Ice Rink Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert is a Certified Rink Administrator and has 12 years of experience taking caring of operations and overseeing the safety and maintenance of ice rinks. Previously, he was the Operations Manager at RDV Sportsplex Ice Den and currently he is the Co-Owner and Vice President of Operations at a popular ice rink in Florida.

This sports and recreation expert is located in Canada and is a member of Parks & Recreation Ontario, Coaching Associations of Canada, and Phsyical & Health Education Canada. He is currently Programming Chair and Board Member of a major recreational association.

This highly qualified expert graduated with a BA in Political Science from Brooklyn College, City University of New York and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. He subsequently practiced law for the following 20 years, handling complex litigation from both a Plaintiff and Defense perspective. Currently, he is the Executive Director of an ACA accredited summer camp in New Jersey, which he has managed and operated since 1996. At this co-ed overnight camp, He oversees all administrative operations, risk management and safety protocols of this resident camp of 300 campers and 85+ staff. He is also a certified Camp Director by the American Camp Association.

This expert starting boxing at the age of 11 and began his professional career in 1993. The World Boxing Organization recognized his as the third ranked Welterweight in the world. Having retired from his career as a professional athlete, he now serves as the head boxing trainer at a successful San Diego area gym and his contributed his talents to both TV and film productions.

A certified leisure professional and playground safety inspector, this expert is also a nationally acknowledged expert in the area of playground safety. She has made presentations both nationally and internationally on playground design and safety, and is the author /co author of over 150 articles on playgrounds and children’s play. This expert has held numerous leadership and committee assignments in national professional organizations, including the American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the National Recreation and Park Association.

This well seasoned professor of higher education has over 30 years of experience in physical education and recreational sports. Throughout his career he has been a member of several professional societies including the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO). He served as Director of NIRSA in two different states (New York and Pennsylvania). He is a certified recreational sports specialist and graduated from the NIRSA School of Recreational Sport Management. He has been invited to give professional presentations throughout the country on various topics such as, “Ethics in campus recreation programs,” and “Status of campus recreation programs in North America." He has published extensively in professional publications including Recreational Sports Journal, the Journal of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance and Risk Management for Campus Recreation. Most notably, he published articles on Selected risk management policies for intramural activities and club sport legal liability practices. He received the NIRSA Horace Moody Award which recognizes professional members who have made contributions to student development by their encouragement, support, and performance. He is currently an instructor in the department of human movement, sport, and leisure studies of an Ohio based university.

This expert has been involved in the ski/snow sport safety industry for more than 40 years. He has extensive experience in evaluating winter sports sites such as ski areas, tubing, and sledding venues. He is certified as a professional ski instructor, and as an outdoor emergency care technician, and a snowmobile instructor. He is a member of numerous societies relating to winter sports safety, and has taught skiing and ski patrolled at numerous ski resorts.