PROGRAM MANAGER

Tenisha Irvin is a highly skilled consultant who plays a vital role in the Hubert Payne Foundation as a project manager. With an impressive track record of over 15 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector in Canada and the United States, Tenisha brings extensive knowledge and a deep commitment to driving impact and fostering growth. As a dedicated professional, Tenisha specializes in supporting organizations in their strategic growth and impact endeavors. Through her exceptional expertise and strategic insights, she collaborates closely with the Hubert Payne Foundation to ensure its continued success and expansion. With unwavering enthusiasm, Tenisha is excited to contribute to the Hubert Payne Foundation's mission, working alongside the team to cultivate growth opportunities. She is committed to harnessing the foundation's potential and empowering it to make a lasting impact in the community.

Advisory Board Member

Andy Schroeder started his first company just a few years after college. After selling this company, Schroeder searched for a new passion and found it in the Recruiting industry in 1988. 

Schroeder used his innovative entrepreneurial spirit to help many thousands of major corporations and small businesses connect with quality, seasoned professionals to meet their staffing needs. He helped his employer expand into new markets in the US until his entrepreneurial desire led him to open his own firm.

Since 1995, Andy Schroeder, founder of Ascending Athletes, has helped numerous athletes make a successful transition into the business world.  He understands the challenges of this journey after collegiate and professional athletics.

Ascending Athletes was founded to help elite athletes achieve their business ownership or career goals beyond sports.  It’s an organization dedicated to helping current and former professional athletes, along with their significant others, gain the tools, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to prepare, identify, and land the business opportunity that best meets the needs of each individual.  We understand the difficulties, challenges and frustrations athletes face in their life after sports so we strive to make this next step in life as smooth and successful as possible by bringing together players and top national employers along with franchise and entrepreneurship opportunities.

To assist Former NFL Players, Ascending Athletes brings its Business Owners Summits, Business Symposium and the NFL Legends Business Network - Super Bowl Event to various areas throughout the U.S. These events bring together professional athletes and national companies to network with one another, gain insight and knowledge, and participate in real-time interviews or meetings with one another.

As well as providing opportunities for athletes, employers, franchises and entrepreneurial resources are presented with the opportunity to network with hardworking individuals. They get the chance to hire individuals who already know the true definition of teamwork, drive, and discipline.