Meet the Consultants for the USNDP
Learn more about the talented team providing knowledge and expertise to foster the next generation of golfers in the United States.
Tomas Adalsteinsson, Athlete Development Consultant
Tomas Adalsteinsson serves as an Athlete Development Consultant for the U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) while also fulfilling his role as Head Women's Golf Coach and Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Williams College. In his USNDP role, Tomas focuses on athlete development through innovative programming, performance evaluations, research, and coaching.
- Assistant Professor of Physical Education & Head Coach of Women’s Golf, Williams College
- 2019 WGCA & Golf Pride DIII National Coach of the Year, 2024 WGCA & Golf Pride DIII East Region Coach of the Year, and 2024 NESCAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year
- Played for the Icelandic National Golf Team
- Master’s degree in Sports Psychology, and mental performance coach to elite golfers
- U.S. Citizen born and raised in Iceland; now resides in Williamstown, MA with his wife, Vanessa, and their two boys
Dr. Julie Amato, Team Sport Psychology Consultant
Dr. Julie is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in sport and performance psychology. She is the founder of Elite Mindset, a sports psychology company providing performance consulting services to athletes and teams.
- Sports psychologist for the LPGA Tour, Princeton University Athletic Department, Lafayette College Athletic Department
- Works with professional athletes from various leagues (NBA, WNBA, Premier Lacrosse League)
- D1 Basketball player from Brown University
- Married with two children, living in Pennsylvania
Dr. Nicole Danforth, Team Sport Psychology & Performance Consultant
Dr. Danforth is a board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with clinical expertise in the behavioral and psychological health of children, adolescents, and emerging adults.
- Consults with youth, college, and professional athletes, including Boston area college and professional sports teams
- Advises schools, parent groups, and business leaders on issues related to resilience and performance
- DII Academic All-America at Amherst College
- Played professionally on Epson Tour, competed in two U.S. Women's Opens
- Married with three children, lives in the Boston area
Shawn Farmer-Sese, Team Strength & Conditioning Coach
Shawn is the Co-Founder and Director of Fitness & Conditioning of Golfletica Sports and Rehab and has been a fitness and strength & conditioning coach for 22 years. Her professional goal is to not only help athletes to feel and play their best, but also experience how strength, power and mobility training can enhance all aspects of life.
- Oversees all Golfletica fitness programming and group training for hundreds of golfers and manages Golfletica’s elite level junior program
- Played golf for Eastern Washington University and has been a golf coach at the collegiate (D1 and community college) and high school levels
- Multiple certifications from the Titleist Performance Institute, National Academy of Sports Medicine, Functional Range Systems and Kettlebell Coach University
- 1st degree black belt in taekwondo
- Has competed in nine (9) USGA events
Scott Gump (PGA TOUR), USNDP Coaching Consultant
Scott is a lifetime PGA Tour member, playing in 516 events between the PGA Tour (5 US Opens, 2 Masters, 3 PGAs and one British Open) and the Korn Ferry.
- Three 2nd place finishes on the PGA Tour three wins on the Korn Ferry Tour
- All American at the University of Miami; and National Championship Team member at Brevard CC
- Medalist and Semi-finalist in the 1987 US Amateur which earned him a spot to play in the Masters
- Former Men's Golf Coach at the University of Notre Dame
- Currently, works with Notre Dame Alumni who have status on the Korn Ferry and Asian Tours and advises elite junior players with college placement and on course development
Mo Martin (LPGA Tour), USNDP Coaching Consultant
Mo Martin competed for 10 years on the LPGA including a win at the British Open and two 2nd place finishes in majors. Mo is passionate about giving back to golf, improving the lives of others, and animal rescue.
- 2014 British Open Winner and 3x Epson Tour Winner
- Nominated by peers for the Heather Wilbur Spirit Award
- Most accurate driver in the history of the game. Averaged 87% fairways hit
- A proud UCLA Bruin who graduated with honors and was a member of the 2004 UCLA National Championship Team; the second player in history to walk-on to a college team and win a major
- LPGA Class A Teaching Professional
- Southern California PGA Foundation Board Member
Dr. Albert Petitpas, Coach & Mentor Development Consultant
Al is a counseling psychologist who founded and directed the graduate training program in Athletic Counseling and the National Football Foundations’ Center for Youth Development through Sports at Springfield College in Massachusetts.
- Development Consultant for the Play It Smart, First Tee, Nike’s Designed to Move, NCAA’s Youth Development through Sport, Academics in Motion, and Montreal Alouette’s Players in the Classroom programs
- Consultant to NBA Player Development, USOC’s Elite Coaches College, LPGA’s Transitional Golf, and NFL/NFF Coaching Academy Programs
- Fellow of American Psychological Association (Division 47) and the Association of Applied Sport Psychology
- Married with two sons, living in Connecticut
Dr. Harry Sese, Team High Performance Coach
Dr. Harry Sese (Doc) is a Board-Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician as well as a strength & conditioning coach and owner and director of health and performance for Golfletica Sports and Rehab.
- Golf Performance Coach for multiple PGA Tour Winners and Major Champions (such as Jon Rahm and Wyndam Clark) for over fifteen years
- Support for the 2020 Ryder Cup Team (Team Europe), 2022 Presidents Cup Team (Team International, and the 2023 Ryder Cup Team (Team Europe, Team USA)
- Former Health & Performance Consultant for the Vancouver Canucks Hockey Team
- 7th Degree Master Instructor in Taekwondo
- Former Canadian National Taekwondo Champion
Dr. Kevin Sverduk, Team Sport Psychology & Performance Consultant
Dr. Kevin Sverduk is a sport psychology and performance coach who earned his Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Science with a specialization in Sport Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado.
- Consultant to PGA, LPGA touring professionals, collegiate golf programs, and elite junior golfers
- Provides workshops for parents and coaches and creates mental skills programs for collegiate teams
- He teaches players how to play golf in the present moment, free from excessive tension, and with unwavering fearlessness
- Former collegiate tennis player and D1 tennis coach
VISION54 and Kristine Reese, Team Performance Consultant
Co-founders of VISION54, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott have coached players to well over 150 wins on all major tours: PGA, LPGA, European tour, Ladies European tour, Asian tour, Japanese PGA&LPGA. They have coached 11 major champions and five World No. 1-ranked players, and have interacted with players, parents and coaches from around the world for the last 30+ years. Through these experiences, they have developed JUNIOR54, an innovative, online training programs to learn the non-technical skills of the game that National Junior Team Members and USNDP Grant Recipients can access as they work individually with VISION54 coach, Kristine Reese.
- VISION54 coach for 20 years and a LPGA T&CP Class A Member
- Coach of amateurs, juniors, college teams, college players, and professional golfers on major tours including an LPGA Major winner
- Golf Digest - Best Teachers in Every State (Arizona) 2022-2023 & 2024-2025
- Competed on various women’s professional tours around the world
- Graduate of Lake Forest College, IL where she played softball for 4 years and basketball her senior year
Rob Yang, Team Nutritionist
Robert Yang has over two decades of experiences as an integrative practitioner, and he consults with elite professional athletes from the X-Games, NFL, MLB, AVP, PGA, LPGA, and European Tour.
- Certified Clinical Nutritionist (Clinical Nutrition Certification Board), Certified Nutritionist (American Health Science University), and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (National S&C Association)
- Advisory board member for the Titleist Performance Institute and the National Pitching Association
- Numerous radio and television segments such as the Golf Channel
- Published in magazines such as Golf Digest, and Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness
- Author of Hole-in-One Nutrition: a Guide to Fueling Better Golf
