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ATHLETE FRIENDLY CAREERS // Let the opportunities come to you…
At ACT we understand the challenges faced when transitioning from sport, after all we are former elite athletes ourselves.
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Start strong. Perform better. Build what’s next.
ACT Community provides year-round support to help you get performance, transition and career direction right
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Built by athletes, for athletes
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14 Dec 2025
Meet Hannah Lopez, our Regional Ambassador for the US. A former rugby sevens player, she represented the United States at international tournaments, won silver at the Pan American Games and contributed to four straight top-four finishes on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit.
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14 Dec 2025
Meet @JanineBelton, our Regional Ambassador for Europe. A former swimmer, she represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, won world championship gold in the 4×200m freestyle relay and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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13 Dec 2025
Meet Féjiri Okenabirhie, our Regional Ambassador for Egypt. A professional soccer player, he began in the youth systems at Arsenal and Stevenage before competing in the English Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Doncaster Rovers and Cambridge United. He now plays in Egypt.
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13 Dec 2025
Meet Djurdjina (Djina) Malović, our Regional Ambassador for Europe. A handball player with experience across the EHF Champions League, she represented her country at multiple European and World Championships and won bronze at the 2022 European Championship.
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12 Dec 2025
Meet Katharine Patrick, our Regional Ambassador for the US South West. A former professional golfer, she competed in NCAA Division I for the University of Virginia before turning pro in 2019, earning a win on the Women’s All Pro Tour and two top-ten finishes on the Epson Tour.
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12 Dec 2025
Meet Jay Hudson, our Regional Ambassador for the US. A professional basketball player, Jay competed across 27 countries and won championships in Europe and the Middle East. After a 15-year career, he moved into leadership roles focused on talent pipelines and athlete development.
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12 Dec 2025
Meet Mithula (Mia) Umakanth, our Regional Ambassador for India. A former professional badminton player, she is a nine-time national junior champion, joined the Indian national team at fifteen and won more than seventy-five medals across state, national and international events.
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11 Dec 2025
Meet @APH_Inspired our Regional Ambassador for the UK. A former footballer, he began in the academies at QPR and Wycombe before moving into para-sport, representing Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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11 Dec 2025
Meet Louise Gordon, our Regional Ambassador for Europe. A former international hockey player for Scotland, Louise earned more than seventy caps, two GB caps and competed at World and European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.
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10 Dec 2025
Meet Joshua Calderón, ACT’s Regional Ambassador for South America. He's an international footballer who made 59 appearances for the Iona Gaels before playing in the US, Colombia, Spain and Gibraltar. He also represented Puerto Rico and signed professionally with América de Cali
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10 Dec 2025
Meet Daniel Imatorbhebhe, our Regional Ambassador for the U.S. A former NFL tight end, Daniel played at USC and Kansas State before signing with the New York Jets and spending time with the Miami Dolphins.
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10 Dec 2025
Meet Ilse Koolhaas OLY, Regional Ambassador for Europe. Ilse represented the Dutch national team at Tokyo 2020 & played professionally in the top leagues of the Netherlands, Greece & Italy. She now works in People and Culture at EY and serves on the NOC*NSF athlete committee
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9 Dec 2025
Meet Tom Barratt, ACT’s Regional Ambassador for Europe. A former international hockey player, Tom earned 78 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, winning gold at the 2016 World League Round 1 and 2018 Hockey Series Open, and bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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9 Dec 2025
Meet Gabriella Doueihy OLY, ACT’s Regional Ambassador for Canada. A two-time Olympian for Lebanon, she holds multiple national freestyle records and has competed at the Olympic Games, World Championships and Asian Championships.
Scroll to see her quickfire questions.
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9 Dec 2025
Meet Hruitvik Ambekar, ACT’s Regional Ambassador for Asia Pacific. A former pro badminton player and five-time TEDx speaker, he represented India and reached a BWF ranking of 140, and captained his Bundesliga team to a 2022 title
#badminton #India #athlete #formerathlete
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8 Dec 2025
Meet Kotaro Umeda, our Ambassador for the US East
Kotaro played soccer at the University of Louisville before making history as the first Asian athlete to sign for Joinville Esporte Clube in Brazil. His six-year career took him to Portugal, the US and Hong Kong Premier League
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8 Dec 2025
Maddy Eberhard joined the U.S. Women’s National Sled Hockey Team at just 13 and has since represented Team USA in sled hockey and adaptive rowing, including multiple World Rowing Championships and a gold medal at the first Women’s World Para Ice Hockey Championship in 2025
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8 Dec 2025
We are excited to launch our new Regional Ambassador Team at ACT Community.
Seventeen athletes from around the world will play a key role in strengthening connections, supporting members and shaping what athletes need next.
Ambassador introductions start today.
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8 Dec 2025
Great to see our Head of Transition, Odette Hornby, presenting with Dr Helen Heaviside-Brown at the #DSEP2025 Conference last week. They shared how ACT and Leeds Trinity University are making academic research more accessible & meaningful for athletes transitioning out of sport
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