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Eryk Dees
Name: Eryk Dees Time with Koa: Summer 2019 Background: Eryk was born in Miami, Florida and recently moved to Rockville, MD. He attended Miami’s Mega-Magnet, Coral Reef Senior High School, where he was a 4-year varsity letterman for baseball. He earned a scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University and unfortunately suffered a career-ending arm (non-throwing arm) injury after…
Emily Fornatora
Name: Emily Fornatora Time with Koa: Spring 2019 Background: Emily started working with Koa Sports in May 2019 after she graduated from Towson University with a major in sport management. Emily was born and raised in Montgomery County. Growing up Emily played softball, competitively swam, was a cheerleader, but basketball was Emily’s main sport. Emily played a few…
Jen Spagnuolo
Name: Jen Spagnuolo Time with Koa: Spring 2019 Koa Teams: Rec League/Clinic Coordinator Field hockey Experience: Jen started playing field hockey in 7thgrade. While in high school, she played varsity field hockey for 3 years and was awarded All-County and All-Conference awards. Jen then went on and played 4 years of collegiate field hockey at Hartwick College where she…
Simone Vagnoni
Name: Simone Vagnoni Time with Koa: Spring 2019 Koa Teams: DT/Club Coordinator Field hockey Experience: Simone played for multiple teams through her field hockey career. She played for Xcalibur field hockey club and has been involved with USA field hockey since 2009. She played collegiate field hockey at Michigan State University from 2013-2017. She was an assistant captain…
Nick Tolisano
Nick Tolisano, better known as Tully, joined Koa in 2017 after graduating from George Mason University with a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. Before moving to the DMV in 2014, Tully served more than 8 years in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne’s 2505 PIR among other units. Tully has a strong love for…
Casey Hertel
Casey is a die hard DC sports fan, except for her love of the New York Mets. In high school, Casey was a two sport athlete in field hockey and softball. When not on the field hockey field, Casey enjoys spending most of her time at the beach. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Business…
Tony Korson
If you haven’t met him, you surely will soon. CEO Tony Korson is a Bethesda boy with a love of baseball and a belief in the power of youth sports. After attending Whitman HS (where he’s now a proud member of the Hall of Fame!!), he received his BA in Finance and tossed his 12-6…