Advisory Committee
Sarah Fitz-Gerald is an Australian women’s squash player and perhaps the greatest of the 1990s, collecting five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She won a gold medal as part of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. In January 2004, Sarah was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her achievements and services to women’s squash, and the promotion of sport and a healthy lifestyle. She was Chairwoman and President of the Women’s International Squash Players Association from 1991 to 2002, was named the Australian Female Athlete of the Year of the Year in 2001 and 2002, and was the Dawn Fraser Athlete of the Year in 2001.
Sarah is currently working with India’s #1 Dipika Pallikal, and also supports World #1 and six-time World Champion, Nicol David in her playing career.
Neil Harvey Bachelor of Education Degree in Human Movement Studies and Maths. A Former professional squash player and coach, Neil reached a world ranking of 14 as a player, winning four European Championship team medals. He also served as the coach of Peter Nicol, who held the men’s professional world #1 ranking for several years. He was awarded the prestigious Mussabini Medal for coaches. Neil has a passion for travel (particularly Spain), meeting people and helping youngsters achieve their dreams through his work in squash and with the Coalition for Kids youth organization in Canada, as well as the Polish Childrens Fantasy Foundation for terminally ill children.
Tim Katzman is the Director of the Summer & Extended Programs at Francis Parker School. He has been at Parker since November 2009. Katzman was employed previously by the San Diego Padres (from 1995-2009) as a result of a teaching sabbatical granted by The Hotchkiss School, a coeducational boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. He taught and coached at Hotchkiss from 1981-1995.
Katzman received his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vermont) and completed his graduate work at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota). He is a long-serving board member of the O’Farrell Community Charter School, located in south San Diego.
Ivy Pochoda is the author of the novel The Art of Disappearing, which was published in September 2009 by St. Martin’s Press. Her writing has appeared in HOW Journal and Canteen. She is a contributor to the books section of the Huffington Post.
Pochoda began playing squash at age eight. Within two years she was active on the U.S. Junior squash circuit. At twelve she won her first national junior title and went onto win three more nationals junior titles between the ages of fourteen and seventeen.
After high school, Ivy went to Harvard University. She led her team to three national team championships and was a four-time All American athlete, as well as Varsity Squash Team Captain in both her junior and senior year. In 1998, as a senior, Ivy capped her collegiate career by winning the NCAA intercollegiate squash title. Pochoda graduated in 1998 with a BA in Classical Greek and English Literature.
After college Ivy competed on the professional squash tour. She won several international events and reached a world ranking of 38 and a national ranking of 3. She represented the United States five times in international team competition, and won three gold medals during her two appearances at the Pan Am Federation Cup. While on tour Ivy documented her adventures and observations in a bi-monthly column in Squash Magazine. She presently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Chris Walker is a former professional Squash player from England and reached a PSA world ranking of 4. He is one of the founders of Surf City Squash (Access Youth Academy), current coach of the USA Men’s Squash Team and runs a successful coaching business out of New York and Connecticut.
Walker was a member of the England teams which won the World Team Squash Championships in 1995 and 1997. A three-time European Champion, he finished runner-up at the British Open in 2001 and won the Men’s World Doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships in 1997 (partnering Mark Cairns) and the World Mixed Doubles Championship (with Fiona Geaves).
academic tutoring
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