Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation’s Board of Directors
Our Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of passionate hockey players, coaches and lifelong fans. We’ve all “laced ’em up” and some of us still do!
Andrew Goldman
President & Director
Andrew's Bio
Andrew brings his love for the game of hockey and a wealth of business experience and leadership to the Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation. As a lifelong Washington Capitals fan and now a youth hockey coach and parent, Mr. Goldman’s passion for hockey developed at a young age and has blossomed while coaching and then supporting his son Ethan, a 2003 birth year hockey player.
In his professional career, Mr. Goldman currently serves as President of the Youngstown Phantoms, a member of the United States Hockey League, the world’s top junior hockey league in terms of NCAA scholarships and NHL draft picks. Aside from developing tomorrow’s hockey superstars, Mr. Goldman focuses on community engagement, relationships with NHL organizations, youth hockey partnerships, and expanding the in-game fan experience with cutting edge promotions, entertainment and family-friendly opportunities. Prior to joining the Phantoms, Mr. Goldman served as the Managing Director of Cormony Development, a Maryland-based real estate development firm, developing self storage facilities, office, mixed use properties and most recently, the Hercules Development Project, an adaptive reuse project in Canton, Ohio, that added 125,000 square feet of multi-family residential to the city.
Ryan Scott
Vice President & Director
Ryan's Bio
Ryan is a lifelong player and fan who was raised on the outdoor ice rinks of Montana. His dedicated hockey family and teammates spent countless hours driving across Montana, Alberta and British Columbia for ice time. Ryan played three seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) as a defenseman for the Indiana Ice and Omaha Lancers which culminated a National Championship in 2008. After junior hockey, Ryan played NCAA hockey for Williams College where he was a three-year captain. In his professional career, Ryan began as an Analyst and then Associate at Blackstreet Capital, a private equity firm focused on control buyouts of distressed and under-performing companies. He currently serves as Vice President of Black Bear Sports Group, the largest owner and operator of U.S. ice rinks where he oversees acquisitions, strategy, junior hockey franchises and facility operations.
Aaron Kramer
Director
Aaron's Bio
Aaron has been a lifelong Washington Capitals fan spanning from the days of Ron Weber calling Caps games on WTOP radio and culminating with a 2018 Stanley Cup Championship. His all-time favorite players are Calle Johansson, Mike Gartner, and Bengt Gustafsson. In his professional career, Aaron has spent more than 20 years in management and advisory roles for biotech, pharmaceutical, and medtech companies in the US and Europe. He has worked in the Business Strategy group at Merck & Co, in the Pharma and Medtech practice at McKinsey and Company, and then as CFO of Aker Biomarine ASA before becoming the CEO of Trygg Pharma. Aaron is a founding Member of Kermes Saffron & Ebony, LLC, an active investor in transformative health and financial technology companies. Aaron served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve, and is an active supporter of his children’s youth hockey and other athletic activities. Aaron has a B.S. from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Brooke Coburn
Director
Brooke's Bio
Brooke grew up, undrafted, in far northern New York where dark winter nights were illuminated by Don Cherry’s broadcasts of “Hockey Night in Canada” drifting south across the border. His favorite hockey memories are the 1980 “Miracle” game, the Quebec Nordiques’ Stastny brothers’ line, the 1988 “Frozen Four“ series in Lake Placid, and the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup championship in 2018. He is a lifelong hockey enthusiast and began his coaching career in New York City in 1993 and, more recently, spent 10 years with the Montgomery Blue Devils youth organization in Rockville, MD. He is a co-owner of the Washington Little Capitals Tier I club in Virginia. Most of Brooke’s most valuable life lessons came from playing the game of hockey, and he is a strong believer that everyone should have the ability to play, regardless of financial means. When not playing or coaching, Brooke is Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Carlyle’s Real Assets segment, which includes Carlyle’s energy, power, infrastructure and real estate investment activities. He serves on the firm’s Management Committee.
Jeffrey Morse
Director
Jeff's Bio
Originally from Canada, Jeff grew up playing hockey on the frozen ponds of Connecticut. Watching “Slapshot” with his father in the movie theater at age 7 sealed the deal for a lifetime love of the sport. Jeff played on teams in St. Louis and Chicago, and on a club team in college. He is now a hockey dad and coach with 4 players ranging from Mite to High School, and has built a rink in his yard every winter since his kids were toddlers. When he is not resurfacing his rink, Jeff is a Private Wealth Advisor within Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking Group. Before embarking on a financial career, he worked in engineering and robotics for a high-technology company in Silicon Valley, while playing hockey for Team Nasa (“We’re no rocket scientists”). Jeff graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and earned an MBA degree in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Music Institute of Chicago. He and his wife, Christine, live in Winnetka, Illinois, with their four children, Connor, Charlie, Josie, and William.
Jeremy Blank
Director
Jeremy's Bio
Jeremy is an active adult league player and an avid Washington Capitals fan. Most importantly, however, Jeremy is a hockey dad and has seen first hand the positive impact hockey has had on his son. Hockey serves to instill and reinforce some of life’s most important attributes – sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, work ethic and determination. Through his involvement in the Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation, Jeremy hopes to bring the joy and benefits of hockey to those who may not otherwise be able to play the greatest game on earth.
In his professional career, Jeremy serves as Deloitte’s Office Tax Managing Partner for the Greater Washington Tax practice and the Mid-Atlantic Tax Market Circle Leader. Jeremy has over twenty-four years of experience assisting clients primarily in the technology and government contractor industries in a variety of corporate tax areas, including tax research and analysis, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions (including structuring and due diligence), accounting for income taxes, tax technology and compliance. Previously as part of Deloitte’s Washington National Tax Practice, Jeremy specialized in corporate income tax and consolidated income tax return matters, including mergers and acquisitions, technical opinions/memorandums and ruling requests. Jeremy also serves as a lead client service partner, focused on bringing each of Deloitte’s businesses to market as well as driving go-to-market strategies and establishing business alliances. Jeremy and his wife Stephanie have three children, Isaac (17), Alexis (15) and Madison (12).
Marc Eigner
Director
Marc's Bio
Marc fell in love with hockey watching the New York Rangers growing up. His parents were from New York City, and had no skating or hockey experience, nor could afford to put him into hockey. But without ever skating, Marc became a student of the game. Serendipitously, Marc ended up at Rensselaer, a D1 hockey school. He learned to skate and play hockey by tenaciously heading to the Houston Field House every single weekday at lunch for a year. Years later, Marc became even more involved when his identical twin sons fell in love with hockey and are now playing defenseman and goalie for the Tier 1 NJ Rockets 2008 team. Trying to make up for the lack of lifetime skills that most coaches have, Marc became a CEP 4 level certified coach, and loves every minute of sharing his love of hockey with his sons.
Through hard work, and some luck, Marc has been successful in business, having co-founded and sold a major pharmaceutical software business; followed by stints as CEO and CCO of similar companies. Marc is proud to be on the board of the Black Bear Foundation and looks forward to giving back by providing the opportunity to play hockey that he did not have.