Ivan Blumberg
Ivan is the Chief Executive Officer of Athletes for Hope. Ivan has represented athletes for the majority of his career, starting with Proserv, Inc. in 1983. At Proserv, Ivan's athlete clients included Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah, and various other professional athletes. Ivan served as the General Counsel and Managing Director of ProServ and was a member of the Board. After ProServ was acquired by SFX/Clear Channel, Ivan became the President of Athlete Representation and managed the representation of over 750 athletes in nine sports. Prior to becoming the CEO of Athletes for Hope, Ivan served as a senior consultant to SFX Sports and managed their relationship with Andre Agassi. In addition, Ivan serves on the Board of the Andre Agassi Foundation, serves on the Board and as the volunteer Vice-Chairman of Hope and a Home, a charitable organization in the District of Columbia for at-risk families, and runs a summer camp at his home in Maryland for underprivileged inner-city children.Ivan is a 1980 graduate of Hobart College and a 1983 graduate of Washington University School of Law.

Jason Belinkie
As a Director at Athletes for Hope, Jason oversees AFH's Connection program that works with athletes, charities, and sports related organizations. Upon graduation from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Jason worked in the agent training program at the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, CA. As an agent trainee, Jason gained exposure to script writing, contracts, and public relations. The following year, Jason worked at Octagon Sports Management in the Track & Field and Tennis departments. During his experience at Octagon, Jason helped with client management and public relations. In the fall of 2005, Jason began working for PineRock Productions, a corporate production company. In this role, Jason managed the talent and guest speaker selection process for Fortune 500 clients such as Sony, FedEx, Pfizer, MedImmune, and McKesson. In addition, Jason serves as a mentor with Hope and a Home and on the Executive Committee of the Mike Young Education Fund. He is also the head coach of the track and cross country teams at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School.

Melanie Harris
Melanie joined Athletes for Hope in July 2010 as a Development Associate. Melanie graduated from Penn State University in 2002 with a degree in Industrial Engineering and went on to work as a supply chain consultant for both Accenture and Deloitte. During her consulting career, she worked for various clients in the utility, chemical, computer and medical device industries. Melanie’s projects were located throughout the U.S. and she also worked on a global project based in the Netherlands. In addition to consulting, Melanie also spent time as a program manager for laptops at Gateway computers in Irvine, CA. Her strong desire to change her career path to one that she was more passionate about led Melanie back to school and she earned an MBA concentrated in sports management from San Diego State University in 2010.

Chris Wyttenbach
As a Program Manager at Athletes for Hope, Chris applies his decade of non-profit experience to growing AFH programs and initiatives that serve young athletes and philanthropy. Chris graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Legal Studies, Political Science, and Sociology. Shortly after graduating, Chris joined the United States Peace Corps, where he served for two years as a youth development volunteer at a small community center in Central Morocco. Upon his return to Wisconsin, Chris dedicated his time to non-profit organizations in the Madison area, such as the Boys and Girls Club and The Wisconsin Early Autism Project. In the fall of 2006, Chris enrolled in the Trinity Fellowship Graduate Program at Marquette University and began his tenure with the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee.