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TPH Center of Excellence

About The Center Of Excellence

The TPH Center of Excellence is an academy-style, focused environment where dedicated student-athletes Study, Train and Play to their fullest potential. Our environment combines a proven, accredited, blended academic learning program with innovative, hands-on, sport-specific training and instruction. We at TPH believe in a holistic approach, and recognize that our greatest responsibility is to prepare our student-athletes for success in the ultimate game: the game of life.

Results Matter

TPH works with student-athletes and their families to prepare them to be successful after their time at the Center of Excellence.

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NCAA DI & III VARSITY

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TIER I & II JR HOCKEY

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USA INT'L COMPETITION

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One team with one goal

Our dedicated staff from around the country is focused on making student-athletes the best versions of themselves, in and out of the field, court, or rink. We believe in leading by example, and lay the groundwork for lessons and values that will last a lifetime.

Nathan Bowen

Nathan Bowen

Chief Executive Officer

nathan@totalpackagehockey.com

Born in Ontario, the game of hockey took Nathan to the University of Alabama-Huntsville where he played 4 years of NCAA hockey at the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH), winning the Division II National Championship in 1998 while captaining the team. Prior to graduating with a degree in Finance and later his MBA from UAH in 2002, Bowen was the recipient of the President's Award, given to the top athlete at UAH based on academic, community and athletic performance, as well as the Dr. Jeanne Fisher Award, the Civic Service award and the Iwin/McGraw-Hill Finance service award. Following his time as a student at UAH, Bowen has accumulated over 30 years of coaching, instruction and hockey leadership experience including four years serving as the UAH Hockey Assistant Coach. Currently, Bowen resides in Killen, AL with his wife Heather, daughter Bailey and son Mac.

Nathan Bowen

Chief Executive Officer

Taso Sofikitis

Taso Sofikitis

Partner

Taso Sofikitis is a partner at TPH and the CEO and President of Maynards Group of Companies. Taso is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Taso was a defenseman for the UAH hockey team that won the Division II Hockey National Championship in 1996. During that season, Taso racked up 41 points (11G-30A) in 29 games.

Taso Sofikitis

Partner

Francis Anzalone

Francis Anzalone

Chief Operating Officer

fanzalone@totalpackagehockey.com

After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh, Anzalone has follow his passion for coaching and mentoring elite and aspiring elite athletes with experience coach hockey from the youth to junior 'A' levels, including the NAHL and USHL, with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Aberdeen Wings and TPH partner, the Shreveport Mudbugs. In addition, he has coached overseas with the Latvian Hockey Federation, serving as an assistant coach with Team Latvia's U-20 program at the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships. On top of his executive work with TPH, Anzalone heads up TPH's Mentorship program for all of its athletes.

Francis Anzalone

Chief Operating Officer

Ryan McCormack

Ryan McCormack

Partner

rmccormack@totalpackagehockey.com

Ryan McCormack

Partner

Bill Simms

Bill Simms

Chief Academic Officer

bsimms@totalpackagehockey.com

Simms came to the TPH Team after spending 26 years in public education at Thurston High School.
There he taught in the classroom from 1993 to 2009 before being promoted to Principal at Thurston. His extensive experience in implementing online learning models within traditional brick and mortar settings, experience vital to the growth of the academic model within the TPH Center of Excellence. On top of his professional experience, academically Simms earned a Bachelors of Administration and Master's Degree in Public Administration from University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Bill Simms

Chief Academic Officer

Chris Powers

Chris Powers

Director of Compliance & USA Hockey Affairs

cpowers@totalpackagehockey.com

Powers has coached youth and ACHA hockey over a twenty year period. Additionally he is on the Board of Directors for the Southern Amateur Hockey Association for twelve years and on the Board of Directors for USA Hockey for six years. Powers graduated with a BA in History from Kenyon College and JD from DePaul University. Powers also has been admitted to the Bar in the states of Illinois, Florida, Georgia and California.

Chris Powers

Director of Compliance & USA Hockey Affairs

Nichelle Simon

Nichelle Simon

Director of Administration

nsimon@totalpackagehockey.com

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University, Simon brings laser focus and structure to our team. Simon's hockey career took her to Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep, DIII hockey at both Hamline University and Neumann College, and to the NWHL playing with the Metropolitan Riveters for the 2019-20 season. Simon has been instructing and coaching hockey for almost 20 years including started and manages the Southern Thunder national bound women’s hockey program. Aside from hockey, she has competed on American Ninja Warrior Season 9 (2017) and 12 (2020).

Nichelle Simon

Director of Administration

Audrey Forman

Audrey Forman

Accountant

aforman@totalpackagehockey.com

Attending the University of Alabama-Huntsville on a softball scholarship, Forman now lives in Danville, AL with her husband and two daughters.

Audrey Forman

Accountant

Anthony Golio

Anthony Golio

Marketing Manager

agolio@totalpackagehockey.com

Born in Hendersonville, TN, Golio grew up playing the majority of his youth hockey in the southeast. In over 15 years of a competitive playing career at the AAA , junior (MJHL, NA3HL, and WSHL) , and collegiate (ACHA) levels, Golio attended Hamline University in Saint. Paul, MN. Following his time pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Golio was accepted to The Ohio State University where he joined the Sports Management program and served as the Special Events Graduate Assistant for the Recreational Sports department.

Anthony Golio

Marketing Manager

Riitta Widelski

Riitta Widelski

Manager of People, Culture and Development

rwidelski@totalpackagehockey.com

Riitta Widelski

Manager of People, Culture and Development

Macauley Lukenda

Macauley Lukenda

Director of Tournaments and Events

mlukenda@totalpackagehockey.com

Macauley Lukenda comes to TPH following her time as the Program and Scheduling Assistant at Compton Family Ice Arena as part of Notre Dame Athletics. During that time, she also served as Notre Dame Figure Skating Club’s Team Assistant Coach, a power skating coach, Learn to Skate USA instructor and the Competition Chair for the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Midwest and Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectionals.

Lukenda received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Sport Management and Minor in Public Relations from Adrian College where she was a member of both the Varsity Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating teams. In 2017 & 2018, she was named national champion in figure skating.

Macauley Lukenda

Director of Tournaments and Events

Tom Badenski

Tom Badenski

Manager of Operations

tbadenski@totalpackagehockey.com

Tom Badenski, a Michigan native, is the Coordinator for Hockey Operations and Programming at the TPH Center of Excellence in Detroit. Badenski has several years of coaching experience including time with St. Ignace Saints and Bullson Bulldogs.

Tom Badenski

Manager of Operations

Trista Johnson

Trista Johnson

Administrative Coordinator

tjohnson@totalpackagehockey.com

Trista Johnson

Administrative Coordinator

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Sarah Bullington

Player Development Coach / Mentor

sbullington@totalpackagehockey.com

Sarah Bullington

Administrative Coordinator

Hanna Grace Hill

Hanna Grace Hill

Bookkeeper

hhill@totalpackagehockey.com

Native of Erie, Pennsylvania. Hill served as an Intern with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL) in Event Operations and Marketing during in-season events and the PA State Championships during the spring of 2018. Since Hill spent the past 1.5 years as an Administrative Assistant in Pittsburgh for CMMI Institute, a global leader in enabling organizations to elevate and benchmark performances across critical business practices before joining the TPH Team.

Hanna Grace Hill

Bookkeeper

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Christa Long

Bookkeeper

clong@totalpackagehockey.com

Christa Long

Bookkeeper

Frank Anzalone

Frank Anzalone

Hockey Development and Coaching Education

anzalonefrank@yahoo.com

 

Frank Anzalone

Hockey Development and Coaching Education

John Becanic

John Becanic

The Prospect Exchange

john@theprospectexchange.com

John Becanic

The Prospect Exchange

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Eric Smith

Special Assistant to the TPH Hub

esmith@totalpackagehockey.com

Eric Smith

Special Assistant to the TPH Hub

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