29. Tommie Storms
Tommie Storms drives the business operations of the organization. If not for her enterprising nature, American Association of Adaptive Sports (AAASP) prominence in Georgia and national recognition might have come at a much slower pace. She is also a respected speaker in the field of youth disability sports, traveling extensively throughout the United States to raise awareness. Having recruited Storms as a volunteer in Georgia\u2019s first adapted sports programs, Bev Vaughn grew to know of Storms\u2019 executive aptitude. In 1994, Vaughn introduced the idea to Storms of forming AAASP as the organizational vehicle by which the mission of providing opportunity through sports for America\u2019s physically disabled youth would evolve. Storms\u2019 role as co\u2013founder would be to shore up the business component of Vaughn\u2019s Adapted Sports model by directing operations, developing community partnerships and acquiring funding for the statewide programs. Balancing her position as an academic director at an Atlanta college, with her conviction to push forth the AAASP vision, Storms\u2019 penned the business plan for AAASP\u2019s staged growth. This plan would entail progressing from one school system throughout Georgia, and then become the national body to oversee a network of statewide youth adapted sports programs. This is the foundation for what is now known as Project ASPIRE.