Co-Founders Adam Salcido, Kieran Lovegrove and Kyle Candalla
Co-Founder Adam Salcido Adam Salcido is the son of renowned author, psychotherapist and youth baseball coach Raymond Salcido, writer of Chaos to Balance: A Life-changing Strategy. Adam Salcido is a talented shortstop who played in the 2009 California Cup on an all star team selected from the entire Southern California area. Along with baseball Adam also plays basketball and quarterback on the football team Laguna Hills High School.
Co-Founder Kieran Lovegrove When Kieran was only two, he picked up his first bat . . . a cricket bat! He honed his bat skills on the Camps Bay beach in South Africa, where he was born. He moved to America at age 5, and fell in love with the game of baseball.
He was a member of the Saddleback Coyotes Baseball Team that won the 2005 National Cooperstown Tournament of Champions (Oneonta, NY), where he also won the shortstop skills competition. Kieran is a starting pitcher on the Mission Viejo High School (Mission Viejo, CA) baseball team. In addition to baseball, Kieran was also an All Star soccer player (goalie) and football wide receiver.
Kieran played in the 2009 California Cup (Manteca, CA) on an all star team selected from the entire Southern California area. There he won the "Golden Arm" competition for throwing at 85 mph as a 14-year-old.
Kieran was recently selected as one of only 10 15-year-olds to represent Southern California at the National Team Identification Series at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The NTIS in Cary, North Carolina will help identify players with for the 2010 USA Baseball 16u National Team to compete in international events. Kieran hopes to some day play for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Co-Founder Kyle Candalla Kyle played in the 2009 California Cup (Manteca, CA) on an all star team selected from the entire Southern California area.
Kyle was recently selected as one of only 10 14-year-olds to represent Southern California at the National Team Identification Series at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The NTIS in Cary, North Carolina will help identify players with for the 2009 USA Baseball 14u National Team to compete in an international event in Ecuador.
Kyle also plays on the football team at Mission Viejo High School (Mission Viejo, CA).
Keith Lovegrove, President Keith
has over 25 years of business experience. He has previously held the elected office of Chairman of the Bedfordview Country Club, managed the South African under 23 indoor cricket team, managed an indoor sports facility for four years and served as board member for the North Mission Viejo Little League. Keith has worked for AT&T in sales and engineering on two continents and holds multiple industry certifications. Keith also coached little league softball and baseball for his daughter and son.
Raymond Salcido, Public Relations Raymond Salcido L.C.S.W. is a licensed clinical social worker with a thriving private practice in Laguna Hills, California. He is also the author of Chaos to Balance: A Life-changing Strategy. Raymond specializes in helping individuals and families shift from living in a state of constant crisis to living with balance. His research into chaos addiction is shedding new light onto the study of addiction.
Christina Salcido, Treasurer In additional to being a full time mom, Christina has held the position of President, and VP Fundraising, Lomarena Elementary School PTA, President, and Parliamentarian La Paz Intermediate School STPO. Christina served on the Laguna Hills Little League Board of Directors for three years, as well as the Director of Summer Camp for Girl Scouts of America Saddleback 1 unit. Christina has also served on the City of Laguna Hills General Plan Advisory Committee.
Shannon Candalla, Secretary Shannon received her BA in Political Science at San Jose State University but pursued a more lofty aspiration as a full-time mother of two. A CFO, COO, CEO, Secretary and Taxi Driver by trade, she balances her time volunteering at school and sports functions.
Kelly Lovegrove, Marketing Kelly Lovegrove has been in the marketing and advertising industry for nearly 20 years beginning her career at Hunt Lascaris TBWA in Johannesburg, South Africa. After running her own ad agency in Cape Town, the native Californian moved back to So Cal with her husband, daughter and son, where she was VP of Marketing for an Internet software company then for a national, publicly-traded staffing company. Kelly is now Director of Operations for a national real estate auction marketing firm with aggregated sales over $5 billion.
Scott Yonkouski, Development Scott is the owner of I Mean Fitness and has 25 years of experience with fitness consulting; from personal training, speed and agility training, addressing and advising groups and companies and fitness seminars. Scott places an emphasis on running techniques, coordination, balance and sport-specific strength. Scott's knowledge is essential in establishing an athletic foundation for improved performance, injury prevention, and long-term enjoyment of sports participation.
Ernand Candalla, Operations Ernand
currently works as a Senior Engineer at Kingston Technology (Ranked 83rd, Forbes 500 Largest Private Companies) and oversees worldwide manufacturing quality that spans all over Asia, Europe, North and South America. Ernand also served as a Laguna Hills Little League Board Member and frequently volunteers in AYSO, American Youth Soccer Association activities.
Nolan Adair, Fundraising Nolan is a student at Mission Viejo High School who devotes much of his free time to baseball. Nolan is a certified Little League Umpire and has officiated at every level up to Majors during the Little League season and 14U during the off-season. Nolan is also an assistant freshmen baseball coach.
