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Our diverse leadership team of staff, coaches, board members, and volunteers are the heart and soul of KING Hoops. We are lucky to have a dedicated, hard-working, and dynamic group of individuals who are committed to carrying out our mission to impact the lives of NYC youth through basketball!
Josh Horwitz
As Program Director, Josh reports directly to the KING Hoops Board of Directors and oversees all aspects of the program, coaching staff, and day to day operations of the organization.
Josh has experience coaching and working at the Collegiate, HS, and Youth basketball level and recently represented Maccabi USA as the U18 Assistant Coach at the 2023 Maccabiah Pan American Games.
Tatum began her professional career first working in the Student-Athlete Academic Success department at the University of Northern Colorado before becoming a full-time assistant swim coach for the Bears. Her experience of valuing the combination of succeeding on and off the court lead her to New York City 7 years ago to launch her first non-profit, the Kids in the Game Foundation - focusing on lowering the opportunity gap for kids growing up in NYC and providing high quality academic and lifeskill experiences for the KING Hoops program.
With KING Hoops launching as an independent non-profit, Tatum focuses on honoring the past successes of KING Hoops and building towards an even more impactful future. She now works full time for Special Olympics New York as Associate Director of Development.
Paul O’Connor helps lead corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives at ESPN, driving impactful programs that create access to sports for youth and support fundraising for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
With a background in philanthropy, business development, and strategic storytelling, Paul ensures that ESPN’s social impact initiatives drive lasting change while engaging employees, fans, and partners.
Paul is a former Division 1 Basketball Coach at Providence, Central Connecticut State University, Kennesaw State, and former KING Hoops Director from 2017 to 2020.
Alexander Gamble, M.A., M.Ed., is a behavioral health clinician for Rutgers University Athletics Behavioral Health & Sport Psychology, providing individual and team mental health and mental performance services to student-athletes. Alex is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and a doctoral student in Organizational Psychology at Rutgers where he also works as a research assistant with a focus on multicultural psychology, social justice in sport, and youth sport development.
Outside of his work, he is known as Coach Alex and has been coaching with KING Hoops since 2019. Coach Alex is originally from Maryland and is a former college basketball player at the University of Rochester.
David is the current Chief Operating Officer at United Entertainment group and a guest lecturer at both NYU and American University. Prior to his time at UEG, David spent 9 years at Grey Group (Alliance Agency) where he was also the Chief Operating Officer.
David is very well familiar with the KING Hoops program as he spent 3 seasons as a KING Hoops Coach from 2017-20 and is pumped to be an integral member of our program once again!
Anne Fernando is an engaged and dedicated parent representative on the board of King Hoops. She brings a business owner’s perspective and a deep commitment to supporting the growth and success of the King Hoops community. As the mother of three sons, all of whom have played for King Hoops since 2020, Anne is passionate about youth development and fostering opportunities for young people to thrive.
Anne’s first hand experience navigating the educational journey with her children has shaped her insightful approach to the challenges families face. She is committed to ensuring that the voices of parents and student-athletes are heard at the board level.
Chris is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Wealth Planning at First Manhattan Co. working with individuals and families to provide customized and creative solutions for all of their financial goals. He also helps lead the wealth planning solutions and initiatives across the firm overseeing $34B.
Chris has a degree in Financial Economics from the University of Rochester where he was a Captain and All-Conference player for the Men’s basketball team.
