Founders & Officers

Terry Quinn – PRESIDENT, Co-Founder

Terry Quinn, co-founder of Academics In Motion, has been involved with children and sports, from little league baseball to high school football and lacrosse, for over twenty years.  A graduate of Springfield College, a school rich in tradition for its community involvement and awareness of the social issues, Terry’s professional career, however, had largely been in high tech software/technology sales, working for industry leading companies in the New York City area.  In 2005, inspired by his work as a football coach of student athletes from poor neighborhoods and underperforming schools, Terry decided to create an organization that would help these students reach their full academics and athletic potential.  Partnering with Jim Presbrey, an expert in sports counseling, Terry created The Give Back Foundation, which later became known as Academics In Motion.  Returning to the values of community involvement and social awareness instilled in him at Springfield College, Terry provided the initial seed money to launch Academics In Motion.  Today, he serves as the fulltime Executive Director of Academics In Motion.

Jim Presbrey – Vice President & Secretary, Co-Founder

For over fifteen years, Jim Presbrey has been committed to assisting student athletes in their quest to excel both on and off the field. In 2005, together with Terry Quinn, Jim co-founded Academics In Motion. As the Vice President and Secretary, Jim brings his extensive expertise in sports counseling to this leading youth development non-profit organization.

Jim also serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Extra Hands and the Jack Orchard ALS Foundation. These national foundations aim to instill the importance of community service and develop leadership qualities in young adults by uniting them with people who have ALS and their families.

Prior to Extra Hands, Jim was the National Director for The National Football Foundation's “Play It Smart” program. He has been involved with both the development and implementation of this student athlete support initiative from its inception. After assisting with the initial development, Jim continued to work with the program as the Academic Coach at Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey during the pilot phase. He has seen first-hand the positive effects that this program has had on the young men who participate.

Jim obtained a degree in Sociology while playing for College Hall of Fame Coach Jim Butterfield at Ithaca College, He then spent several years in coaching before he returned to school to pursue an advanced degree in Counseling Psychology at Springfield College. Upon gradation he worked as a counselor at the United States Olympic Training Center. Jim also spent time as a counselor at the University of Maine, Temple University and Rutgers University.

Jim is currently completing his doctoral dissertation at Temple University. Jim and his wife, Joann, have three children, Alexandra, Michael, and Josephina and live in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Joe Ceccarini - founding Board Member

Joe has been Head of the Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Desk at Tullett Prebon Securities since 2007. Mr. Ceccarini held a similar position at Chapdelaine Corporate Securities, from 2004 until the firm was acquired in 2007. He received a B.S. in Finance from Syracuse University in 1989. Joe resides in Manhattan with his wife and daughter.

David C. Flocco, Ed.D. -  Board Member

Dave is the Head of the Upper School at The Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) in Montclair, NJ. MKA is the largest Independent day school in New Jersey and the 9th largest in the country. The Upper School has an enrollment of 440 students. Since his arrival to MKA in 1995, he has been the Assistant Head of the Upper School, the Dean of Students, a college counselor, advisor, history teacher, and was the 2000 Girls Swim Coach of the Year (2000). In addition to his administrative and teaching duties, Flocco wrote the curriculum for the Edison Project's Citizenship Core, an ethics-based curriculum being taught in all Edison Schools across the country. Prior to his arrival at MKA, Flocco was the Assistant Men's Swimming coach at Harvard University. 

Dr. Flocco earned a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A.T. in Social Studies Education from Boston University, an Ed.M. in Private School Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administration from Seton Hall University. His dissertation work focused on school schedules and how they impact student stress. He resides in Montclair, NJ, with his wife Anne and their three children - Dominic, Angela Grace, and Carl.

Kyle F. Frey - Board Member

After spending 15 years in the investment management business in New York City, Kyle is now a private investor residing primarily in Colchester, NY.  He received his BS in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire in 1986 and his MBA in Finance from the Stern School, New York University in 1989. 

Kieran M. Kennedy - Board Member

Kieran M. Kennedy has been Director of Investment Banking and Brokerage Services of Factset Research Systems Inc., since 2002 and serves as its Senior Vice President. Mr. Kennedy joined Factset Research in 1990 within the Consulting Services Group. Mr. Kennedy served as a Sales and Consulting Manager of the West Coast of Factset Research from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Kennedy served as Director of Consulting of Factset Research from 1997 to 2002. Prior to joining FactSet, Mr. ... Kennedy held a Currency Trading position at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Kennedy received a B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University.   Additionally Mr. Kennedy serves on the Weston Lacrosse club and is married with two children living in Weston, CT. 

Chris Reilly - Board Member

Chris is a Co-founder of KarpReilly, LLC, a private equity investment firm with $300mm of capital under management. KarpReilly’s primary mission is to partner with premier small to mid-size growth companies and help them achieve their long-term vision.  He is a former Partner at Apax Partners, L.P, where he led the U.S. Retail and Consumer Group and was a member of the U.S. Operating and Investment Committees. Prior to Apax, Chris was a partner at Saunders Karp & Megrue ("SKM"), a middle market private equity firm with $1.5 billion in capital under management. Chris joined SKM at its inception in 1990, and concentrated on the consumer, restaurant, retail and building products sectors. While at SKM, Chris was a member of the Investment Committee and a member of the Firm’s three-person Management Committee. He is a current member of the board of directors of Z’Tejas, Inc., Habit Burger Grill, S.B. Restaurant Co. (Elephant Bar), Norcraft Companies, L.P. , Comark, Inc. and Bob’s Discount Furniture. Past directorships include Advanced Homecare Management (Encompass Home Health), Mimi’s Café, Marie Callender’s, Targus Group International and Performance Inc., among others.

Chris holds a B.S. from Providence College and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He began his career at Bankers Trust in 1984. In 1986, Chris joined Morgan Stanley in the Finance, Administration and Operations Division and later joined the firm’s Merchant Banking department where he was responsible for administration and investor relations for various Morgan Stanley private equity and mezzanine funds.

Ric Wright - Board Member

Ric is the Head Varsity Football Coach Mt Vernon High School from 2000- present. Developed the Mt Vernon Razorback Pop Warner Organization as its Athletic Director from 1986 - 2002. Served as Athletic Coordinator for the city of Mt Vernon. Serve’s as consultant to the NFL JPD and HSPD programs as well as running and developing NFL summer football camps. Founder of the Varsity Sports Academy a not for profit youth organization that serves the North Bronx Community. Serve’s on several youth boards such as the UDC Coalition which runs one of the best summer basketball leagues in NYS.

Vincent (Vinny) E. Boles, Major General (Retired) U.S. Army- Board Member

In 1976, armed with a BA Degree and a commission as an Army officer, Vinny began a leadership journey that has spanned over 33 years, touching hundreds of thousands of Soldiers, their families, Civilian employees and Contractors.
A consummate, trainer, leader, coach and world class logistician, he has spent the last 9 years as a General Officer in the US Army with more than 5 consecutive years (2001-2006), serving as a Commanding General for forces that have served in 5 continents, deployed to combat operations and assumed responsibility for the training and doctrine development for over 120,000 Soldiers in 35 specialty fields.

He earned a B.A. degree from Niagara University and is the highest ranking officer to graduate from that institution's more than 50 year ROTC program. In 1988, he was granted an MBA from Babson College in Materiel Acquisition Management and has also graduated from a number of military courses to include; the Army Command and General Staff College, the Army War College and the LOGTECH program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
On October 1, 2009, Vinny retired from active duty. He continues to speak to audiences across the country on the subjects of; Leadership and Supply Chain Management. He and his wife Cheryl now reside in Huntsville, Alabama where he serves as the Vice President for Logistics Services for Agility Defense and Government Services