BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Name: Jackson D. Toof
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Position within the organization: Chairman
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
Jackson D. Toof is a native of New Hampshire, where he played basketball and soccer through high school and ran track at the high school and collegiate level. He and his wife Francie have four boys at St. Bernadette Catholic School in Springfield, VA. Jackson served as Vice President of the St. Bernadette PTO during the 2014-2015 school year and President during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, and is a current member of the St. Bernadette Parish Advisory Council. Jackson has coached two St. Bernadette boys CYO basketball teams each year since the 2015-2016 school year, and served as the Commissioner for the Northern Virginia Junior Catholic Youth Organization 3rd grade boys basketball league during the 2016-2017 school year and the 4 th grade boys basketball league during the 2017-2018 school year. He expects to continue in these various roles during the 2018-2019 school year. After meeting his wife in law school, Jackson served in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps (active and reserves) where he earned the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and is currently a partner in a law firm in Washington, D.C.
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Name: Rudy Coffield
Position within the organization: Vice Chairman
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
Rudy Coffield has over 40 years of public service with the military as well as through law enforcement. After traveling the globe, he now serves the public through the Fairfax County Police Department. Mr. Coffield is a father of four outstanding kids and grandfather of three young men who he knows God handpicked for him. During his tenure in the army and police department, Rudy was provided a wealth of opportunities to counsel and mentor the youth in his community. He began a coaching profession for 32 years; 25 of which he held as the Head Coach. His coaching career started while serving in the Army, which yielded him his first head coaching job at Munich High School in Germany. In 1993, he moved to Virginia and began working for the police department. From there, he landed a coaching position at Jeb Stuart High School, and held that role from 1996-1998. He moved on to Lee High School from 2000-2009, winning the school’s first ever Regional Championship. Mr. Coffield is presently the head women's basketball coach at Hayfield Secondary School. He is truly blown away by the ambition, love, and commitment Daryl and Le show to every kid that walk thru their door. He is blessed to know them and proud to serve their mission.
Name: Tamye Crutchfield
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Position within the organization: Secretary
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
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Tamara Crutchfield has 25 years of experience in the Early Childhood Education field. While working in traditional child care centers, for many years she observed that many students ages 5-12 represented an uninspired age group. It was a continual challenge for teachers to keep students engaged in meaningful activities in traditional before and after school care programs because they were centered around play groups rather than fostering an atmosphere for students to explore their individual passions and interests. She has always been a firm believer that when students are offered the opportunity to explore their passions and purpose, they will develop inner knowledge and strength that will prepare them for a greater purpose in the world. She developed the concept of a student driven, innovative solution that is Inspired Explorations. She is Inspired Explorations Chief Exploration Officer. With this background, she was excited when she came across CTAB's mission and that it was centered in her hometown. Through her experiences and passion, she wanted to continue to do work for the youth in any community possible.
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Name: Donnie Bullock
Position within the organization: Ways & Means Director
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
Donnie Bullock is a retired Army veteran with over 15 years of coaching experience at various levels. Donnie has successfully coached AAU teams to two national championships for their respective divisions. Mr. Bullock is a graduate in Chemistry, with an MBA from George Mason University. He is married, 32 years strong, with two boys; Jeremy 27 and Jordan 17. His philosophy in life is simple: dedication, preparation, and handwork equals success!!
Name: Nate Mabrey
Position within the organization: Outreach Coordinator
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
Nate Mabrey is currently the girls varsity basketball assistant coach at South County High School in Lorton, VA and has been involved with head coaching girls basketball in the Northern Virginia area since 2009. Along with performing skill development duties and in-game strategies, he leads coaches and players at all three levels through an 8-week leadership development curriculum. He has been a guest speaker on the topic of leadership and have served as a mentor in a leadership program called Success For Life Initiative (SFLI). For the last 5 years, Mr. Mabrey has been a Team Lead overseeing a group of IT system administrators on a DoD government contract.
Name: Michael Day
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Position within the organization: AAU Lead and Coach
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2022-Present
Michael Day is a long-time resident of Alexandria, Virginia. He has been coaching basketball for more than 30 years. He started coaching middle school teams while he attended Temple University in Philadelphia. Most recently, Michael has coached CYO basketball and travel basketball for Lee Mt Vernon Sports Club (LMVSC) in Alexandria, VA.
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After attending Temple and playing rugby for two years, he transferred to Elon University. He played basketball for two years for the Phoenix. Before his time in college, he played for Fort Hunt High School (now West Potomac) where he was All-District and named one of the Top 100 players in the Washington DC Metro area.
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Michael graduated from Elon with a BA in Mass Communications and earned his MBA in Business Administration from Marymount University in Arlington, VA. He is married with 3 boys.
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Michael is excited to join the CTAB family. His coaching approach aligns well with the organization’s philosophy. He emphasizes an up-tempo style, stressing defense and teamwork.
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Name: Pamela Kirby
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Position within the organization: AAU Lead/Advisor/Brand Ambassador
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2023-Present
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Pamela Payne began her love for basketball career at the age of 10. She continued feeding her passion in high school, leading her school to state and national championships. Pamela graduated high school as a conference MVP, tournament MVP, school scoring leader, and as a Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention player. After high school, Pamela decided not to continue a career in basketball.
Pamela received a B.S. in Telecommunication from Morgan State University and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore. During her college career, Pamela played for various intramural leagues and coached boys-n-girls club teams. In 2018, Pamela was inducted into Riverdale Baptist School’s Basketball Hall of Fame for her contributions to the schools’ basketball program.
Pamela joined the Hayfield Secondary School (Alexandria, VA) girls’ basketball program during the 2019-2020 as the Assistant JV Coach; where the team had a winning season.Pamela has over 17 years of experience in youth programming, mentoring, and coaching. She also has 13 years of service with the Federal Government. Pamela has a passion for mentoring and coaching youth. She has served as an AmeriCorps Member in Baltimore City Police Athletic Leagues Centers, Baltimore City Public Schools, and as a Youth Coordinator for local faith-based ministries. For the last seven years, Pamela has served as a Program Coordinator for College Bound, a program that prepares middle and high school students to enter college or vocational programs.
Pamela has a passion for coaching youth and through her previous experiences has the unique ability to tap into the players and help them develop and reach their goals. This is her second year with CTAB and she enjoys coaching with the organization because she is able to teach players more than the game of
basketball.
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Name: Linn Kanon
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Position within the organization: Operations Director
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2023-Present
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Coach Kanon is now assistant coach of CTAB Elite's 13u program. Coach Kanon has coached with CTAB since the start of the program alongside coach Donnie Bullock. Under his leadership, the 17u elite team entered the most successful period in CTAB Elite history, reaching five live period finals and winning four championships in 2020-2021. The 2020-2021 team won an unprecedented record of 23-8 games. Coach Kanon is also an assistant Boys Varsity Coach at Winston Churchill in Potomac, MD (20-22 MD 4A South Division Champions, 20-22 MD Regional Division Champions, and '22 4A MD State Runner up finalists with a record of 22-2,) Wheaton high school 2009-2011, middle-high school travel AAU KOA Sports from 2013-2020, and DMV Rebelz 17u 201-2022), and experience coaching adult men’s team, individual skills training,softball, and soccer all with an overall career win percentage of .800. Some of his players have continued to play Division I-III basketball and some at the professional level including the NBA. Coach Kanon is also a special education teacher and an advocate for the No Place for Hate program in a middle school in Maryland. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of MD Baltimore County (where he also played club level in his junior and senior year,) and a master’s degree in Transition into Secondary Education/Teaching students with Emotional Disabilities.
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Name: Jaqueline Hillian-Craig
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Position within the organization: Advisor
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Served on CTAB BOD: 2018-Present
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Ms. Hillian-Craig has over 30 years of managerial experience in leading, directing, and mentoring diverse staff into high performing multi-functional teams while serving in the military and the federal government. She led dispersed logistical operations and managed multi-million-dollar budgets as a military officer. Currently, she serves as a Finance Director and continues to carry-out a life-long commitment to public service by leading the transformational efforts to modernize the financial systems for a large government agency. Ms. Hillian-Craig holds a BA in Management from Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina and earned her MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
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