the New Jersey and New York bars. Michael works with his father, David Mandelbaum and his three brothers Richard, Jeffrey and Jonathan Mandelbaum.
Michael is presently on the Board of Trustees at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. He was previously on the Board of Gill St. Bernards School, Gladstone, NJ, where he was the Chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and recently was honored with The Lindabury-Thomas Trustee Award.
Michael is a member of Temple Beth-El in Somerville, NJ.
Olivia Spiridigliozzi has been involved with the Wolves Basketball Academy since 2018, when she began volunteering prior to studying Occupational Therapy. Since then, her passion for working with children has grown and she has decided to devote her career to working in Pediatric settings. She received her Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Seton Hall University as well as a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Marist College. Currently, Olivia is an Occupational Therapist practicing in a school-based setting. Olivia loves working with the wonderful children and staff at Wolves Basketball Academy. She enjoys witnessing the progress the children make throughout the clinics and the joy they exude when playing basketball.
Job Titles:
- Compliance Manager
- Member of the Board of Directors
Peter Eisen is a Practical Compliance Manager at MarketCounsel since 2017. MarketCounsel is the leading business and regulatory consultancy to the country's preeminent independent investment advisers. Peter consults investment advisers on the creation, maintenance and testing of their compliance programs. Peter also creates and distributes training on specific compliance topics with an emphasis on regulatory compliance. Prior to 2017, Peter spent 27 years as a compliance officer at Prudential. Peter's final position was as a Director of Compliance for Prudential's fixed income investment adviser. Originally from Livingston, NJ, Peter currently lives in Elmwood Park, NJ with his wife Laura and daughter Alora. Peter has been a dedicated volunteer coach for Wolves for 5 years.
Seth Seiden is a senior at Westfield High School. He played basketball for many years before transitioning to golf. Seth has been involved with helping special needs athletes ever since his bar mitzvah project. Each session he loves seeing the athletes progress at all aspects of the game. He has worked with wolves for the past five years.
Coach Teddy attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School where he had a stellar varsity basketball career his junior and senior years. He helps out at strive basketball camp, and excel basketball camp during the summer. He enjoys coaching at the Wolves Basketball Academy because he is able to share his knowledge of basketball with all the kids.
Weston Fisher is in 11th grader at Scotch Plains-Fanwood high school. He is a multi-sport athlete and quarterback of the Scotch Plains Fanwood raiders. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has been volunteering his time for wolves basketball Academy for the past four years.