about

Hussein Makke - Hussein is originally from Beirut, Lebanon where he lived for 25 years prior to coming to the United States. He represented his country in a variety of international events as a half-miler. Upon arriving in West Chester, PA, Hussein coached a High School Boy's Track team for four years. Five individual runners went on to become State Champions in their respective events and the 1997 4 x 800 team received a National title during his coaching tenure. As Director and Coach of ESMI, Hussein's responsibilities are ensuring that the athletes are running to their potential, achieving the results that they've strived for together, and that they are maintaining a positive self-image. Hussein is also responsible for identifying new running talent worldwide. Additionally, Hussein is in charge of media relations and assisting in the development of strong relationships between the ESMI athletes and sponsors.

Kimberly Saddic--Originally from West Chester, PA, Kim is the Athlete Relations Manager for the ESMI team. She has a BS in Psychology and an MS in Health Fitness Management. Her role with ESMI is to help the athletes adapt to their new living/training environment upon arriving to the U.S. Kim helps overall management of the team by scheduling races for the athletes and keeping track of race results. Kim has been running competitively for over 15 years and she was the 1992 NCAA Division I champion in the 10,000m while attending George Mason University. She also ran in the Olympic Trials and was a member of two U.S. Ekiden Relay teams. Kim is currently training to run her first marathon in November 2000.

Jim Shea - Jim is our Business Manager and financial backer. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in the areas of publishing,information science, and the Internet. Originally from the Boston area with a BS in Physics, Jim arrived in the West Chester area in the early eighties. He and a partner formed a company that was a precursor to the Internet and which eventually developed into one of the first public e-commerce companies on the Web, Music Boulevard, specializing in music CD sales. Still a part-time competitor at the Master's level in track, Jim's responsibilities lie in the area of accounting, financial analysis, tax reporting and insuring that ESMI has the working capital necessary for Hussein and Kim to identify and develop talented runners for the team.

Hussein Makke, the director and coach of ESMI, works together with his athletes to ensure that they run to their potential, achieve the results for which they strive, and become champions. Makke is also responsible for identifying new talented runners worldwide that can become champions under his tutelage. In addition to these duties, Makke is in charge of media relations and assisting in the development of strong relationships between the ESMI athletes, sponsors, and race directors around the world.
Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, Makke represented his native country in a variety of international events as a half-miler before retiring to pursue a coaching career. Shortly into his coaching career, Makke became the coach of a high school boy's track team, a job he kept for four years. Under Makke's guidance, five individual runners became state champions and the 1997 4 x 800 relay team won a national title.

Originally from West Chester, PA, Saddic is the Associate Director of ESMI. Saddic, who has a BS in Psychology and an MS in Health Fitness Management, helps the athletes adapt to their new living and training environment once they arrive in the United States. Saddic aids overall management of the team by scheduling races for the athletes and keeping track of race results.
Saddic, a graduate of George Mason University, has been running competitively for over twenty years. Highlights of her running career include winning the NCAA Division I championship in the 10,000m, twice running in the Olympic Trials, and twice running as a member of U.S. Ekiden Relay teams.

Shea, ESMI's Business Manager, was responsible for the initial financial investment when ESMI first started. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in the areas of publishing, information science, and the Internet. Originally from the Boston area with a BS in Physics, Shea arrived in the West Chester area in the early 1980s. He and a partner formed a company that was a precursor to the Internet and which eventually developed into one of the first public e-commerce companies on the web - Music Boulevard, which specialized in music CD sales. Still a part-time competitor at the Master's level in track, Shea's responsibilites lie in the area of accounting, financial analysis, and tax reporting.