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Telephone: 508-359-2509
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About Us
About Us
JUSTIN KITTREDGE
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
Justin Kittredge is the President and Founder of Shooting Touch, Inc. and responsible for overseeing all operations of the organization. Mr. Kittredge has played and coached basketball throughout the past twenty years and will forever be a student of the game. Mr. Kittredge graduated from Northfield Mt. Hermon School in 1996 and was MVP of the very successful team during his junior year. He then went on to play junior varsity basketball at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
After his career at JMU, Mr. Kittredge went on to pursue his passion of basketball and began his career at Reebok, International. Over the past eight years, he has been working in various markets throughout the country in different facets of the sports marketing field. Currently, Mr. Kittredge is the Senior Product Manager for the Basketball Division at Reebok, working to create, market and sell NBA basketball shoes throughout the United States and abroad.
Mr. Kittredge’s true passion is coaching the game of basketball to men and women of all ages and levels. His fundamental based coaching philosophy encourages and improves all students who come before him. He served as a coach at the Premier Reebok ABCD Camp Next in Teaneck, NJ, as well as coached three summers at the renowned Coach Bob Hurley's Basketball Camp in New Jersey.
Recently, Mr. Kittredge became the new Guinness World Records™ holder for the most completed basketball basketball free throws in two minutes. By completing 64 free throws in 120 seconds, averaging a basket every 1.875 seconds, Mr. Kittredge beat the previously held record of 60 shots by Olympic silver medialist and basketball star, Laurent Sciarra, of Paris, France.
Mr. Kittredge holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from James Madison University.
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LINDSEY KITTREDGE
DIRECTOR
Lindsey Kittredge is the Executive Director of Shooting Touch, Inc. and responsible for overseeing all initiatives including all program development, marketing and corporate communications efforts, event planning as well as all charitable giving programs.
Mrs. Kittredge began her career in Sydney, Australia working for Professional Public Relations (PPR), one of Australia's largest privately owned public relations firms specializing in consumer marketing.
After her move back to the States, she spent the next four years in Boston as an Account Executive for McDermott Ventures, Inc., a full service consulting firm focusing on brand marketing, public relations and corporate communications.
Mrs. Kittredge spent the next three years working for The Collaborative Companies and Accelerated Marketing Partners, both residential real estate marketing firms specializing in the development and implementation of comprehensive sales and marketing programs.
However, it was not until after the birth of her first child, that her priorities shifted. Her desire to apply her 10 years of marketing, communications, event planning and public relations experience towards a cause that would positively impact the lives of children, was paramount.
Mrs. Kittredge played Division I lacrosse at the University of Vermont where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mrs. Kittredge has run the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon and a number of half marathons over the years.
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COACH BOB HURLEY
ADVISOR
Legendary St. Anthony's high school basketball coach, Bob Hurley, has helped win his teams over 930 games, including 25 state and 3 national championships throughout his 35 year career. Coach set the modern-day New Jersey state high school record with 66 consecutive victories. He has coached 3 NCAA All- Americans coached and 5 NBA players.
Coach Hurley was a finalist for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Father of Bobby Hurley (former Duke player # 7 overall draft pick of the Sacramento Kings in 1993) and Danny Hurley (former Seaton Hall player and current coach at St. Benedicts Prep coach), each of whom played under Coach Hurley at St. Anthony's High School.
JEFFREY BLANCHARD
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
As Special Project Manager & Advisor for Shooting Touch, Inc., Jeff will bring his passion and knowledge for sports marketing to our team and assist on the execution of all community relations, marketing and grass roots initiatives.
Jeff was a former standout collegiate hockey player for the University of Massachusetts where he served as alternate captain his junior & senior seasons. Jeff was the recipient of “The Minuteman Award” his Senior Year, an honor bestowed by his teammates for character, dedication & leadership. Jeff currently holds the U-Mass Iron Man record for consecutive games played.. As a four year letter winner, Jeff went on to play professional hockey in the IHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s primary affiliate in Detroit.
Jeff is currently a Sr. Marketing Manager for Reebok International in Canton, MA. With his extensive experience, Jeff handles brand positioning, product merchandising, athlete/asset activation and strategic national account specific programs within Reebok’s Marketing Department. Throughout his 8 year tenure, Jeff has also worked closely with Major League Baseball as well as with athletes in all four major sports leagues. Based on his work ethic and dedication to the company, Jeff was awarded Reebok’s 2004 Outstanding Contribution to North America Award.
Jeff is a graduate of The University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Management.
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CHRISTOPHER CLUNIE
SHOOTING TOUCH SABBATICAL ADVISOR
Chris Clunie will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of development for our Sabbatical program. As a recent winner of the Thomas Watson Fellowship, Chris's experience on developing an appropriate, rewarding program for all of our grantees is paramount.
Chris graduated from Loyola Blakefield High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 2002 where he was a 3-time all-conference performer. He then went on to play basketball at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, reaching the NCAA tournament in his senior season.
After his career at Davidson, Mr. Clunie received a Watson Fellowship, allowing him to travel the globe for a year and pursue how basketball impacts different cultures. While living in Japan, Argentina, South Africa, Italy and Spain, he played semi-professionally, studied basketball’s effect on global markets, observed numerous international tournaments and league games, followed basketball academies and clubs, facilitated basketball clinics and workshop, worked and coached for an international basketball NGO and helped out at the Reebok Eurocamp 2007. Mr. Clunie also played professionally in South Africa for the Kwazulu Marlins in the Professional Basketball League.
After his fellowship, Mr. Clunie worked briefly for the San Antonio Spurs before landing a position with the National Basketball Association in March of 2008. Currently, he is a Coordinator for International Basketball Operations at the NBA, helping to organize its global development basketball camps such as Basketball without Borders, working with international players in the NBA and helping to facilitate the NBA’s international donations program.
Mr. Clunie holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Davidson College.
JARON BROWN
SHOOTING TOUCH, INC. LEGAL COUNSEL
As Shooting Touch Inc.'s Legal Counsel, Jaron Brown is responsible for overseeing all grants and providing all legal advise and counsel pertaining to all 501 (c) (3) business matters.
Jaron is currently an associate attorney with King & Spalding LLP in the firm’s Atlanta office. His practice includes representing private equity funds in leverage buyout transactions, and public and private companies in M&A transactions and general corporate matters. Mr. Brown also has worked closely with clients on general contracting, commercial transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Mr. Brown was an associate attorney with an Ohio-based firm where he (i) counseled public companies in connection with corporate governance and compliance issues related to SEC, NYSE and NASD rules and regulations and investment advisor and broker dealer regulation, and (ii) prepared periodic and annual reports, proxy statements and other filings required under state and federal securities laws.
Jaron received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2002. Mr. Brown received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from University of Harford in 1999, where he was a four-year scholarship member of the men’s Division I basketball team.
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RICH KREIS
MANAGER, ON COURT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMS
Rich Kreis has been working with Shooting Touch, Inc. since its inception. His career at the Boston Athletic Club began in September of 2002 where is currently the Fitness Manager. He holds a B.S. in Sports Medicine and was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Norwich University and is a NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer. While coaching at Norwich, Rich took pride in Norwich University's 2003 National Championship Hockey Team. During his tenure, Norwich also produced 4 All Americans and 8 Conference Champions in wrestling along with seven academic All Americans.
In 2004, Mr. Kreis Sports Performance Enhancement. Most recently, he has worked with the Irish Wolfhounds Rugby Team and helped them to make the national finals. He has also been a major part of the 'Spin for Hope' which benefits the American Cancer Society and in 2007, $34,000 was raised! Mr. Kreis continues to be a major fundraiser for ACS.
With his no nonsense approach, Rich works closely with the students of Shooting Touch, Inc. helping train their core muscular system, enhance overall flexibility, as well as improve and maintain cardiovascular levels. Rich advises all players on their nutrition and diet plans throughout the basketball season, helping all students achieve optimal health on and off the court.
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"As long as I have known Justin he has always been a great student of the game. His dedication and commitment for fundamentals shines through this teaching. Justin loves the game of basketball and has a tremendous passion to help players mature on and off the court." Coach Bob Hurley St. Anthony's Basketball Coach, Jersey City, NJ
