Experience

Classroom Champions

• Canada
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder; President & Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  Classroom Champions is an international award winning education and mentorship organization impacting millions of students in thousands of schools across the U.S., Canada, and across the world. This first-of-its-kind organization was founded in 2009 by Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Mesler, and his sister Dr. Leigh Parise (Phd – Education/Social Policy). Classroom Champions creates meaningful change in high-need schools as top performing athletes interact with classrooms to share their own personal journey to teach goal setting, fair play and perseverance through virtual relationships. More than 200 Olympians, Paralympians, NCAA Student-Athletes and Professional athletes have mentored thousands of students in their home countries over the course of entire school years resulting in measured improvements in student perseverance and goal setting ability, classroom engagement, digital literacy, and interpersonal skills. Classroom Champions also supports and develops teachers, has donated over $10,000,000 in scholarships to schools, and engages families to create positive change across entire communities who need them the most. Show less



United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Co-Chair, U.S. International Relations Task Force

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Member, Anti-Doping Advisory Group

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

• Member, Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

• Member, Board of Directors

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2022

  Completed two 4-year terms and termed off of the Board of Directors as of December 31, 2022.

• Member, Compensation Committee

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2019


Shift210 Consulting
• Business Consulting and Services
• Leadership Development Consultant and Motivational Speaker

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2015


United States Olympic Committee

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Contractor - Writer

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2014

  Liberty Mutual's Journey of Champions series writer http://www.teamusa.org/JourneyOfChampions.aspx Liberty Mutual's Journey of Champions series writer http://www.teamusa.org/JourneyOfChampions.aspx


Emerge Learning Corp
• Associate Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2013


FIBT-TV

• Color Commentator

  • 2009 - 2012

  Guest commentator with FIBT-TV during the 2009 Bobsled World Championships and multiple races during the 2009-2010 Bobsled World Cup Season. Bobsled World Championships commentator: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Guest commentator with FIBT-TV during the 2009 Bobsled World Championships and multiple races during the 2009-2010 Bobsled World Cup Season. Bobsled World Championships commentator: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012


lululemon athletica
• Canada
• Apparel & Fashion
• Athlete Ambassador

  • 2009 - 2011

The Buffalo News
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Blogger

  • 2010 - 2010
• Olympian

  • 2002 - 2010

USA Bobsled & Skeleton
• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Olympic & National Team Bobsledder

  • 2001 - 2010


McMillan Sport Performance

• Training Consultant

  • 2003 - 2007

  Designing and implementing training programs to youth and national level athletes. Designing and implementing training programs to youth and national level athletes.