BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Edward Kelley III – Founder & Head Coach

Ed is the Founder and Head Coach of DigitalSports.  Ed was a co-founder of Jiffy Lube International where he held various positions, including CFO; Executive VP;  and COO “Coach” Kelley has 17 years of coaching experience from the youth through college levels and has served on numerous youth boards and booster clubs. Ed attended Hampden Sydney College (VA) where he was a two time Football All American and a member of their Hall of Fame.

Elizabeth Manson - President & Chief Executive Officer

Before joining DigitalSports in November of ’08, Liddy served as the Chief Operating Officer of Freewebs, Inc. a venture backed, early-stage internet company focused on user-generated content and social publishing.  Prior to joining Freewebs in January of ’07, Liddy spent nine years in various senior management roles at the interactive subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. 

W Gar Richlin - Chairman

Gar is a co-founder of Richlin/Dale LLC, which works with early stage companies to accelerate their growth. Prior to starting Richlin/Dale LLC, from 2001 to 2005 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Advertising.com, a venture-backed company, purchased by AOL.  Before joining Ad.com, Gar was from 1998 to 2001 the COO and CFO of SITEL Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange global provider of outsourced call-center services to large corporations. Gar joined SITEL from Alex. Brown & Sons, where he was head of investment banking from 1991 to 1998. Gar received his BA (with honors) from Wesleyan University and his JD from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.

Mark Stavish

Dr. Stavish is President and General Manager of Evergreen Partners, a unique consulting and venture capital firm that specializes in helping people and organizations realize their goals.

Prior to creating Evergreen Partners, Dr. Stavish served as America Online’s (AOL) Executive Vice President of Human Resources from February 1995 through December 2002. Dr. Stavish was responsible for ensuring AOL’s Human Resource, Facilities and Security Operations supported the Company’s business strategy and direction. During his tenure, AOL accomplished stunning business growth, with revenues leaping from $100 Million to $9 Billion.

Dr. Stavish serves as a Director on the following for-profit Boards: Lowers & Associates, Inc.; Digital Sports, Inc.; Copyboy Publications, Inc.; and HumanR, Inc. In addition Mark is a Director on the following nonprofit Boards: INOVA Loudoun Healthcare, Inc.; INOVA Health Systems; Crossways International, Inc.; Every Orphan’s Hope; Loudoun Community Health Center; and the Virginia High School League Foundation. He is a past Chairman of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.

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