Taso Sofikitis is an Investing 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…

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.…

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…

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

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

Riitta Widelski, a native of Finland, is the Manager of People, Culture, and Development for TPH.  Riitta has been working in various Human Resources roles since 2003, including employee relations, recruiting, leadership training, and mentoring, as well as performed first-hand work in administration, compliance, and policy implementation.  She received a Master of Human Resources and International Master…

A native New Englander, Lynch grew up roaming the rinks of the East Coast playing top-tier ice hockey. She found a home at the University of New Hampshire, where she was a founding member of the Women’s Club Ice Hockey team and graduated with a degree in International Business and Economics. Colleen brings years of…

A 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…

A native of Buffalo, New York, Gabi grew up immersed in sports from a young age, which ignited her lifelong passion for athletics. Her interest in sports digital marketing began during an internship with SUNY Fredonia’s Men’s Ice Hockey Team, where she combined her love for hockey with digital storytelling. With a degree in Public…