Paul Ridker, MD, MPH
Executive Director
Paul Ridker, MD, MPH, serves as the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and is a preventive cardiologist at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) where he directs the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Dr. Ridker has served on the Board of Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center for 9 years including two terms as Board Chair and was instrumental in the creation of the BWH Center for Community Wellness. With research interests ranging from inflammation biology to the social determinants of disease, Dr. Ridker has served on multiple panels for the US National Institutes of Health addressing inequality and access to health care. Formally trained in cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, and public health, Dr. Ridker was designated in 2018 as a Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.
Hallie Rozansky, MD
Chief Medical Resident, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Hallie grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA. She attended Yale for college, and afterwards, moved back to Philadelphia, where she attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, she moved to Boston for her residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in the Division of General Internal Medicine Primary Care Program. She graduated residency in June 2020, and went on to complete a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Boston Medical Center, which ended in June 2021. She is now serving as one of the Chief Medical Residents for the Brigham and Women’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. In this role, Hallie continues to help facilitate BWH physician involvement in programming at CCW. After her chief year, Hallie plans to practice addiction medicine and primary care medicine, and hopes to remain very involved with medical education.
Mandy Bass, RN, MS
Programs Director
Mandy Bass, RN, MS, has been at Sportsmen’s since 2016 as the Summer Camp Nurse, a Health and Wellness Advisor, and volunteer in the School to Sportsmen’s
program during the school year. Mandy has been a nurse for many years, in roles of nurse manager, clinical specialist and school nurse before joining Sportsmen’s.
The positive energy, curiosity and incredible potential of the students in this community are what draw Mandy to Sportsmen’s. She works to assist others in their own journey to healthy eating, wellness, understanding how opportunities and obstacles in their home community affect their health, and empowering the young people to better understand all these factors in order to reach their potential.
Paulette Chandler MD, MPH
Medical Advisor and Nutrition Director
Paulette Chandler, MD, MPH, is a primary care physician and cancer epidemiologist with a focus on preventive medicine. Dr. Chandler studies the connection between nutrition and cancer prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and she is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chandler is passionate about educating the public about the power of healthy lifestyle choices for preventing disease and promoting wellness.
Brian Jenkins
Teaching Professional and Fitness Professional
Boston born and raised, Brian has been a part of Sportsmen’s for over 10 years. He has volunteered for events and now coaches. Brian supports the tennis academy & T1 programs while also providing fitness lessons at Sportsmen’s. He actively participates in the summer Sportsmen’s Tennis program as a coach and is passionate about providing educational, health and wellness support in the community. Brian is also a Science Teacher at a local charter school in Boston.
Toni Wiley
Chief Executive Officer of Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center
Toni Wiley has served as Executive Director and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center since 2008. Her previous experience includes over two decades of corporate and non-profit leadership experience. Ms. Wiley currently serves on a national USTA committee working to build the capacity of inner city tennis and education organizations like Sportsmen’s, on the USTA New England Board of Directors, as president of the New England Tennis Association, and as a board member of the American Tennis Association. She grew up in Dorchester, just minutes from Sportsmen’s, and continues to reside in the area.
Jackie Wiley
Community Engagement Coordinator
Jackie Wiley (she/her) is STEC’s Community Engagement Coordinator and has been with Sportsmen’s intermittently since before her 2012 graduation from Wellesley High School via the METCO program. She has held roles in summer camp, School-to-Sportsmen’s, development, and behind the front desk.
Jackie attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She continues to study computer science and data management. Jackie enjoys art, music, performance, and her cat named Ginger.