Staff

The staff at Gordon Institute share a common expertise in exercise as it relates to both body function and pathology, as well as a passion for using science and analytics to maximize individual potential. On the sports performance side, that means expert coaches whose client experience includes a veritable who’s who of professional and elite athletes across a wide range of sports. Our support staff, too, are dedicated to making your Gordon Institute experience both pleasant and highly productive.

Eric Gordon – CEO/President

CEO and President of Gordon Institute, Eric M. Gordon, PT, is a 19-year licensed Physical Therapist, lecturer, author, and pioneer in the field of Oncology Rehabilitation. In founding Gordon Institute, Eric realizes his vision of creating the premier facility for the development and restoration of maximum physical performance, with the guiding principle being that a patient facing injury or illness should be treated like a world-class athlete training for competition. The Institute is designed to utilize services previously not incorporated together in order to deliver a more comprehensive service and a superior level of care.

Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than in Gordon’s approach to Oncology Rehabilitation. Eric began to lay the foundation for these breakthrough therapies in private practice in 2004, and he is now refining them at Gordon Institute with a highly-focused, research-based approach to improving patient outcomes. Gordon has been published in medical journals, and he serves as an instructor and frequent lecturer on a wide variety of PT topics. Earlier in his career, Eric served as both Team Physical Therapist for the Baltimore Blast and and Orthopaedic Physical Therapist at Kernan Hospital.

A 1991 graduate of Northeastern University, Eric trained at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kernan Hospital in Baltimore, and at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC. A 20-year resident of Maryland, Eric now resides in Owings Mills with his wife Laurie and two daughters.

Michael Kelly – MS, BS – Director of Sports Performance/Fitness/Post Rehabilitation

EXPERIENCE

Director of Sports Medicine / Fitness Director: LifeBridge Health and Fitness (1997-2012)

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Crystal Palace USA FC (2008-2010)

Consultant to Baltimore Ravens (NFL): Strength and Conditioning Program (1998 – 2007)

Strength and Conditioning / Sports Medicine for Beijing University Sports Medicine (1988 & 2000)

U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team: Strength and Conditioning Coach/Trainer (1989 – 1993)

1994 Winter Olympic Games, Lillihammer, Norway

CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS

Certified Neuromuscular Therapist (C-NMT/ St. John’s)

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)

Certified Conditioning Specialist (NSPA)

Certified USW Sports Performance Coach – Level I (USWA)

Certified Post Rehabilitation Specialist (AHFA)

NSPA – Permalean – Freemotion Personal Trainer of the Year (2000)

Diploma: State Order of Physical Culture, Lenin Institute, Moscow, Russia

ATHLETICS

Bobsled Athlete: 1992 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Push Championships / Australian World Cup (1991)

Defensive End: Southern Connecticut State University

Varsity Football: Cheshire Academy / Hackley School (All League)

Michael, can be reached at mkelly@thegordoninstitute.com or call him at 410 – 828 – 8218.

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION:

Laurie Litz Gordon – Vice President of Patient/Client Services

As the Vice President of Patient/Client Services, Laurie Litz Gordon sees to the day-to-day operations at the Gordon Institute.
As a Baltimore native who graduated from Maryvale Preparatory School, she has been involved in Women’s Lacrosse throughout her life. As an All-American Women’s Lacrosse player at Randolph Macon College, Laurie graduated with a degree in Business Economics.
Mrs. Gordon’s professional career began as a real estate developer. Her pursuits lead her to become an Account Representative for American Tower Corporation. Laurie later launched Pink Pineapple to fulfill her lifelong passion for entertaining.
Laurie, wife of Eric M. Gordon, is mother of two energetic daughters, Sally Anne and Maggie. She still enjoys entertaining and can be seen keeping physically fit while training at the Gordon Institute for Sports Performance.

For more information on the Gordon Institute for Human/Sports Performance, please email Laurie at lgordon@thegordoninstitute.com

Damon Yaffe – Director of Operations & Sports Projects

Damon Yaffe attended Towson University; seeking a degree in Sports Management & Administration with minor tracts in Sports Communications and Principles of Coaching.

As Director of Operations and Sports Projects, Damon Yaffe oversees the development, marketing, planning and implementation of  Sports Performance and Sport Specific projects at the Gordon Institute and it’s in-house sport specific wing – Elite Athletes University (EAU). Damon has worked in and around the sports culture on both local and national levels. He has coached on a regular basis since 1992, at the youth, high school and NCAA DI levels. After spending five years coaching youth level football, basketball and lacrosse, Damon joined the coaching staff at Baltimore Polytechnic High School. He coached varsity football and lacrosse at Poly for four years (1996-1999) as an assistant to John Hammond and Gerald Boyd. Yaffe, then moved on to The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland where he coached football and lacrosse for eleven seasons (2000-2010), as an assistant under Brad Best, Ritchie Schell and Bob Shriver. In 2011 Damon joined the football staff at Towson University which plays in the nations toughest DI-FCS conference (CAA), as an assistant under Head Coach Rob Ambrose.

As a coach, Damon has attended, coached and presented at numerous coaching clinics, coached at football, basketball and lacrosse camps and coached summer leagues and All-Star development squads.

Damon is in his 18th season of coaching football. He has coached lacrosse for 18 seasons as well, and basketball for 5 seasons.

In the business world Damon has worked in professional sports and for local and national sports media since 1994. Damon interned for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) in Pro Player Personnel (1996/97), College Scouting (1997/98) and Public Relations (1998/99). He worked game day jobs for the Ravens (1996-2000), which included PA Spotting and writing for GAMEDAY MAGAZINE. Damon, worked for CBS Radio/Television as a producer and talent for the Ravens Radio Network, and sports talk radio for 15 years (1996-2011). CBS Baltimore was the Ravens flagship for a decade (1996-2006) and Damon worked in all phases of operations including promotions, producing, engineering, reporting and on-air talent. He produced pre game, halftime, post game, coaches shows and players shows and in 2001 he stepped from behind the scenes to become part of the Ravens on-air pre & post game team as an analyst and co-host (2001-2006). Damon co-hosted and produced Gameday Uncensored (2007, 2009, 2010). In 2005 he was paired with Mark Viviano and launched “The Mark Viviano Show with The Bulldog Damon Yaffe”. The show ran for nearly seven years on ESPN Radio (1300am) and CBS Radio (105.7fm The Fan) and was named “Baltimore’s Best” by numerous publications (’05, ’06, ’07, ’09). Damon penned a weekly column for Press Box Magazine (The Boneyard) and contributed to CBS Sports Online as a regular blogger. Damon currently does Ravens post game shows on WJZ-TV-CBS13 with Marty Bass and is a regular call-in guest on sports- talk shows around the country.

Damon can be reached at dyaffe@thegordoninstitute.com or call him @ 410-828-8218.

Ellen “Boo” Hawks Dulin – Administrative Assistant and Receptionist

Ellen Hawks Dulin, affectionately known as “Boo”, is the receptionist for the Gordon Institute for Human and Sports Performance. Prior to her appointment, she spent three years teaching pre-school at the Church of the Redeemer. Ms. Dulin was also the Administrative Assistant for the Dean of the Upper School at Gilman School for five years.
Boo enjoys spending time with her two joys, Jonathan and Katharine, who currently attend St. Paul’s School in Baltimore, Maryland. In her spare Boo enjoys reading, knitting and outdoor activities with her children.

Ms. Dulin can be reached at receptionist@thegordoninstitute.com

SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING STAFF:

Josh Price, BS, CSCS, CISSN

Josh Price is currently the Assistant Sports Performance Coach at the Gordon Institute for Sports Performance. At the Gordon Institute, Josh serves as the creator and developer of the group strength and conditioning program called Fit Club where he coaches 25 classes a week. Josh is also responsible for training various levels of athletes from middle and high school as well as our college athletes.
Prior to the Gordon Institute, Josh was a Fitness Specialist at LifeBridge Health and Fitness in Baltimore, Maryland, where he served as a Personal Trainer and assisted in training Boys Latin’s football and lacrosse teams. He was also involved in the Parisi Speed School program as well as the Crossfit program at LifeBridge. Josh graduated from Towson University with a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science and currently is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and a Certified Sports Nutritionist (International Society of Sports Nutrition).
Josh is engaged to his fiancé Melanie and is planning on getting married in the winter of 2012.

For more information on Fit Club, Sports Performance and Nutrition, please email Coach Price at jprice@thegordoninstitute.com

Christine Brant, BS

Christine Brant was hired as a Performance Coach and PT Technician for the Gordon Institute of Human/Sports Performance in 2010. Christine is involved with coaching young athletes in agility and conditioning at the Gordon Institute for Sports Performance. She runs several Fit Club classes throughout the week as well.  Ms. Brant received her Bachelor Degree from Towson University, where she studied Exercise Science. During her senior year at Towson she completed an internship at the Gordon Institute for Sport Performance. Currently, she is studying Scientific Perspectives of Exercise Science in graduate school at McDaniel College. Christine enjoys playing volleyball and basketball, along with snowboarding. She played two years of college volleyball. Christine will be getting married in June 2012

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