Meet Our Coaches

Roberto Borgatti
Executive Director, Golf

Gylton Da Matta
Executive Director, Volleyball

John Eagleton
Executive Director, Tennis

Jane Forman
Tennis Coach

Lizl Kotz
Contributor

Mark Kovacs
Senior Contributor

Joy Macci
Senior Contributor

Harvey Newton
Fmr. Executive Director, Weightlifting

Bill Patton
Contributor

Jeff Salzenstein
Tennis Coach

Mark Strickland
Executive Director, Basketball

Roy Wegerle
Executive Director, Soccer

Shalom Hammer Rabbi,
Senior Contributor
In 2019 Rabbi Shalom Hammer’s daughter, Gila died by suicide. He decided to turn his tragic loss into a means of helping others in crisis, in Gila's memory.
He became a certified MHFA (Mental Health First Aid) instructor and was the first person to deliver the course in Israel. Rabbi Shalom Hammer is a motivational lecturer for the Israel Defense Forces/TZAHAL and an educator in the Netiv conversion course of the IDF.
He also developed a series of presentations called Gila’s Way, and an initiative called Spread Joy, through which he champions mental health awareness and educates regarding suicide prevention.
He is the founder and director of Makom Meshutaf, an organization that teaches tolerance and offers non-denominational and non-coercive Jewish educational programming throughout Israel’s Pre Military Academies.
He has authored ten books and serves as a guest presenter for communities worldwide.
Rabbi Shalom Hammer lives in Israel now 32 years with his wife Gabi, his children, and grandchildren.