Meet Our Team
The Business Team
Griffin Taylor
& CEO
As CEO of The Program NYC, Griffin is responsible for spearheading the company’s vision, strategy and day-to-day operations.
At the corporate level, Griffin has spent a decade executing brand partnerships between NBA superstars and Fortune 500 companies, while spearheading strategy and business development for multiple startups in the tech & commerce space.
At the grassroots level, Griffin Taylor has a decade of experience working within basketball culture, assembling teams in major NYC (Rucker Park, Dyckman, Gersh) and national (2022 GM of the Year, The Basketball Tournament on ESPN) tournaments.
Griffin is a lifelong New Yorker, who grew up the proud son of a mom in the Blues Hall of Fame. He is a St. Bernard's School and Bronx High School of Science alum, who went on to play basketball at the NCAA Division III level.
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Bobby Barry
COO
Bobby Barry serves as Fractional COO of The Program NYC and is the founder of Condor Consulting Agency.
He brings 15 years of leadership experience from the global technology industry, where he led high-performing enterprise teams and built systems that drove growth, accountability, and execution across North America.
A former college basketball player, AAU coach, husband, and father of four, Bobby understands the basketball experience from every angle: business operator, coach, parent, and player.
At The Program, Bobby helps lead operations, revenue strategy, strategic partnerships, technology, and long-term growth as the organization builds one of the premier basketball development platforms in the country.
Carol Yurkovic
CFO
Carol is a profit growth expert with her main strength in building rigorous processes and organizational structures to optimize profit margins in both middle market businesses and Fortune 500 multinational companies. She has over 30 years of experience as an accountant and has spent much of her career as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders in the interpretation of data-driven trends and opportunities to shape future strategic business decisions.
Specializing in continuous improvement strategies, Carol consistently identifies new opportunities to enhance workforce experience, control costs, improve profit margins, and foster accountability through financial systems and processes.
Jared Effron
Jared Effron brings more than a decade of sports business experience to the team as well as an extensive and dynamic network. Jared has successfully raised over $20M for new ventures in his career across the Real Estate, Technology, and E-Commerce sectors.
He is a die-hard Knicks fan and native New Yorker who graduated from The University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Jared currently resides in Manhattan with his wife, two children, and dog.
Jared was a multiple time high school all-star basketball player in New York City growing up, and still plays the game recreationally on a weekly basis.
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Chris Mullin Jr.
Chris Mullin, Jr. plays a central role in shaping the company’s growth, strategy, and day-to-day execution. He leads all sales efforts, assisting in partnerships, and sponsorship initiatives, while advising directly alongside the CEO on both short-term execution and long-term vision.
Born into the sports industry, Chris is the son of a 5-time NBA All-Star, Hall of Fame member, and Brooklyn native, Chris Mullin—an influence that deeply informs his connection to basketball culture and the borough The Program NYC calls home. His early career focused on brand equity partnerships and consulting, working across sports agencies, consumer brands, and technology startups to align talent, culture, and commerce.
Chris has spent all his life immersed in basketball. He competed at the AAU level with the New York Gauchos while attending Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, went on to play Division I basketball at Loyola Marymount University, and later completed his undergraduate studies at St. John’s University. During his time at St. John’s he assisted his father, the men’s basketball head coach with recruiting and operational support.
Chris brings a relationship-driven, operator-first approach to leadership, blending deep cultural roots with commercial strategy to generate growth that are both authentic and scalable.
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Anna Scattone
Merm Harden
Manager
Saheeem Anthony
Manager
Maleek Simons
Manager
The Basketball Team
Basketball
Zamal has been a fixture with The Program NYC since its inception, helping lead many of our most successful camps and clinics.
Zamal played four years collegiately at the University of Houston, and over a decade professionally overseas in France, Greece and Germany.
Post playing career, Zamal has been a coach at the New Heights AAU program (both EYBL and 3SSB), and an Assistant Dean at the Brooklyn Lab Charter School.
Basketball
Basketball
One of the respected trainers in New York City, Tim works with dozens of NBA, WNBA and overseas professional players. Tim is a fixture at the NBPA's Top 100 camp, and a trusted skill development coach to many of the most promising high school prospects in the Tri-State area. A former NCAA Division I athlete at George Mason University, we are thrilled to have Tim with The Program NYC.
Aryn is a former star and 1,000-point scorer at Division I Quinnipiac University who led her team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including a historic Sweet Sixteen run in 2017. After playing professionally in Ireland, where she earned a Master’s in International Business and worked with UNICEF, Aryn continued her journey in Costa Rica, playing professionally, fostering social impact initiatives, and helping student-athletes secure collegiate basketball scholarships. Now based in NYC, she builds bold, iconic campaigns while running Globally Known, a platform dedicated to helping athletes achieve their dreams.
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Performance
Brian Harrington is the owner and head performance coach of Harrington Sports Performance. He has been working in the industry for the past 13 years. Over the past 13 years Brian has had the pleasure of working with hundreds of athletes helping them achieve their athletic potential. Along with the help of his performance team, Brian has created a systematic training program that is both progressive and results driven. His program is designed to fully develop an athlete in all aspects of
performance; movement (speed, agility, multidirectional movement), plyometrics (jumping and landing), stability and mobility (injury prevention), strength and power (explosiveness and force production), and conditioning (aerobic and work capacity). Over the past 13 years Brian’s sports performance program has grown to be recognized as the best athletic development program in Westchester.
Strategic Advisors
Carmelo Anthony
A 10-time NBA All-Star, ninth leading scorer in NBA history, entrepreneur and philanthropist, we are thrilled to have Carmelo on our board as an advisor.
A leader and pioneer on the basketball court, Carmelo’s incredible career has paved the way for his many other brands, business ventures, and philanthropic efforts on a global platform. He is a leading voice at the forefront of the ongoing fight for social justice, championing actionable change that pushes society and the next generation forward.
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Sue Bird
After a championed career spanning three decades and regarded as the world’s premier point guard, Sue Bird has left her mark on the WNBA and the world of women’s sports. Bird has won five Olympic Gold Medals, four FIBA World Championships, two NCAA Championships, four WNBA Championships among numerous other basketball accolades. Since her retirement in 2022, Sue has quickly established herself as a true trailblazer as a former athlete segueing into the mainstream media business with an unparalleled perspective. She is a co-founder of the women’s sports media commerce company Togethxr; co-founder of the production company, A Touch More, with fiancé and soccer legend Megan Rapinoe; and co-owner of the Seattle Storm. Bird is an outspoken and visible activist advocating for Black Lives, LGBTQ+ rights, equality, health, and wellness and expanding opportunities for girls and all marginalized people.
ROC NATION
Miles “Deuce” McBride
Entering his 5th NBA season as a member of the New York Knicks, Miles is a strategic investor, advisor, and partner in The Program NYC. Miles is a constant at Program NYC special events, and will be a consistent presence at our facility in Greenpoint (when he isn't starring for the hometown team at MSG!).
Chris Mullin
