Paul Tyler

Chief Executive Officer and President
E-Mail Paul

Paul Tyler, a New York financial service executive who is an experienced triathlete and writer, brings to World T.E.A.M. Sports an extensive background in creating partnerships and building collaboration. Following 13 years with MetLife, Tyler left the corporation to start 1837 Media, a digital media marketing and communications company. Tyler also recently launched TriEssential, a website and iPhone application that provides training tips, news and information for active triathletes. A past Face of America ride participant, Tyler is very active in triathlons in the northeastern United States.

Van Brinson

Chief Operations Officer
E-Mail Van

As Chief Operations Officer of World T.E.A.M. Sports, Van Brinson is responsible for the overall operations of the organization.

Van enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1986 and was selected for a commissioning program in 1988. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1992 after graduation from North Carolina State University. During his service in the Marine Corps, Major Brinson served as a Communications Officer for three years prior to being selected for training as a Naval Aviator. He received his wings in 1997 and was stationed in El Toro and Miramar, California and Quantico, Virginia.

Van participated in humanitarian assistance operations in East Timor, the evacuation of the crew of the USS Cole, and flew in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon his return from Iraq, Major Brinson was selected for duty with the Presidential Helicopter Squadron, HMX-1 where he served for four years. He was assigned to the Operations Department at the Marine Corps Air Facility in Quantico, Virginia. In September, 2010, Van retired from the Marine Corps.

Van first became associated with World T.E.A.M. Sports during the inaugural Face of America ride in 2000. Having seen the difference that athletics made in the lives of wounded service members, he became more actively involved with the organization, participating in Face of America rides and directing the 2011 and 2012 rides. In 2010, he participated in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride.

Van and his wife Allyson live in Alexandria, Virginia and welcomed their first child in August, 2010.

Timra Stump

Development and Brand Manager
E-Mail Timra

Timra has over seventeen years of experience in marketing and merchandising, including seven years of working directly with FOX Television’s “America’s Most Wanted” on the show’s merchandising. For over seven years, Timra has been actively involved with fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. An avid triathlete, Timra also routinely participates in century rides, distance running events and has completed two Ironman races to date. She has participated in several Face of America ride from Washington to Gettysburg and in the 2011 Adventure TEAM Challenge in Colorado.

Kimberly Warpinski

Kimberly brings World T.E.A.M. Sports experience in event planning and management, social media efforts, and implementing strategic communications plans.

Prior to joining World T.E.A.M. Sports, Kimberly worked with Prism Public Affairs, a Washington D.C.-based public relations firm where she managed coalition efforts, online communication campaigns, and targeted media strategies for a variety of clients. Kimberly is also an active volunteer with the Fisher House Foundation, Maryland Therapeutic Riding, and is a member of the National Art Honors Society. In the past, she has also helped with the efforts of Luke’s Wings Charity, which provides travel planning services and airplane tickets for the families of wounded U.S. soldiers.

Kimberly received a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, where she majored in Marketing and Business Management.

Richard Rhinehart

A graduate of the University of Colorado School of Journalism, Richard has more than two decades experience in publishing and marketing communications, including terms at VeloNews, Women’s Adventure and Buzzworm’s Earth Journal. He also served for six years with USA Cycling, the national Olympic sports governing body in Colorado Springs, developing the American Mountain Bike Challenge racing series and other member programs. Richard is currently active with the National Speleological Society in the American West, and is the author of four books on Colorado caves.