Our Staff
Our coaching staff consists of former high school, college and pro basketball players who know how to teach the game and communicate effectively with children and young adults. Knowing the tremendous impact a coach and teacher can have on a child, Mo’ Motion founder and executive director Maureen Holohan fills her staff with outstanding role models and hard-working professionals.
Meet our team below or check out the following links to learn more about coaching, volunteering, and participating on the GBA and Impact Task Forces.
If you are interested in applying for a position, please see more details about applying with Mo’ Motion. We have need for the following positions.
- Coaches – Contractors
- Coaches – Volunteer
- Administrative Support
- GBA Task Force
- Impact Task Force
Our coaches must prove through training and observation that they are capable of teaching children and young adults. They also must understand that the best early indicator of long-term success and happiness in life is heart and effort. Most of all, coaches must be able to teach children and remind other coaches, parents, and adults of the life lessons that can be learned through sports. Mo’ Motion coaches conduct training sessions that begin with a series of stretches and exercises recommended by the most qualified sports doctors and therapists to protect against common sports-related injuries. Drills are performed to improve basketball skills that evolve into various contests promoting camaraderie and teamwork. Sessions conclude with demanding physical workouts to elevate stamina, fitness, and self-confidence. Learn more about volunteering with Mo’ Motion.
After several months of training and evaluation, players are placed on teams based on age and skill. The teams are entered in the Gotham Basketball Association to play against teams from different neighborhoods throughout New York City. The GBA emphasizes inclusiveness, community, preparation, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
FORMS FOR STAFF
If you are Mo’ Motion Staff or are in the final stages of the interview and hiring process, please see the steps and forms here for completion.
Crisis Management Plan
If you are a Mo’ Motion Coach or Manager, please see our Crisis Management Plan, which includes a list of our gyms and the associated emergency equipment. All Coaches and Managers must be familiar with all of these protocols.
Meet Our Team
Maureen "Mo" Holohan
Director and Founder, Mo' Motion, Inc.
Commissioner, Gotham Basketball Association. High-school All-American, New York State Class A Champion and State MVP; full-scholarship and All-Big Ten at Northwestern University; professional player in Israel; published writer, filmmaker, entrepreneur.
Kristen Rainbolt
Therapist and psychiatric social worker at Venture Program (NJ); former player and graduate assistant at Concordia College.
Meghan Holohan
Full-scholarship and graduate of Rider University. Team captain and graduate student. Bloomberg Sales Manager – Key Accounts.
Becky Sekamanya
Becky has a background in office management and accounting. She keeps the Mo' Motion office and emails rolling and works to streamline scheduling and billing. Becky is passionate about her family and missionary work in Uganda, Africa.
Zak Berkane
Zak is a former semi-professional basketball player in Algeria and also earned his BA in Sports Science and coached athletics at the high school level.
Rebecca Peters
Playing competitive basketball since a child, Becky's talent level and sound fundamentals helped her acquire a full basketball scholarship to Fordham University where she received MVP, set school records, and received top honors. She also brings experience coaching in clinics and basketball camps.
Jon Persons
William D. Ridley
William is a US Military Veteran and Certified Youth Developmental Coach with USA Basketball. He has coached with a leading AAU program, conducted clinics with the Scouts BSA - Troop 414, and is recommended by one of the world's most sought-after experts, Dave Hopla.