Team Type 1 founders, Phil Southerland (Right) and Joe Eldridge speak to attendees at the 2012 Season Kickoff Party.

PHIL SOUTHERLAND

CEO and Team Founder

BIOGRAPHY:

Phil Southerland is the founder and CEO of Team Type 1. A tireless global ambassador for diabetes, Southerland is committed to the education and empowerment of people with diabetes throughout the world. Diagnosed at just seven-months-old with Type 1 diabetes, doctors told his mother he would probably go blind, suffer organ failure, and likely not live past the age of 25. Now 29 and actively in control of his diabetes through diet, exercise and a disciplined insulin regimen, Southerland has turned what was once considered a death sentence into a global movement to positively affect the lives of people with diabetes through managed care and control of the disease. Today, a thought leader in diabetes and sports, the social entrepreneur is redefining boundaries for those living with diabetes.

An avid cyclist with a vision of using his bike as a tool for empowerment, Southerland merged his passion for the sport and his mission of raising awareness to establish Team Type 1 in 2005, creating the world’s first professional cycling team to include athletes with diabetes. Under his leadership, the dynamic squad rapidly grew into an enterprise of over 101 athletes from 11 countries, spanning the globe to inspire and unite people affected with diabetes. The team plans to race on the sports largest stage, the Tour de France, in 2012.

The groundbreaking organization is now a global enterprise comprised of seven competitive squads of athletes, including the 21-member professional men's team racing, which is supported by one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, sanofi-aventis. As partners with a shared 360 degree view of diabetes, Team Type 1 and sanofi-aventis are redefining the possibilities of a better quality of life for diabetics through managed control and appropriate diet, exercise, treatment and technology.

Most recently, Southerland sought the services of two of the world’s leading endocrinologists, Dr. Juan P. Frias and Dr. Bruce Bode, to develop and launch a diabetes research platform. With their help, he has established the TT1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute to evaluate diabetic athletic performance and examine disease management and its control in high-level competition.

Southerland also spearheaded Team Type 1’s 2010 alliance with the International Diabetes Federation to bring donated supplies to children with Type 1 diabetes in Rwanda. Last November, as Team Type 1 raced in the Tour of Rwanda, he presented the Rwanda Diabetes Association with more than 35,000 test strips and 400 blood glucose meters, all donated by fans and supporters of Team Type 1. Southerland and Team Type 1 will be returning to Rwanda throughout the year to deliver additional supplies with the goal of delivering 900,000 test strips to the country by year-end.

Rwanda represents a first step in Southerland’s ultimate quest to develop a sustainable scalable platform to ensure all children with diabetes have access to tools they need to manage and control their disease. This is part of what motivates him to spend over 250 days on the road each year to spread the Team Type 1 message to thought leaders, decision makers, scientists, doctors and patients around the world.

Southerland’s latest venture, a memoir titled Not Dead Yet released in May 2011. The book chronicles his life from an early diagnosis of diabetes and doctors’ predictions of death by the age of 25 to his life as a professional cyclist and his mission to change the face of diabetes on a global scale.

To read the first two chapters of “Not Dead Yet” please visit www.teamtype1.org/book/.

JOE ELDRIDGE

Team Co-Founder and Professional Team Rider

BIOGRAPHY:

A pure athlete, Joe Eldridge has always found his passion at the starting line. Diagnosed at age 10 with diabetes, he played soccer and football until a love for cycling led him to professional competition. Diabetes became an afterthought, second to the bike, until a meeting with Phil Southerland (a fellow cyclist with diabetes) led him to a life of managed care, control of the disease and podium finishes. Today, Eldridge has become a role model for athletes with diabetes, proving daily that with self care and control there are no limits to success.

Teaming with Southerland in 2004, Eldridge merged cycling and a mission to redefine the possibilities for athletes with diabetes to create Team Type 1. The team, a first of its kind professional cycling squad, included 8 athletes with diabetes. Together they embarked on a race to history, landing a second place finish in the 2006 Race Across America – a 3000-mile grueling ride.

In 2007, with powerhouse Eldridge often pulling at the front, Team Type 1 won Race Across America in 5 days, 15 hours and 43 minutes, shattering the competition by nearly three hours. The team remains an intimidating force, capturing the win or podium finish every year since they’ve participated in the endurance race.

Now comprised of 21 members, the Team Type 1 men’s professional cycling squad is a crown jewel in an organization of 101 athletes from 11 countries, spanning cycling, running and triathlons – all dedicated to bringing hope and inspiration to people across the world touched by diabetes. The men's professional team has set for itself the formidable goal in 2012 of racing in the Tour de France.

While his position as a Team Type 1 professional rider often keeps him in the saddle, Eldridge is motivated by his quest to offer hope of a better life for those battling diabetes. In addition to training 6 hours a day and competing in over 70 races a year, he relishes his primary role as an advocate for good control by sharing his achievements and providing tips and information to fans and supporters with diabetes.

A blogger for diabetesselfmanagement.com, he also travels the world during the off season, participating in the Tour de Cure and sharing his story to offer living proof that managed care, good nutrition and exercise are the foundations of successful living with diabetes.

This year, Eldridge will also participate in groundbreaking research by Southerland’s newly created TT1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute to help establish and evaluate diabetic athletic performance and examine disease management and its control in high-level competition. He aspires to be a role model for young athletes with diabetes and offer guidance for success for all athletes with diabetes.

Eldridge and his wife currently reside in Atlanta, where Team Type 1 is headquartered.

VASSILI DAVIDENKO

VP, Athletic Operations and Men's Professional Team Director

SERGEY DAVIDENKO

Operations Director

JANNA DAVIDENKO

Director of Accounting and Human Resources

CELINA BEAVER

Executive Administrative Assistant and Support Services

KYLE ROSE

Consultant, Global Strategy and Development

BIOGRAPHY:

Kyle Jacques Rose joined Team Type 1 in 2006. As both a professional in the diabetes industry and individual sportsman with diabetes, he was responsible for helping patient advocacy as part of the team’s efforts in the USA and more recently overseas in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout his tenure with the team, he has had several positions including cyclist, elite team spokesperson, and director of business development in Europe. Currently, he advises as a consultant to the organization with a focus on strategy and development, and the implementation of Team Type 1’s mission.

Kyle Jacques has over ten years of experience in the diabetes industry across the areas of research and development, sales and marketing, and general management. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in New York and his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD in France and Singapore. He currently resides in Paris, France and speaks regularly to medical and patient communities at diabetes conferences around the world.

CHRIS BALDWIN

Director of Public Relations, Europe

MASSIMO PODENZANA

Director Sportif, Professional Men

Jack Seehafer

Assistant Director Sportif, Professional Men

DANIEL HOLT

Development Team Director

GLEB GROYSMAN

Development Team Trainer

BOB SCHRANK

Elite Team Director/Athlete

DAVE ELDRIDGE

Team Type 2 Director

TOM KINGERY

Director of Amateur Athletics

MORGAN PATTON

Women's Cycling Team Director/Athlete

DR. JUAN FRIAS

Medical Director, TT1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute

DR. MARK GREVE

Medical Director, Professional Men USA

DR. MASSIMILIANO GIOVANI MANTOVANI

Medical Director, Professional Men Europe

DR. MATT MARCHAL

Medical Director, Professional/Development USA

ANDY STONE

Head Mechanic, Professional Men

JOHN SESSA

Mechanic, Professional Men

ANTONIO PAMPANA

Mechanic, Professional Men

ANTONIO TARDUCCI

Mechanic, Professional Men

RONNY GOICOECHEA

Head Soigneur, Professional Men

MASSIMO QUERO

Soigneur, Professional Men

FEDERICO CECCHI

Soigneur, Professional Men

ALLEN SALIKOF

President

BIOGRAPHY:

Mr. Salikof, previously President and CEO of Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI), has come out of retirement to handle overall responsibilities for the development and growth of the international concern.

A driving force and respected influencer in the recruitment industry, Mr. Salikof brings over 30 years of worldwide leadership and corporate management expertise to Team Type 1. He began his career as a recruiter at MRI in Tulsa, OK, in 1976, where he was quickly recognized as a rising star and promoted to manager for offices in Phoenix, AZ and Kansas City, KS before acquiring his own franchise in 1988 in Cherry Hill, PA. The Cherry Hill franchise, listed #1 among the company’s offices, was purchased by CDI Inc. in 1997 and Mr. Salikof was appointed President and CEO of MRI World Wide. Under his direction the company experienced unprecedented growth, reaching nearly 1 billion in system wide sales prior to his retirement in 2006.

As President of Team Type 1, Mr. Salikof will oversee all facets of Team Type 1’s core global business, including the company’s 107 athletes, and the Team Type 1 Diabetes Sports Research Institute. His responsibilities encompass strategic development, marketing, human resources, operations and fundraising for the organization.

Mr. Salikof currently serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in Atlanta and was active at the Arthur Ashe Foundation and the Synder Foundation in Philadelphia, as well as the American Cancer Society.

Throughout his career Mr. Salikof has received numerous distinctions and was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the recruiting industry in 2003. He was also lauded by the International Franchise Association as 1994’s Franchise of the Year, and received Person of the Year Award from MRI that same year. In addition to holding a record six Billing Manger of the Year Awards at MRI, he is the all-time sales leader in the company’s 50 year history.

Mr. Salikof earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. He presently resides in Atlanta with his wife Kaye, an active Board Member for JDRF in Atlanta.

JOHN HIPP

Chief Development Officer

BIOGRAPHY:

John Hipp joins Team Type 1 from a position as Director, Consulting Services and Business Development for Corporate Community Outsourcing, LLC. He is the outgoing President of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in Georgia, and has served that organization in various roles since 1995. At Team Type 1, Mr. Hipp will handle all fundraising activities for the sports and diabetes research entity.

Mr. Hipp’s extensive fundraising experience includes a 5-year stint as Executive Director at JDRF from 1995-2000, where he helped raise over $9.1 million for the nonprofit. In 2000, as National Director of Special Events Programming, he directed the development of the Special Events Department, providing national focus and coordination of training, best practices, research development and technology for the company’s 90+ black-tie galas, 60+ golf events, and 6-site century bike ride program for the 80 JDRF chapters in the United States. During his tenure, revenue grew from $32.6 million to $75.7 million by 2007. Prior to JDRF, Mr. Hipp worked as Director of Development for the Inner Harbour Hospitals and the Atlanta Outward Bound Center.

He has served on the boards of the Link Counseling Center, North Carolina Outward Bound Center, Georgia Center for NonProfits and SummerBridge Atlanta. He continues to serve on the Board of the JDRF Georgia Chapter and chairs their major gifts committee and nominating committee.

ALEX KAMINSKY

Chief Marketing Officer

BIOGRAPHY:

Mr. Kaminsky brings over 20 years of experience in brand building to Team Type 1. A nationally acclaimed marketing specialist and brand innovator for companies including TBS, ESPN, Mindspring, The Weather Channel and The Coca-Cola Company, among others, will set and define the strategic vision for Team Type 1. In this role, he seeks to maximize global and national partnerships, explore content development for broadcast and social media, and further grow the organization’s fan base.

As a senior marketing executive for the past 20 years, Mr. Kaminsky is a leading consultant to Fortune 100 companies and start up ventures. A visionary lauded for his work in the entertainment, sports, media and creative industries, he has developed innovative positioning, advertising, integrated sales and marketing campaigns, and content for the NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, the PGA Tour, NASCAR and the Goodwill Games. He has also established groundbreaking partnerships with top entertainment and media companies including MGM/UA, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers Studio.

His campaigns have garnered recognition from PromaxBDA, the International Association for Entertainment Marketing Professionals, including Consumer Campaign of the Year, Consumer Promotion of the Year and Integrated Campaign of the Year. The Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) also awarded his work with Most Innovative Brand Extension and Best Corporate License of the Year.

Most recently, Mr. Kaminsky launched CHANGE, an agency/consultancy to help media-based clients rethink their marketing strategies. CHANGE became IdeasDefined (i.d.) in 2010, adding branded entertainment, start-up phasing and social media services. The agency was nationally applauded with an award for Viral Campaign of the Year.

Mr. Kaminsky received his MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He is on the board of the Chastain Park Conservancy.

TOM KINGERY

Running and Triathlon Team Director/Athlete

FRED BAUMBACH

Chief Financial Officer