Welcome To Shining Athletes
Our Team
Each team member brings a unique skill set and shared commitment to helping our athletes shine athletically and academically!
Tyler Baum
Founder / Advisor
- From Deerfield, Illinois
- Attended Deerfield High School
- Arizona State University Alumni
- Duel ceterificatiom degree in Special Educationt (Visual Impairment) and (Mild/Modeerate)
- Michigan State University Alumni
- Graduate Certificvate in Sports Coaching
- Played basketball in high school freshman and sophomore years
- Was a student coach for the Deerfield Varsity basketball team his Junior and senior years of high school due to a visual impairment that stopped him from playing based on the speed of the varsity baskeetball level.
- Has helped coach in the Deerfield high school basketball program since graduating from Arizona State University.
- During his time at ASU:
- Sophomore year he served as the assistant coach of the club basketball team, leading them to a national final four.
- Junior year, he was the head coach of the clubs local team.
- Senior year, he took on the role of club basketball vice president and head coach for the entire program, guiding the team to a 5th place finish in the country.
Erin Molay
Educational Consultant
- From Deerfield, Illinois and Seattle, Washington
- Trained in Executive Functioning and Social-Emotional Learning
- Attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor's in Elementary Education, Minor in Psychology
- Master’s in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership
- During Erin’s time at Illinois…
- Education Advisory Council Representative
- Student Academic Advisor
- Co-founded College of Education Mentorship Program
- Peer tutor and undergraduate mentor
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