MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Moore Than Athletics (MTA) is led by experienced professionals with deep, hands-on youth development expertise—combining leadership, operations, workforce readiness, and evidence-informed skill building to deliver real outcomes for young people.
LEADERSHIP WITH BOTH EXPERIENCE AND STRUCTURE
MTA is not built on ideas alone—it’s built on real-world experience working directly with youth and families, paired with disciplined operational execution. Our team brings decades of combined experience across youth development, behavioral support services, education-adjacent environments, governance, and program operations—ensuring MTA is designed to scale with integrity, safety, and measurable impact.
Youth Development & Coaching Experience
Program Operations & Systems Leadership
Governance, Compliance & Strategic Oversight
Evidence-informed Skill Building (non-clinical)
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Cheriese Davis-Moore
Founder & Executive Director
Cheriese is the founder and visionary behind Moore Than Athletics. She leads MTA’s mission, program ecosystem development, partnerships, and organizational growth. With a business background and over 20 years of experience in higher education and financial services, she brings strong operational discipline, stakeholder communication expertise, and sustainability thinking to building a high-impact youth organization.
Leadership Focus Areas:
Vision + program ecosystem design
Partnerships, fundraising readiness, and community trust
Enrollment systems, parent experience, and program delivery standards
Youth outcomes tracking and growth pathway development
Quote: “Youth don’t need more activities—they need a pathway.”
Keith Moore
Chief Behavioral Health & Operations Officer
Keith supports MTA’s operations, program implementation, and youth development framework. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services and has over 15 years of experience working in youth behavioral settings, along with current experience supporting youth involved with the juvenile justice system. Keith also brings more than a decade of coaching experience in youth football and high school basketball, reinforcing MTA’s commitment to discipline, structure, and leadership through sport.
Leadership Focus Areas:
Program operations, safety standards, and staff training
Youth support strategies and evidence-informed skill building (non-clinical)
Coaching development and team culture
Referral partnerships and collaborative service pathways
Pam Flowers
Board Chair & Director of Governance & Health Strategy
Pam provides governance leadership and strategic oversight to ensure MTA operates with integrity, safety, and long-term sustainability. With a master’s degree and 30+ years of experience across healthcare and career education environments—including hands-on work as a medical assistant, teaching medical assisting, and program leadership as a director—Pam strengthens MTA’s systems, policies, and quality standards.
Leadership Focus Areas:
Governance, compliance, and organizational accountability
Policy development and health/safety strategy
Program quality oversight and risk management
Partner alignment and long-range planning
WHY LEADERSHIP MATTERS
Many organizations have passion. Fewer have an integrated system—and leadership with the operational capability to execute it consistently. MTA’s leadership team combines hands-on youth development experience with strong governance, structured program design, and a measurable growth model.
Hands-On Experience
Direct work with youth, families, and systems—translating real needs into real programming.
Proven Structure + Execution
Clear routines, safety standards, training, and repeatable delivery across sites and cohorts.
Integrated Youth Development Model
Programs work together through the 5-Phase Growth System + Journal/Rewards + Leadership advancement.
JOIN THE TEAM
We’re Building a Strong Team
We’re looking for:
- Coaches and assistant coaches
- Program facilitators (leadership & life skills)
- Mentors and mentor coordinators
- Volunteers for events, stations, and youth support
- Partners who want to invest in long-term impact
LET'S BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION - TOGETHER
If you’re a school, church, community leader, corporate partner, or family ready for something bigger
than a typical youth program, connect with us.